You've got plenty of options out there to help you with your struggles with Emotional Eating and unwanted weight gain—but here's why you should choose me as your Nutrition & Wellness Coach.

Certifications

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Nutritious Life Master Certified Nutrition And Wellness Coach 

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Doctor of Pharmacy - University of the Pacific

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Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist

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200hr Yoga Teacher Training

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Specialties

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Psychiatric Pharmacy

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Healthy Weight Loss

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Medication Optimization

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Management of Chronic Medical Conditions

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Yoga & Mindfulness

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My Story As A Nutrition, Wellness and Mindfulness Coach

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Hi there! 

 

My name is Trang, and my story of how I came on this path to follow my true heart's passion is story of personal transformation!

 

I myself have struggled with mental health conditions most of my adult life, and I know I am not alone in this, so many people struggle. For me, depression, anxiety and OCD are the conditions that I live with. 

 

In my young 20's I suffered a major depressive episode due to difficult life circumstances. In my young 30's I experienced postpartum depression triggered by severe sleep deprivation. 

When I had my second child, the anxiety was overwhelming.  And in the backdrop of this all was an ever present obsessive compulsive personality that developed as a result of physical trauma from a serious motor vehicle accident when I was 26. That is a lot for any one person to experience, but I know there are many people who have suffered so much more. 

 

Each time I was fortunate enough to have worked through the pain and severe discomfort with the help of medical treatment, therapy and a supportive network of friends and family. It was not easy, incredibly pain at times, but each time, I made it to the other side. But with my extensive mental health history I was very prone to depression and anxiety while trying to just be a human living in this world!

 

And then the pandemic hit. 

 

This may be a familiar story to you, too. With so much uncertainty, I struggled with anxiety, depression, and hopelessness, which led me to comfort myself with emotional eating. And I suppose I had been doing this all my life and didn't even realize it until now. 

 

I gained 15 lbs in two months, which perpetuated a vicious cycle that worsened my mental health.

 

Once I decided that enough was enough, I took my health into my own hands with a "health kick." I lost the weight with careful dieting and exercise, but I knew it would be a matter of time before I fell off the wagon, like most "yo-yo diets." This was a pattern that has repeated itself in the past for me.

 

This time, I committed to working with my long-time yoga teacher, a certified nutritionist who guided me through a transformational journey of understanding my emotional triggers and learning how to process them in a healthy way without food.  With careful nutritional and lifestyle changes, I was able to achieve drastic improvement in my mental and physical health. Now at 44, I am stronger mentally and physically than I have ever been in my life and want to help others discover the JOY and LOVE in learning how to care for this one WILD and PRECIOUS life! 

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