About Me

Hi, my name is Shauna.

[said in autistic flat effect].

I’m a weight-neutral registered yoga teacher and ACE-certified personal trainer and health coach with a mental health counseling education background*.

Even with an education in mental health, I didn't learn I was autistic and ADHD until 2022, at the age of 40. Like many others, this discovery was a result of a debilitating burnout. 

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Along with finding out I'm AuDHD, I began to add many other things to the list - like hyper-mobility - that have allowed me to connect so many dots about my own health and wellbeing. This includes answers to why so many things just do not work for me or help me the same way as others.

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I understand on a personal level how harmful many coaching techniques can be since they're often rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I'm here to help you prioritize your health and wellbeing - your overall quality of life - with information and advice that recognizes very real barriers like executive dysfunction, sensory issues, rigid thinking, health anxiety, and socioeconomic health disparities. 

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My knowledge, training, education, and life experience have culminated into what is now my life's mission: helping others understand their brains and bauties to truly reduce stress, explore everyday accommodations, and shamelessly unmask in a world that wasn't built for self-acceptance.

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* I am not a mental health professional; I am one class shy of a masters in mental health counseling (a story for a different day) so I possess a basic understanding of the medical model of mental health care, etc.