Public Health Meets Personal Training
I'm a queer woman committed to helping everyone improve their health and get back to enjoying life. Marginalized people can downplay our ability to thrive, because we often get messages about who we’re supposed to be, and how to act. This pressure to conform is something everyone experiences. A message so loud that we dull ourselves to disconnect. That stress contributes to illness, anxiety and can stunt professional growth.
Imagine a day-to-day where each choice you make is from an unwavering sense of YOU. Feel your body, emotions and mental state sync up. Show up on your own terms, instead of reacting to the demands around you. Imagine knowing how to show up for yourself without shame. Of finally releasing judgements about yourself that plague your busy mind. Maybe you struggle to sleep well, have stubborn belly fat or have difficulty reaching fitness goals.
My work is about You.
The high-functioning high-achievers. Those who mistake being busy with being liked. It’s for the people pleasers who are fed up with the emotional labor they give to everyone around them. Those who have multiple intersecting identities, who want to reclaim a truer sense of self, of their agency, and their power.
It’s time to free yourself from the cycle my friend.
Work With Me
Self-Guided Study
You can create life-long change, and a roadmap can help. Visit this page to learn more about the available guides, resources, and other ways to transform your life.
Individual Coaching
Looking for support? Coaching is an authentic and transformative collaboration between you and me. Meet me on zoom for regular fitness sessions. Click the button for details
Group Workshops
Building health means supporting the individual and their communities. Explore team dynamics, this-century healthy habits, impacts of stress and more with hour-long sessions customized to your team.
7-Day Stress Reset
Download a free guide reviewing the physical, mental and emotional impacts of stress on your health. Includes a quick assessment before and after so you can prove to yourself that change is possible!
What People Are Saying
“[Joanna] absolutely helps release tension and reduce anxiety, I immediately feel the difference after a session.” — LMM
“you’re just an amazing leader and healer!!” — CS
Some of My Principles
Your health, your life, and your work do not exist in a vacuum. We are interconnected, interdependent, and that includes the environment and communities we participate in. This means you ARE important! And it’s important for you to give back.
“Healthy” is more than lacking disease. It includes our minds, emotions, communities, upbringing and other environmental factors. Building better health means taking a whole-person approach.
There are many injustices, inequities, and worse in the world. As a white woman, even if I’m queer, there are privileges I’ve had. I recognize and resist systems of oppression by supporting others on their journey to building health, in all its facets.
I offer coaching while often critical of the conventional fitness, wellness and personal development spaces. Both things can be true. There are many offerings and approaches out there, and I won’t chase you down. I’ve spent my career, formal education, and personal experience on developing grassroots strategies that work. It’s my integrity to offer to the best of my skills, knowledge, and resources.
I’m not a dietitian, but I am a fitness expert. Movement is part of your well being, but not the only story! I’m a health educator uniting public health with the diet and fitness worlds. Stress and your mental perspective are as relevant to your longevity as exercise is.
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