Her Story
About Julia
I have been working in the health and wellness field for over 25 years, and my journey has been anything but conventional. I started as a professional figure skater, which gave me an early appreciation for the connection between physical performance and overall wellbeing. From there, I studied nutrition at NYU and became a pharmacist, which deepened my understanding of how the body works and how we treat illness. I also earned an MBA, which has helped me understand the business side of healthcare. Over the years, I've accumulated quite a few certifications in health and wellness coaching, life coaching, NLP, hypnosis, and many alternative healing modalities. Today, I work as a health and wellness coach, and what I love about this profession is that it allows people to connect very deeply, to be heard, and it allows me as a practitioner to feel fully expressed in my uniqueness, my background, and what I have to share and offer. I believe coaching is a proactive way to actually promote wellness versus treating already existing sickness and disease.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Julia
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to inner resilience. Over 25 years in this field, I've learned that staying power comes from within. It's that internal strength that has allowed me to navigate through different careers, from being a professional figure skater to becoming a pharmacist, and now working as a health and wellness coach. That resilience has been the foundation that's carried me through all the transitions and challenges along the way.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
My advice to young women entering this field is to stay true to who you are. That authenticity is everything. I would also say to look below the surface of everything, because everything is often not what it seems to be. Don't just accept things at face value. Dig deeper, question, and really understand what's underneath before making decisions or judgments. This profession requires that kind of depth and discernment.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
I think there are a few challenges on each side. Primarily, most people first of all don't quite understand what a coach is, and so sometimes it's difficult to really understand the value of it. Secondly, due to our system in the United States with insurance companies and who's paying for what, it's a system that's paying for things to already treat existing problems, and usually it's medications, doctor visits, etc. So coaching is still not a covered resource, and I think a lot of people are also not sure if they can afford it. But ideally, everyone should have it, because it's a proactive way to actually promote wellness versus treating already existing sickness and disease. As for opportunities, I think like everything in life, opportunities are endless, because health and wellness incorporate every area of life. Each practitioner brings their own life experience and knowledge, so the beautiful thing about this profession is that it allows people to connect very deeply, to be heard, and also for the practitioner to feel fully expressed in their uniqueness, their background and what they have to share and offer. So I think opportunities are endless, whatever you can imagine.
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