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What is health coaching? If you've made it this far, you're probably a little bit curious. I think of health coaches as allies who listen to you and prioritize your health goals. Coaches are equipped with strategies to pull the very best out of you to support you in creating positive changes in your life. Coaches listen and reflect back your most important values, but you set the agenda.
I became a health coach because of my own evolving journey with health. I didn't grow up with the best modeling, but I've also been relatively healthy. It's only recently since the birth of my second daughter that I've experienced challenges and a new diagnosis that puts me at long-term risk for stroke and heart disease. What a wake-up call! I'm taking my own baby steps towards lasting health and am learning along the way. If I can make changes, I know anyone can!