Meet Shelly

Your Coach, Your Cheerleader, Your Fellow Traveler on This Journey

Hi, I’m Shelly, 58 years old, certified Holistic Nutrition and Health Coach, Certified Ketogenic Lifestyle Coach, and someone who’s very much still figuring this out alongside you.

I’m not the coach who’s going to stand on a pedestal and preach perfection. I’m the coach who’s navigating menopause, stress, life changes, and yes, weight fluctuations, in real time. And that’s exactly why I can help you.

What I Know (And Why It Matters)

I specialize in helping women 35+ reverse the metabolic chaos that’s keeping them stuck: insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, high blood pressure, and stubborn weight that won’t budge no matter what they try.

Here’s what I understand that most coaches don’t: It’s not about willpower. It’s about biology.

Your body isn’t broken. It’s responding exactly as it should to:

• Years of blood sugar roller coasters
• Hormonal shifts from perimenopause and menopause
• Chronic stress and elevated cortisol
• Diet culture that taught you to restrict and ignore your hunger signals

I help you work WITH your body, not against it. That means balancing blood sugar, lowering insulin, supporting your hormones, and giving your metabolism what it actually needs to heal.

My Approach: Tools, Not Rules

I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all plans or rigid rules that set you up to fail.

Instead, I teach you how to use tools (whole foods, low-carb eating, ketogenic lifestyle, intermittent fasting, mindset work, self-care strategies) and choose the ones that fit YOUR life, YOUR body, YOUR season.

Some days you’ll use all the tools. Some days you’ll use one. That’s not failure, that’s flexibility.

My philosophy is simple:

• Progress over perfection, always
• Sustainability over restriction
• Nourishment over deprivation
• Food freedom over diet prison

I’m here to help you stop the diet-binge cycle for good. When you heal your metabolism from the inside out and balance your hormones, your body naturally releases excess weight, without feeling deprived, restricted, or out of control.

Why I Work With Women 35+

Because I AM a woman over 35, and I know what it’s like when:

• The strategies that used to work suddenly don’t
• Your body holds onto weight like its life depends on it
• You feel invisible, dismissed, or told “it’s just aging”
• The shame of gaining weight back makes you want to give up

Women in this stage of life are dealing with a perfect storm: shifting hormones, increased stress, metabolic changes, and a lifetime of diet culture damage. You deserve a coach who gets it, not just intellectually, but experientially.

What We’ll Work On Together

When you work with me, whether in 1:1 coaching or group coaching or my monthly membership, here’s what we focus on:

Metabolic Healing:

• Balancing blood sugar to end cravings and energy crashes
• Reversing insulin resistance naturally
• Supporting your body’s ability to burn fat for fuel

Hormone Balance:

• Understanding how perimenopause and menopause affect weight
• Managing cortisol and stress
• Working with your cycle (if you’re still having periods)

Mindset & Self-Care:

• Breaking free from diet mentality and all-or-nothing thinking
• Building self-compassion and ending the shame spiral
• Creating sustainable habits that actually stick

Food Freedom:

• Learning to eat in a way that feels satisfying, not restrictive
• Stopping the binge-restrict cycle for good
• Trusting your body again

A Little More About Me

Beyond the coaching credentials and the weight loss journey, I’m just a woman trying to navigate life with grace, humor, and a whole lot of self-compassion.

I believe in:

• Community over competition
• Real talk over filtered perfection
• Small steps that add up to big transformations
• Laughing at ourselves when we mess up (because we all do)

I love helping women realize they’re not broken, they’re not lazy, and they’re absolutely capable of feeling amazing in their bodies again. There’s nothing more rewarding than watching someone go from “I’ve tried everything and nothing works” to “Holy cow, I finally get it!”

Here’s What Makes Me Different

I’m honest about my own struggles. I’ve gained 30+ pounds in the last 6 months. I know what it’s like to feel like you’re backsliding. I also know how to work my way back, with compassion, not punishment.

I don’t pretend to have it all figured out. Health isn’t a destination you arrive at and stay forever. It’s a journey with ups and downs, and I’m navigating mine right alongside you.

I won’t shame you. Not for gaining weight, not for bingeing, not for “falling off track.” We’re going to approach this with curiosity and kindness, because that’s the only way lasting change happens.

I give you tools, not rules. You’re a grown woman. You don’t need someone telling you what to eat every single day. You need someone teaching you how to make empowered choices for yourself.

Ready to Start?

Then let’s do this together.

I’m not promising it’ll be easy. I’m not promising you’ll never struggle again.

But I AM promising you’ll finally understand WHY your body is doing what it’s doing, and how to work with it, not against it.

P.S. Still not sure if I’m the right coach for you? That’s okay. Read My Story to get a deeper sense of who I am and why I do this work. And remember, you don’t have to have it all figured out to take the first step. You just have to be willing to start.