Certified IIN Health Coach
Certified Gluten-Free Practitioner
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Student
Meet Nicole
I am a wife + mama to 4. In addition to being a certified IIN Health Coach and certified Gluten-Free Practitioner, I am currently studying with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition to become a FDN Practitioner, which will equip me to run and interpret functional labs to develop targeted protocols specifically designed for each client.
I hold a BA in Psychology, have taken several masters-level counseling classes, and am a trauma-sensitive Empowered to Connect facilitator. I have been an educator in a variety of capacities since 2012, teaching adults in workshop settings and students of all ages in brick & mortar classrooms. I am a lifetime student of herbalism with the Herbal Academy, incorporating herbs into my family’s daily wellness routines and thoughtfully making recommendations for their use with my clients. I am an avid organic gardener and herb cultivator, an einkorn sourdough baker and kombucha fermenter, and a long-time essential oils user and herbal remedies maker. I also re-gained my role as homeschool educator in 2024 and am so enjoying having my youngest two children at home with me! The 2026-2027 school year will be my 12th as a homeschool educator!
My Path To wellness
I had a wakeup call in 2018 after developing several metabolic dysfunction markers and being on the verge of a Type II Diabetes. I had never made my overall wellness a priority before, but I knew I didn’t want health problems to stand in the way of living a full and thriving life. I cut out the processed food, sugar, and chemical additives, and started fueling my body with real whole foods, organic whenever possible. I reinvented my family’s favorite recipes with clean ingredients and overhauled the pantry. I learned how to ferment foods, maintain a sourdough starter, and bake with einkorn flour. I started prioritizing restorative sleep and positive body movement. I did a clean sweep through my house to ditch the toxic household and personal care products, switching them for natural alternatives and essential oils. I began supporting my immune system and stress responses with wholistic practices, spending more time in nature, and prioritizing my spiritual life by spending more time with Jesus. Not only did I lose 40 pounds, my metabolic function markers normalized and my blood sugar levels stabilized. My body started working the way it was designed and I discovered tons of energy I didn’t know I had.
Supporting Healing with Wholistic wellness
The other incredible outcome is that I learned how to support my family’s health and wellness, naturally. We don’t get sick as much because we’re fueling and supporting our bodies properly, and we’re all so much healthier and happier! It’s amazing how much better we feel when we prioritize wholistic wellness. We still have occasional treats and processed foods, but aiming for an 80/20 approach keeps our bodies healthy and resilient while still having fun. It’s not an all-or-nothing lifestyle. Implementing slow, small changes can add up to big impacts in overall wellness!
As I’ve found in my family’s wellness journey, as well as my own, getting back to basics with natural, wholistic lifestyle practices goes a long way in supporting our overall metabolic function and lowering the chronic inflammation that is driving so many modern chronic health conditions. When we feel better, we are freed to more fully experience the thriving life that we crave so deeply for our children and ourselves. What’s also fascinating is that science even supports the use of a wholistic approach to help children overcome the negative health impacts and toxic stress associated with ACEs, too. That means that the same wholistic practices can support all families, no matter their history.
It is certainly not a guaranteed fix-all, but I have seen firsthand how well natural, wholistic lifestyle practices can mitigate so many health symptoms and behavior challenges. I’ve seen it in my own family and in countless others.
Time to Start Your Healing Journey
If you want to make positive changes to empower your family with wholistic wellness, now is the time to start your recovery journey! I want to equip you to reclaim your life through my wholistic wellness framework, one step at a time. I want to help you experience the freedom and satisfaction that wellness can bring. Together, we can transform your home to a natural, wholistic, healing place where your family can live nourishing, fulfilling, abundant lives.
There is so much freedom in wellness!
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Wellness Consultation | 30 mins | Free
Are you ready to support your neurodivergent child with natural + drug-free wellness strategies? Do you want to better manage + balance common symptom contributors to support the behavior challenges, learning differences, and emotional dysregulation that can accompany neurodiversity? Schedule a free call with me so we can discuss your child’s wellness goals. It we decide we’re a good fit, I’ll add you to my waitlist so we can get started as soon as I graduate from my Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner training in 2027!