About Me
Hi There!
I am a Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Functional Medicine practitioner and RN. I received my BSN in Nursing from Boston University. I was part of a Harvard Research team at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, studying depression. I later worked at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, in their in-service education department, doing Crisis Intervention and teaching the principles of Hospice care. I became a Certified Health Coach at the school for Integrative Nutrition, and a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. I am currently studying at the School of Applied Functional Medicine, where I have completed my 2nd level.
I have been drawn to the healing profession, in both traditional and holistic methodologies, my entire life. Losing my Dad to esophageal cancer, and being diagnosed with Celiac myself, experiencing first-hand the suffering that goes along with chronic health issues and the type of care that’s typically available. I became drawn to functional medicine. A practice of getting to the” Root Cause “ of your health challenges, and not just treating symptoms! Together we can investigate what your unique body is telling you. We can make a plan to help you achieve your goals and get you on a path to living your best life, enthusiastically, and aging with Attitude!
BSN Boston University
CHC -Integrative Nutrition
Certified Quantum Coach, Quantum Coaching Methods
School of Applied Functional Medicine , Advanced Level 2 Complete (AFMC expected 2022)
Certified End of Life Doula
NBC-HWC (National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach)
What Clients Are Saying:
Working with Jan provided me with a safe space to focus on me and my goals. She reminded me to use positive talk. Reminding me that my brain is listening! When we would speak Jan would gently ask “ What are you doing for yourself?” I would hear her voice in my head to remind me to stay positive and breathe. She provided food options and recipes that were really good and easy to make. Jan cares about her clients and is able to really listen and provide feedback specific to my needs. Getting healthy and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is hard work! With her support, I feel stronger in my own ability to keep working toward positive outcomes. Aging with Attitude gave me the Attitude I need!
- Maria
“Working with Jan has been a real gift. Over the course of our work together, she helped me re-evaluate my diet and take a good look at what I was eating and how it correlated with various (unhealthy) symptoms I was having. Ones that I had begun to think were just “normal”. Together we created a plan to get me off of OTC medications, improve my diet, and find other ways to practice self-care. In the beginning it felt somewhat selfish to focus on what I needed, since I am always trying to take care of others. But she helped me recognize the value in self-care, so that I can be at my best and therefore set an example for others. She helped me to also see the correlation of stress/emotional well being and sleep and how they impact your physical and mental health as well. Jan is a natural cheerleader, accountability partner, teacher and coach. She is a wealth of knowledge and compassion, which are both essential to helping others. Given our current environment when there is so much anxiety and concern about our health and well being during this pandemic, I definitely consider Jan an essential worker!”
— Nicole C.
“When Jan started to tell me about the work that she is doing, she was so passionate about it that I knew I had to make a 6 session commitment to find out her guidance and knowledge would make a difference in my physical and mental well-being. I am a skeptic so this was a big leap for me but I am so glad that I did. Weight had creeped up on me, I was feeling bloated and tired and a bit hopeless about the whole situation. After one session discussing my issues and what changes I could make, Jan’s suggestions made a difference – I started to lose weight and felt better and I understood why the changes would help. At the end of our work together, I was able to stop taking anti-depressants, I lost 10 lbs in all the right places, exercised more regularly and felt better overall. Now I know that I make the difference in my health with better choices. Working with Jan is having a nurse, teacher and friend rolled into one!”
“I have to tell you that I am thrilled with my results so far. Not snacking after dinner and eating more vegetables I am losing stomach bloat and have dropped four pounds.” Pat G
“We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.”
-Albert Einstein