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Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Jessica Collins
I had the pleasure of speaking with Jessica Collins, a recent graduate of the Women's Health Coach Certification program. Jessica shared with me her journey through the program, and how it has allowed her to achieve her dream of helping others while maintaining a...
Essential Herbs and Spices to Support Women’s Heart Health
Estrogen is a key hormone for women’s cardiovascular health. But, estrogen levels can decline temporarily or permanently during a woman’s lifespan. Estrogen levels can drop during perimenopause, menopause, postpartum, while using hormonal contraceptives, and/or during...
Why Do Unhealthy Cholesterol Levels Increase in Menopausal Women?
In a study of over 13,517 laboratory studies from 275 women, total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDl) cholesterol changes are independently affected by menopausal status and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is influenced by menopausal age.1During...
Top 3 Strategies to Balance Heart Rate Variability (HRV) for Strong Women’s Heart Health
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the variation in time between consecutive heartbeats. A higher HRV indicates a strong and resilient cardiovascular system, while a low HRV can be a marker of poor heart health. Women's Health & HRV In women,...
Science of Success: Using a Growth Mindset to Achieve Goals
When your clients struggle to maintain a growth mindset what can you do to help? As a health coach or health professional, helping your clients achieve their health goals is at the heart of what you do. One key factor in successfully achieving these goals is having a...
7 Steps to Achieving a 7-Figure Practice: A Health Professional’s Guide to Successful Goal Setting
You’re sitting with your journal or vision board… On your list is “Bring in 1 million dollars (euros, pounds, etc.) of revenue in my practice this year.” Hitting 7-figures in your practice is an exciting and potentially motivating goal (though for you, seeing it on...
How Mental Contrasting & Visualization Help Health Professionals and Coaches Support Clients to Reach Health Goals
Mental contrasting and visualization are powerful tools that can help health professionals and coaches support their clients in reaching their health goals. These techniques involve using the power of the mind to focus on specific goals and outcomes, and to visualize...
Should a Health Coach Specialize?
If you’ve recently graduated as a health coach, you’ve got to focus on a clear niche market. When choosing a health coach specialization, it's important to focus on what lights up your day. I found my niche sometime around the year 2000 when I was practicing as an...
A Health Coach’s Guide to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
If your clients (or you) experience impostor syndrome, you are not alone. Coined in 1978, the term “impostor phenomenon” is used to designate an internal experience of intellectual phoniness that appears to be particularly prevalent and intense among a select sample...
Ectopic Pregnancy: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, & Recovery
All women’s health and wellness professionals who are working with women with pelvic pain must be knowledgeable about the risk of this common pregnancy complication. What is ectopic pregnancy?An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside of...
How To Build a Healthy Breast Milk Supply
For moms and parents in your practice who decide to breastfeed, there is so much that you can do to encourage them to build a healthy breast milk supply. Supporting your clients to build a healthy breast milk supply is beneficial to the newborn babies as well as the...
Why is Integrative Pelvic Healthcare Important?
The foundation of our mission at The Integrative Women's Health Institute is to help provide higher-quality, integrative pelvic healthcare for ALL people. My name is Dr. Jessica Drummond, and I am the founder and CEO of The Integrative Women's Health Institute, where...