July E-newsletter, NEW!
Those of you subscribed for website updates, I've added a monthly e-newsletter. You still shouldn't ever receive more than one notice from me per week, as my website updates are not that frequent, but I'll include the newsletters here too. If you'd rather receive them directly, feel free to email me at [email protected] and I'll
Emotional Eating (GROUP COACHING PROGRAM FOR 2024!)
Hear ye, hear ye! I have launched and concluded the first cohort of an 8-week group coaching program, Understanding and Exploring Emotional Eating! This is limited to 6 people. I will open other groups as needed, but spaces are limited. Please email me at [email protected] if you, or someone you know, is interested. I
Health Coach or Therapist?
I am grateful to the HealthieYoo website for the opportunity to be included with this article. Having worked as a Licensed Psychologist and currently as a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, I can say that there are certainly plenty of similarities. My opinion may change in the years to come as nuances become
Viral in 2023: Health Coaching!
I was so delighted to see the Cleveland Clinic list getting a health and wellness coach as #3 on their list of health trends to go viral in this new year. I'll post the link below, but for the curious, here is what that section says (photo below is my add, and not part of
Kale Salad for People Who Don’t Like Kale
Health coaches commonly hear this complaint: "But I don't like vegetables." We understand. You're motivated to make changes to your health and lifestyle, but some things you just don't like. Let's look at this from a few angles. First, research has shown that our taste buds will often adapt to tastes we don't like after
Making a Move…But How?
It's enough to make your head spin if you're someone who is contemplating trying to get physically active. These are the main blurbs associated with articles on exercise which have landed in my inbox just in the last week. Are you ready? * A New Study Says You Might Need to Exercise Twice as Much * One Hour
Healthy Salesperson: An Oxymoron?
Do you work in sales? Are you a sales leader? I spent many years as a sales professional in my second career. Unfortunately, it was before I had really figured out all of the key components to my complete health. For much of the time, I was overly stressed, too sedentary, and watched many of
You Want Skills, Not Pills
Spoiler: Most diseases are considerably influenced by lifestyle. The pills you take might alleviate some of your discomfort, but they will not do a thing to change the progression of the disease- and it will progress- without changes to your lifestyle. When diseases progress… well, I don’t need to spell that out. Yes, I do. Chronic
Don’t Be a Statistic
I attended a lecture yesterday where some staggering statistics were reviewed. I already knew, but to hear them spelled out all together was mind-blowing.47-50% of people in the USA have high blood pressure. HALF. Left alone, this puts you at risk of heart attack, stroke, and destruction of your other organs, such as your kidneys.1
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
We've done it to ourselves, and this is why we can't have nice things.Remember the days when physicians made house calls? Yeah, me neither, but I know it used to happen. And we got great care. But it was for acute illnesses. Flu, broken bones, and the like.Usually the phrase, "This is why we can't
