Integrative Medicine goes beyond healing disease—it’s about enhancing life.

When it comes to acute illness and injury, conventional (Western) medicine has much to offer.  Unfortunately, most of the health problems we currently face are chronic conditions that don’t have clear solutions.  In conventional healthcare, patients look to doctors and pharmacists for answers.  However, healing chronic disease and maintaining wellness requires a multi-faceted approach, with the individual as the director of their health.  Well-being is a personal journey of the mind, body, and spirit.   Integrative healthcare brings together the best practices of self-care, conventional medicine, complementary and alternative modalities.  This collaborative, individualized approach allows for a broader understanding of the nature of illness, healing, and wellness.  Integrative medicine makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches and evidence-based global medical modalities to heal root causes of disease and achieve optimal health.

Integrative Health Coaching is a client-driven partnership with the goal of achieving sustainable changes that move the client toward their health goals and life vision.  Integrative Health Coaches use coaching principles and healing practices that integrate body-mind-emotion-spirit-environment-community.  A coach is like a personal trainer, except the aim is to achieve optimal health by looking at all contributing factors.  A coach does not diagnose, prescribe, or provide medical advice.   Instead, they specialize in healthy behavior change, with a focus on the practicalities of implementing lifestyle practices.  The client is honored as the expert on their own life, and the process is tailored to the individual’s needs, preferences, and values.  The coach partners with the client to develop and achieve their health vision through inquiry, personal discovery, and accountability.  In addition to addressing the root causes of illness, Integrative Health Coaches focus on prevention through the development of self-care practices that will provide life-long benefits.

Are there health changes that you want to make but either haven’t known how or have struggled to maintain? Has a health concern surfaced that you want to pay attention to? Do you feel that your health needs haven’t been met though traditional approaches?

Anyone who is struggling with a chronic condition or who wants to prevent illness and optimize wellness can benefit from working with an Integrative Health Coach.  If you want make lifestyle changes, I will partner with you to set a goal, work toward it, and maintain your progress.

Working with me may be the right choice if you want support in any of the following areas:

• Managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or autoimmune diseases
• Losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight
• Finding the right exercise routine for your life, despite your busy schedule
• Learning how to modify your diet to include healthy, nutritious food
• Managing stress and achieving better work/life balance
• Improving your communication and relationships
• Quitting smoking or other harmful habits
• Developing spiritual, mental, and emotional insight and alignment
• Transitioning through life’s stages and navigating new challenges
• Ensuring your well-being is prioritized before, during, and after a pregnancy
• Building healthy foundations for your family

Together, we’ll identify obstacles and create strategies for working around challenges.  I will help guide you through the process of change, provide relevant information, support you in tracking your progress, and hold you accountable to your goals.  When needed, I offer additional resources and link you with other healing modalities to create the best team for your needs.  I am here to help you feel your best and live fully, no matter where you are on your health journey.

“Readiness is when action in the direction of change feels like relief relative to stasis.  It’s the moment when continuing to do what you’ve been doing hurts too much and moving in the direction of change feels better.”     

-Love is Medicine Project

Partnering with a health coach has been shown to make a significant difference in changing behaviors and improving overall health.  Substantial change generally takes 3 – 6 months to take root and to see results.  That period provides enough time to overcome obstacles and develop lasting habits.  I cannot promise that your health or circumstances will improve; the outcome depends largely on your engagement in this process.  As your coach, I will help you clarify your health goals and support you in reaching them.  Our partnership will serve as a springboard for you to forge a path into confidence and success.  Once you start to feel improvements, your commitment to your goals will grow.  My hope is that you will gain abundant momentum to continue your progress long after our work together.  You are embarking on a journey of creating sustainable health practices that will serve as the foundation to reach your fullest potential.

In order to live in alignment with your vision and values, you must learn to inhabit the space between stimulus and response.