WHOLE LIFE NOURISHMENT – Gain greater vitality and optimal health in a supportive, holistic community!

WHOLE LIFE NOURISHMENT – Gain greater vitality and optimal health in a supportive, holistic community!

by | Jul 21, 2025 | Blog, Groups and Talks, Health, Mind-Body-Spirit Connection, Movement and body, Nutrition, Programs, Progressive leaders

NOW is the time to come together in connection,

to practice radical self-care and community-care,

to be in circle with other like-minded people

who are showing up for their communities

AND know they have to take care of themselves to do so.

Because, as you know, you can’t pour from an empty cup.

And there are so many ways we want to show up for our family,

our community, for decency and democracy, and for ourselves.

And we do better together.

What if you could remove BURNOUT, OVERWHELM, and FATIGUE from your day?

What if you could change the world AND take good care of your health and well-being?

Introducing

WHOLE LIFE NOURISHMENT!

 

Connect with me today for a Clarity Call for the September 2025 cohorts!

Exciting news!

There are TWO cohorts for this round:

The TRANSITION AND UPGRADE Cohort for those in (Peri)Menopause

AND

“Empowered Healthy Moms” Cohort for moms of littles! 

This four-month online coaching program is specifically designed for changemakers to support you in optimizing your health and well-being—mind, body and spirit!

Imagine this . . .

Moving through your day with CLARITY and CONFIDENCE of your food plan because you are all prepped and ready to go with nutritious, delicious food that works for you and your body.

Waking up with plenty of ENERGY and MOTIVATION to not only get your work done with ease and focus, but you also have enough left in your tank at the end of the day to do the other things that bring you JOY.

Connecting with an AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY that not only SUPPORTS your health challenges and goals, but also INSPIRES you!

I know these are EXTREMELY challenging times and I know you are all feeling overwhelmed most days with burnout looming . . .

AND here’s the deal . . . . even in the midst of such uncertainty,

you can take small steps on a daily basis to better support your health

and well-being so that you can show up with energy, focus and vitality

for your mission, yourself, your team, your relationships, and our planet!

Join me! Let’s do this together!

The WHOLE LIFE NOURISHMENT program has eight key pillars:

* Establish more clarity and confidence around your FOOD/NUTRITION choices and routines so that you can feel more energized, balanced, and nourished all day long and continue to support your immune system.

* Practice effective strategies to support better quality SLEEP/REST because sleep is essential to having vital health, more energy, less cravings, and more resilience in handling the big changes you are facing.

* Prioritize more daily MOVEMENT into your routine so that you can be more present in your body, relieve stress, support immune health, and feel stronger.

* Create the healthy SCHEDULE/HABITS/ROUTINES that allow you to move through your day with greater ease, energy, and focus. These times have highlighted the importance of routines more than ever!

* Cultivate ways to have moments of meaningful CONNECTION TO SELF in the form of self-care practices, self-love mindset, expressions of creativity, and opportunities for pleasure and joy, even in the midst of the unknown.

* Focus on your MINDSET and create more mindfulness practices and cultivate rest. This is key to being present each day, even when there is a lack of clarity in the larger world. This time in our history is asking us to slow down while also continuing to be focused and effective in our work, our relationships, and our communities.

* Continue to build meaningful CONNECTION TO OTHERS (your community, family, personal and professional relationships, social justice movements, our planet) from a place of authenticity, giving from the overflow, and healthy boundaries. This group is also an opportunity to make meaningful connections with people who get what you’re going through.

* Continue to develop and nurture your sense of PURPOSE/MISSION because I know you came into this world at this time to make the largest positive impact! If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that we need to be healthy and strong to really show up for ourselves, our students, and our community. Let’s do this together!

What you receive when you join Whole Life Nourishment:

    • Small-group coaching calls twice a month: total of NINE 90-minute calls via Zoom to build community, support, accountability, and clear guidance to meet your health and wellness goals. We do better when we’re connected together and can support each other! Groups will be limited to 8-12 people so we can create meaningful connections and community. The (Peri)Menopause group will meet Sundays 4:00-5:30 pm PT (email me for the exact dates). The Mom Cohort will meet Fridays, 11 am to 12 pm on Zoom, plus a couple longer in person meetings in the Oakland, CA area (email me for exact dates).
    • Specific coaching and support on my signature WHOLE LIFE NOURISHMENT program where we’ll focus on all areas of your life–nutrition, sleep, movement, connection, etc.–to holistically support your wellness. Let’s do this in manageable, achievable, small steps daily!
    • Private group chat (not on Facebook) to easily stay in contact with each other in between calls to ask questions, receive ongoing support, share wins, and stay connected.
    • Accountability partners to help you stay on track with peers who can celebrate your wins and understand your challenges.
    • The convenience of an online group so that you can be in the safety of your home but we can be connected from anywhere in the country!

YOUR INVESTMENT:

For FOUR+ months of Whole Life Nourishment support, your investment is $1199.

Payment plans available upon request. Venmo, Zelle or PayPal are preferred methods of payment.

Note: consider using your HSA to enroll.

I am committed to making this group program affordable and accessible, so if you are in financial need, I offer sliding scale options. Please reach out.

If you want to learn how to optimize your health and well-being so that you can continue to be an energized, healthy changemaker even in the midst of so much change, aggravation and uncertainty then . . .

ENROLL TODAY!

Questions? Then let’s set up a 15-Minute Clarity Call and make sure this program is the right fit for you!

Or just email me at [email protected]

Questions? Let’s talk. Book a Clarity Call online today!

Here are some of the benefits of joining today . . .

* More energy, better quality sleep, and practical ways to nourish yourself with food (even in the midst of such challenging times)!

*Greater ease in creating healthy habits that support your well-being on a daily basis. Small steps lead to great shifts!

*Practical tips and suggestions that you can apply immediately. Let’s stop waiting for “when” or “if” and take action today!

*Personalized guidance in how to make small changes that yield big results. Every body is different and I’m here to support you through a model that works for your unique body, lifestyle, and situation.

*Opportunities to set practical goals/action steps that you can actually achieve to keep you on track with your health and well-being (so you can keep being an amazing changemaker!).

*Ongoing accountability, encouragement, and connection so that you can really show up as your best. This is key! We can’t do it alone! We need connection and community more now than ever!

*The support and wisdom of your fellow group members who know exactly what you’re going through!

Enroll today!

For those of you new to me, my name is Michelle Dwyer and I am a Holistic Health Coach and Certified Nutrition Consultant. I have a Master of Science degree in Health and Nutrition Education and I’m Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition.

I am also committed to various social justice issues and see myself as an agent of positive change. I am excited to serve my fellow changemakers in your health and well-being so that YOU can show up in all the ways our world needs you . . . whether that’s at a grassroots level or more global. For more information about my larger vision and the causes I support, please go to my blog post here.

Looking forward to connecting with you soon!

In health,

Michelle Dwyer, Transformation Coach, Holistic Health Coach and Certified Nutrition Consultant, MS in Health and Nutrition Education, Former Educator, Agent of Positive Change

YES, AND! How to apply this improv concept to our health and wellness!

YES, AND! How to apply this improv concept to our health and wellness!

by | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog, Health, Mind-Body-Spirit Connection, Progressive leaders

YES, AND!
Been thinking about this phrase a lot lately . . .
Many of you may not know that I did improv for quite a few years and I loved it. It was purely recreational for me, a way to have fun, meet new people, and get creative.

And it brought SO MUCH to my life: it helped me release “perfectionism,” it taught me how to stay present more, it helped me be more empathetic and listen better, and it also introduced the concept of “Yes, and . . .” to me.

For those of you not familiar, the concept of “yes, and” is foundational to improv. It means that when your improv partner offers you a scenario, you respond with something that affirms their offer and builds off of it.

For example, if you’re in a scene together and your partner says, “Hey Samantha, pretty awesome space-ship you just built there!” you might say, “Yeah, can you believe I ordered it on Etsy and it only took 2 hours to build? Want to take a ride?” Your partner would then “yes and” you back and say, “Yes, that’s sounds like a great idea! Do you have any bike helmets?”

You see where I’m going . . . What you don’t say is “But my name isn’t Samantha” or “What space ship?” or anything else that blocks the offer.

So where am I going with this and how does it relate to health and wellness?

We can embrace the “YES, AND” concept in so many ways:
* YES I can be an effective _________ (progressive leader, teacher, nurse, parent . . .you fill in the blank) AND prioritize my health and well-being.
* YES I can eat nutrient-dense foods most of the time AND enjoy special treats now and then.
* YES I am able to love and appreciate my body AND want to make healthy shifts and changes.

These are just a few ideas to get you thinking!

“YES AND” gets us out of perfectionism or “black and white” or “all or nothing” thinking. It embraces possibility and nuance. It builds on successes and taps into our creativity.

What’s a “YES, AND” that you are practicing right now? Would love to hear! 

All of Us Are BECOMING: Inspired by Michelle Obama and in Honor of Black History Month

All of Us Are BECOMING: Inspired by Michelle Obama and in Honor of Black History Month

by | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog, Health, Progressive leaders, Reviews

In Honor of Black History Month: How Michelle Obama’s Book Becoming is an Inspiration to Us All

I just finished Michelle Obama’s amazing memoir Becoming and I felt inspired to share a few reflections with you.

Let me be clear, even before reading her book, my love for Michelle Obama ran deep. Never before have I been so happy to share my name with someone. Her commitment to her family, her country, her career, her husband and partner are all inspiring.  I am also inspired by her voice and commitment to important causes like children’s health, girls’ education worldwide, and to our veterans returning from war. She used her position of power as First Lady to not only focus on these amazing causes, but she also did an incredible job of protecting her daughters so that they could grow up as “normal” as possible while living in the White House.

Besides learning more about how Michelle grew up on the South Side of Chicago, I also loved learning very human things about Barack Obama, like how he would leave his clothes lying around every where! I also smiled reading how cool and calm he is by temperament and how Michelle would be much more likely to get worked up about something (sounds a lot like me and my husband Gary!).

Lastly, what I loved as a through-line from the title to every section of the book was this idea of BECOMING.

She writes in the Epilogue:

“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end. . . It’s all a process, steps along a path. Becoming requires equal parts patience and rigor. Becoming is never giving up on the idea that there’s more growing to be done.” (419)

You see, that is why I also love the work that I do. My clients may come in because they want to lose weight or change their eating habits or improve their digestive system or let go of their cravings to sugar . . . . but really what they want is to see is CHANGE. They think, “This is not working. Something needs to change and I might need some help in making those changes.” And I get the honor and privilege of being on that path or journey with them for a little while, to guide, support, encourage, and cheer along the way.

I think just like Michelle Obama, we are doing our best to continue to grow into new ways of being. And health and wellness for many is a part of that path.

Maybe this has you thinking? Was is it that I am becoming next? What part of my path is unfolding next? What small steps am I taking forward today? This may be in terms of your health, your family and relationships, your career, your community, your spiritual life.

For me, a new path I am exploring is reaching out to progressive leaders in my community so that I can empower them in actively achieving health, well being, and balance. If they feel strong, healthy, clear, and powerful by taking charge of their health and well-being, then they can better go out into the world and be the amazing agents of positive change we all so need them to be!

If you’d like to read more about this new direction or how you might be able to help me find these amazing leaders, please check out my blog post: I Am an Agent of Positive Change.

I will leave you with Michelle’s final words in the book:

“There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there’s grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become.”