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What is Integrative Health Coaching

May 31, 2020

What The Heck Is A Health Coach?

So, what is integrative health coaching? why work with a health coach? Is it the right option for you? And like, what the heck is a health coach even anyways?

What The Heck Is A Health Coach?

Health coaching is on the rise as wellness continues to grow and become more trendy and important to our generation. We’re noticing toxic chemicals in our personal care and food supply. We’re seeing the largest companies in the world take massive action in an effort to win consumers back. They are reformulating to offer safer products and developing restaurants or grocery store brands making healthy food more convenient. So, I wanted to dive into this topic to explain in more detail about what I do. This is how a health coach can be of service to ya!

Ok so what I always say first is to think of a health coach like hiring a fitness coach. This person is there to help you stay accountable and guide you to make positive changes that support your nutrition and overall health.

As a holistic health coach certified through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, I work with clients in an ongoing coaching plan to support their goals and find balance. While dietary nutrition focused on whole foods is discussed, there’s a larger focus on non-food forms of nourishment as well. These are things like career, relationships, physical activity, and spirituality. I assess a client’s overall well-being and together we come up with recommendations to help enact basic health-supportive modifications. You can learn more about why I decided to attend the Institute of Integrative Nutrition here.

We focus on not only nutrition, but also things like physical activity, relationships, career, spirituality, and more. These elements can impact markers of health like stress, weight, and energy levels. The relationship between food and lifestyle and how they BOTH affect health is the main focus. 

For example, you can eat a perfect diet and work out daily, but if you have a stressful job or are in a relationship that doesn’t serve you, you won’t reach your full potential for health and wellness. A few years ago, I realized I was following a pretty “perfect,” 100% clean diet, but was doing a terrible job managing the stress and anxiety from my career in ad sales. This was just one of the things blocking me from being able to clear up stress-induced stomach pains and terrible breakouts. I could be eating all the kale in the world and it wouldn’t make a difference with the symptoms I was often struggling with and that were keeping me up at night!

Through working with my own health coach this last year, I’ve been able to carve out dedicated time to reflect on the symptoms I’m experiencing on a day to day basis, figure out certain triggers that aggravate these symptoms, and put together a plan of attack made up of lifestyle changes, rather than just turning toward another prescription drug.

So, you may be thinking- ok cool this sounds great. But how do health coaches differ from nutritionists, dieticians, and even therapists? 

Let me caveat that I 100% believe that all these highly educated individuals could be the right choice for you, even to work in tandem with your health coach if it makes sense for your situation. But here is just a brief description to let you know how the work with a client would differ:

As IIN shares, “nutritionists or dieticians diagnose clients’ nutritional imbalances and concerns using the process of identifying a problem, cause, and symptom in order to support pursuit of a treatment plan. They tend to make specific nutrition recommendations, often using food components such as calories of energy, grams of protein, and milliliters of water, based on activity level, stress level, and body composition.” In a nutshell, the best way I can describe it is that they focus solely on food. They are not trained to address the individual from a holistic perspective to identify other areas of their life that could be impacting overall health.

When it comes to therapists, they often explore one’s past to examine unhealthy thought patterns and influences. An Integrative Nutrition Health Coach focuses primarily on the present and future. Health coaches highlight your strengths and help you to make immediate lifestyle changes to work toward your goals.

Alright guys, so that’s it! Interested to know if the support from a holistic health coach could be a fit for you? Check out my list of services HERE. I would absolutely love to support you in reaching your health goals. 

Until next time!

XOXO,

Dani

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I started my Instagram account back in college whe I started my Instagram account back in college when Instagram first came out (yikes aging myself here lolz) and the same year my Mom got diagnosed with a very aggressive form of stage 4 ovarian cancer. 

Most of you guys have seen me over the years post about how this changed the course of my life, pushing me into a deep rooted passion for all things health & wellness - out of fear of wanting to avoid the same future diagnosis for myself AND to heal myself, specifically my lifelong issues with my skin.

11 years ago we spent Christmas in Seaton Hospital here in Austin, Texas as my Mom was pushed into surgery as the first wave of her “treatment.” If you’re new to following me, the story goes that my Mom decided to treat her cancer 100% holistically. 

And she’s successfully managed it herself since Dec 2011. Her 10 year anniversary was last year and this year the message of how lucky our family is has been on loop in my mind. I know this is rare and it’s not lost on me for one second how special and unique our circumstances are. 

I specifically remember eating take out pizza from Whole Foods (before I even knew what a health food store was ha!) in the hospital room on Christmas Day watching my Mom recover in her hospital bed, all of us so full of fear of what the future would bring.

Now being back in Austin, living here, driving by that hospital, going grocery shopping at that same Whole Foods, it’s a wild TRIP. So, this is an appreciation post for everything this major life circumstance taught me. And how it has 200 million bajillion % only changed my life for the better. 

Happy holidays babes.

XO, Dani
WHO IS YOUR CLEAR SKIN SELF? Who is the best ver WHO IS YOUR CLEAR SKIN SELF? 

Who is the best version of you, the future self version of you, the acne free YOU?

Start meditating on this and daydreaming about who she is, what she looks like, and how she feels everyday.

This mindset trick changed the game for me when it came to finally breaking through barriers and repeated patterns around my skin! I swear it’s like the secret weapon for a good skin day. I know it sounds crazy but it’s so true because here’s the thing…

If we constantly program our minds to identify as someone who is “acne prone,” we inevitably will repeat that cycle, that loop, that pattern. So, rewire and change the story in your brain.

Need help getting started? DM me “meditation.”
Xo, Dani
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Feel overwhelmed and confused about what foods are Feel overwhelmed and confused about what foods are or are NOT safe for a clear complexion? What is or isn’t going to trigger ACNE? Or just even what is or isn’t generally healthy?

This morning I was trying to think back to when I first got really into the health & wellness world and slowly started flirting with diet changes - of course with the ultimate goal of healing my skin and a slew of other symptoms.

I became obsessed with reading books and listening to podcasts and soaking up every piece of info I could find and then (treating myself like a personal science experiment lolz) would spend hours in my local health food stores applying what I had learned that week and picking out new foods to try, cultivating recipes in my little apartment kitchen.

I totally get going to the grocery store can be overwhelming as f*ck. So here are just a few of my favorites and go to brands to grab from the inner aisles at Whole Foods:

- @tolerantfoods pastas
- @primalkitchenfoods dresings
- @bragg evoo organic, unrefined, unfiltered, 1st cold pressed
- Eden organic beans black, kidney, garbanzo aka chickpea
- @foodforlifebaking gf breads and English muffins
- @sietefoods anything
- @artisanaorganics cashew butter
- @threetreesfoods almond or oat milk, etc! Love all their stuff so much.

At the end of the day, a good rule of thumb is to stock up on the fresh produce section first and foods in their freshest, most wholesome state. Then, when it comes to the other ailes like this, buy products with simple ingredient lists that are as minimally processed as possible. 

Have questions on grocery lists for clearing acne? Want more of my favorite brands? DM me “grocery”

XO, dani

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Girlies who know clear skin starts with the weekly Girlies who know clear skin starts with the weekly grocery run….
But also Whole Foods take all my money.
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Instead of having a hot girl summer… I’m havin Instead of having a hot girl summer… I’m having a clear skin girl summer: not picking at breakouts, sticking to a nontoxic beauty routine, and showing up to take charge of my health every damn day. Ya feel me?

Follow for tips to holistically treat skin from the inside out!
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Feeling good everyday and clearing your acne isn’t always about the perfect diet or skincare routine. Trust me, you can be eating all the kale in the world and applying all the right products but if your internal world is a wreak, it will show up externally as physical ailments & symptoms. 

This is your body’s way of trying to talk to you and part of healing skin from the inside out is making space for the key nutrients of joy, adventure, and time away to experience the world outside of the sometimes daily monotonous routine. 

And of course the salt water, sunlight, & fresh mountain air can also be magical for the soul and skin 🤪🤍

Hawaii- you were epic. 
Xoxo

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Now I know the truth about why I got breakouts! An Now I know the truth about why I got breakouts! And trust me, it’s not from sweating. 🤪 
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But like… it IS somewhat of my secret weapon ya But like… it IS somewhat of my secret weapon ya know?! 🤪

Just not the whole solution.

Want to know the real way to clear skin? If you have adult acne, listen up. 

It’s internal AND external work. 

It’s slowly overhauling your lifestyle to create change mentally, emotionally, and physically. Building healthier habits with what foods you use as fuel everyday, how you speak to yourself, what products you choose to put on your skin, and so much more. 

Ya feel me? 💚💚💚
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