Nutrition Optimization And Promotion Of Healthy Aging With A Whole Food Plant Based Regime Incorporating Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO), or olive fruit extract capsules, if you don't want to eat any oil at all, if desired


Designing and following a well-planned individually tailored nutrition regime to improve health and prevent disease, based on recent peer-reviewed Research, that is consistent with the book How Not To Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease, by Dr. Michael Greger (available at Audible.com for easy listening), and publications by Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. T. Collin Campbell, with the excepion of incorporating small amounts of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) or olive fruit extract capsules, due to the unique benefits of olive oil, if desired; Personal Nutrition Testing and consulting with a health care provider; and Biofeedback

Reducing symptoms of an Auto-Immune disease by focusing on habit change, such as avoiding gluten (for people who have a sensitivity to gluten, even though tests show they are not gluten-intolerant or allergic to it), and animal products, effective stress management, improving sleep quality and quantity, and incorporating movement in a way that releases endorphins and improves mood, in a way you enjoy doing


      *More people now have an Auto-Immune Disease (i.e., Eczema, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupis, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, etc.) than all the people with heart disease and cancer combined, and the rate of Auto-Immune diseases is increasing.   Auto-Immune diseases are not contagious.


Short Video Of Dr. Neal Barnard Discussing Auto-Immune Diseases


Short Video Of Dr. Michael Greger Discussing Auto-Immune Diseases


Video Of Dr. T. Collin Campbell Discussing Auto-Immune Diseases


Effect Of Smoking On Auto-Immune Diseases

Changing one's mindset regarding food, one's relationship with food, discovering the unique effects various may food have have on the you, finding any unknown food allergies/unique sensitivities, and dealing with feelings that may have caused barriers to being able to lose weight in a healthy way and sustain the desired weight loss over time


Initial Measurement of progress done by seeing improvement in blood tests rather than losing weight, due to the fact that improvement in these things may show before weight loss


Focusing on creating habits necessary for sustainable weight loss:   Improved sleep quality and quantity, which can effect hunger hormones, Stress Management, which can eliminate the need for emotional eating, focusing on the effect different foods and substances have on the body, incorporating movement, in a way you can enjoy doing, that can burn calories and build muscle, which burns more calories, and also releases endorphins, which improves mood


Keeping the focus on the Alignment Of These Habits, rather than on the weight loss itself, and trying different things until finding those that work best for You over time

Giving up things you are addicted to by diverting your focus to goals that may be more important to you and to improving your life




Finding ways to increase your Self-Awareness enough to Reduce the Urge for Emotional Eating, or anything else you may be addicted to, and Transcend these Addictions in ways that are sustainable for you

Discovering what kind of exercise will work best for You to help strengthen your heart, promote autophage, and reduce risk of Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, and Heart Disease, with measurement of progress done by seeing improvement in blood test results rather weight loss, due to the fact that improvement in these things may show before loss of weight

Drawing from the Audible books discussing Whole Food Plant Based Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, as discussed by Dr. T. Colin Campbell in his Audible book, The China Study, and the many Audible books by Dr. Michael Greger and Dr. Neal Barnard, to tailor individual plans to work best for the individual, by focusing on them as a whole person in a holistic way, in ways that work best for them personally and that are sustainable over time by them, by continuing to keep their focus on their self-care and recent peer-reviewed research regarding Nutritional Science

Finding ways to Lower blood sugar, blood pressure, LDL Cholesterol, and Triglyerides, and reduce your risk of Heart Disease, Type 2 and 3 Diabetes, Fatty Liver, and Cancer, by incorporating the results of credible peer-reviewed research in ways you can sustain over time


This can be easier to do by focusing on learning about what different food does for the body and how some foods have been found to be harmful, according to recent research, and focusing on improving Health, and reducing your risk of Cancer, rather than focusing on losing weight or appearance, because reducing your risk of Cancer, lowering your blood sugar, lowering your blood pressure, lowering your cholesterol and gaining healthy arteries, can all be done without losing weight, and can be a lot easier to do than losing weight -- leaving the matter of Weight to take care of itself gradually and sustainably with your improved health


It can be easy to feel discouraged if you can't see results in weight-loss/muscle development, which is very hard to do for many people.   Improvement in blood tests may often be seen before weight-loss/muscle development, so it can be very helpful to focus on measuring improvement shown by blood tests and blood pressure monitoring, so you can feel encouraged by this, rather than focusing on weight, and let weight-loss be a later side-effect of improved health that you are not focusing on

Finding ways to incorporate information from the latest research regarding nutrition in a ways that are sustainable for you over time




Finding ways to eat with very low levels of acrylamides, lectins, and heavy metals in ways you can enjoy




Finding ways to socialize in ways that are holistically healthy and finding Flexible Eating Environments

Working more Movement into your routine in ways you can enjoy doing -- This can be done more easily by considering the Danger of what remaining Sedentary can cause (i.e., poor circulation, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Peripheral Artery Disease, weaker heart, etc.), and how movement and keeping the heart healthy enough to maintain Healthy Circulation is so important, and focusing on improving artery and heart Health, rather than focusing on losing weight or appearance


*Improved circulation and reduced risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis, Peripheral Artery Disease, and heart disease isn't obvious from outside appearance


It can be easy to feel discouraged if you can't see results in weight-loss/muscle development, which is very hard to do for many people despite exercising more and eating less.   Improvement in blood tests will often be seen before weight-loss/muscle development, so it can be very encouraging to focus on measuring improvement shown by blood tests and blood pressure monitoring, and let weight-loss be a later side-effect of improved health that you are not focusing on

Understanding that the "best" exercises are the ones you will do over time, finding ways to make regularly doing the following kinds of exercises work for you over time: Evidence-Based Gentle Exercises for: Bone-Strengthening and density-increasing (Including Teeth), Heart Strengthening, Muscle Firming, Menopause symptom relief, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Lowering High LDL Cholesterol and Triglyceride levels, reducing risk of Migraine, Cancer, Heart Attack, Stroke, and Type 2 and Type 3 Diabetes




Rewiring your brain/building new neural pathways in your brain to come to view eating food that research has found to be the healthiest as things you "get" to do rather than something you "have" to do

Cultivating self-compassion, self-love, self-acceptance, confidence, and awareness of how your body, "imperfect" as it may be, helps you do the things you love to do, and cultivating an appreciation for keeping it as healthy as you comfortably can based on healthy habits developed over time

Cultivating and aligning with a Vision of what you want so that you are acting on being inspired by your Vision rather than relying on willpower

Using Pain Neuroscience information to help manage Pain

Appreciating that research shows that getting less than 7 hours of sleep a night increases the risk of all-cause mortality, that sleep deprivation increases levels of adrenaline that may cause one to incorrectly believe that they don't "need" any more sleep, that this increased adrenaline may be the cause of one's face and ears to be red and warm, and that this sustained high level of adrenaline is not healthy


Also appreciating that the average sleep cycle lasts from 90-100 minutes and that many people wake up after each sleep cycle, especially as they get older, and appreciating the research that shows how alcohol interferes with health-improving deep sleep, and using magnesium malate instead of alcohol to help with improving sleep depth and falling back asleep after waking up after each sleep cycle

Identifying what is needed for one's own personal Self-Care, considering one's unique needs and preferences, believing that Self-Care is not Selfish, and seeing that effective Self-Care, when tailored to one's unique needs and preferences, can increase one's performance and ability to care for others

Reducing Anxiety/Fear, developing the skill of Relaxation, Stress Management, Confidence Building, Finding Balance, and Becoming more Comfortable With Uncertainty and Change; Developing the skill of Noting What Needs To Be Done And Then Focusing On Doing It, Rather Than Wasting Energy Worrying About it; Developing the skill of focusing only On the present moment at times, recognizing that Anxiety and Fear are related to the Future and when we truly focus on only the Present Moment, it is impossible to feel Fear or Anxiety

Remembering that, when meeting new people, people may be wanting different things than you may be wanting, and/or may be wanting more than you can give at this time, and if the other person does not act as if you are a priority to them, it is usually due to a reason that you do not have the ability to change any time soon, if at all, and that you most likely cannot change their lack of interest in you by communicating more to them or becoming more available to them


Remembering that, if the other person does not Consistently act as if you are a priority to them and Consistently treat you well, they likely never will, no matter what you ever do, so you can be liberated by such realization, and focus on other opportunities that may be a much better fit for you


Remembering that if you have been welcoming to the the other person, and they are not inviting you to do something with them, there is a reason they are not inviting you that it is in your best interest to respect and accept, and divert your attention elsewhere


Focusing on Redirection rather than Rejection by appreciating that this kind of thing happens to the "very best" of people (as can be seen in both recent and historical News), acknowledging that the other person's lack of interest in you is not something you can control at this time, and it would therefore be better for you to focus on other things that you can control


Remaining aware that it's one thing to investigate to see if another person may be interested in you, but that it is quite another thing to try to cause someone to feel interested in you, and feeling good about the fact that you investigated the possibility of their interest in you (so you won't have to always wonder "What if you had"), accepting the lack of reciprocal feeling you got, and redirecting your focus to other things


Re-centering yourself by clarifying what you want (i.e., only Consistently Healthy, Inspiring, respectful interactions that feel good), acknowledging that the other person's behavior has not, or no longer does, fit into this category, and stop wasting your valuable energy and time hoping that it will (because once people have behaved in a way that shows a lack of attraction/respect for you, or inspiration by you, they usually do not stop doing this)


Politely disengaging rather than pursuing the consistently healthy interaction from this person that has been eluding you (acknowledging that it will most likely continue to elude you if you keep pursuing it from this person), and making the Choice to detach from the emotional let-down by discharging the frequency of Rejection by focusing instead on developing yourself and finding other opportunities that will be a better fit for you


Remembering the fact that "sometimes one door needs to close before another will open" and release this energy that may be keeping you in a painful holding pattern and keeping you stuck in an unhealthy dynamic


Remembering that, when dealing with a person who may treat you extremely well --better than others-- for short periods of time, who also treats you very badly at times, may be doing this due to having a personality disorder, past trauma, insecurity, or some other cause, and that this person may be one of many people who are not satisfied by healthy interaction, who look for people they can treat in unhealthy ways, at least some of the time, and that they may treat you very well at times, just enough to keep you hooked (i.e., causing you to chase after them and beg for their attention), recognizing when you see this in others, understanding and accepting that this is a pattern that will not likely ever end with this person, no matter how much you may communicate with them about it, and then politely disengaging and letting them be


Remembering that just because someone looks beautiful/healthy on the outside does not mean they are beautiful/healthy on the inside

Moving through the stages of Grief due to loss of a loved one by death, unrequited love, or the one you love having found someone or something else they now think is better for for them, or some other kind of loss, accepting these things as things you cannot change, and moving forward with your life in ways that Divert your Focus from these things that you cannot change onto other things that you can change to improve your life

Accepting immediately that some people do not want to answer questions from you, and when seeing this, not focusing on wondering why they don't want to answer questions, keeping in mind that they probably have reasons for this they don't want you to to know, that we are all doing the best we know to do, maintaining Compassion for them and yourself, and politely disengaging to avoid any potential Conflict with them

Remembering that you can Choose to be Happy, that Happiness is a Habit, and that, Happiness Leads To Success, rather than Success Leading To Happiness

Setting diplomatic and effective Boundaries with a loved one who has a personality disorter, or for some other reason, does not relate to you in a consistently free-flowing equal honorable way

Learning more about oneself through use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test And Use Of This Information To Help With Relationships, Career Planning, and Business Development




Developing Collaborative Leadership and Executive Skills, including Diplomatic and Effective Time Management and Business Meeting Etiquette

Improving Relationship and Leadership Skills through the use of Compassionate Communication by doing things like:


Maintaining a position of non-judgment when communicating and focusing on needs and feelings intstead of who is "right" and who is "wrong;" Using Active Listening to really hear what the other person is saying and putting yourself in their shoes, rather than just waiting to speak; Keeping in mind that it's not just what you say, but how you say it that makes an impression and speaking with with expressions of kindness and patience with compassion in your eyes and voice; Pausing for a moment and taking the time necessary to Respond calmly, rather than Reacting impulsively, and Responding with compassionate encouragement that promotes a Growth Mindset, i.e., "It's not win-or-lose, but win-or-learn," etc.

Progressing toward goals one has set for oneself that are within one's chosen path of spirituality one has selected for oneself, and/or to help one find one's sense of Center

Conscious Uncoupling or Conscious Reconciling

Navigating living as an Introvert and/or a Highly Sensitive Person in a mostly Extrovert world




Diplomatic & Effective Boundary Setting, Creating Options, and Developing Self-Esteem, Self-Love, and Self-Care

Conflict Transformation, Conscious Relationship-Improving, Parenting, Dating, and Divorce/Separation Transitioning




Cultivating Emotional Intelligence, Holistic Wellness, and Becoming a Conscious Architecht Of One's Present Life and Future

Exploring and Balancing Ambivalent Feelings

Expanding beyond the Limits imposed by one's subconscious mind trying to protect oneself, and pivoting past these self-imposed Limits and self-sabotage

Identifying Erroneous Patterns and Cognitive Distortions and Cultivating the Awareness necessary to getting out of one's own way

Life Improvement -- Breaking free of erroneous patterns and being trapped by one's own thoughts, liberating oneself from self-imposed limitations, and opening onself up to options not realized before




Transcending limitations, allowing creative potential, and cultivating creative independent problem-solving skills

Cultivating Creativity, Feeling Joy, Self-Love and Acceptance, and Transcending Limiting Beliefs




Consciousness Expansion, Resilience Cultivation, Self-Awareness and Self-Mastery




Successfully and diplomatically avoiding entanglement with negative energy

Increasing one's vibrational frequency thus improving one's inner energy health and reducing fear, anxiety, and anger, and increasing Synchronicity, Flow, And Confidence, and achieving deep transcendent change

Vibrational Frequency Development: Doing things to promote high vibrational frequency before leaving one's home each day, such as Realizing and Remembering that we can choose what we focus on, and choosing to focus on things one is grateful for rather than choosing to focus on things one could choose to feel angry or resentful about; choosing to focus on Love rather than Hate; choosing to focus on being Kind and Compassionate rather than Judgmental and combative; and choosing to focus on feeling excited about all that could go right rather than focusing on feeling fearful about all that could go wrong; and to maintain these choices throughout the day

Clearing Mental Clutter and Vibrational Frequency Detox/Development




Releasing Negative Charges and Negative Attachments that can keep drawing things we don't want to us

Staying in Creative mode rather than Survival mode, opening oneself up to creative solutions, and doing all one does with Love




Emotional Detox, Managing Emotional/Stress-Eating, and remaining conscious that one can choose what one focuses on, and choosing to focus on what can go right more than on what can go wrong

Liberating the higher powers of the mind and allowing your highest potential to live through you

Incorporating information about reducing body voltage by grounding in a way that is sustainable over time for you

Developing The Art Of Intentional Thinking and Adjusting One's Locus Of Control

Embracing The Idea of "The Obstacle Is The Way" and "What Stands In The Way Becomes The Way" To Transform Trials Into Triumphs, turn obstacles around and use them as fuel, turn Obstacles into Advantages, and stay focused on the fact that "In Difficulty Lies Opportunity"

Embracing The Idea of "As We Step Out On The Way, The Way Appears" to create the life one desires

Existential Coaching

  -- Help with exploring what generates subjective feelings of the Meaning, Value, and Purpose in one's life and living a more Authentic life, while avoiding inauthentic behavior and feelings of Meaninglessness

  -- Cultivating Wisdom and Self-Awareness and understanding unconscious (or sometimes even conscious) self-sabotage

  -- Maximizing Autonomy and Freedom by Accepting Responsibility for the consequences of the choices one makes

  -- Using Disappointments as catalysts for Improvement of oneself and one's life

  -- Developing a healthy acceptance of "Existential Givens," such as death and mortality, so one can live a more full and engaged life

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Coach Laura has a Master's Degree in Psychology, an ACC Coaching Credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and many coaching certificates, including one as a Certified Mental Health Coach approved by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC).

Laura also has ICF-Approved certificates in Group Coaching from Ignite Global, Marion Franklin's Laser-Focused Coaching Program, and Coaching Foundations from Coacharya.

Laura also has a certificate approved by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) in Health Coaching from Intrinsic Solutions Int'l, and is a graduate of The T. Colin Campbell Plant Evidence-Based Nutrition Program at Cornell University, created by T. Colin Campbell, who has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Microbiology from Cornell University.

GRADUATE

GRADUATE ICF-Approved Coaching Foundations certificate

GRADUATE ICF-Approved Group Coaching Certificate

GRADUATE NBHWC-Approved Health Coaching Certificate

GRADUATE Marion Franklin's ICF-Approved Laser Coaching Certificate

GRADUATE B.S. & M.S. Psychology

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