Help Me Become a Certified Health Coach
Hello! I am Melody Joy! For those of you who don't know me, I am a wife and mother living in Middle GA, with a passion for health & wellness, and a desire to share it!
This very true statement flew around social media not so long ago: "A worried mother does more research than the FBI." I discovered a passion for nutrition & wellness while trying to figure out how to help my son, Joshua. As an infant, Joshua began showing signs of food allergies, and for just over a year my husband and I racked our brains and wrung our hands trying to pinpoint exactly what the problem was. Eventually we learned that he had more than 13 different allergies, but that the primary culprit was Celiac Disease, which pointed our family toward the GAPS diet. We were also able to deduce that Celiac was the likely culprit all along my husband's side of the family, tracing back a pretty strong lineage of symptoms. What really stirred me up, however, was the realization that I had health issues that could be healed by nutrition, too! After going through the "Introduction Diet" portion of GAPS along with my husband and son just for moral support, the migraines and arthritis I had taken for granted disappeared. I had never even known I was sick!
Our experiences on GAPS broadened our horizons, making us more familiar with several similar issues and many other nutritional healing protocols. In this time, it seems I am always crossing paths with people who need similar help; and I leave every encounter feeling both empathy and compassion for the individuals, and also a renewed sense of passion for helping others. I love to talk health & wellness, and to hear how others are doing on their own wellness journey. All this time, there has been a stirring in my heart to do this on a more "professional" level, but I did not know how to go about that.
When I encountered the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, however, I had my "lightbulb moment." The format of the schooling is perfect for me, even being pretty easy to fit into my hectic Mama-of-Littles lifestyle. The only hoop that seemed too daunting was the tuition, and even that is a pretty incredible package; including my own professional website for my coaching business, lessons on the business side of things as well as the nutritional, all my texts and materials, and even more for around $6,000. In addition to these costs. There are, of course, other costs associated with crowdfunding, namely the fees, and so I am asking for $7,000 to cover the cost of tuition and to make sure I have enough to cover the fees here.
If I should be so blessed as to receive above and beyond my goal, extra monies will go toward business expenses only. Those could include (but are not limited to) any complementary (as in, associated with health coaching) products which I could distribute, rent for an office space, marketing, etc. While I am able to offer my time and services to lower income clients pro-bono, I would like to be able to put some money aside to help cover any associated costs for such clients (supplements they might be interested in, meal planning services, or other items that might be a part of making healthy changes). Our own experience has been so blessed by the community around us. Helping us to put the kinds of food on our table that would help us stay well, to get the professional guidance offered by GAPS practitioners and the like, and so on. We have been so richly blessed by the generosity of others, and I want to sow this into the community around us as well, offering help that might not otherwise be available.
Please join me in making this dream come true! I cannot tell you how excited I am to get going, and I need your help!
NOTE: For the recipes listed in the rewards, please note your preferences in a message, and also list any food allergies for the recipes. Recipes will be ready by August 1, though I may need a little longer if making allergy-related substitutions. For Seminars, local options only for "in-person." Seminar Videos will be ready in September. Any in-Person seminars can be booked after September 1, as well. Also, for the "Both Seminars" package, you CAN choose to swap out the two seminars for a package of 3 Health Coaching sessions. All Health Coaching sessions are available 6 months after my schooling begins. Thank you all so much!
