Meet your Health Coach, Teresa Maki

In the Fall of 2020, after a period of just over 5 years of struggling through empty nest, surgical menopause, feeling overweight, unhealthy, unhappy, and generally not knowing who I was anymore, I felt God nudge me. Well actually, it felt more like a push! "It's time." It was time to put into action what He had laid on my heart nearly a decade before. 

First, He guided me to work on my mindset. Heal some thinking I had held onto in this brain of mine. Let go of the thought that all I ever wanted or ever would be, is a mom with no other life desires. I loved being a mom but there's so much more to me. I needed to discover who I am and who I am becoming. 

I found a holistic therapist to help me come to peace with my past and build confidence with my future. After about a month of working with my therapist on my mind, I reached out to a holistic health coach to work on my body. I never had a health coach before, and my brain wasn't very kind to my self-image as a woman. The tools I learned from my coach were for a lifelong health journey. With these habits of health tools, I released 40 lbs, gained energy, knowledge, a clear mind, and a foundation of where I wanted to go next.

I researched education for becoming a holistic health coach myself. Because of Covid, I found that I could attend the largest nutrition school in the world online. The Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) was exactly what I was looking for to teach me the skills and provide me with the tools I would need to reach women, like you, to help you on your journey to discover who you are and who you are becoming. To be your partner in your overall health journey — mind, body, and spirit.

Now, let the ripple effect begin!