NOURISH WITH JESS
ABOUT
Welcome! I am so glad you're here!
Hey girl,
I'm Jess! I'm a certified holistic health coach, nutrition coach, and certified personal trainer based in Los Angeles. After working as a trainer for over fourteen years, I knew that the diet/fitness industry was not where women could find lasting healing to their health concerns.
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I am so passionate about my work because I once was running off stress hormones, and had no idea.
I would go from one extreme to the other with my health. I would binge then restrict. I would exercise like crazy then get so burned out I wouldn't leave the couch. I would obsess over eating perfectly, then go on the f*ck it diet and eat whatever I wanted.
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I struggled with binge eating for over a decade. I kept trying to fix myself and cover up my shame with a new diet. I dealt with chronic gut and skin problems for years after that. My healing began when I started to focus on regulating my nervous system.
I had to completely reevaluate what health meant and looked like for me. I decided it was time to take radical self responsibility for my health. No more diets. No more 30 day plans. No more cleanses or resets. I decided it was time to stop with the half measures and trends, and go all in with my health.
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And I am here to help you do the same!
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My mission is to empower women to take charge of their health and to create safety in the body.
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Taking care of yourself can be simple, stress free, and actually REMOVE stress from your life - not add to it!
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More deets on me:
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In my free time you can find me sipping on a matcha, hanging out with my cat and fiancé, soaking up the sun at the beach, and rewatching Sex and the City!
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Education:
B.A. Psychology - California State University, Northridge
Integrative Nutrition Health coach - Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Gut Health specialist - Institute for Integrative Nutrition
200 YTT (yoga teacher training) - y7
Certified Personal Trainer - National Personal Training Institute
Certified Nutrition Coach - National Personal Training Institute
Extras:
Crisis Text Line volunteer counselor
Holistic Hormone Workshop with Dr. Afrouz Demeri
Ongoing trainings in women's hormones, gut health, and nervous system work/somatic healing
TRX and Kettlebell certified
WHY I DO WHAT I DO
During my teens and 20s, I struggled with depression and binge eating. After feeling at war with food and my body for years, I slowly started to take the steps to heal myself, and then my relationship with food.
Years later, an autoimmune condition began affecting my skin with large inflamed rash-like breakouts. I spent years going back and forth with doctors who had no idea what was wrong with me and just prescribed steroids and antibiotics.
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I knew I had to advocate for myself if I truly wanted to heal by getting to the root of the issue. I found that nutrition, movement, and my nervous system were all connected. This inspired me to look at health, nutrition, and healing from a complete holistic point of view. I knew I wanted to begin to create the safety my body needed to heal.
Through education, changing my nutrition & lifestyle, and working with the right practitioners, and a lot of f*ing patience, I was able to heal at the root. But my journey isn't finished! I am still working on healing, one day at a time.
This is why I am SO passionate to help other women with their health struggles. My clients have so much more space to live their life with ease without being stressed or obsessed with food. Time & freedom. Less angst, worry, stress with food. More excitement with taking care of themselves. More energy to live their life and THRIVE!