Laurie Lapsed

Laurie Lapsed serves as a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach at Southwest General Hospital in the Cleveland area of Ohio. In this role, she provides coaching to healthcare workers at the hospital as well as to teachers through Berea City Schools and to city employees including service workers, police, and fire first responders in Olmsted Falls and Strongsville. With a background as a clinical exercise physiologist, she previously worked as a personal trainer, managed fitness centers, and spent over 10 years in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation at Ohio State Medical Center before shifting to full-time wellness coaching. She earned her WellCoaches certification in 2008, obtained National Board certification approximately six years ago, and completed Precision Nutrition Level 1 certification about a year ago. She also offers coaching through the Triboli metabolic reset program. Laurie attributes her drive to a passion for helping others achieve transformations they did not believe possible, influenced by her mother's experience with pancreatic cancer and her father's strong work ethic as a grain farmer in Ohio who raised a family of seven on one income. She is a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church where she volunteers and delivers community talks, and she has spoken for the Strongsville Women's League.