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April 17, 2015 ·

Why You Need a Health Coach

Articles· Faith and Encouragement· Nutrition

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I believe we all need a health coach
I believe we can’t walk the road of healing alone
We need someone to help guide us on our healing journeys
We need a coach for more advanced healing and creating new healthy habits

Why YOU May Need a Health Coach

I have hired many health coaches for my healing throughout my early 20’s. (Read my Health Story) It helped me get to the root of my digestive healing and get the results I had. It is something I believe many of us need, maybe you too. As a general rule we are not able to coach and guide our way back to health like we want to or think we can. It’s not because we aren’t smart or capable. It’s not because we lack knowledge or information because there is a lot of good information on the internet.

I believe there are two reasons that we can’t be our own health coaches.

We Are Too Emotionally Invested in Our Health

When we don’t feel good it becomes as much of a mental and emotional struggle as it does a physical one. We get overwhelmed, discouraged, anxious, frustrated and exhausted. Sometimes these emotions are felt in the matter of hours from one another day after day. It’s hard to take the next step forward or know what the next step should be on our own. We can get caught in a mental tornado of information and emotions and get stuck. Stuck in the mud of our minds and overwhelmed about what the next step should be. Sometimes all of the information can be a bad thing.

This was me.

When I was in the thick of being sick I never knew what to try and what protocol or nutrition plan was worth my time and energy. I didn’t want to invest the time into something that wouldn’t work. That left me as a dabbler. I dabbled here a bit and then dabbled somewhere else a bit and never sticking to something for longer than a few days of weeks. I was always looking for something new and different because maybe that was the answer (right?). I could never follow through with something because it was hard and I felt life was hard enough without adding a protocol or nutrition plan that wouldn’t work. This is where a health coach can step in.

A health coach can look at your health history, current symptoms and past protocols and use their expertise to recommend the next right step and the plan going forward. They can guide you and help you walk the right path of healing. It opens up your capacity to take the next step because you have a clear next step that has been outlined and customized for you (and only you). Health coaches aren’t living your emotions so they can help see outside of the storm and see the path ahead.

The Best of the Best Have Coaches

The best athletes have technique coaches. The top singers have vocal coaches. People that are at the top of their game and craft have coaches and mentors. Why should this be different with our health? If we want to be at the top of our health, we need someone who can guide us on the best path for our health.

It is good to research and grow in knowledge and I am all for growing in our knowledge of health. I know that I am personally at my best when I am working with a health coach or colleague.

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Do you need a health coach?

You don’t have to walk the path of sickness to healing alone

I love what I do. I love being able to be a piece of the healing journey for my clients.

I believe many of us need a health coach and it is important to find a health coach that specializes in what you need.

If it’s fertility, find a fertility specialist. If you have thyroid issues, find a thyroid specialist.

I focus on women’s digestive health, nutrition and true and lasting weight loss. I coach women on how to get their energy back, heal abnormal digestive symptoms, create new and healthy habits and create a healthy relationship with your food and your body. 

Can I help you?

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@alliebstuckey so beautifully said. And a challeng @alliebstuckey so beautifully said. And a challenge to be more bold in my own faith. 

Friends: Be bold for Jesus. It isn’t always the easiest choice when living in this fallen world. But it is the most meaningful, purposeful, joyful, and eternal thing you can do. We were created to be in relationship with our creator. 

Study your Bible, pray, believe in faith what Christ did for you on the cross, teach your kids, love people well while speaking the truth in love. 

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

And if you don’t know Christ yet, know he died for you. And he wants to be in relationship with you. 

Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 10:9 “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:10 “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”

Romans 10:13 “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
The girls and I are unboxing our goodies from Skou The girls and I are unboxing our goodies from Skout Organic. We have bought hundreds of the kid Skout Bars over the years. And their cookies, so delish. 

They are all gluten free and made with healthy ingredients. Before Skout bar we were buying Larabars. Which are great in a pinch, but I didn’t love the non organic nuts and my girls eating them multiple times per week. So I bought the Skout bars and in my opinion, they are a lot better and come in more flavors.

I have to say, I still haven’t tried the lemon poppy seed cookies, but they are going to be sampled tomorrow and I can’t wait. It’s one of my favorite flavors. 

Have you tried any Skout Organic products yet?? 

If you want to save 15% I have a link in my profile! Or use code DRMEGHAN
How many of you resonate with one or more of these How many of you resonate with one or more of these? 

I get it, I’ve been there and it is so easy to get stuck in one or many of these pitfalls. I am writing about this now because I think so many people tell you these black and white ways of thinking are right and there’s nothing bad about thinking like this. 

But there is such hidden danger lurking in this mentality I think it has burned SO MANY PEOPLE. And I may have been apart of this culture and thinking, unknowingly. Do you know when your eyes are opened you can’t unsee things, that’s how I feel now. 

But these are really all trying to cover the fear and desire for control with wisdom. And it is so common. It is an idol of control and the weight of that is overwhelming and heavy. I secretly want to poll all of the health influencers and practitioners and see if they struggle with this idol of controlling their health. But it is disguised as good. I bet the numbers would be way higher than you ever thought. 

But what if there is a middle ground? What if you can be healthy and have it somehow strike a version of that illusive balance? What if you can have freedom in your health and still make healthy choices? Doesn’t that sound so good? Do you feel like you can breathe a little deeper? Or finally relax? 

I will tell you this is possible. But it doesn’t happen overnight, it can take some time and that is ok. It is really changing the wiring on how you think about health and your body. But if you keep working on breaking free of fear and control you can get that freedom back again. 

In my next post I want to share some ways you can break out of the fear.
Friend…. I completed 15 pushups almost everyday in Friend…. I completed 15 pushups almost everyday in June. This is such an accomplishment for me. Let me explain. 

I was going to make an even better reel, but I didn’t because tech takes too long 😉. So I’m going old school and writing a long post. 

Ever since 2020 I’ve believed there is something wrong with my body. Chronic unexplained symptoms abounded. Some 24/7. For years! 

And finally in 2024/ 2025 I realized a lot of my symptoms were from stress and fear. And they created a fear response of me avoiding, thinking my body was broken, and looking for a supplement/ detox fix. 

And 6 months ago I said that’s enough. What if I’m really not broken? What if God’s healing is coming by Him doing a massive internal transformation in me? 

I’m breaking down old legalistic beliefs, working on things I fear, putting less pressure on myself, realizing my symptoms aren’t dangerous, starting to workout in response to the belief I’m actually strong, and so much more. 

Ultimately, surrendering and trusting the Lord is the root. It’s so spiritual in nature. 

I’ve seen a lot of progress. And there is still progress to go. 

But when I saw @alliebstuckey post about the push up challenge in June I knew I had to do it. I wanted to show myself my trength. That I can show up for myself. I can prove I can do it. 

And I did. And I’m so proud of myself. I see my body, mind, and nervous system healing. And had to share this video. And let me tell you, this video is really more of a highlight reel for me and not you 💕. But please, join in with me in this celebration!! 

And I want to tell you that you can show up well and balanced for yourself. Show yourself your body is strong because your body is strong! Even if there is healing and recovery that needs to happen, you are still so strong! 

PS. I chose this song because of the greatest showman YouTube video of the first time she sang this. Iykyk. If not, go look it up. GOOSEBUMPS!!

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Well, I have to start somewhere. Celebrating the l Well, I have to start somewhere. Celebrating the little victories (that are actually really big) and trusting God in the process!!
Do your attempts to get healthy borders on obsessi Do your attempts to get healthy borders on obsession or orthorexia? Somehow you are now stressed about EVERYTHING being a toxin and brain is swirling with that all day, every day?. 

Does that sound like you? Or maybe just me 🤷🏻‍♀️ (please tell me I'm not the only one!)

I just don't think that's the Lord's plan for our lives and thought lives. I think there is another way to do health differently than our country and yet not become fearful and all-consumed with it all. We can be aware, make wise decisions, and let the rest be in the Lord's hands.

Most of you know I've taken 7 months off of posting regular content on my Instagram page. I only intended to stop posting for 2-4 weeks. But I realized I was stuck in this mental loop of always thinking about my health and my symptoms and then I was in a business where I only posted about health. That needed to stop. And when I slowed that loop I realized hey, I don't even want to post, so I didn't. 

Are you living in that balance now? Or teetering in the imbalance? If you are feeling imbalanced, the first thing is to NOT beat yourself up about it. If you have had chronic symptoms, I think it is our body's protective mechanism to put us in this loop. But the lie is that we aren't safe with symptoms... but we are safe if things medically check out fine. 

To get out of that mind loop, I would encourage you to take these thoughts captive. When they come in, give them to the Lord, and choose to think about something true and lovely and beautiful. Do this as often as you need which will probably be numerous times per day! 

It sounds easy but it isn't. Simple, yes. Easy, no. Put your faith in Christ and trust that he can renew your mind back to a healthy balance of holistic health. And if you suffer from symptoms... I do believe this is foundational for symptom resolution too.
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