Congratulations to our Leadership in Health Coaching Award recipients for the HCTP March 2021 and March 2021 Spanish classes! Integrative Nutrition believes in, supports, and celebrates all our incredible graduates for spreading the ripple effect of health and happiness in the world. The Leadership in Health Coaching Award was created to recognize the amazing accomplishments of our graduates, specifically those doing outstanding work that aligns with Integrative Nutrition’s core mission. Learn more about the winners below!

March 2021 Class

Carly Miceli

Phoenix, Arizona

Instagram: @carlymiceli

What were you doing prior to enrolling at Integrative Nutrition?

Prior to enrolling at Integrative Nutrition, I was traveling the country as a travel nurse specializing in gastroenterology.

How did your life change after enrolling?

My health and career have changed tremendously. I never thought I’d become a Health Coach ‒ I wanted to improve my own health. Now I’m a full time Health Coach, and I’m the healthiest I've ever been. I’m health coaching within my community by volunteering my time to talk about eating for energy. I’ve hosted the Eating for Energy event for free, with a great turnout, and share about the ways we’re gaining or draining our energy by utilizing the Circle of Life, primary food, and secondary food. I’ve also connected with a local cooking space, to explore options and opportunities for community education and connection.

Mishelle Zepeda Rodriguez

Puebla, Mexico

Instagram: @mishellezr

What were you doing prior to enrolling at Integrative Nutrition?

I’m a full-time mom of four kids, with a corporate/engineering background.

How did your life change after enrolling?

Aware of how primary food plays a major role in us, I’m feeling, now, happier/at peace with how I handle my kids’ primary food…and mine too. Now I’m feeling more in harmony with myself in body, mind, and spirit. Within my neighborhood, as a heart-centered act for overall well-being, I took several roles to educate/improve the lifestyle of my community, based on the health of my kids. I am responsible for a monthly seminar (wellness and health topics) and the community garden, where we grow pesticide-free crops for everybody to enjoy! I’m very happy with those projects ‒ making progress...not perfection yet!

March 2021 Spanish Class

Natalia Castillo

Bogotá, Colombia

Instagram: @castillonatalia

What were you doing prior to enrolling at Integrative Nutrition?

Every day, I loved to help generate a community of change. I shared a balanced, healthy, and happy life with others.

How did your life change after enrolling?

For me, it’s an honor to be an IIN graduate, in addition to being an Ambassador. I completely feel that transforming lives and helping is what I’m passionate about. We live in community, and above all, we must help each other. IIN has helped me establish healthy habits throughout my life. I now understand that habits are not removed, they’re replaced through trial and error.

Ana Pavas

Alpharetta, Georgia

Instagram: @amaparasanar

What were you doing prior to enrolling at Integrative Nutrition?

I started, five years ago, working with foundations for women cancer patients, and step by step, I understood that it’s not just about healing but even better, about overcoming and preventing diseases such as cancer. Before IIN, I was working as a life coach ‒ but I wasn’t very clear about how to integrate my other knowledge, as a yoga and meditation teacher, into my practice.

How did your life change after enrolling?

IIN changed my life, teaching me to look at health and wellness by integrating the 12 areas of the Circle of Life and opening my world to the concept of food inside and outside the plate. Today, I work with women who’ve experienced trauma, illness, or grief and who now feel that they’ve lost themselves along the way.