About Katie:

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Hi! I'm glad you are here!

I am a National Board Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach with additional training in hormonal health, certified by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City.  I live with my husband and seven year old daughter in Marin County, California (just North of San Francisco).  I am originally from Iowa and graduated from Iowa State University with a BS in Apparel Design, Merchandising & Production as well as Communications.  I moved to New York City after college to work in fashion, later transferred to San Francisco for a new job, a change of scenery, and ultimately transitioned from fashion to interiors.  

Now you are probably thinking, "Wow, that is quite a pivot!" Yep, sometimes life's lessons point you in another direction.  

I have navigated through infertility (and the physical and emotional roller coaster ride that went along with it - depression! emotional eating! weight gain!), heavy metal toxicity, food sensitivities, leaky gut, IBS-C, H Pylori, stress response management, adrenal / cortisol imbalances, hypothyroidism, blood sugar and hormonal imbalances.

And how, you may ask?  

By partnering with wonderful naturopaths, acupuncturists, chiropractors and other holistic healers...and also by doing a whole lot of reading and painfully figuring things out on my own.  I quit my fast-paced corporate retail career in 2022 (after 24 years!) to focus on my health, family and to also help women and men improve their own health and wellness as a certified health coach.  I have built a network of amazing local healers and practitioners whom I can share with you on your journey, or make suggestions for you to seek-out based on your geography and your needs of course. 

Personally, I love to cook, sew, design, garden, golf, camp, jog, do yoga and hike with my family and neurotic dog.  I also love wine, chocolate, matcha green tea, carnitas tacos, and miso black cod...yum.  

My Mantras: 

• I believe that you need to be a little selfish to be healthy.
• I believe that in order to heal the body that you also need to heal the mind and soul.  Sometimes doing less is what you need to find balance. 
• I believe in progress and not perfection (spoken as a reformed perfectionist).
• I believe in the power of showing up every day and by making small changes that yield big results over time. There are no quick fixes unfortunately!
• I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. We are all unique individuals and what works for your best friend, neighbor or significant other may not work for you. 
• I don't subscribe to diet culture, but I do believe in selfishly healthy discipline.
• I believe in the power of your words, realizing your WHY's, intention setting and using awareness tools to create the results you want.