Read Elements For A Healthier Life Magazine Issue 12 | April/May/June 2017 | Page 83

Beautiful Ones!

I am so excited to share with you my newest adventure – UnBox Your Kitchen.

I am a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. I transformed my coaching practice to be the foundation of Elements For A Healthier Life Magazine. As the Founder and Publisher of this digital health and wellness magazine, I provide a forum for people to share their personal stories, professional insights and healthy eating options. When I’m not working on the monthly magazine, I am a virtual assistant, health coach, author, grandmother to three young boys, and sassy redhead.

Unknowingly, the UnBox Your Kitchen adventure has been incubating for years. I was motivated to become a health coach for two reasons. First – I wanted to understand why I was developing food allergies at an alarming rate and how I could help others living with similar issues. Secondly, I was astounded at the number of people who had no idea how to prepare what I consider a healthy meal. Health coaching comes easily, as I possess a natural gift for teaching; I work to meet folks where they are, moving at their pace. I am a Jackie-of-many-trades and love to assist people with things such as maneuvering through a WordPress dashboard, making homemade brownies or cooking Thanksgiving dinner.

It was common for the young women I worked with at a former job to ask what’s for lunch and how did you make it. I brought leftovers to eat at lunchtime. I’d make a huge pot of soup and