I am the owner of myTotalHealthMentality, a Certified Health Coach trained at the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, an HTMA Specialist, current student working on her PhD in Functional Blood Chemistry, wife and mom of 10. I live on a small farm in North Texas where I enjoy learning/teaching about health, working in the garden, horseback riding, writing, and touring with my family as part of The McNeill Project band. My passion for living healthy came about as I tried to get MY health under control. I have walked the walk, and now I love to share my triumphs and failures with others.
My greatest desire as a child was to become a doctor and go to Africa and be a medical missionary. God had different plans. I met my husband at church between high school and college We went on to get married during my time at Texas Women’s University. Two years later, I graduated with a degree in Mathematics and a semester later, finished my degree in Computer Science. I had given up my dream of being a doctor, and decided to become a Physician’s Assistant. Shortly after, I found I was pregnant with our first child. My plans again changed, and my biggest dream became being a stay at home mom.
Many years, many miles, and many children later, I found myself in a place of needing to focus on my health. I was not in a good place. I tried “all the things” and was met with the same results. I would lose weight and feel good for two to three months, plateau and then go right back to feeling bad and gaining the weight back... plus some - even though I hadn’t changed anything. More research, more trying... same results. This led me to Dr. Sears’ Health Coach Certification program. I signed up to help ME. It was not only life changing to me, but to my family. I went on to get another certification, and continued on with LOTS of independent study - all in an effort to help myself. The end result was information that I just couldn’t keep to myself! Now, I’m HTMA certified and am currently working on my Ph.D. in Functional Blood Chemistry.
I'm so excited to have you stop by. You see, I'm not a super skinny, amazingly fit, young woman with tons of degrees in nutrition and sports medicine. I'm a real live person that has struggled with my weight, struggled with the health industry, struggled with those skinny people telling me I'm doing it wrong, or eating too much, or am just lazy. Although their intentions may be great, if they have never struggled with an overweight body, they cannot know the challenges faced. An obese body simply doesn't work the same well as a an overweight body and especially not the same as a fit body. BUT, after much study, I have seen great success in changing up my lifestyle, exercise, attitude and nutrition. I have lost 75 lbs and gained a TON of knowledge on this journey. I cannot wait to share it with you! Know that there is no one size fits all. You will be learning to tailor your health plan to YOUR body. The underlying principles are the same for everyone. How you walk it out will depend on your body, your needs, and even your personality.
It's time for a change. It's time to stop concentrating on one area of your health, and start concentrating on ALL the areas necessary for true health - Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude, and Nutrition. It's time for a myTotalHealthMentality.