Holly Howard
Coaching
Life can be challenging, I’m here to help. As a certified holistic wellness coach with years of experience, I support individuals in building confidence, acceptance, emotional intelligence, and resilience. Together, we’ll uncover a deeper understanding of you and the patterns that shape your life.
You don’t have to navigate life’s struggles on your own. Building a life you truly love is within reach. Let’s start your journey today—book your session now.
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SERVICES
Life and Health Coaching For: Detox Body & Mind, Stress Management, Anxiety, Aging, Burnout, Career Counseling, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Diabetes, Digestive Problems, Fatigue, Headaches, High Blood Pressure, Jealousy, Life Transitions, Eating Habits, Overthinking, Perfectionism, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Self Esteem, Insomnia, Smoking Cessation, Weight loss, Unconscious Bias, Physical and Emotional Wellness
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CUSTOMIZED
Personalized, dynamic support tailored to the individual. The structure, pace, and content of the sessions are adjusted based on your progress, learning style, and feedback, ensuring a more relevant and impactful experience.
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APPROACH
Acceptance and Commitment Coaching, Compassionate, Mindfulness, Somatic CBT, Strengths-Based, Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Holistic and Person-Centered, Hypnosis, Guided Visualization, Health Behavior Adherence Models of Change
about me
“To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep the mind strong and clear.” – Buddha
My journey to wellness coaching
During an immensely stressful period, I found Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to be a life-saving endeavor. I continued on and became a certified trauma-informed mindfulness meditation teacher. I had also joined a positive psychology based coaching program to help staff deal with the stress of COVID and started a Masters in Health Psychology. All of my trainings and certifications have had the common thread of helping people with stress management, building emotional resilience and intelligence, learning to love themselves, living healthfully, and SLEEP (glorious sleep!).
As a teen mom and married to my high school sweetheart, who eventually died from a drug overdose, I wasn’t asking myself “What could I be doing to live a more meaningful life?” I was deep in survival mode, working, going to school, taking care of my daughter and my alcoholic husband, keeping us under a roof and fed daily. But my story of health challenges began well before, stemming from childhood abuse and subsequent trauma.
Throughout my journey, I have experienced health challenges ranging from eczema, poor digestion to migraines with aura, hypertension and insomnia, to name a few. Sprinkle in severe depressive disorder, people-pleasing, perfectionism, a work ethic most employers would kill for, a dash of anxiety and you have a recipe for complete overwhelm and burnout. After a particularly horrendous period of insomnia, my body informed me we weren’t going to continue on the path of over-achieving and fear-based choices. That part of my life was over and it was time to pull all the threads together and weave a new path.
The challenges in my life have taught me there is always a choice, always a path forward. As the beloved Zen master Thich Nhat Hahn said, “the way out is in”.
This is a snap-shot of my story and I’d love to hear about you! I’ve found deep meaning in sharing how I learned to care for myself, while overcoming challenges and building resilience. Book a conversation with me, I’d love to work together to weave your path into the life you love.
