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Hello, My Name Is Jolene

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Meet your new health & wellness coach!


Back in October, I committed to a holiday bootcamp and challenged myself to a 100 day workout program. 100 days? Yes, you read that right. 100 days! Well, today I finished day 79/100 and I'm still going strong. 💪🏻 Never in a million years did I think I would still be chugging along on this program, but I am and I LOVE it.
Along with consistently working out, I can proudly claim that I AM A MORNING PERSON! ☀️ I have always been a serial-snoozer; just ask my parents and Husband. I now wake up early each morning to spend quality time with myself. I journal, read and workout, all before I start my workday. It has been a complete game changer. 👏🏻 How did I get here? Well, it wasn't easy. Last year was a difficult one for me. I spent a lot of 2019 searching for myself, for answers and for motivation. I had never felt so lost before. I had zero motivation to care for myself, I was depressed, anxious and felt stuck. I started having vertigo-like-symptoms and didn't feel like myself. The doctors couldn't find any causes for the vertigo-like-symptoms, so they chalked it up to stress. I started seeing a therapist, for the first time in my life, and it was the BEST thing I could have ever done for myself. 💕

I took baby steps to take better care of myself. Journaling, drinking more water, eating nutritional meals, limiting alcohol, vitamins, reading, walking, spending less time on my phone and more time outside. Finally, I started working out again with the help of my coach, @kelseyfondrick . She walked into my life at the perfect time and I am so grateful for this. Little did I know that the holiday bootcamp would be the thing I needed most- accountability and community. These were puzzle pieces I was missing the whole time. 🧩


I am sharing my story in hopes of helping just one person that might be feeling that same way I did. We are human. We aren't perfect, nor should we strive to be. We all have bad days, weeks & years. We should never feel shame or embarrassment for having these feelings. I am here if you need someone to talk to, need help or ideas on how to find your path. 🤍