Finally, a job with passion

I recently left my corporate job of 14 years (yes, in THIS economy!) to pursue a career in Health Counseling full time. I often worked 70, 80, or 90 hour workweeks and learned firsthand how damaging it was to my health to be overworked, malnourished, and starved for quality relationships, plus lacking regular exercise. Regardless of the secure income and advancement opportunities my former job provided, it was never the right one for me, no matter how much I tried to make it fit into my life. It took near burnout to convince me it was time to move on and finally pursue a career that I was passionate about. While I cherish the friendships and experience I cultivated, I came to realize that until I made that change, the dreams I had for myself would never materialize. Almost as soon as I left, my binge eating and sugar addiction subsided. Now, food is no longer the love of my life.

I received my training to practice Health Counseling at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, which is the only nutrition school integrating all the different dietary theories—combining the knowledge of traditional philosophies with modern concepts like the USDA food pyramid, the glycemic index, the Zone and raw foods. My certification is pending and will be completed in July, 2009. I'm so grateful to have found this school - it's changed my life in deep and profound ways. And the best part is, it's not over yet! I'm still learning the very process that I've begun to implement with the clients I'm working with and see more and more positive changes in them and myself every day. I'll never look back on my bold decision with regret as I know only good things await me and by listening to my intuition, it's impossible to fail. Whenever I get stuck about what the next step to take is, I just pull out my Wii and play Guitar Hero and ironically, it all comes into focus! Stress, what stress?