January 2, 2023

Hi Amy,

Welcome to January - my favorite month! This January is especially special… It’s FILLED with new-ness! It’s a new year of course and on January 2nd I stepped into a new half century on the planet (Happy 50th to me!). Truth be told, not much can top my birthday - I really love celebrating it. 

HOWEVER… There's Even BIGGER news to be shared: Healthy Living Coaching has added a new service - therapy sessions with Fran. To top off all the new-ness-ish, we’re proud to announce our new name reflecting our new service. Welcome to Healthy Life Coaching and Therapy Services. We are excited to provide both health coaching and therapy in one practice. Therapy and coaching are similar but different and both modalities are used in support of our mission, “We help people find their power, create optimal health, and love their life”. Welcome to the new-ness-esque of 2023. Here’s to abundance, gratitude, and serenity in this new year!

Standing for your very best health, 

Amy 

Healthy Life Coaching and Therapy Services
HealthyLifeCoachingandTherapy.com

Capitalizing on Special Days
Grabbing a “NEW” Start and Utilizing it

Did I mention I love my birthday? 😉

An early January birthday comes with a lot of downsides: 

• “Combo” Christmas-Birthday presents, 
• No one really wants to attend another party after NYE, and 
• A lot of belated Happy Birthdays.

So how can I LOVE my birthday? Because the world starts again on January 2nd. No more overpacked holiday schedules, no more kids out of school, no more decadent food and drink at holiday gatherings. Mostly, there are NO MORE EXCUSES. No more reasons to put off what I really want - healthy living, confidence, serenity. 

That sense of urgency found on January 2nd is the gift of my birthday. Finally finished with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years’ Day, my birthday proclaims: 

• “Enough!!” 
• “It’s time” 
• “Get moving”
• “There’s nothing in the way now”
• “GO!!!!”

What better time to wake up and feel your best life pulling you forward, NOW. No more tolerating mediocrity, no more biding your time. January 2nd is labeled urgent: YOUR LIFE STARTS NOW. Pick up that package and create your own new you.

Cool Tool, Tip or Resource 

When my health coach and physician first requested I get a WHOOP, I balked. I was totally being “too cool for school” as many of my fellow gym members had WHOOPs. Honestly, all the talk about their recovery scores and how well they fell asleep and WHOOP this and WHOOP that and “well my WHOOP said…” was on my nerves. So what sold me on giving it a try? My doctor appealed to my common sense when he said, “Well, Amy, you know you focus on what you track.” I couldn’t argue with that one. I got my WHOOP in the spring and have been blown away at how many patterns in my health I can now track AND adjust my habits to help my body perform optimally. Super helpful to quantify the effects of stress, interrupted sleep, hormonal shifts, hydration, over-working, surgical healing…the list goes on for days. Quickest and most surprising take home was this - when my recovery scores are in the red zone, I am more emotionally fragile and take care not to make any decisions or have any important conversations. How might your habits change if you tracked more data?

Here’s a special link to start with WHOOP for yourself. All Healthy Life Coaching and Therapy Services community members (that’s YOU!) will receive a free month when you sign up using the above link.

Healthy AF Podcast

50 Years of Health Trends

Amy turns 50! Join in the celebration as Fran and Amy explore the health crazes from the past 50 years! Remember the Thigh Master? How about the Grapefruit Diet? We have learned so much over the past 50 years and it’s always interesting to look back so we can really appreciate how far we have come!

👉 Listen to the podcast here

Kyle Rootsaert

Kyle Rootsaert, pharmacist, board-certified diabetes specialist, lifestyle coach, and paddleboard instructor join Fran and Amy from his boat in California to share his passion for helping people manage their diabetes without medication. He breaks down the problems he sees with the current medication regimen, the struggles he sees with his clients, and the amazingly positive ripple affects his clients' experience when they start taking control of their own health. It’s a powerful episode full of helpful information.

👉 Listen to the podcast here

 Coach Amy Chang

Amy Chang, MS, RN, NBC-HWC is a health coach who works with people struggling to lose weight, have enough energy, and choose better health to create healthy bodies, feeling more confident and empowered with peacefulness and ease.

Amy knows that people can accomplish more than they think they can, and with a little coaching people can have the health they really want to do all the stuff they want to do with all the people they love.

Amy is a board-certified health and wellness coach through the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching

Coach Fran Paradine

Fran Paradine, LCSW is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who partners with women and men to overcome the mental and emotional roadblocks that stop them from reaching their optimal health. 

She has counseled hundreds of individuals, mentored many more, and has created a podcast focused on the multi-faceted world of wellness called Creating Wellness.  

Fran has a Master of Social Work degree and a Certification in Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching. 

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