You Have One Life — Healing the Whole Self
June 2001



You have ONE life. Is yours exactly the way you’d choose it to be?

When I work with clients I keep turning the viewfinder and have them look through lots of different angles. I ask a lot of questions. I listen. I do not tell people what to do, I simply serve as a guide. When information is needed, I share what I know or resources where to get it.

Healing the Whole Self
Human beings are complex animals. We not only have physical bodies, but also spiritual, mental, emotional presences. Due to the increasing complexity of people’s lives, our approach to health is changing accordingly.

We want to lose weight. A diet alone, just doesn’t work anymore.

We get sick. We go to the doctor, wait hour, and get a prescription. We are seeking other options.

We are tired. We are tired of working too much, sleeping too little, trying to figure out why our energy is low, popping pills to feel better, not having time to ourselves, eating unconsciously or superconsciously –trying to take off those pounds. We are tired of juggling all of life’s challenges and wish it could change.

While writing my Master’s thesis on the Transfer of Learning, I explored the components of change. Essentially I looked at what elements were necessary to make a lasting, impactful change while shifting from the “classroom” to one’s actual life. Until recently I didn’t feel I had the whole story. Now I can see the missing links.

Holistic Health Counseling is the Link
There are many variations to this . . . if you are curious about what is included in the Holistic Health category, simply do an on-line search for Holistic Health and you will find everything from Acupuncture to Yoga. The key to Holistic Health is incorporating elements from many areas, including mind, body, spirit to create a more balanced life. This umbrella of mind, body, spirit allows us to simplify what we are talking about.

When working with my clients as a Holistic Health Counselor, I help them unearth their needs, wants and life goals. I begin with nutrition . . . exposure to new foods, energetic properties of foods, potential food sensitivities, how to avoid that 3pm energy crash. Then I move on to other areas, be it stress, fitness, finances, though always keeping a finger on the nutrition pulse.

Since nutrition is home base for my practice, I can see how it affects my clients. With a cleaner diet (less artificial/processed, more vitamins and minerals from food sources, “whole” foods), clients experience physical, mental and emotional changes.

Amazed myself, when I modified my foods, I experienced a dramatic shift in my entire life. I can finally see that what I put in my body becomes who I am. If I eat loads of sugar, I am the “high and low” me. If I eat lots of processed foods, I am the no-energy me, having eaten foods that are no longer “lively”.

While pivoting around whole foods, I play with whatever my clients need. I come to their space and meet their needs. Gone are the times of a set diet that works for everyone. After all, if you are different externally from every other person on the planet, wouldn’t it make sense that inside you is different too? Everything is “custom” designed these days, why shouldn’t your approach to your health and your life also be custom designed? I explore yoga, meditation, breathing, massage, journaling, hiking, cooking classes, time management, art. Recently I had begun adding in Feng Shui for my clients who are seeking to change their home environments.

It is a Win-Win situation as I explore all the things I love, and my client is exposed to new ways of establishing a “wholly” healthy and balanced life.

It is a difficult career to explain when asked what exactly I do. The best way I can describe it is that I work with the whole person for the whole process. My goal is to help others rediscover their living potential.

Never could I have imagined a more incredible job and journey.

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