Our story is our voice. We may not tell the story the same way twice; our emotional attachment changes over time. We forget details, the value of events adjusts, and over-embellish some aspects. It wasn't until I started to sort out things on a deep level I realize I've been walking this journey since my childhood.
I was curious, was I the only member of our Institute For Integrative Nutrition graduating class to feel confused and unclear of what to do with my education? I spoke with two fellow classmates recently to check-in, and see how they were doing with their coaching degree. I share our stories.
The adventure of starting a magazine began when I was eight or nine years of age. I was the rebellious daughter who loved her mother's typewriter and the magic I could create with it. With well-used carbon paper sheets between the pages, I wrote the family newspaper. The title in the masthead has long been forgotten. I reported about mom and dad, my sister, friends, and Robbie's (our dog) adventures. When it was completed, I'd set up a newsstand and made my sister purchase a copy with the nickles we borrowed from our mother's coin dish on her dresser.
Twenty-plus years after the dream was set in motion, I landed my first job in the newspaper arena. It was not a planned decision; I needed a job and they were hiring. During the interview I was hired on the spot as their sales representative. I was curious and Rolland, the editor, taught me the inter-workings of publishing a newspaper.
I joined the local radio station about a year and a half later to sell air-time. As much fun as I had learning 'the board', writing and recording advertising scripts, and helping with live remotes, my heart was in print. A year later, an opportunity to work at another local newspaper opened, and I took it! I had creative freedom. I was in heaven!
Life happened, things changed, and years later I found myself in a toxic job. My health declined due to the stress and I developed food allergies.
I enrolled with the Institute For Integrative Nutrition in the winter of 2015 with the intention to understand the cause of my increasing number of food allergies and how I could help others to live with food restriction. Half way through the program, I knew in my heart I was not going to be a coach as I planned.
I loved the program and received a tremendous amount of information. I felt better, looked healthier, and was sharing my new knowledge with friends and family. After graduation, I started the journey as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. My intuition told me something was missing. In various conversations with
When I Listened
By C.K. Kochis
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