What is a Health Coach Session?

September 25, 2015

Posted by Sharon

Recently, my sister suggested to me that I start a website called “NotaDoctor.com” and offer intuitive medical counseling to clients. You see, I’m not a doctor. I’m not a doctor by any definition. But, after 20-years of facilitating yoga and movement therapies, studying anatomy and reading as much as I can about the relationship between mind and body combined with a natural ability to “see” my clients as whole and well regardless of their current health and wellness concerns, I have a great deal to offer my students and clients.

These sessions are especially helpful for adults who have been told by their therapist or doctor that meditation, mindfulness practices or yoga would be helpful to them in their healing or wellness, but they don’t know where to begin. I can work with you on sequences of breathing, visualization, relaxation, meditation and/or gentle movements that help you make these healing practices a part of your daily life. There are many different kinds of meditation and I can help you decide what works best for your personality, lifestyle and health concerns. We will practice together until you feel confident that you can practice daily on your own.

I am especially skilled in working on women’s health concerns offering modern menstrual education, optimum fertility and conception planning, pregnancy support and nourishing guidance for parents of newborns and infants up to two-years of age. I am also of the belief that women experience and manage stress in unique ways from men and provide very specific relief from anxiety, worry and pervasive fears for women.

I am particularly concerned with the anxiety and crisis of the self that young women and teens are experiencing. From test anxiety, body shame to social concerns, it can be near impossible to find your divine purpose and self in the sea of mixed-messages and social and family stress. I provide very specific stress management skills, lifestyle enhancement and organization tools for teen girls.

For women who suffer from chronic concerns or who have been diagnosed with cancer or other life-transforming illness and disease, I can provide centering so that you can make the best choices for your healthcare out of the options you are presented with. I am not a doctor and can’t provide diagnosis or medical advice, but I can support you in finding your intuitive senses so that you feel confident about your options and choices. Many life-changing illnesses also require painful treatments, frustrations and challenges including debilitating fear and anxiety. I can teach you very simple techniques that can relieve anxiety and help you find all available comfort.

You can find all of my health and lifestyle coaching packages HERE.

Is your PERIOD a SENTENCE?

February 2, 2014

Posted by Sharon

Fertility and Reproductive Health Coaching

Your menstrual cycle is unique and I provide individually designed programs that support your optimum reproductive health. Whether you are trying to conceive, hoping to avoid pregnancy or if you are looking to tame symptoms that are reducing your quality of life, we will work together to bring your moon cycles into harmony with your creativity, intelligence and vitality.

Believe it or not, within six-months, you can be pain free and enjoying predictable periods. Not only can we reduce your period-related pain and discomfort, you will find at the end of your program that you have a map for taking advantage of the various energies of your moon cycle. You will know when you are most fertile, turned-on, tuned-in, creative and energetic and when you are most supported with an inward focus and nourishing activities. Not only will your health improve, but your whole quality of life will evolve for the better as you find yourself more efficient, aware, responsive and confident.

With my six-month coaching program, you will feel completely understood and supported as we work towards radically reducing your symptoms, identifying patterns in your unique cycle and using proven techniques for meeting your personal wellness goals. Although the transformation you experience will be radical, the work is gentle. No strict diets or severe lifestyle changes. We work from where you are and then take you where you want to go.

I know that you may feel right now that it is impossible to even imagine not being in pain or having regular menstrual cycles. But, I KNOW that it is not only possible, but it is your right to enjoy a healthy, beautiful and pain free menstrual cycle. I’m so sure that I can help you that I offer a 100% money back guarantee. Start today with a FREE evaluation and a guided meditation so you can reduce your stress level immediately. There is no obligation to work with me.

My Story

I’ve been there. As a teenager, my doctor prescribed birth control pills to “help” correct my irregular and incredibly painful menstrual cycles. But, taking synthetic hormones so early in my life and for so many years backfired. By my early twenties I had cervical abnormalities that lead to painful biopsies and was experiencing large ovarian cysts. Each doctor I would see would say that by taking birth control pills I was already doing what was “best” for my “condition”. Finally, I had an ovarian cyst that was so large you could feel it through my abdominal wall and a doctor suggested that I have surgery as soon as possible to remove it.

No one ever asked me about my stress level, diet, sleeping patterns, satisfaction in my relationships or how I envisioned reproductive health or how my symptoms impacted my sexuality or ability to be creative and joyful in other areas of my life. I just kept checking off the boxes “irregular periods” on the forms.

But surgery? Surgery seemed so drastic that I woke up and started asking around. In whispered conversations in the ladies room in my office building I heard about an amazing acupuncturist who might be able to help. And help she did! Within 4-weeks the cyst that was the size of a tangerine was no longer identifiable on an ultrasound. The surgeon made me go back for a second ultrasound because she couldn’t believe that a cyst that gigantic had just disappeared. I am sure that the acupuncture and herbs that I took were helpful, but what I believe to have changed my life forever were the conversations that I had with my acupuncturist. Was I happy in my marriage? Did I like my job? What was I eating for breakfast? How was my quality of sleep? And each week, she would suggest that I add a little something new and delicious to my diet—-pumpkin seeds? Walnuts? Why, yes, I like pumpkin seeds and walnuts! I could eat more of those. Try wheat grass? Why not? I’ve been pumping synthetic hormones through my body and organs and brain for the better part of 15-years. Why not wheat grass?

Ovarian cysts–gone forever. I re-defined what a “regular” cycle was based on my own beautiful body and connection to the earth and rhythms of the moon, oceans and earth itself. Knowing when I ovulated helped me design a work and study schedule that respected my most creative periods. When I was more inward focused I knew better than to schedule big presentations or force multiple-deadlines. And, although many intelligent doctors said it would never be possible to conceive a baby naturally, I had two beautiful children.

Imagine

Imagine what it would be like to be liberated from painful periods, heavy bleeding, bloating, moodiness, cysts, infections and irregular cycles that keep you guessing.

Imagine what it would be like to know exactly when you are most fertile and creative.

Imagine what it would be like to look forward to your period.

Holistic Approach

Step One: Start Where you are

We start with where you are: your reproductive health as you experience it right now. I take the time to really listen to your experiences, symptoms, hopes and how you envision what a healthy menstrual cycle looks like for you. I offer some very simple to implement nutritional advice and teach you how to chart your menstrual cycle, be aware of fertility and ovulation signs and teach you some ways to relieve stress, tension in the body and address specific symptoms (for example: headaches, cramps, back and breast pain).

Step Two: Now We Know What We Know

After you take a couple of months to chart your cycles using my methods, then we have some information to work with. This information will help you communicate more clearly with your doctors. For example, just checking off the “irregular periods” box doesn’t help your doctor as much as you saying, “I only ovulate every 40-days.” You may also notice things that are energy related, but within your control. For example, you may see that you ovulate on day 20 of your cycle for 3-months in a row, but in the 4th month you have a really stressful presentation on the 20th day of your cycle and you don’t ovulate that month until day 22. In this stage, we have real information to work with and create goals for working with this information so that we can see change over time.

Step Three: Making Change

Now that we know specific information about your cycle, we can use that information to implement changes at the right times to support you in creating a healthy menstrual cycle and optimum fertility. Fertility isn’t just about making a baby, it is about growing into your most creative, juicy and sexy self!

Step Four: Optimum Reproductive Health

In the final stage of the coaching program, you find that you are experiencing a great reduction in pain and discomfort. Your cycles are not only predictable, but you look forward to their arrival. You marvel at how beautiful you feel around your ovulation and schedule time to be alone and quiet when you approach your time of bleeding. You see the wisdom in your blood.

Begin Today

The first step towards optimum reproductive health and fertility is filling out this new client form so that I can provide you with a FREE initial consultation and evaluation. Your response is completely confidential. Within 48-hours of submitting your new client form, I will send you a personalized e-mail with a link to a FREE 10-minute guided meditation so that you can start to reduce your stress level today. I will let you know if I feel that my coaching program is right for you and suggest a plan of action based on your symptoms and goals. The price of your program will depend on the number of sessions that we determine is appropriate for maximum benefit. Programs range from 3-9 months and payment plans are available to meet your needs.

Pain free and regular periods are priceless! This is an investment in your health and well-being that will improve every area of your life. You know how much you’ve already spent on doctors, diets, tests, medications, sick days, missed vacations……….instead of spending money on “something” this coaching program is an investment in YOU and you deserve it!

I believe in you. I believe that you can feel better and have a pain free and higher quality of life. I know it is possible for you.

Fertility

August 14, 2013

Posted by Sharon

NOTE: this is a dated blog post that describes services and packages that are no longer available. If you are interested in my optimum fertility and reproductive health services, please follow this link to the current packages.

Optimum Fertility

Reproductive Health and Fertility Coaching

Irregular Periods? PMS? Moody? Bloated? Doubled over and missing out on activities and work due to cramps, migraine headaches or back pain? Does your period just go on and on and on? Is “heavy” flow an understatement?

PCOS? (Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome) Anovulation? Not ovulating due to low body fat, endocrine disruption or trying to regain fertility after being on birth control pills or other hormone based birth control?

Trying to conceive for over 6-months without a pregnancy? Miscarriage? Unexplained infertility? Considering IVF or other medically assisted reproduction therapy?

There is no reason to suffer! I offer personalized coaching services where we address your greatest concerns, create do-able action plans for addressing your needs and all the support and confidence you need to improve the quality of your life and reproductive health. Your action plan is likely to include:

Stress Management
Diet and Nutrition
Meditation and Visualization
Mindful Movement, Yoga and Exercise
Counseling on finding the best medical care providers, alternative health services and problem solving
Learning how to track fertility signs to either prevent or promote conception

Take the first step and call for your FREE phone consultation: 412-855-5692. During this consultation I will work with you to determine what your reproductive health goals are and offer you an initial evaluation and proposal for our work together. To give you an idea of the costs for this type of coaching work, here are some examples of coaching packages:

One-Time Coaching Session $150

Before the session you fill out an extensive intake survey so I know exactly what you need before the call. During the call we address a singular issue regarding your reproductive health and/or fertility. You leave the session with an action plan for solving your greatest concern and I will be available to you for unlimited e-mail support for up to one-month after the session. Our session lasts an hour and a half and is scheduled at your convenience. You may, if it is part of your action plan, decide to enroll in my menstrual education course which includes detailed information on tracking your fertility signs for $90. This would make the total cost for improving the quality of your life and finding real solutions to your chronic reproductive health problems for $150-$240.

One-Month Intensive $350

Before the first session, you will fill out an extensive intake survey so I know exactly what you want to work on before our first call. During this month, you will receive weekly meal plans and nutritional advice and we will have three, one-hour phone sessions during the 4-weeks of your month intensive. This is most likely for women with a more complex health issue or who are scheduled for an IVF cycle and want a month of support around that cycle.

Six-Month PCOS, PMS, Irregular Cycles or Optimum Fertility Coaching Program $500

This type of program is for women that have a chronic endocrine or other imbalance that is going to require a longer commitment to nutrition, medication, and lifestyle changes in order to meet their goals. This program includes enrollment in my menstrual education course and e-mail support for 6-months following the program.

Follow-up sessions are between $50-$100 depending on the type and length of session required. All coaching programs, including single sessions, come with some period of unlimited e-mail support.