Welcome to the Pathways to Vibrant Health blog.  I’ve created this blog to capture ideas, thoughts, images, information and experiences that relate to my mission:  Empowering individuals to live their unique life with intention by embracing the cornerstone of vibrant health and balanced wellness.

I want to write a book some day!  My coach (yes, coaches have coaches) suggested I start a blog to capture the vast array of topics that I encounter each day on my personal journey in life and also as a Health & Wellness Coach.  The writing here will often seem like a journal entry – a way to capture my thoughts and experiences of the day.  At times it may be written in an educational or instructional format because I want to share something I’ve learned.  Other times I might post an image, share a recipe or expand my thinking around something that I am exploring and ask for your feedback.  Each day brings new experiences, thoughts, information, ideas and opportunities that are intriguing enough to write about.

“Wellness Coaching” is a change of life career for me that began with great resistance on my part.  I studied film and communications in college and most of my early career was spent in the marketing and advertising field.  In future posts I will go back in time and share some of the defining moments in this journey.  For right now, I can say that I am exactly where I should be, doing what I am passionate about.  With that said, life is not without challenges, doubts and ongoing change… that is life.  A continuous journey of facing obstacles, making decisions, growing, learning and exploring endless possibilities.  There are so many potential pathways… not just one way.

The biggest factor in my transition from working primarily as a personal trainer (my entry into the health and wellness field) to total wellness coaching was a discovery that I made while working with my clients.   Time and again, a new client would come into the studio for their initial consultation and would say (in summary),  ”I need to lose weight and get in shape – so that I can begin to live my life!”  Being younger and somewhat naive at the time, I went along with this thinking hoping to help these clients lose weight and get fit so that they could live their lives.  But, after some time, it occurred to me that maybe we have it all backwards.  What if they were overweight, unfit and becoming sick because they were not living their life?!!  Surprisingly, as my clients began going out and doing the things they most wanted to do they found the motivation to lose weight, become fit and get healthy!

- Live Your Life!

Thank you for sharing my journey.