NutritionCoachLLC.com

Simply put, knowing is not doing. In order to take action towards a healthier lifestyle, it takes more than being told what you “should do”, and it takes more than just having information about eating healthy. I want you to expect more from your dietitian, and yourself. If you want lasting results, it is time to change your lifestyle. But, for many, change doesn’t come easy--so many challenges can hold us back. My mission is to provide the expertise, tools, and resources to help you learn how to create solutions that work within the context of your life.

Through my experience as a dietitian working in chronic disease management, I have seen first hand how significant, and powerful, nutrition can be. This is not only in the treatment of disease, but also in helping to prevent it! I designed this website to help people address health issues they may already be facing, but to also help promote wellness and prevent chronic disease before it strikes. I truly believe “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”!

My Education and Experience………..

I am a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). I was born and raised in Indiana and graduated from Purdue University with a dual Bachelor of Science in dietetics and health fitness. I then completed my dietetic internship at the Indiana University Medical Center.

As a Registered Dietitian, I have been helping people manage health issues such as heart disease, obesity, and diabetes since 1998. I have had experience in a variety of settings including hospital based clinical nutrition services, outpatient nutrition and diabetes education, community outreach programs, public speaking, and corporate wellness. I am active member of the American Dietetics Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, Nutrition Entrepreneurs Practice Group, Wellcoaches, and have served as President of my the South Eastern Indiana Dietetics Association.

It wasn’t long into my career that I discovered my real interest was in diabetes education. I really enjoy this area because the link between nutrition intake and health outcomes is so clear. I decided to specialize in this area by becoming a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) in 2002. This experience has been invaluable to me. It has given me a much better understanding of the behavior change process. My work as a diabetes educator is what introduced me to the concept of health coaching. I believe this unique combination of knowledge and skills has allowed me to be a much more effective educator and coach.

I currently am in private practice and the owner of Nutrition Coach, LLC, which is a nutrition consulting company specializing in weight management, diabetes education, and wellness services. I also am the dietitian for Diabetes Care Center at a hospital where I provide individual and group coaching and medical nutrition therapy for patient with diabetes..

Personally when I’m not wearing my dietitian hat, I enjoy being in the great outdoors. When at home, a house tucked away in the woods, I enjoy hiking, working in my yard, watching the wildlife (including my many “not so wild” pets), and just enjoying the peace and quite. And like most dietitians, I love food! I love to learn about it, talk about it, cook it, and create new ways to make healthy food taste great! Luckily my husband and three kids have survived my creations so far, and seem to be good sports about the occasional recipe that doesn’t quite turn out!

Beyond that, and most importantly, I am a real person……. just like you! I have to find balance each day with work, kids, marriage, and well, life! But eating healthy is just part of it. I believe that food is, and should be, an important part of your life. Finding balance between loving food and keeping your body healthy is so important!

My Education and Experience………..

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