I came to wellness coaching through burnout — my own, which I managed to ignore for about two years longer than I should have. When I finally stopped, I realized that most of the advice available to people in that situation was either too clinical, too cheerful, or too focused on individual willpower. What I actually needed was a structured framework, honest guidance, and other people who understood what I was going through.

That’s what I try to create in my group programs.

I work exclusively in small cohorts — never more than ten people — because I’ve found that the peer dimension of group coaching is not a compromise on the individual work. It’s central to it. Hearing someone else name your experience, or watching someone else navigate a challenge you’re about to face, does something that one-on-one coaching can’t replicate.

My current program, Sustainable Energy, runs over eight weeks and focuses on the practical and psychological dimensions of burnout recovery: sleep, movement, boundaries, the stories we tell ourselves about rest and productivity, and the habits that tend to stick versus the ones that don’t. It is not a wellness program in the aspirational sense. It is a grounded, honest look at what it takes to feel better and keep feeling better.

I trained through the Health Coach Institute and hold a Certified Health and Wellness Coach designation. I don’t currently hold an ICF credential, and I think it’s important to be straightforward about that. My training was rigorous and my results speak for themselves — but credential transparency matters, and you should know what you’re working with.