Colleen Foster, Certified Health Coach

Welcome!  My name is Colleen Foster and educating families on a healthy family lifestyle is my passion.  For the past few years, I’ve been meeting with everyday families, children and adults wherever they are on the wellness spectrum, and educating them on simple, effective ways to live healthier, happier lives.  I want people to learn the tools  that can change how we understand and implement real nutrition in today’s world.

Most of my life I have been focused on practicing a healthy lifestyle.  However, it all changed when I became pregnant.  It wasn’t all about me anymore, it was about how to create the best possible foundation for my child’s life, as well as, my family’s.  My son came with his own unique challenges and even with all my years of education in health and nutrition, I still struggled to find solutions for him.  Combined with the general guilt and fear that comes along with being a parent, it all seemed very overwhelming.  When I finally found Dr. Sears, not only did I find simple solutions to my particular concerns, but I also discovered a comfortable place where I could get the support I craved – a valuable resource that mirrored my own personal beliefs about how important a sustainable healthy lifestyle is for families.  What I found most rewarding was seeing how easily my son embraced it, as well.

I became a Certified Wellness Coach because I want to share my enthusiasm for these life-changing tools and information with you and your family.  I’m passionate about alleviating the guilt that sometimes comes with feeling like you should be doing something more for your family’s health.  My job is about educating real families with real struggles and providing simple and effective real-world solutions.  And if while doing this, I can help address the current obesity and nutrition related disease epidemics plaguing our country, then together we’ll be making a difference for our future generations.

The Dr. Sears Wellness Institute Health Coach Certification is approved by the following:  

• NCCHWC (National Consortium for Credentialing Health and Wellness Coaches)
• NANP (National Association of Nutrition Professionals)
• American College of Sports Medicine
• NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine)
• ACE (American Council on Exercise)
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Top Ranked Health Coach Certification recognition by Exercise Science Guide

Colleen is also a Chicago Ambassador for the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation.  The mission of JOFF is “to shape the health and wellbeing of current and future generations and contribute to a healthier world, by providing better access to food education for everyone.”