Elevate Your Life: Nourish, Connect, Transcend, Explore

Let me explain my offer and how it came to be.

Lifestyle First:  I have five children, four of whom are homeschooled, two of whom are competitive swimmers.  I probably don’t need to say more.  But just to clarify, I spend a lot of time helping them with their needs and dreams, which includes a fair amount of driving.  I also frequently travel to visit and help my mom in a different part of the country.  … My goal is to have a business that allows me to help others live their best lives, while at the same time maintaining the quality of life that I need in order to maintain my health while serving my family and clients.

For years, I did very little one-on-one work because it was just too hard to schedule many quiet calls, especially via Zoom.

So here’s my unique offer:  The Walkabout Wellness Sessions.

A few times a month, I’m going to start offering some one-on-one coaching sessions for $75 USD each.  You only need to sign up for one.  There’s no pressure to ever sign up for another.  This isn’t a package deal.  It’s just a simple call between you and me.

What I Can Help You With:  Any area of life where you feel stuck and where your efforts aren’t making the difference that you want.  Any concerns or fears around type 2 diabetes and dementia, as well as stress.  Needing to know ways of eating that can reverse, prevent or manage chronic disease.  Weight loss strategies that actually work.  Changing habits for good.  Gaining clarity on your pain points, so you can decide what path is right for you.  Anyplace where you want to make a difference and can’t see how.

The Catches:

•  I’ll be walking, cooking, or puttering while we chat. If the weather is fair, I’ll walk where I am, while you walk where you are, and our phones connect us.  The thing is, walking by phone works just as well as in person – sometimes even better, surprisingly!  But if you’re local, getting together in person is an option.

• To be clear:  I’ll pause and take notes when I need to.  I’ll make a list of things to send to you post-call.  But you’ll likely hear some background sounds.

• Let’s have reasonable expectations.  I can’t solve all your problems in an hour.  What I can offer is the very real likelihood of modest but meaningful progress or a good start guiding you in the right direction on your path to wellness.  So even though it’s just us chatting for an hour, which isn’t a lot of time, it might just be something deeply worthwhile that positively impacts your life.

“Walk together children and don’t get weary.” – Nikki Giovanni

Wellness information is so crucial now.  So many of us have relatives and friends who used to be thriving, seemed relatively healthy, and should be enjoying their retirement but instead are sick (or dead) due to diabetes, or they aren’t independent due to Alzheimer’s.  Now you’re worried it will be your turn next.

Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s are especially rampant in the African-American community.  In fact, African-Americans are twice as likely as whites to develop Alzheimer’s.  The same is true for type 2 diabetes.  (Some researchers refer to Alzheimer’s as type 3 diabetes.)  The statistics make my stomach turn, and the reality has been devastating to my family, including my own parents. …  But did you know that it doesn’t have to be like this? … The scientific evidence clearly shows that there are lifestyle changes that could alter your genetic destiny and add years, maybe decades,   of vibrant health to your life!  Do not wait for a diagnosis of dementia!!!

My thoughts on why we struggle with health and weight:  We don’t know the truth.  Hyper-capitalist corporations have marketed a lie and intentionally confused us about what healthy eating is.  They also have literally messed with our taste buds, so we over-eat foods that don’t nourish us and leave us hungry. … Furthermore, we have a history of being conditioned to want to eat like the dominant culture and to assume their ways of eating are superior and worth emulating.  We’ve unknowingly been on a path of assimilation without knowing it and without knowing the harm it could cause.  We’ve lost the knowledge of what our ancestors did, in terms of eating, and how their ways could heal us now. … In short, we didn’t know how much agency we could have over our health.

Why join a group?  Because we are better together!  We can share common struggles and wins, as we spur each other on to joyfully live our best lives!

Central to the program will be learning about:

• food as medicine to prevent chronic disease, especially type 2 diabetes and dementia;
• the evidence-based benefits of incorporating more plant-based eating into your life;
• optimal ways to move for losing weight, fighting chronic disease, and maximizing energy;
• dealing with stress, both the bad and the good, so that you can gain confidence in your ability to create sustainable habits and lasting change in your health, energy, and mindset; and 
• redefining and prioritizing rest, so that we can experience restoration and joy.

Why join a group?  Because we are better together.  We can share common struggles and wins, as we spur each other on to joyfully live our best lives!

Offerings:

All levels include 4 group calls over the course of 5 weeks.  The calls will include teaching, as well as Q&A.

VIP:  $300, includes a total of three 45-minute sessions with me.

Premium:  $100, includes one 45-minute session with me.

Regular:  $40, includes weekly group calls.

P.S. – If you are interested but don’t identify as African-American, please feel free to get in touch with me to talk about whether this group might still be a good fit.