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ABOUT ME
My challenges, my struggles and why I do what I do
- Hi, I'm Gina -
I’m a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach.
I help people with autoimmune illnesses and chronic health conditions improve their energy, lose the brain fog, heal their digestion and get back to fully living their lives.
I teach them to eat differently, manage stress better, sleep and rest more restoratively, and bring more joy and connection into their days so that they can alleviate their symptoms, feel great again, and fully LIVE their lives.
If you’re here, I’m guessing you are fighting a health challenge and want to feel better.
Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune illness like Hashimoto’s, rheumatoid arthritis or any of the nearly 80 others or perhaps you’re trending towards heart disease or diabetes and you want to take control before you get to that point.
Or possibly you’re just plain in a funk, feeling kinda blah, and you want to learn how to feel energetic and happy again.
You are sick of feeling exhausted, frustrated, lonely, and maybe even a little crazy because no one seems to understand your invisible illness.
You want to say goodbye to weight gain, fatigue, joint pain, depression, anxiety, brain fog, hair loss, or bloating and digestive troubles for good.
You want to take control of your health and get back to living, not let your health control your life.
I get it, because I’ve been there.
- Exhaustion
- Weight gain
- Hair loss
- Joint pain
- Dry skin
- Dry eyes
- Cold intolerance
- Depression
These are just a handful of the symptoms I experienced before being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
I was afraid I’d never feel awesome and full of energy again until I learned how to truly support my health by making a few changes. I had experimented with every diet and exercise trend I came across and I spent so much money on pills and powders, books, classes and weird “therapies” before finally figuring out how to actually heal myself and thrive.
I wasn’t ready to throw in the towel and succumb to a life of illness and neither are you. You want to live your life full of energy and vitality not poor health, fatigue, or “old age” and I want to help you.
MY APPROACH
I will work with you, and your doctor if you’d like, to discover the unique root causes of your health troubles and create a plan that directly addresses your individual needs and goals.
We will explore what’s GREAT about you – your values and character strengths and the awesome qualities that make you YOU – and use that to create meaningful, sustainable and lasting change.
Functional Medicine is a science-backed approach to health grounded in the belief that the body is capable of healing itself if given the right support.
I’ll help you find the areas that could use a little support - whether they’re in the body, the mind, or the soul - and we’ll work together to create the habits that will restore your vitality.
Credentials / Education & Certifications
- Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, Functional Medicine Coaching Academy (the only health coach training affiliated with the Institute for Functional Medicine)
- International Conference on Autoimmunity, Institute for Functional Medicine
- Primal Health Coach Institute
- Level II Reiki Practitioner
- BS Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A few lesser-known facts about me:
- I can trip and fall up the stairs with the best of them.
- I want to adopt ALL of the dogs.
- There is no such thing as a bad taco.
- Guns N Roses is my all-time favorite band and I do a killer Slash impersonation that no one will ever see (again).
- There are 3 things guaranteed to bring me clarity in life: a good run, time at the beach, or a ride on my motorcycle.
- The Bears, White Sox, and Blackhawks are my teams – Perseverance is clearly one of my signature strengths!