More on Jess

The story.

I started my passion for living a healthier way of life with a great intention to live a long and full life at my body’s full potential. I found myself freshly graduated from college in 2017 and ready to take on the world in my full-time marketing career. The more I demanded of my body to work overtime and move up the ranks, the more my health fell to the back burner.

I was starting to move my body regularly, which led to caring more about what I ate, and ultimately an entirely new view on what a life of wellness could look like. I felt capable, and confident. The driven soul inside of me took a fast and furious approach to introducing healthy habits, absorbing everything I heard on any podcast, repeating what I saw from social media influencers, and navigating the confusing mix of dietary approaches in various popular books I couldn't keep my head out of. I thought if I applied everything, I could get to my ideal body and health results even faster. But, I was wrong. 

My body sent me signals that I was doing entirely too much to sustain my wellbeing by bringing me crippling anxiety, depleting energy and creativity at work, and a lot of unwanted eating behaviors to cope with my “perfect wellness” routine crumbling around me. I lost sight of actually living my life, the entire reason I began wanting to care for myself in the first place.

Making the decision to prioritize my mind and my body together with a wellness routine that works specifically for me allows me to show up in the areas of life that matter most. It wasn’t easy to break out of the mindset I had around my body and food, but I sought out the support of a coach that made it all possible and watched the beginning of a larger transition into this line of work. 

As I came home to who I was underneath my health habits, everything opened up for me and I chose to pursue a career that would allow me to be the coach I needed when I felt lost and unsure about who I could trust with my experiences. That led me to a 3-year journey pursuing 4 certifications across the fields of nutrition and eating psychology, and eventually to leaving my corporate roots to chase my purpose as a mind body health coach. 

*As a Certified Mindful Nutrition and Habit Coach, I bridge the gap between (but do not replace) medical professionals, therapists, and dieticians to help you overcome challenges around building health into a hectic schedule, weight fluctuations, overeating, binge eating, body image, and several health concerns such as digestion, fatigue, mood issues, and more.

I feel an incredible amount of gratitude to be a coach in this field dedicated to supporting as many individuals like myself to understand the full story of wellness (mental health, body image, movement & nutrition) before they ever have to live a day unfulfilled from the life they deserve to be living. 

My training.

My coaching training is specialized in years of specific study in functional nutrition and eating psychology that goes beyond what’s on our plates, and into the way our lives, careers, relationships, emotions, and stressors play a role in how each of us can create a lasting and fulfilling routine of taking care of ourselves. Together, these certifications all play a role in my ability to support you wherever you are in your experience.

MY CERTIFICATIONS:

• Nutrition, Chronic Disease & Health Promotion | Brookdale Community College

• Food, Nutrition & Health | Brookdale Community College

• Functional Nutrition | MindBodyGreen

• Mind Body Eating Coach | The Institute for the Psychology of Eating (IPE)

• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness

MY ROLE AS YOUR COACH:

My role is to assist with improving eating challenges such as weight, overeating, binge eating,  body image, chronic dieting, and nutrition-related health concerns such as digestion, fatigue, mood, cognition, immunity, and more. Coaching services are not to be construed as or a replacement for mental health counseling, psychotherapy, legal counsel, dietician, nutritionist, or medical advice. If either of us recognizes that you have a challenge that would benefit from medical or therapeutic intervention, I am happy to refer you to the appropriate resources. 

WHAT IS MIND BODY HEALTH?

How our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs literally and scientifically impact digestion, assimilation, calorie burning and all the nutritive functions of the body. We combine functional nutrition principles with your thoughts, feelings, and emotions to integrate new eating rituals into a sustainable routine. Here are some of the areas I am trained to cover with education and habit building:

FUNCTIONAL FOOD APPROACHES 

• General healing 

• Inflammation

• Gut health

• Thyroid health

• Brain health

• Endocannabinoid system

• Hormone health

• Longevity + aging

• Heart health

• Autoimmune health

• Veganism

• Supplements

• Toxins in the body

• Disease prevention

MEAL PLANNING & PREP TECHNIQUES 

• Stocking a healthy kitchen

• Optimizing nutritional value of meals

• Sustainable food choices

RELATIONSHIP TO FOOD AND BODY

• Stressed vs relaxed eating

• Eating speed

• Eating rhythm

• Beliefs around food and body

• Pleasure and the experience of eating

• Where, when, with who someone eats

• Use of powerful substances (alcohol, medications, caffeine, drugs)

My commitment.

I am here to be your safe place to land when you want to care for yourself and need the support and graceful accountability of a coach to find your confidence. This is your space to have someone who understands you and listens for the specific places you want to work based on your goals and how they change over time. I promise to never lead you down a path you don’t feel aligned to, and to protect, honor, and hold your experiences. My goal is to help you leave every session with clarity around what your body is asking of you, and the supporting education. That’s what helps you make the most confident decisions about your health now, and for anything life brings you in the future.