My Education:
Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, University of Minnesota
Two-year graduate certificate in health and well-being coaching
Advanced training, The Center for Mind Body Medicine
Certificate in therapeutic massage
Reiki Master
B.A. in psychology
Nearly twenty years of professional experience
My Story
There was always a part of me — sometimes a small, quiet part, sometimes a fiery, screaming part — that questioned the beliefs keeping me stuck. I’m Leah Martinson. For too long, I’ve witnessed how our unprocessed emotions and lifestyle choices manifest in our bodies and impact our well-being. It all began with my own personal journey.
I was born with a degenerative eye disease that resulted in a gradual loss of eyesight. I faced significant childhood trauma and numerous other barriers as an adult. All the while, I didn’t realize how much my beliefs and lifestyle choices were affecting both my physical and emotional health.
It seemed that I had to fight harder than others, just to do the bare minimum. My self-deprecating beliefs and low expectations led to feelings of anxiety and depression, which spawned unhealthy coping behaviors like binge drinking, comfort eating, and other ways of numbing the pain. These self-destructive habits greatly impacted my physical health. My mental health also continued to suffer, even when these behaviors felt good in the moment. At one point, I was waking up each morning feeling physically sick, anxious and depressed. That’s when I knew it was time to make a drastic change.
Support and Insight
The self-discovery needed for health and happiness often begins as a lonely path, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. As I found the support I needed to rebuild a healthy, nourishing life, my inner peace and self-confidence grew. My optimal combination of sleep, nutrition, physical activity, mindfulness, and spiritual practice is unique, as is yours. You, too, can learn to move through your life with greater self-awareness, ease, and confidence. The best part? It doesn’t require years of self-searching!
Do I always have it all figured out? No! Every day, I choose how I want to live. Yet, there are days when all the techniques in the world don’t help, and I binge Netflix and potato chips instead. On those days, the most important thing for me to remember is that I still have value as a whole person. Setbacks or slipups don’t take that away