Prioritize Wellness Before Illness
Align your hope for a healthy future with your actions now
for a sharper mind, stronger body, and more authentic self.
If, like many women, you’ve been frustrated that what works for others doesn’t work for you, you’re not alone.
The secret to better health is not to beat yourself up about the past, ignore everything else in your life, or compare yourself to others. And it’s not your fault if you haven’t been able to make these changes on your own.
As a multi-certified health and well-being coach, I’m here to help you discover and do what actually works for you.
You’ve tried the latest tips you read online, what worked for your friends, and even some of your doctor’s advice, but no matter what, you still struggle to implement lasting change into your own life.
Maybe you get started but then backtrack, feel overwhelmed or defeated, and just stop.
And, if you’re being honest, you’re secretly wondering if anything really can stave off cognitive decline, chronic health conditions or “whatever comes.” Maybe it’s all just inevitable? But I’m here to say, it doesn’t have to be.
Together we can find what works for you, and put your mind at ease.
I know what it’s like to silently (and fearfully) wonder if dementia is in your future. To wonder if you’re automatically going to follow in the footsteps of family members with chronic conditions.
And to not let those unspoken fears rule you.
I’ve learned over the past decade what lifestyle components most influence cognitive and overall health. I’ve studied how nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress and other factors play a significant role in health outcomes.
And as a national board-certified health coach, I work every day to help people create new behaviors and adapt their lifestyle habits so they can have better health outcomes.
I became certified as a ReCODE 2.0 Health Coach trained in The Bredesen Protocol®, because I want to continually learn and test out what the latest science teaches us about preventing cognitive decline. There currently is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but study after study shows how lifestyle choices impact cognition.
Picture this:
- You wake up in the morning, confidently knowing what core habits can make a difference in your own cognitive and overall health, and prioritize those, consciously taking care of yourself amid your other responsibilities.
- You give yourself grace about having an off day and joyfully return to your plan the next morning – without the guilt and shame.
- The next time things don’t go according to plan (because we both know that happens!), you make a note of what derailed you and look forward to your next coaching session, breathing a sigh of relief that someone will help you adjust the plan, rather than giving up on the plan.
Stepping into personalized health coaching for women who are ready to finally prioritize themselves gives you clarity, a plan that fits your life right now (not the idealized superwoman version of you), and the accountability to stick with it and achieve your goals.
If you are a woman who has spent most of her life caring for others and you want to feel seen, heard, and supported in the journey to care for yourself, diving into 1:1 health coaching is your next step.
What is Health Coaching?
Health Coaching, as I practice it, is a partnership focused on the whole person. Together, we address the physical, mental, social, spiritual, and environmental influences that affect your life. We discover and articulate your vision of optimal health. And then we co-create a plan to help you make lasting behavior changes that actually align with what you say you want but haven’t been able to accomplish fully on your own.
Unlike a coach for a sports team, a credentialed Health Coach does not tell you what plays to run or what strategy to use. If that coaching worked for improving your personal health, you’d be able to read a magazine article and get unstuck by yourself.
Instead, when you work with me as your coach, we start where YOU are.
We explore your options, boost your belief in yourself, and write your unique playbook, so you can take your first steps to create better habits. Then we examine what’s working (and what’s not), make changes where necessary, and keep at it long enough for those changes to take root.
Sometimes, you need someone else on your side, too.
“If you have the opportunity to be coached by Amy, go for it! You won’t regret it. She has a warm and collaborative approach that helped me to shift my mindset and get me back on track towards achieving my goals. I’m very grateful to her for her help.”
– Julie B.
“I was curious to see if a Health & Wellness coach would “tell me what to do” (which I didn’t want); Amy asked evocative questions, helping me discover for myself what solution would assist me. She continually asked me questions to anchor how my choices keep me moving toward my goal. She is a great coach and I highly recommend her!”
– Ruth H.
“Amy is a gifted coach. She creates an environment that’s warm, gracious and safe that allowed me to bring my full self to our sessions. I felt both supported and encouraged as I explored next steps at this juncture of my life. I would absolutely work with Amy again. In a heartbeat.”
– Lori M.
About Amy
As a partner in meaningful and lasting behavior change, I serve clients worldwide from North Carolina, USA, via video conferencing.
Over the trajectory of my career, I’ve shifted from telling others’ stories (as a journalist) to helping people tell their own stories (as a photo organizer).
Now, as an accredited coach, I partner with you as you embrace your story and start to write a new chapter. For more than a decade, I’ve worked with women who’ve said, “That’s enough of staying in the background; I’m ready to prioritize myself, too.”
As a Duke-certified health coach who also holds an ACC credential through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), I partner with you to:
- Examine what you currently know about your own unique health and life
- Prioritize yourself, alongside whoever and whatever matters most to you, and
- Take charge of what you can control about your health
Amy’s Certifications
Discover Healthier You
Partner with me through 1:1, personalized coaching.
Explore and work toward your goals and dreams for your life and health
- 12 virtual sessions (a 90 minute deep dive + 11 50-minute follow ups) so that you have support that lasts over the time it takes to tweak and implement your plan–you can choose if you’d like sessions to be recorded or not
- Unlimited email support between sessions so that you aren’t spinning your wheels when something doesn’t work just right
- Additional resources as needed to support your journey so that you have everything you need to Discover Healthier You
Process
- Deep Dive
- Establish a goal
- Break it down into actionable steps
- Refine and adjust
- Grow and achieve
Book a free call to decide if you’re ready to Discover Healthier You.
Bredesen Protocol PreCODE Coaching
Participants enrolled in Apollo Health’s PreCODE program also can choose me as a coach.
I can assist you with generating a PreCODE Report based on Dr. Dale Bredesen’s research and recommendations. With a completed report, we can meet for a series of health coaching sessions to help you implement the specific recommendations in your report. The length of our coaching partnership will depend on your needs.
Book a free call if you already are a PreCODE participant and wish to learn more about creating a report or working together through coaching.
Group Coaching
Create new habits and learn alongside others with similar interests, whether you are a woman worried about your long-term cognitive health, a caregiver looking for ways to focus on your own needs alongside your loved one’s, or simply need to make and maintain some lifestyle changes.
Next group coaching program launching January 2027 with a focus on cognitive health.
Have you wondered what you can be doing now to protect your brain later? This group will help you connect with other women with similar concerns and create your cognitive health plan, backed by science.
For information on custom group coaching for your organization, CONTACT Amy to discuss options.
Frequently Asked Questions
▶︎ What is integrative health coaching and how is it different?
Integrative Health Coaching is a dynamic partnership between a client and a coach who’s been trained to focus on the whole person – mind, body, spirit. Together, we explore the many facets of your health and well-being, recognizing that you are unique and multi-dimensional. Together, we establish and work toward the goals that are most meaningful to you. You’re not handed answers; you discover them.
▶︎ Who can benefit from health coaching?
Coaching can benefit anyone who’s willing to reflect on themselves and work toward their goals and dreams, whether it’s to address a lifestyle change a doctor has recommended, or one that you just know needs some attention.
Studies show that many of the major chronic diseases – such as diabetes, heart failure, cancer, and lung disease – have a big lifestyle component. Changes in behavior are essential to treating these illnesses as well and reducing the number of people who are diagnosed with these conditions.
Have you tried to improve your nutrition, sleep, physical activity, stress, or some other aspect of your health, only to fall back into old patterns? Do you feel stuck and unable to take the next step?
Health coaching can help.
▶︎ How is health coaching different from life coaching?
Health coaches are uniquely trained to help clients create sustainable lifestyle and behavior changes that support measurable health outcomes. I’ve worked with clients who’ve been able to improve lab values, reduce the number of medications they take, and on their next visit with their physician hear, “Keep it up!”
As an integrative health coach, I also serve those who also want to focus on personal and professional development, their physical environment, or their mindset and motivation – topics for which there may not be a measurable health outcome that shows up on a lab test, but a more general improvement in well-being. It’s this aspect of our work together that may feel most closely related to life coaching.
▶︎ How long would we meet?
In 1:1, personalized coaching, we encourage an initial commitment of 3-6 months to support you in creating behaviors that last. Most group coaching I offer also involves a similar time commitment.
▶︎ Do you only meet with clients in person?
No. Most coaching appointments are conducted via video conference or telephone, so distance is not a barrier. If you are in central North Carolina and want to meet in person, we can discuss that option.
▶︎ Well, how do we get started?
Schedule a discovery call with me so we can see if I am a good fit for what you want to achieve.