When I opened Transformation for Real almost 6 months ago I thought had to come up with a new explanation of what I do. I tried on the title “Health Coach” because that is my certification. I tried on “Habit Coach” because I help people turn healthy habits into new behaviors that last. I have thought about “Life Coach” because my clients and I delve so much more deeply than just food. I was conflicted. I teach women to have a healthy relationship with food.
We have to eat and yet so many of us have such guilt around the food we put in our mouth. We had a “good day” or a “bad day.” Having such guilt around such a basic part of our life often leads to a poor self image. If we can’t feel good about eating what can we feel good about?!! Poor self image often ties to how worthy we feel. The main problem with not knowing our self worth is that when we go out into the world we are so vulnerable to the next "Joe Schmo" who wants to tell us what he or she thinks we are worth. I have an 11 year old daughter and a 15 year old son. Even though I have worked all these years to let them know they are smart and funny and caring, I see what happens when they go out into the world. We all know that the outside influences are so strong. Social media, advertising, hell, even our own friends, can dictate how we feel about ourselves if we don’t have a strong sense of how worthy we are. I thought it had gotten better. I thought things had changed since my mom was harassed in the 80’s and 90’s. But it has become abundantly clear that is not the case. Women, especially, are not seeing their worth and they are so vulnerable. I have to do everything in my power to make it stop. If I don’t do something then my daughter and my granddaughters and my great granddaughters will still live in this world. Imagine a world where, no matter what was being said to them or who was doing the talking, a woman knew she was worth it. She was worth making as much. She was worth leading that company. She was worth being loved in a way that was safe and healthy. Everything could be different. I am the only one who empowers women, through nurturing them, to know that every thing they do, down the the bites of food they take, is OK , worthwhile, and serving them to become the women they are meant to be. And I have been doing this for almost 15 years. Nothing has changed.
I have been this person all along.