Health Coaches Academy
Meet the Directors
Carolyn St John Loder
I realised when I lost my own health in 2002 and couldn’t find the right support, that there was a gap in the healthcare support system – doctors could do tests, dieticians and nutritionists could write plans but no-one could give me the time and support to figure out for myself all the different things I needed to do, to deal with the root cause of my loss of wellbeing. I went on my own health journey and restored my own health and got to the heart of what I needed, and what so many others needed too.
With my background in coaching and mentoring, which I already understood to be a powerful behaviour change process, it was logical to blend this with a nutrition approach and to help others on their journey to wellness. I have worked as a Health Coach since 2003 and been training others in the process since 2007. In 2017 I co-founded the Health Coaches Academy to provide a professional, accredited training route for others to become Health Coaches too and enjoy the same level of success in enabling others to transform their health.
Ann Garry
My story started in my early 40s, juggling a corporate career, young family and ageing parents. The thought that kept me awake at night was ‘there must be more to life’. My job didn’t inspire me and I had no clear sense of purpose. I returned to full-time education and completed a degree in Nutritional Therapy. Within a few months of graduating, my practice was full and I ran successful group programmes for over five years – I loved it!
My biggest motivation was, and still is, to get ‘the message’ to more people and at the heart of this, is the message that we can do so much for ourselves to reduce the risk of long-term chronic illness and that most people need help to change. I am privileged to be a co-founder of Health Coaches Academy where we are training passionate individuals who are making a difference in the health and wellbeing of people all over the world. This is the future of real health care; Health Coaches truly have the best job in the world.
Alison Jones
Having lost important family members who could still be with us today if they had the knowledge I do now, I became determined to work in the field of health and nutrition and educate others in how to take control of their own health. I studied Nutrition and Health Coaching giving me the right blend of skills to change lives and I have never looked back.
People struggle with so many things in their lives that prevent them from living life well and as a Health Coach with Nutrition training too, that our course provides, you can help them find the right solution to all the problems in their health issues – whether this is diet, stress levels, sleep patterns, the way they think, happiness levels, whatever is contributing to loss of health and wellness. As Health Coaches, we have the honour of being able to help people to change their lives for the better.
