
Over the past 27 years, we’ve licensed over 130,000 well being, diet, and health professionals. Every month, we acknowledge one among our distinguished graduates who’re utilizing what they’ve discovered to encourage others and make a distinction.
Meet our featured graduate for the month of October, Megan Seibel, a AFPA Licensed Holistic Nutritionist.
How did you initially change into eager about well being and health?
I turned eager about well being and health in faculty after I was finding out performing. We had a yoga class to assist us get into our our bodies as actors, and I fell in love! I used to be a dancer rising up, and so motion is second nature to me. I like the way in which it makes me really feel! So, I began practising yoga every day at 22 and have become a licensed yoga instructor at 25. I went on to do totally different modalities like pilates, barre, and dance health lessons. At 26 years previous, I had a well being scare with most cancers, and I began studying all the pieces I may about diet, wellness, and therapeutic. I turned vegan in a single day and continued to show and take yoga frequently. After I turned a mother, I discovered it troublesome to attend lessons, so I began utilizing dwelling health applications to work out and get again into form as a busy mother. I fell in love with the web accountability teams that I used to be part of and determined to begin on-line health teaching. It felt like a pure development in my journey, and I’ve been doing that for the previous seven years.
What certification did you select, and why did you select AFPA?
I have just a few totally different certifications from AFPA, however my first was the Holistic Vitamin certification. As a health coach, I needed to additional my data about how you can assist purchasers and improve my data of diet. I LOVED this system a lot and discovered loads. I even have my Autoimmune and Intestine Well being Vitamin Certification, Plant-based Sports activities Vitamin Certification, and The Science of Consuming the Rainbow Certification. I selected AFPA as a result of it was inexpensive and credible and previous college students had a fantastic expertise! I additionally love that it’s on-line and straightforward to entry, be taught, and full as a really busy mother!
What was your profession like previous to changing into licensed?
Previous to getting licensed in Vitamin, I used to be solely in a position to assist individuals as a health coach just about, and whereas that was nice, I needed to diversify my experience and expertise and be capable to assist individuals with diet! I knew from expertise that diet is the important thing to therapeutic the physique and to dwelling a totally wholesome life, and I needed to have the ability to assist individuals in that manner. Getting licensed gave me the instruments and confidence to increase my enterprise and assist extra individuals.
What’s your profession like now?
Now my profession is prospering as a web based health coach and holistic nutritionist. I like what I do, and I really feel like every year I’m able to construct my teaching enterprise and wellness model and assist extra individuals. I like studying and sharing data and inspiring individuals to reside wholesome life. As a busy mother of two boys, staying wholesome and serving to others change into wholesome is essential to me! The way forward for my profession as a nutritionist and wellness coach feels very vibrant and busy!
What are your favourite elements of your profession?
My favourite elements of my profession are teaching and serving to individuals determine how you can eat higher, find time for motion, and really feel higher! I like operating my on-line wellness boot camps, making meal plans, and creating content material for social media that educates and entertains! I like seeing my purchasers have success and shine vibrant of their well being and life.
How has changing into licensed with AFPA impacted your life?
Turning into licensed with AFPA has impacted my life in so some ways. It gave me one other option to earn cash as a wellness skilled. I used to be in a position to go from educating yoga lessons to main digital wellness boot camps and training individuals 1-1 and in a gaggle setting. I really feel like AFPA makes studying about diet and changing into the perfect health and well being skilled extra accessible to busy individuals. It gave me the arrogance to construct my dream enterprise!
Do you’ve any shopper success tales you want to share?
I had a shopper come to me through the pandemic who was struggling along with her diet and mindset and was desirous to get pregnant. We labored collectively for a month with 1-1 calls and meal plans and wellness teaching, and in just a few months, she bought pregnant and now has a child lady!! That was a memorable success!
What recommendation do you give others fascinated about changing into licensed?
The time and cash you’ll make investments into your individual data and expertise might be invaluable! Don’t let the concern of constructing a training enterprise cease you from taking step one and changing into a scholar of well being and health first! I promise you that you’ll make a optimistic distinction in somebody’s life along with your certification—even when it’s simply you or your member of the family! Data is energy! I extremely suggest getting licensed!
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