My name is Sarah and I am a mind/body, health and fitness coach and the founder of the Feel Good Sister Circle.
 I am also a recovering obsessive calorie counter, perfection seeker, all or nothing mentality mother of two! I used to use exercise as a “punishment” or a way to burn off the calories of the “bad” foods I ate. I would let the scale dictate how I felt about myself and my self worth. Entire, beautiful days with the sun shining, the birds singing and my children trying to get my attention were often spent thinking about “that” number and how I just couldn’t seem to get to that elusive weight that would make me happy.
Meanwhile, happy was happening around me and I was missing it. I considered avoiding social situations with dear friends for fear that I would eat or drink something “unhealthy” that would completely derail my weight loss goal. I stood in my pantry alone on Sunday nights eating peanut M&M’s by the handful because I was going to “be good” and “start over” on Monday morning.
Sound familiar? If so, I see you.
I bought the diet books. I signed up for programs like the Australian body builder thinking, “If I just do what she says, I can look like her.” I stopped eating sugar and stopped drinking alcohol “for good” more times than I can count. I did squats in my shower in an effort to burn a few more calories that day. I squeezed my squeezable parts, pinched my pinchable parts while I said AWFUL things to myself. Things that I would make me burst into tears if I ever heard my daughter, my mother, my friend or my sister say to herself. And then I wanted to be done with it. Something was telling me that this wasn’t the way I wanted to live forever.
And most importantly, it is not something I want my daughter to ever have to go through. I knew I needed to educate myself on how I had arrived at this place of a barrage of negative self talk, body image issues and a laundry list of “good” versus “bad” foods. I just knew that my value as a human being far outweighed the number on the scale or the cellulite on my booty. I’ll say this: Diet culture and the diet industry are the real deal, the messages are all around you constantly and it is NOT HEALTHY
Let’s fast forward to now.
I am on a quest to be the healthiest version of myself that I can be each day. Health wears many hats. Sometimes the healthiest thing I can do is go out for a drink with a bestie. Some days it is lifting heavy weights and others it is going on a long walk or doing a meditation. I am no longer trying to look like “her” or believing the untrue thoughts in my mind. After all, thoughts don’t equal truth!
Does that mean that I do not have preferences on how I want my body to look or feel in my clothes? Â Absolutely not! Â It is human nature to have preferences! Â However, I now understand that I am able to work toward those preferences in a kind, loving way, one habit at a time!
I have worked with experts to figure out how to fuel my body to feel my best throughout the day. I no longer have to try and rely on my will power to avoid cravings because I now understand why I get them! I no longer beat myself up in workouts to try and reach a certain number. I move my body in ways that make me feel good! Â I have to tell you, it is so freeing! I invite you to come on this journey with me. I am a few steps ahead of you on the path and you just have to come see this landscape! It is so freeing and beautiful. Just like you. See you in the Sisterhood my friend!
Join me on this path!Each week I will host a session to connect with members. Â These sessions are meant to be a check in for members to discuss challenges, wins or anything else that comes up as they work on their daily habits.
Coaching certifications:
1. Â Mind/Body Eating Coach - Institute for the Psychology of Eating (https://psychologyofeating.com)
2. Â Health Coach - International Sports Association (ISSA)
3. Â Nutritionist (ISSA)
4. Â Transformation Specialist (ISSA)
5. Â Online Coach Certification (ISSA)Â (https://www.issatrainer.com)
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