What if the missing piece in your health journey isn’t you ... but the outdated system that expects you to piece it all together alone?
Health Coaching Needs a Glow-Up
(Or at least a version that actually works)
Most people trying to improve their health, lose fat, or feel like a functioning human again are left cobbling together a team like they’re assembling the Avengers:
A trainer for workouts
A dietitian for food
A doctor for labs
A holistic doctor for more labs ... and supplements
A therapist for mindset
A coach for accountability
And yet, none of these people are actually talking to each other.
Your trainer doesn’t know your labs.
Your doctor doesn’t know your meals.
Your dietitian doesn’t ask about your sleep.
Your therapist doesn’t connect your blood sugar swings to your stress.
It’s like a giant, broken game of telephone. And guess who’s stuck trying to make sense of it all? You.
This is why so many people spin their wheels, following mismatched advice that makes them more confused, more exhausted, and somehow less healthy than when they started.
I think the future we want will need to include one person, all the pieces.
But I didn't want to wait around for a degree like that to appear out of thin air. So I Venn Diagrammed my education and experience to be complete enough that the separate circles and the overlapping spaces together allowed me to see the big picture.
I didn’t just get a nutrition certification and start handing out meal plans.
I didn’t just get a personal training certification and start programming workouts.
I’ve spent a lot of time in school -- nursing, more nursing, grad school, health coaching, personal training, nutrition coaching, diabetes educator training, psychology, a year-long behavioral change fellowship. Listing a bunch of it "outloud" feels ridiculous, but every piece of it has shaped how I work. There’s still no single path or degree that truly equips someone to do what I do with my clients. And that’s why I don’t regret any of it. It takes pulling from all these areas plus self-education to build an approach that actually connects the dots and gets real, lasting results that spans both body composition AND health optimization.
I spent decades studying, practicing, and refining an approach that actually connects the dots. Because no single system in your body exists in a vacuum.
Here's what this looks like in real life:
Metabolic strategy: Not just weight loss, but optimizing hormones, energy, and body composition in a way that is actually sustainable.
Medical detective work: Reading labs, connecting dots, and catching what practitioners often miss (which, spoiler alert, is a lot).
Performance coaching: Habit change, mindset shifts, and environmental tweaks so your results actually stick and take you to the next level.
Deep life transformation: Because health is not just about food and exercise. It is about everything.
The old model is keeping us stuck!
Most professionals are still working in silos, meaning:
Your doctor tells you your labs are “normal,” but you feel terrible.
Your trainer tells you to eat more protein, but your digestion is a disaster.
Your nutritionist hands you macros but doesn’t mention stress, sleep, or hormones.
Your coach gives you mindset hacks but doesn’t factor in how blood sugar swings are tanking your mood.
It can feel confusing, frustrating, impossible, not worth it for us as individuals.
Right now, if someone wants a truly integrated, personalized approach, they have to hope they stumble across someone who figured out how to piece it all together... and has all of the scopes of practice to be allowed to do so. Trainers aren't allowed to deep dive into nutrition with their clients in most regions. Doctors didn't get detailed nutrition, fitness or metabolism training in med school. Etc. Etc.
But this should be a degree path ... and the new standard! Because if you want real results, you don’t need six different specialists handing you conflicting advice or not taking one piece into consideration with the rest. You need one person who will think about how the whole machine works.
Not everyone can or wants to invest in 1:1 coaching (and my spots are very limited!). But that doesn’t mean you can’t start making big changes today.
1. Spot the missing links
Ask yourself:
Are you dialed in on nutrition timing, balance and quality but ignoring stress?
Only doing workouts but neglecting recovery?
Managing blood sugar but not supporting digestion or gut health?
Optimizing sleep but not hormones?
If your plan only focuses on one piece of the puzzle, you may very well be missing some things that could be game-changers.
2. Escape the generic health hamster wheel
Instead of:
Eat less, move more → Try: Eating enough protein, fiber, healthy fats and knowing your intentional carb numbers to regulate blood sugar and hunger naturally.
Just do more cardio → Try: Strength training and metabolic flexibility so your body burns more energy at rest.
Follow this strict diet → Try: Learning how food actually works for your unique metabolism, hormones, and goals.
3. Fix the biggest thing holding you back
If you feel stuck, there is probably one major factor playing a bigger role than you think. A few common culprits:
High stress – If your cortisol is chronically off, your metabolism is not happy.
Poor sleep – You think you’re fine on six hours. Your hormones disagree.
Protein imbalances – Eating too little or too much protein throws off satiety, blood sugar, and muscle retention.
Mitochondrial dysfunction – You don’t have an energy problem. You have a cellular efficiency problem.
Mineral deficiencies – Magnesium, potassium, iodine… low levels mean low energy, slow metabolism, and more cravings.
The bottom line:
You don’t need to chase extremes, and you don’t need to stay stuck! I built this method because it didn’t exist. But it needed to. It was the method I wish I had when i was dealing with 4+ chronic diseases at the same time ... before I reversed them naturally. And if you are looking for a smarter, more connected way to approach your health, I’d love to help.
What is the number one thing holding you back right now? Let’s talk!
XO,
Tara