how can you Fully blossom into life balance & body acceptance?
Do you feel like you should be feeling better?
Do you feel like all the things you do aren’t getting you the results you want?
Do you have a sense that your doctors don’t have all the answers?
Hi, I’m Julie
I know what it’s like to feel frustrated knowing that I could be healthier - should be feeling more energized, but not knowing where to turn for motivation. Sometimes our inner drive is focused all on caring for others and we lose the path to ourselves.
It can be hard to ask for help with all the touched up images out there trying to lure you to an idea of “perfection”. I want to hear what your vision is, not give you my agenda.
I’m a holistic wellness coach who helps people find life balance and body acceptance by connecting them with the guidance of their body’s own intuition. I am empathic, intuitive, creative, compassionate - and I believe in the power of curiosity and joy in personal transformation.
your inner healing power - motivation from within
I have helped my clients find welcome relief in the following areas and step into thriving, beautiful lives:
Achieving work life balance so you have time to breathe and enjoy your day
Climbing out from under the shadow of adrenal fatigue
Self-care to prevent or reverse caregiver burnout, and help if you’re recovering from burnout
Creating body acceptance, even positivity, for all body types even when you’ve struggled with your body for years
How to manage food cravings - this can keep food from controlling your life
Finding nutritious foods that heal the gut and also taste good enough to serve your spouse or significant other
How to eat healthy on the road when you feel like you have no time or resources to do so
Eating with the seasons as a way of increasing your health and enjoyment of fresh, local food
Finding foods that heal you in your specific situation, without trying to make you fit someone else’s mold
Enjoying nutrient dense foods in ways that are affordable and easy to prepare (adding in goodness!)
How to choose healing herbs even if you feel overwhelmed by all the choices available
How to teach kids to love healthy options and to understand the “food as energy” their bodies want
Intuitive wellness as an antidote to being treated like an object with a list of symptoms and medications
Tenderly and effectively helping you cope with menopause mood swings, low energy, and brain fog
Strategies for adapting to food sensitivities, with recipes and resources to make it easier to avoid what irritates your system
how am i qualified to help you?
I received my certification as a holistic health/wellness coach in 2010 from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. There, I studied over 100 different dietary approaches and theories. I bring years of my own research about food sensitivities and my interest in natural healing to this work, as well. I have been a licensed massage therapist & energy worker for 27 years and have learned from my clients' experiences about how to create change and how to find joy and more freedom in your body. I bring all of this to my coaching.
healing alchemy
The magic in my health coaching approach is about listening, passion, and commitment to helping you find your way to your center of vitality, and to your own inner wisdom.
When you feel too tired at the end of the day to cook a satisfying meal, I have tips for ways that I throw together something quick and healthy. I also pay close attention to what you tell me about your habits, food and flavor preferences, what your family will eat.
We can talk about your foggy brain, your sugar cravings and how you’d like to improve your diet to feel better, how you miss dancing or wish you could find a yoga class you love.
This is the beginning… how we get a foot in the door to delve deeper into what you really need to thrive in the life your heart is seeking to create.
I focus on who you are - finding ways for you to implement personal solutions. The changes happen when you are heard and validated, and when your spirit is lifted up to believe in yourself.
Could this approach be right for you?
Bio-Individuality not Fad Diets
Your body and mind are unique, your nourishment needs will be unique, too. Bio-individuality means that each of us has our own dietary needs based on many factors - our ancestry, where we live, our work and movement habits, time of life, etc.
The fad diets so popular in the mainstream, consumer culture actually thrive on us staying unhappy and unhealthy. I invite you to let me help you buck the system and discover what truly gives you energy and focus.
My coaching style is about creativity, flexibility, and guiding you to enjoying nourishing yourself - body, mind and spirit. It’s about discovering a sane work life balance that allows you to be more satisfied with how you spend your time.
Food sensitivities: I have a special interest in helping people to adapt to restricted diets. It can be an amazingly creative and fulfilling transition with a coach by your side. I am passionate about finding ways to make eating foods that nourish you fun, delicious and easy. I have been through this journey myself.
Body Positivity/ Body Acceptance
We have been brainwashed by the media to believe we aren’t enough something - thin, fit, strong, attractive, fun, etc. Sometimes this is what brings people to want to “improve” themselves.
I don’t work toward goal weights with my clients. I work with you to help you love yourself every day and to see any goals as part of the journey to accept and appreciate your miraculous body every moment, no just that moment in time when you fit into a specific article of clothing. This part of the work is ongoing as we observe thoughts, beliefs and self-judgement.
I bear witness to the process and hold a tender space for reflection and honesty. It’s about learning self-awareness, compassion and love for yourself which leads to deeper self-care.
a health coaching invitation
I invite you to a free 15-minute Discovery Conversation to find out if working with me as your health coach is right for you.
The conversation is a chance for you to share your challenges and goals and see if working with me feels like a good fit.
You don’t have to do any special preparation ahead of time.
What happens if we do start working together?
I offer weekly, monthly or bi-monthly appointments. See the “coaching” section for more details about packages and prices.
Deep Understanding
My 27 years as a massage therapist gives me a deep understanding & appreciation for the body & the way individuals have different needs in achieving wellness. This is personalized health coaching for you - with honest and insightful conversations about your self-care, food and lifestyle.
Any health choice you make will have ripple effects into other areas of your life. A body-mind-spirit outlook informs this work and will help you reach your health goals while growing to be your best in all areas of your life.
This layered approach allows you to truly know, appreciate and trust your body.
Together we will work to create a whole life approach to achieving your goals and living with more delight and inspiration.
