Hey There

I'm Rachel. I've been a fitness instructor for 20 years and a teacher in various capacities for even longer. My life has taken a non-traditional path (what is "normal" anyway?!).  Although I focused on physical aesthetic wellness in my 20s and 30s, I was pretty anemic in the other wellness dimensions. You don't know what you don't know, right? The 40s have been a wake up call in many ways.

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Want to hear something wild? I weigh more than I ever have, and yet I’m holistically healthier than I have ever been.

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It’s true. I have not seen these particular numbers on the scale outside of my five pregnancies. That fact would have freaked me out in my younger years. But now I'm pushing 50. I’m older, wiser. I know that a person’s size never tells the full story of health. I'm more willing now to honor my body and all it's brought me through.

 

I also know that women are often fed a load of crap and cultural norms of how we should look, feel and behave at our different life stages. Compound that if you are a survivor of spiritual and sexual abuse in a high-control environment that guided your thinking for many years. That's my story and there are a lot toxic beliefs I still deconstruct with spiritual and intellectual curiosity (and kindness to myself in the process!).

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Part of my growth this decade has been through education. In my late 40s, I gained my Master’s Degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, with a specialty in training and development. I currently work in talent development at a global company and have a passion for creating people-centric and psychologically safe workplaces. In corporate America, there is the constant challenge of work-life integration (especially for women!) and keeping high-achieving humans above burnout. I'm keenly aware that people carry burdens and fight battles that no one else knows, which is why I promote a shame-free and trauma-informed approach to coaching.

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Everyone's wellness journey is different, but I believe all humans can choose to walk a new path of wholeness and joy in life. As a coach, I'm here for it and can't wait to cheer you on.