Why Wellness Coaching?

I’ve always loved coaching and have successfully coached individuals who reside at the Senior Executive levels down to the plant floor, in areas of performance improvement, change, leadership, and in achieving career aspirations. I decided to focus on Wellness and Well-being, because so many of the people I meet share stories of their desires to make changes or improvements to their Emotional, Social, Intellectual, Spiritual, or Physical elements of their lives and are not sure how to move forward.

At the same time, I was launching my Wellness Coaching Business, I made a commitment to take action on my own health related goals. I wanted to move freely and unencumbered. To do this I had to increase my strength, balance, mobility, and become wholly aware of why, what, and how much I consumed so that I could obtain a healthy weight. I have successfully accomplished these goals and continue to maintain and align my focus. I am personally able to understand what it takes to invest in transformations big and small.

We all have our own stories and journeys of life lessons. Mine is that I'd been healthy and active the majority of my life. I'd never felt real physical pain nor been overweight. That all changed when I hit my mid-forties and I began to experience severe hip pain. This led to inactivity, which led to weight gain, and eating poorly. I used food to sooth the pain and while still somewhat active, my discomfort severely limited my ability to get enjoyment from activity. In fact, I can remember saying at the peak of my pain, "I hate walking". It was clear I needed surgery, however I put it off, for a year out of fear. I was free from pain immediately following the surgery and was blessed in that I had healthcare, a world-renowned surgeon, a strong faith, and a loving family to help me rehabilitate.