How Did We Get Here?

Hi!  Welcome to Nourishing Routines and its very first blog post. 

How did we get here?  It’s crazy to think of where my life was 6+ years ago.  I hadn’t started coaching yet, and worked as an Education Assistant.  I dreamed of having a job or career ‘doing something I love’ but couldn’t fathom HOW?! I had 2 big passions other than my family –  I loved working out, and I loved seeing how different ways of eating affected me – and offering the odd bit of advice on how friends and family should eat (usually unwanted advice).   How was that going to turn into a job or career?  It seemed impossible that I could make a living with passions like the ones I had.  Then….I ended up getting a chance to coach one class a day at 6am at a small, private local gym for a season.  This led to planning off-ice training sessions for my son’s hockey team – and they loved it!  Word got out and I was asked to do all the off ice training for all of the travel girls hockey teams in my city for a season.  After these great experiences I finally felt confident enough to get my CrossFit Level 1 cert and coach at my gym. This was a BIG one for me, and gave me the most rewards.  I would leave thinking “I made money for doing that”?  as it didn’t feel like work at all.  Getting my Precision Nutrition certification felt like another dream come true.  FINALLY I could offer advice to people and THEY WELCOMED IT as well as got paid!  Doing coaching and fitness calls for an online business for first responders was another dream job.  I realized that constantly learning and growing was leading me to a profession I was thrilled about and filled my cup!  

After several years of coaching I began thinking….I wanted to help and get to the people that don’t want to go to a gym (for many different reasons they may have) and the people that don’t KNOW what changes to their food choices and activity can do for their health, their bodies and their mood.  During lockdowns I saw people’s nutrition choices and activity levels decline – which turned into habits.  I wanted to help change these habits!  I wanted to use my knowledge and experience to help MORE people.  Busy people.  Parent’s with chaotic lives.  People that work crazy hours.  Anyone that wants help in how to do it, where to start, and what to do?

It’s been a longer process that I anticipated!  I didn’t want to give up any of my coaching hours or PT clients – I started accumulating special needs clients and this gives me such joy as well, being able to tie in my previous EA job but without the school system.  

As I was building my website and new business, my daughter started showing the same passion for coaching and decided to pursue this avenue – rather than head to university and take a program she wasn’t sure about.  Kelly also got her Level 1 cert…and then her Level 2…and began coaching at our CrossFit gym.  And she was GOOD!  Made me step up my coaching game!  As soon as Kelly completed her Precision Nutrition cert she began doing 1:1 nutrition coaching for several women in our area.  She – and her clients – were having so much success!  I realized another worry for my business was taken care of – Kelly could do coaching for Nourishing Routines when it needed another coach!  

So this is how we got here, and what you’ll get from your coaches at Nourishing Routines – a mother/daughter duo that finds fulfillment by helping others achieve their nutrition and fitness goals.