About Nina

I am a life coach with a wide range of education and expertise.

I am a board-certified health and wellness coach, and I am certified as an executive coach and a nutritional consultant. I hold an MSW (a master’s degree in social work) and an MBA (a master’s degree in business administration). I became interested in coaching while still in my former career as a non-profit executive. And I have coached many new organizational leaders to be great at their jobs.

But helping people realize their best, fullest, healthiest lives possible has become my greatest passion and has led me into health and wellness and life coaching, which I have done with joy over the past 10 years.

I live with my family in the Pacific Northwest where I enjoy outdoor pursuits when the weather permits. I also enjoy drumming, cooking, reading, meditating, and spending time with my wife, friends, and our two wonderful miniature Australian Labradoodles.

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What I Believe

I believe that every person I work with has the creativity, resources, and tools to live their best life possible. What people often need is support and the extra nudge of accountability that coaching can offer.

With the help of a life coach who can be a thought partner, I believe that my clients can accelerate their movement toward achieving their personal vision and goals. The greatest gifts I have to offer are: providing a safe and nurturing space for personal exploration, listening with my whole self, asking the right powerful questions, and offering insightful reflections that lead my clients to greater self-understanding and personal growth.

Coaching is a lot about fit. So having a complimentary coaching conversation with me will help us determine if I am the right coach for you.

To find out more, click Get In Touch to send me a message.

Some Recommended Reading

Inspiration for making changes and moving forward

To Bless the Space Between Us. A Book of Blessings, John O’Donohoe, Double Day Broadway Publishing Group: New York, 2008.
The Science of Stuck: Breaking Through Inertia to Find Your Path Forward, Britt Frank, Tarcherperigee: USA, 2022.
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Susan Cain, Crown/Penguin Random House LLC: New York, 2022.
Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, William Bridges, Da Capo Press: Massachusetts, 2004.
Atlas of the Heart, Brene Brown, Penguin Random House LLC: New York, 2021.
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything, BJ Fogg, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: New York, 2020.

Inspiration for achieving better health and wellness

Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories, Barbara Rolls, Harper Collins, 2005.
Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again, Traci Mann, Harper Collins, 2015.
Why Diets Make Us Fat: The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession with Weight Loss, Sandra Aamodt, Penguin Random House, 2016.
Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, New Harbinger Publications, 2017.
The Immune System Recovery Plan: A Doctor’s 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease, Susan Blue, Scribner, 2013.