Alexa

After working with Julie in private coaching for the last six months, it has been absolutely amazing to look back at how far I've come. What seemed "normal" to me six months ago is so much different than now, and I couldn't be more grateful.

I reached out to Julie feeling scattered, truly all over the place in life, and thinking of my body as something to fix—constantly looking for the next thing, not necessarily in terms of diet and exercise, but just in general. Over the course of our coaching, I learned what it truly means to be intentional, and to trust my body and my intuition to lead me to what is the best for me. While I'm pleased to say my body image has become something I don't prioritize daily, I'm even more grateful to experience the impact that has had on my self worth. I went to Julie thinking I would find healing from diet culture and body image issues, but truly found so so so much more. She's simply the best.


Katie

Julie is a phenomenal woman! Julie didn’t just change my life – she changed me, and gave me the education, cheerleading, and tools to change my own life.

What is so special about Julie’s work is that she truly loves and understands us as amazing human beings. Her program is not a one-size-fits-all. From your very first discovery call with her, she sincerely and genuinely gets to know you. Your hopes, your challenges, and the person you hope to be. (Sometimes, she even sees who that is before you do!) From there, she adapts her work to fit you. Not the other way around. 

Coaching with Julie is equal parts compassion and empowerment, and applicable tools, tips, and tricks. It’s so much more than just Intuitive Eating. We worked with Intuitive Eating to replace guilt and harmful patterns that just never seemed to work for me with joy, hopefulness, and excitement about my body and life. In my first call with Julie, she asked me what I hoped to accomplish by the end of our program. By the end, I had everything I’d asked for – and so much more than I could have imagined from the start.

Julie is also incredible in that she makes working with her accessible for all personality types, needs, and budgets. No matter what you’re looking for, my advice is schedule a discovery call and learn about the many, many options Julie provides! It will be fun, casual, and so uplifting, I promise! Jules does this work selflessly and genuinely, and I know she cannot wait to meet you!


Sylvia

I am currently working with Julie as my coach, and I only have a few more sessions with her. This journey has been life changing. It has been self care at its best!

I am so happy I decided to purchase the 10 day mini course.  For me, it includes reminders, keeps me motivated, and I continue to learn new things to continue this journey of living my life happier and free of diets.

The short videos are perfect for me, it’s easy to fit them in my day. I am reminded of how diet culture has negatively affected my life and well being. I am reminded that there is a healthier and positive way of life without dieting. The videos will always be there for me should I need them.


Sarah

One great thing about 2020 is Diet Detox 180 with Julie Ohlemacher! This program has literally changed my life, and yes I know that sounds cliché, but baby you better believe it!! 

If you follow her on IG you already know, but Julie is phenomenal! Her bright, bold, and brilliant ways she crushes diet culture BS is not only effective but contagious! 

The way she confronts the lies of dieting, weight stigma, and pressure to conform to our culture’s way of making us feel like we need to shrink our bodies to ‘fit in’ is powerful! This program, Julie provides research-based education, real life examples, laughter, journal prompts, mantras, motivation, friendship... you name it!

Being as empathetic, genuine, and compassionate as she is, you can feel just how much Julie believes in you as her client as you work together. Whether in a group coaching call, response in the Facebook group, or email... you can just feel the connection in her words, that Julie is the coach you have been needing for a long time, she just gets it, and knows exactly what you need to take you one step closer to a life of intuitive eating and body confidence!

I started the Diet Detox 180 program disliking my body, binge eating, living with food rules, not knowing how to trust my hunger cues, etc. Now that I have completed all the modules, I trust my body to tell me when to eat, I allow myself to eat what I want, when I want, and however much I want. I am wearing jean short, biker shorts, and dresses to work. I have sex with the lights on, wear bikinis to the pool, and love enjoying ice cream after dinner with NO GUILT. 

Am I 100% free from diet culture’s sneaky ways? No. But this program gave me the tools I will need to pause, recognize, realize, reroute, and move forward when diet culture gets in my way. I am stronger, more aware, happier, and even excited about my future. Food no longer consumes my thoughts and I have the Diet Detox 180 program to thank for that! 

I am so grateful that I prioritized myself and decided to invest in my future! This program has made it possible for me to love myself for who I am today, right now, without feeling like I need to change my appearance to accomplish my life’s purpose! 

So I say to you, you who is debating on joining the Diet Detox 180, DO IT!!! YOU DESERVE TO BE FREE FROM DIET CULTURE! & worthy of a beautifully full life! Bet of yourself and take the leap, you’ll be so glad you did, I know I am!!

xoxo, cheers


Diet Detox Member

Jumping on here to share a pretty big win- before starting this journey, I was guilty of linking my worth to my physical appearance, but more than that, I thought I wouldn’t be perceived as intelligent and hardworking at work until I was thin and “looked” the part. I thought if I could just get my eating under control, my career would fall into place. And now, I’m finally starting to see how that’s a total lie! I recently got a new role at work that comes with a pretty big promotion, and I don't feel that familiar sense of imposter syndrome. I worked really hard for this and I freaking did it! Grateful for the support of this program for helping me unlearn diet culture’s harmful messaging and lies


Kristen

Filled with a whole lotta gratitude this evening for this program and how life changing it's truly been in the past fourth months Just feeling so free right now; a lot of that is probably because my headspace isn't cluttered with thoughts around perfection, food, calories, and exercise.

Thank you, Julie for all you do and for creating a space for us to learn and grow. I am so grateful because the life I always thought was just a dream is now becoming my reality-- I am feeling the best I've ever felt physically, mentally, and emotionally. And I realized all this in photographs I got back-- which is wild because I used to despise getting my picture taken.


Nicole

Before working with Julie, my brain was cluttered with guilt with food and weight reinforced by YEARS of disordered eating. I truly felt the constant thoughts were a barrier to me achieving the things I wanted in life that had nothing to do with my weight. I looked at food and calories as an accounting book that constantly needed balanced. Julie was (and still is!) my cheerleader and champion throughout the process of understanding the root of things like binge eating and why diets fail, learning to listen to my body and understand what it needs, and underlining the importance of self-care and self-compassion. 

The change I went through wasn't some grandiose, immediate "WOW!" factor. It was a small ripple effect that felt subtle, until the end when we looked back to celebrate the journey and I realized the incredible metamorphosis. I think this is an important distinction, because that's truly the mark of a life-long, positive change.


Amy

This program has taught me how to eat with FULL PERMISSION, move my body with ENJOYMENT and live unapologetically without guilt or shame! Julie’s program gave me vacations back. It gave me freedom from pre-vacation dieting and struggling with my weight and body size, distraction from the trip itself because of bathing suit dread and over eating and then post-vacation guilt and shame. Now vacations were filled with enjoyment and SAVORING every single moment and every bite of food and knowing there was no prep needed beforehand and no guilt or “make up” after. Just pure vacation bliss and enjoyment with myself and loved ones. I came back happier and people even noticed I wasn’t as sad that it was over and wasn’t talking about the guilt of over eating, etc. I approached the holidays with the same mentality and focused on what really matters - spending time with those I love and enjoying all the little moments and traditions. Through the program, I have worked to remove guilt from food. Julie’s line of “Guilt has no place in our eating experience” will forever be in my head. I’ve been able to let go of guilt around what I eat, when I eat and how much and focus on feeding my hunger cues and honoring my fullness. And also choosing to overeat at times and focusing on the special experience was a major shift for me. Also, focusing on the big picture mentality was a major mindset shift to know that eating is not solely dependent on one day, one week or even one month, and our own personal morality is NOT affected by what we eat! Old food rules from diet culture have gone out the window, and I have now RECLAIMED back my once-deemed “bad” foods like bagels, butter, OJ, cookies, bread and cheese! The change in mindset from the “all or nothing mentality” to the celebration of little victories was HUGE for me, especially with movement. It allowed me to be compassionate with myself and my body in a way I had never been previously and helped me to learn that I can’t fail at this. With Julie‘s incredible coaching skills and compassion, any struggles along the way became learning opportunities and moments for adjustment, further reinforcing that this is all a lifelong journey that we can’t fail at! The program truly helped me to learn to honor the needs of my body and mind - whether it craved movement or rest, sleep or stimulation, savory or salty or sweet foods, to help me feel and be the best version of myself. I came away with a sense of gratitude for my body and all that it does for me and learned how to ask myself “How can I best show up for myself today and how can I nourish my body, mind and soul”? The different meditations and workshops also helped me work through years of diet culture and guilt mentality to forgive my past self and also be kind to myself in the future. It has helped me take positive actions in changing how I speak, think and share my thoughts and opinions about weight, body size, and diet culture so I can stop further reinforcing the stigmas for other girls and women for years to come.


Lindsay

When I finally decided to reach out to Julie last spring, I had no idea that it would be one of the most important decisions I’d ever made. I just knew I needed to fix my relationship with food. For too long I’d battled an eating disorder alone and let the things it was telling me about myself rule and shape my life. Enough was enough.

In the time I worked with Julie, I came to realize how much that disordered voice affected me. It wasn’t just feeding me lies about my body; its general message that I was imperfect, flawed, and not enough had infiltrated every aspect of my identity.  It had belittled my confidence bit by bit, taken up too much space in my brain, and kept my natural creativity hostage. In short, it was calling all the shots.

As I continued to work with Julie, I not only healed my relationship with food and mastered the principles of intuitive eating, I got myself back. I found the confidence I had lost so, so long ago. With Julie’s guidance, I took on diet culture and won. I took on those lies it fed me and won. I constantly thank the universe that she was exactly where she was when I finally decided “this ends now” and looked for help.  

As of this year, I’m fearlessly pursuing my creative dreams knowing that I am worthy, capable, and enough.  I’ve taken back everything that diet culture and years of an eating disorder took from me. I’ve learned to love myself unconditionally.  I have Julie to thank for all of this. Believe me when I tell you that with her help and guidance, you can get to this place, too, and you absolutely deserve to be here.


When we first started this transformation journey, I thought the ultimate goal was to “feel like my old self again.”  How amazing to now realize that I get to feel like a completely NEW version of myself! One that is strong and confident, compassionate and curious, healthy and mindful, and honors EVERY version of myself that I have ever been, and ever will be.  I now know how important it is to love myself for everything I am and everything I’m not, and most importantly, I know that I DESERVE love – unconditionally.  I now feel the most beautiful when I am the least “perfect,” because the word has a completely new meaning.  Beauty is laughter and love, it is sweat and movement and strength, it is choosing foods that make me happy and not giving a damn if they are “healthy” or not, and it is choosing to put myself first – without guilt or worry about what others think.  Waking up every day and feeling like I am WHERE I am supposed to be WHEN I’m supposed to be and HOW I am supposed to be is beautiful! `All of our work with Intuitive Eating, mindfulness, body image, and transformation has come together to create a wonderful sense of EMPOWERMENT in my life, and I am beyond excited to see all of the amazing things I am going to accomplish this year and the rest of my life without fear or doubt to hold me back. 

I have always believed that people come into our lives for a reason – some to stay, some to go, and some to alter our paths forever.  You are one of those people.  Three years ago, I walked into my first ever Cycle class with you as the instructor, and walked out completely in love with it.  This year, you helped me fall in love with myself.  “Thank you” is simply not big enough for completely changing my life! I am so excited to continue on this journey with you as a wonderful coach and friend! 

Maddy


My 90-day program with Julie was revolutionary. We worked through so many of my beliefs - however well-intentioned they began - that had been holding me down for so long. The tools and the mindset that I developed with Julie is a part of me now, and I hope everyone has the opportunity to get out from under all those limiting beliefs. This may sound silly, but I know it to be true, my body and I are friends now, and I’m working on that relationship every day. For me, that is a revolution all by itself, and it has changed my life. 

Jenn


What a journey in 3 short months with Julie. When I stumbled on Julie's program I thought, "okay someone is going to teach me how to eat WITHOUT having to be on a diet program...cool!" Little did I know that this program is so much more than that. It isn't just nutrition and exercise. It is the gift of body positivity and empowerment. And it is life-changing! Julie creates a safe space to allow for deep personal reflection. She shows her clients that there is another way to live outside of diet culture. She listens, understands, supports, and encourages curiosity. I am growing as a person and living my life regardless of my size thanks to Julie. 

Jess


I have always been very skeptical of the concept of health coaching/ life coaching, so I was hesitant to begin my sessions with Julie.  I really didn't believe it would work, but like many decisions I've come to make, I thought to myself, 'well, what do I really have to lose?'  Up until this point, I had spent the past 15 or so years of my life yo-yoing between bouts of eating healthy and committing to exercise, and then not.  My weight would vary by about 30 lbs every year to 2 years, I'd go between a size 12 and a size 2.  At a size 12 I felt bloated and unhappy, often stressed by work and other life factors, but at a size 2, I felt like a psychopath constantly monitoring everything I was eating and obsessively exercising.  I could never find a healthy in-between, and I could never maintain my weight for more than a few months before expanding into a person that didn't want to go out or take pictures. I believed this is how the rest of my life would go.  I'd cycle between weight, stress, happiness, and sadness, not being able to fit in my clothes because they were too big or too small, over and over again and never really being able to feel fully confident in myself.  I worried that because of this, I'd never be able to meet the right person or achieve what I really wanted to achieve in any aspect of my life. Then, Julie happened. 

I'm coming up on a year anniversary since we started our initial 90 days of coaching and as cliche as it sounds, and I can't believe I'm even saying this, I honestly feel like my best self.  I am healthier than I ever have been before and feel more excited about what's to come in my life than ever before.  I work out a healthy amount, I eat a healthy amount, I go through stressful times of being sad and not sleeping but with some time I'm back on my feet again and back to feeling like myself.  I've never been able to bounce back through hard times so easily and significantly.  I can get myself to make decisions that are good for me-- whether that be spending a night at home or at the gym, eating a salad or a cupcake (or 3), having a glass of water or wine, going on a date or going out with friends, deciding to bring more work home or take the night off, but never beating myself up about any decisions I make--recognizing where I'm at and allowing myself to be there but then staying motivated to not completely lose myself as I had so many times before. 

Julie taught me really simple things that I've built into a lifestyle.  She taught me how to motivate myself and make time for myself in a way I had never done before.  She taught me to see beyond my weight and how to be kind to myself.  Some sessions I was in a really tough place and Julie would reconstruct her plan to meet me where I was.  She has helped me combat some really hard, dark thoughts I never wanted to be uncovered, but have since found a way to manage.  For the first time in my life, I feel really healthy and in a way I'm able to maintain. 

Thinking back to just a year ago, right before I started my sessions with Julie, I had discovered notes from my doctor that stated she was very concerned about my weight and that my BMI had me ranked as obese, that really hurt me then and I was so fearful I would never find a healthy way to be.  Julie changed that.  Julie changed me.

Kristen


The 90-day private coaching happened and holy LIFE CHANGING. Seriously. Nothing will ever be able to explain this transformation/change/connection to myself that I found. it's so hard for me to explain because it's the feelings I feel now, the entire process I went through to focus on ME, and to do this for myself. Words will never do justice. Before this program I still felt so powerless, controlled, timid, self-conscious. Here I am 3 months later and I can genuinely feel a difference. I now literally physically feel powerful, confident and like a controller. I feel FREE and HAPPY. I feel proud. Proud of me, who I authentically, naturally am, and what I love and enjoy. I feel more energized as I have so much more time and energy to spend on doing things I enjoy and spending time with people I enjoy being with. I've never experienced a transformation so powerful and eye-opening. I've truly learned what it means to live a healthy life. It means so much more than what you eat and how much you exercise. This program and you are incredible. The 90 days allowed me to find, learn, embrace and conquer challenges. It allowed for it all to happen slowly and persistently. The 90 days gave me time to really dive deep and connect and learn with myself. It allowed me to face and realize challenges and truly work through them and learn. It allowed me to actually watch and feel the transformation happen. It gave me time to watch the baby steps and actually live through this entire journey and not miss a part.

And at the end of the day I could not have experienced any of this or gotten to where I am without the best coach around. 

Haley


I met Julie about 3-4 years ago. She was my first class I took at Cycle614. After taking that class, I became a regular client and became very dedicated to cycle fitness. I continuously took Julie’s classes and then found out she was in yoga training. I then also followed her to local yoga studios to take her yoga classes. I guess you could say I was a “Julie class lover”.

   I recently went to a primary care physician appointment for the usual checkup, I was told by the doctor that I may need to get on a diet pill or do something more to lose weight and bring down that infamous BMI. I was shocked and upset, I work out around 5-6 days a week doing spinning/cycling, yoga, Pilates, etc. and eat relatively healthy.  I was absolutely stunned. I have always had issues with body image and diet thanks to 20+ years of being in the ballet world, but this was the “icing on the cake” for me when over 7 years ago, I decided dance was no longer my path and I retired. I found other ways to stay in shape and stay healthy…or so I thought.

   After another awesome class at Cycle614 taught by Julie, I approached her and asked her about her intuitive eating program and her health coaching. I disclosed this crazy information I was given from my doctor and she looked at me square in the face and said…”NO! There is no way Jen at all…lets set up a discovery session and chat.” I then got home and immediately got onto her website and signed up for her free discovery session. After that first chat and planning what we would work on and do in her program, I took about a day or so to think it over but then said YES and signed up for her private coaching sessions.

  We talked over the phone and also met up in person for a few sessions (even took a yoga class at LIT Life & Yoga together which I am now a die-hard client of the studio now ☺ ), talked about great achievements, struggles and challenges, goals for the week ahead, things to stick to doing for myself, and the list goes on and on and on. I think my two favorite portions of her coaching was the ‘honoring hunger and fullness” and one of our calls about “body image”. Those two sessions stuck out to me as the best and most impactful for me. We dug deep into those subjects, dived into thoughts I have had, perceptions I have made, and how to change these thoughts and perceptions for the better.

  Through the course of Julie’s coaching, she was dedicated to me and what I wanted to receive from this program, she was patient, understanding, kind, genuine, supportive, and just a great role model for the type of person and woman I want to be. She has taught me so far to love myself no matter what, love my body no matter what, don’t feel guilty about the foods I may eat, or the workouts I may or may not do, to feel confident in every decision I make for myself, and the biggest one, to love myself for who I am currently and continue to love myself as I evolve and better myself. I am currently enrolled in the Intuitive Eating: The Group Experience” and have completed the “90-day” program, and I can’t express enough what Julie and her amazing program has done for me mentally, physically, emotionally. I feel happier, healthier, more aware, and self-confident in myself thanks to her and this amazing program. I feel that this has even made big impacts in my life, my relationship with my amazing partner, my work (new job promotion ☺ ) my family, & my friends. It’s truly amazing that when you take care of yourself and love yourself, what doors open or, the more time you have to enjoy…LIFE!!

  Julie, I can’t thank you enough. You are such an inspiration to me and tons of women and I wish you nothing but success and that you prosper. You are truly meant to be a health coach and teach others all these wonderful pieces of information and tools to live by to be the best version of YOU. I feel like a better version of me…you have opened my eyes to a new way of life…I’m going to get out there and ENJOY it!

Jen


Other good news and progress!! I purchased a pool pass. What?! Who am I!!! And I went tonight for the first time. It wasn’t as warm as I thought, but it still felt awesome to swim around and be out in my suit. Side note: I went with my mom and she told me how much of a fish I used to be and how she couldn’t pry me away from the pool. Then, puberty. And self consciousness. 

Seriously, I never thought I could even get to a point where i could wear a swimming suit in public. Let alone BUY a pool pass. It’s just so crazy to me. And amazing. Along with liberating. And I don’t even THINK about what people see or if they are looking. Like, those are the types of things that would consume me before. That experience a year ago, it would have been torture. I couldn’t have enjoyed myself at all. I would have been constantly thinking about leaving, and the shortest distance to the pool. And how I could cover myself to not offend others. But today, I can say to myself, “self, let’s go to the pool.” And GO and have a great time!!! 

I guess what I’m trying to say is that finally, after all these years of trying to hide myself for when I’m X, I am actually able to live my life and love my body . I am able to be unapologetically, perfectly imperfect me. And i love it. Fuck all those that don’t. That’s changed my life for the better in soooo many ways, but most importantly in the BEST ways. 

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you’ve shown me that i can be. To allow me to find my true self again.

Laura


Julie and I started a journey together many moons ago, where she shared some of her greatest vulnerabilities with myself and a group of peers. We reflected and embraced the many ways that God’s love had wiggled its way into our lives, and struggled with many mysteries and questions that remained. I sat in awe at how Julie guided a group of students through this beautiful journey, sharing God’s love with each in a very special way.

Fast forward to 5 (?!) years later, and I learn Julie has started her own business as a health coach. Now, I’ve paid a pretty penny for trainers, nutritionists, and everything in between - all in an effort to feel better about myself (admittedly, this was masked by a desire to lose weight, eat better, etc., etc.), and nothing ever stuck. But reading how Julie was approaching health, I scratched my head – this wasn’t anything I had come across before. Intuitive eating? Loving your body just as it is? Every diet, media ad, and coach had taught me these things didn’t exist – if not explicitly, then implicitly. But that logo – exercise, meditation, nutrition, and a donut – a donut in a health coach ad?! – got me curious.

I signed up for a discovery session, and Julie didn’t hesitate to dive into what my deepest desires were for myself. No one had ever asked me these things – I had never asked myself these things, especially in this context. And bringing them to the surface – what success beyond numbers looks like for me, what confidence feels like, what feeling like my truest self might feel like if I didn’t let my body negativity get in the way – woah. This brought many tears to the surface, facing these desires I so strongly wanted but felt so very far away. It also felt like a removal of this mask that had been suppressing these hopes for myself – the belief that a number or a size or a diet defined these desires. Hope crept in – things could be different.

Through my sessions with Julie, I learned that I get to define my success – no one else. I get to make a choice – to love my body, love myself – and this choice liberates me to live a life without restriction or judgement or negative self-talk. This choice allows me to enjoy the foods I love (and had always been taught to hate), truly embrace nourishing and energizing foods, and to be patient and compassionate with myself.

Tonight I went for a 4 mile run – let me tell you, it’s been a while since I’ve gone out for that long of a run. Instead of dreading it, feeling like I ‘had to’ in order to burn calories and speed up my metabolism, I left thinking to myself ‘wow, what a gift that I get to enjoy this beautiful evening and this beautiful city, and my legs get to carry me through that. And you know what? It’s okay if I want to walk or slow down – this isn’t about punishment, it’s about embracing my body.’ I’ve started to think about exercise as a gift, not a punishment.

Now, I started this letter with a story about Julie’s grace filled accompaniment 5 years ago – and let me tell you, I am so grateful to have been on the receiving end of her accompaniment through her coaching. She is patient, empathetic, encouraging, and challenges me to shift perspectives that I’ve been holding onto for 29 years. Julie is a powerful advocate for women, working to lift each of her clients up so that they are able to see a new horizon and a different future for themselves and for their bodies. She is an activist in her own quiet way, doing her part to deconstruct the destructive and oppressive messages our society has pushed onto women.

Julie, you have showed me in a whole new way about how to love myself, and to me that is such a beautiful example of God’s love. Thank you, Julie, for shining this new light into my life – it has truly transformed me.

Katie


Michelle

"I started Julie's program when I was going through a hard time and knew I wanted to start taking better care of myself and creating healthier habits. When we first set my initial goals, I remember thinking they would be so hard to achieve. Now, however, week after week I am hitting my goals and meeting my expectations with ease because my goals have become habits. I am thankful to Julie for keeping me accountable during this process. I had it in me all along, I just needed the extra push. I wouldn't have gotten this far without Julie by my side... and she keeps it fun and positive!" 


"The 90-Day Program was life-changing. Life altering. It's different than anything else I've ever experienced. The whole thing was an ah-ha moment. It's not just this thing I did for a few months, it'll stick with me for life. It's about looking at the big picture of diet culture, and it's huge! It's really huge! I'm sorry that I didn't learn this 15 years ago! This has been a really big deal for me. I remember being nervous to contact Julie. Honestly the whole program was so much more than anything I could ever imagine."

Diana


When I discovered Julie's Health Coaching website and blog, I was amazed at how much I related to her and her clients' experiences. I read on, and it made me feel comforted knowing that some else had made peace with the same things I was having problems with. I knew at that moment that I needed to stop wishing my life would change and actually DO something about it. Working with Julie has changed so many aspects of my life. I have stopped labeling certain foods as "bad" or "good." I discovered that I wasn't happy with the mentality that I had to workout (all the time). I changed my routine and found movement that makes my body happy. Friends and family members have even said how I am such a happier person. I feel so inspired by Julie to love my life and find joy in every aspect of it. Thank you Julie for helping me every step of the way!

Valerie


Deanna

"I’ve known Julie for a couple of years as a motivating spin instructor and then I started following her on Instagram and her blog because I felt like I could totally relate to her experiences with exercise and food.  When I found out that she became a certified health coach, there was no question in my mind that I had to sign up for a discovery session, and then her 12 week program. 

I was just plain tired of dieting.  It was exhausting and frustrating.  What I’m finding with her health coaching program is it’s NOT just another diet, it’s about truly loving your body and what you as a person are truly capable of accomplishing.  I’ve just completed my 8th coaching session, and I am amazed at what I have been able to accomplish and how my thoughts about how I look at food have truly shifted in a positive way.  I love the fact that Julie holds me accountable with my action steps and that she doesn’t hold back sharing her own personal experiences with me." 


T.T.

"In just a few months, Julie's health coaching principles have invaded every part of my life. I thought my food and body complexes were isolated - turns out, health coaching has led me to question who I am as a person and what I truly value.

Julie's one-on-one coaching sessions really are personalized - everything we talk about is relevant to me and what I'm working through that given day. She encourages me to dive deeper into my own beliefs and emotions while validating my feelings and doubts. She is my toughest challenger and biggest cheerleader all at once."


Leah

"Julie has helped me believe the truth - that I am beautifully enough for myself and everyone around me. Not only am I enough, but that I deserve my own time and energy. Having someone hold you accountable for your HAPPINESS and HEALTH and not superficial things that the world tells you you need to be is incredibly empowering.

I’ve learned to train my mind to value what I have and listen to my body, because if there’s one thing you will learn from Julie it’s that your body is smart. What made Julie’s program work for me is that she helps you completely without judgement. When life gets busy or I don’t meet a goal for the week we just get curious about it - there are no faults or consequences. Health coaching with Julie is an all encompassing wellness adventure that builds lifelong healthy habits, not quick fixes that are unsustainable."


“During my first session I remember saying, “I can’t see myself being able to do this in this amount of time. There’s no way!” BUT, the way Julie helps you challenge your negative beliefs and feelings in order to break down the barriers keeping you from moving forward is incredible. I was stuck in a cycle of self hate, failure and defeat, feeling that I would never be “good enough.”

Learning how to be kind and compassionate to yourself is hard, but what I’ve learned is that it is possible! I never thought in my wildest imagination that I’d have the ability to be this completely committed and present in the journey to loving myself and my body... but it’s amazing how much progress can come through vulnerability. I’ve shifted my mentality from “I have to/can’t eat X” or “I need to lose this much weight to be size X,” to honoring my body for what it is - strong, capable and, most importantly, mine to love and cherish. ”

Laura


I met Julie a couple of years ago when I started taking classes at Cycle614. Immediately I kept coming back because of her energy and ability to help me push myself harder each time. She also pointed out that everyone’s experiences are different, so you cannot compare yourself to the person next to you. This is how I came to join Julie’s 90-day program. 

While for the most part, I thought I ate well and tried to exercise, I never really loved my body. In just 3 short months I had learned so much, and came further than I ever anticipated. In the beginning I was super impatient because I wanted to move faster and get results, but Julie taught me that you must take your time and make gradual changes. Because when you do that, you will form habits, break down your blockers and truly change your perspective. Now I am able to identify foods that fuel my energy, workouts I am ACTUALLY willing to get up at 6am for (as a non-morning person), and she helped me break down my ‘failure’ fear so I could sign up for my first Tri-Fit triatholn! The most important thing I took out of this experience is I taught myself that I must love myself first, regardless of judgement. 

Michelle