17 - Mindful Midlife & Women's Wellness with Jaclyn Rebekah Roberts

Season 1, Episode 17: Mindful Midlife—Women's Hormones, Community, and Conscious Living with Jaclyn RebekahRoberts

In this episode of the Wellness in Asheville Podcast, host Travis Richardson welcomes Jaclyn Rebecca Roberts—founder of Natural Rhythm Yoga and the SoulFit Academy, board-certified health coach, yoga teacher, and medical Reiki master based in West Asheville. Jaclyn guides women to reconnect with their bodies, reclaim agency midlife, and balance hormones through mindfulness, movement, and supportive community.

We explore why self-awareness and community are essential during life’s transitions, the science and spirit of hormone balance, and trauma-informed practices to help women live with conscious intention. Jaclyn shares her story, practical advice for tuning into bodily rhythms, the importance of sisterhood, and how breath, yoga, and holistic coaching can spark real empowerment in women’s lives. This conversation touches on midlife transitions, perimenopause, body changes, and how reclaiming agency creates a foundation for lasting wellness.

Key Takeaways:

• How to listen to the body’s energy and rhythms for hormone balance and self-awareness
• The midlife transition: perimenopause, shifting motivation, body changes, and the power of community support
• Why reclaiming agency means coming home to yourself and consciously choosing your next chapter
• Practical tools: breathwork, yoga, meditation, and finding the right teacher or tribe
• The science behind hormone replacement therapy and holistic alternatives
• Trauma, embodiment, and the journey to wholeness as women

Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 | Introduction and Jaclyn’s background
03:00 – 09:00 | Women’s health, hormone journeys, and the role of mindful awareness
09:00 – 15:00 | Midlife transitions, reclaiming agency, and supportive community
15:00 – 23:00 | Yoga, breathwork, trauma in the body, and daily practices
23:00 – 30:00 | Coaching, custom journeys, and building wellness support networks

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Transcript

The Jaclyn Roberts on Mindfulness for Women

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Speaker: Welcome to the Wellness in Asheville Podcast, where we shine a light on the people practices, and places that make this city one of the most inspiring wellness communities in the country. I'm your host, Travis Richardson, founder of Be Well Asheville, your local news source for health, wellness, and community events.

Speaker 14: Okay, so today we have Jacqueline, Rebecca Roberts going to join us. She operates Natural Rhythm Yoga and the Sulfa Academy out of West Asheville Yoga. She's a board certified health coach and she guides women to reconnect with their bodies, reclaim their energy, and live with conscious intention. She has expertise as a board certified health coach and experienced registered yoga teacher, medical reiki master, and her work.

Bridges, hormone balance, trauma-informed [00:01:00] practices, and spiritual growth. Uh, and in my experience so far with Jacqueline, I really, you know, during the conversation I had just had such a, she has such a soothing presence. Uh, just a really relaxed person and that energy just sort of bled over into me and my presence.

And it's so funny sometimes, isn't it, how we pick up the, the nature of another person in our surroundings. And in this case it was definitely true for me. And I sometimes find it fascinating how if I'll be talking to someone and they're like, let's say a fast talker, I start speeding up my speech as well.

And in the same way, if somebody talks a little more slowly, I start to slow down. I. And is it also interesting that that's can be sometimes cultural? In fact, I remember reading a study in college, and they, showed that the slower speaking students in a particular, often were thought of as not as, um.[00:02:00] 

Intelligent as the faster speaking students. And what they found is that culturally, the, that is, um, was their nature. Uh, here we're talking about the indigenous, actually, they were, they took their time to respond. They were thoughtful, they were intentional. And here the modern school system always. Has this way of shutting down, um, those groups that don't conform with whatever the, uh, mainstream sort of thought is on what we should be doing.

And so it was really nice because Jacqueline just reminded me to slow down. Um. And I think that's one of her main gifts is she, she reminds all of the people that she's around to, um, yeah. To, to check in with their energy and to live consciously.

So let's, uh, let's, without further ado, jump right in.

Okay, we have Jacqueline Roberts here today to talk about all things [00:03:00] women's health, hormones, midlife, transitions, and more. Welcome to the show, Jacqueline. 

Speaker 15: Thanks, Travis. I'm glad. Be here. 

Speaker 14: Yeah, I'm really glad you're here too. You know, uh, I'm really excited to talk about this 'cause I feel like out of all the speakers I've got for season one, we've got 25 speakers, I think it is.

Um, we don't have a lot of speakers talking about women's health. We have a couple, but not that many. So I really want to dive deep into this topic in whatever way you wanna go. So, so thank you. It's a blessing to have you speak on behalf of, of women out there. 

Speaker 15: I think it's definitely a very important topic.

Um, so I'm excited to talk more about it. 

Speaker 14: Yeah. So, uh, starting off on this, on this, um, you talk about listening to the body's sensations and, and rhythms and using that as a way to sort of enhance awareness and kind of like, I guess, expand consciousness to some [00:04:00] degree. What, what do you exactly mean by that?

Speaker 15: I think as we progressed different stages on, as a woman on a hormone journey, it's important to really tune into your energy, like as far as your cycle goes. Um. And modify your lifestyle and practices based on that. Uh, whether that be food that you're consuming, um, the people that you hang, you surround yourself with.

Um, what type of exercise might be good for you based on your energy? Um, I think meditation is super important. Practicing mindfulness and then also a big one is really connecting with other women. Who are experiencing some of the same things that you're going through. 

Speaker 14: So like being like more intentional about it and using it as an opportunity to, to kind of dive deeper instead of a [00:05:00] thing to dread, like, I mean, right.

I'm not a woman, but I, I can, I've been around enough women and there's, there's this like, oh God, here we go again. Kind of, kind of feeling. And, but I've also seen the flip side where I've seen women are like, um, they do do what you just said, and I've, I've had mm-hmm. Experiences being around women that are like, all right, well I'm gonna go do X, Y, and Z now because it's, you know, it's my, um, opportunity.

They look at it as an opportunity. 

Speaker 16: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Definitely. Yeah. 

Speaker 14: Yeah. So with this, uh, with this journey you're on working with women who are, um, sort of transitioning into that next stage of life, I guess, is it a, is there a community attached to that too, or like, 

Speaker 15: um, yeah, so there, uh, I have a member site that you would part of, um, a Facebook group and then also like a GroupMe chat.

So like you can stay. Um, communication with myself and or others if you're in a group situation. Um, so there'll be like, [00:06:00] it'll be very community focused. 

Speaker 14: Mm. That's super important, right? Like, 

Speaker 15: exactly. Yeah. It's really nice to have that connection. Um, it's typically cheaper for people to do groups and, um, you're able to help one another too.

Through the process, so 

Speaker 14: yeah. Yeah. That's awesome. That's super cool. Um, so let's talk about the shifts that do happen hormonally. Mm-hmm. Like what, what actually happens and how, how do you help? 

Speaker 15: Yeah. So typically like the perimenopausal phase. Is around like 35 to 50. It's a pretty wide range. Everyone's really unique when they go through the process, but, um, a lot of like the symptoms people are having or like lack of motivation, low energy, sleep disturbance, um, just kind of irritation I guess, or less tolerance with certain things.

Um, so it's like such an important time. We kind of talked about [00:07:00] earlier to like, really check in and see where you're at and how can you best support yourself? Or like, um, you know, who can you surround yourself? What kind of team do you need to kind of get through such a important, um, time. And also a big one too is like body changes.

Um, oftentimes people are like losing muscle or, um, gaining a little bit of weight. So it's super important to have, um, the support you need during those times. Um, but the beautiful thing that happens is to learn more about yourself, um, and become like your biggest champion and gain a lot more wisdom. 

Speaker 14: Hmm.

Yeah. My, my partner, um, one of the topics that I hear a lot about is hormone replacement therapy. Should I get it? Should I not? And there's like, you know, controversy on that, like what's your stance on that? 

Speaker 15: I'm no doctor. Um, I personally am on hormone replacement therapy. Mm-hmm. I think there's a lot of science that [00:08:00] says now that it's a lot safer than they used to, used to think, um, especially in menopause because of the risk of bone loss.

Um, and for me, like just having that mood support is crucial. Um, but not everybody needs it. There's also like a lot of natural herbal ways. To support yourself as well in lifestyle changes and nutrition of course. So, 

Speaker 14: yeah. Yeah. 

Speaker 15: Everyone's so unique, 

Speaker 14: right? And And that, yeah, definitely. There's no one size fits all.

I think that's the problem with Western medicine in general is that, is that it is like everything ends up trying to be a pill that works for everybody, and it's like it, that's just never the case, you know? 

Speaker 16: Right. Yeah. 

Speaker 14: Yeah, I read it. I remember reading a study on hormone replacement therapy. 'cause I study longevity.

I like to learn about the things that expand or extend lifespan and healthspan. I do a book. Right. Uh, but one of those was, they showed, there was a group [00:09:00] of, I think it's like 12 women and um. They, it was, so, it's a small group, so obviously we're not talking a large study, we're talking a small group, but it, they looked at the epigenetic markers for these women, and I, I'm probably, I'm just gonna botch this completely, but the bottom line here, the long story short, is that one of the women showed a like.

20 year. So she went on hormone replacement therapy and they didn't know why, because her, her biological age dropped like a ridiculous amount, right? So she's, let's say she's 68 and then she, you know, before the intervention, then she does the intervention and they show she's 48, something like this. Yeah.

And they say what? And the, she's an outlier, right? We have to throw it out. She's an outlier, right? Mm-hmm. It's just like, that doesn't happen. In 10 weeks or whatever. It was like, well, yeah, come to find that she was, she started hormone replacement therapy and that's a mic drop moment. Right. [00:10:00] If, right. If it's true, if that's true, then biologically that's saying that that hormone replacement therapy is at a cellular, cellular level, potentially rejuvenative, and that's pretty huge.

Mm-hmm. I am waiting for more research on that. That that's a big deal though. That's a huge deal to me. 

Speaker 15: Well, I believe that because I mean, it, it definitely can help support your sleep, um, and, you know, balance. So like what, one thing that happens as you go through menopause is, um, you start to lose those sex hormones, right?

Mm-hmm. So it's taking HRT balances that back out. And so I could totally see how that would support you, like at a cellular level, right? Right. And kind of like anti-aging, if you will. 

Speaker 14: Right. I mean, hormones are drivers of, of like how, you know, they're like enzymes. It's like they, they drive like every process in the body.

So if you can right, start to hit, like if you can like function better at a systemic level like [00:11:00] that, then you're gonna start to make improvements and you're gonna move the needle. If you, if that's what you're into, you're gonna move the needle in longevity arena anyways, quite a bit more, right? So, yeah.

Um, so tell me, so around, uh. Women, sort of this idea of reclaiming agency. So something that we had talked about, you know, a reclaiming agency and, uh, through their own conscious awareness in, as part of this midlife, transitionary period. What do you mean by reclaiming agency? 

Speaker 15: What happens is for so many years, oftentimes women are, part of our role is like serving others.

You know, being a, not everyone's a mother, but being a mother that could play out in different ways, whether that be a business owner or being a yoga teacher, having children. Um, so oftentimes, like we put ourselves last mm-hmm. Uh, for many, many years, and then your body gets [00:12:00] to a point. You can longer do that.

Mm-hmm. Because you have less to give. That's, you know, that's those sex hormones. So, um, reclaiming agency, like coming back home to yourself. Um, and I think a lot of women go through like this, midlife, my therapist likes to call it a transition, midlife transition rather than a midlife crisis. Um, which again, is like a really beautiful thing because you.

You kind of come into your heart or your soul and really do what's right for you rather than. Serving all the expectations of other people. 

Speaker 14: Right. So that then that's a huge thing. We spent so many of our years just, uh, gi especially when with, with kids, you know? Mm-hmm. Like in our different ways of Right.

This whole idea of like taking care of ourselves and getting back to finding rituals that, that help us [00:13:00] heal and come back to who we are. 'cause we, you lose that, you know, when you're Right. Going through all that, that period. 

Speaker 16: Mm-hmm. Definitely 

Speaker 14: tell me then how we can incorporate more conscious practices in our lives.

Like, uh, meditation. Yeah. Yoga. Like what do you, how do you approach that with the women that you work with? 

Speaker 15: Um, yeah. I think a big part of it is having the support of somebody or a teacher of course, or other people. So movement is so important just to move energy through the body. Build muscle or support muscle, maintain bone health, build strength, um, manage flexibility, and then so that's one component.

And then of course, breath work is super important. So I always like to incorporate like some grounding, um, and breathing practices in every session. Um, [00:14:00] and then I think everybody could benefit from a meditation practice, and it doesn't have to be at one hour. It could be just a couple minutes every day.

I think consistency, like short, consistent practices are more beneficial than sitting for one hour a week or something like that. Um, there's so many components and then as you do those practices, you just start to learn more about yourself and become a better person. And, you know, if you wanna dive deeper into the philosophy behind.

Yoga, yoga, which is like showing up with compassion and being truthful and really just trying to be the best version of yourself. Um, and yeah, so as you help yourself, then you're naturally helping heal the rest of the world too, 

Speaker 17: right? You have more 

Speaker 16: to give, which seems Yeah, exactly. Have more to give.

Speaker 17: Mm-hmm. 

Speaker 14: Yeah. And I think for me, my, my understanding and like what I've [00:15:00] seen in the world is that when somebody does one thing for themselves mm-hmm. Like, let's say they start up a breathwork practice and that, uh, then leads them to become maybe more mindful in general. So maybe they're less, um. Out and right at someone because they're just, they're, they're becoming more centered.

Mm-hmm. Uh, what kind of breath work do you do? You do, do you teach? 

Speaker 15: Um, you know, really? Just simple, like increasing the length of the exhale is a really big one for people. So like doing an inhale or exhaling for six or eight, that really helps to calm the nervous system, activating the parasympathetic nervous system.

I love alternate nostril breathing. Naty Shaan is a really great one, uh, to balance like the masculine and feminine energy again. Just like regulating the nervous system. It kind of depends on each person's unique [00:16:00] need. Like, um, I teach a 7:00 AM online class, um, through my employer and it's in the morning, so we do capalaba like breath of fire.

'cause usually people haven't eaten and it increases energy and it's really great for digestion. So it's a good way to start the day. 

Speaker 14: Nice. Yeah. Yeah. Nice. But I mean, it 

Speaker 15: can be super simple. 

Speaker 14: Right, right. Yeah. We, we, we complicate things, I think, and, and make our, uh, practices, I, I don't mean to bash on anybody who loves Wim Hoff.

I mean, he is, he's an, um, he's literally like transformed how we think of what's possible because I mean mm-hmm. If, if you haven't, if a listener hasn't heard of him, he is known for his extreme, uh, practices of breath work and with cold and ice, and they did an experiment where they, yeah. Injected him with e coli, I think it was, and, and, uh, they, he basically showed that through his technique, the e coli died, not him.[00:17:00] 

Speaker 16: Wow. That's crazy. Yeah. 

Speaker 14: And then, and then he went on to do that with like 10 other, 10 other, uh, practitioners. They literally mm-hmm. Had them just put that into the, and, and e coli is no joke. That is serious. Um, business. Mm-hmm. You're messing with there, but. Anyways, it, it talks, you know, speaks to the power of the breath and, and the yogis from India, India, thousands of years ago.

Uh, this is not new. They've practices all around the world, right. Have been doing this. 

Speaker 15: Yeah. Yeah. It's interesting. Like back in the day in India, the original yoga, um, book PR pika was uh, basically just seated postures and breathing. So, but it wasn't, it wasn't really like any movement. But we need that here now.

Like we need a little movement to help quiet our mind. 

Speaker 14: Oh yeah, yeah. 'cause we don't move, we sit down all day. That's true. We sit in frustration sometimes at the computer for [00:18:00] hours on end, 

Speaker 16: right? 

Speaker 14: Yeah. Yeah. So tell me about, um, you have this perspective on how trauma can get stored and locked into the body, and I assume that's why you.

Partly love yoga is because you understand how that obviously, um, releases and helps to unlock that. Right. Tell me about the idea of trauma being locked in the body. What is, what do you mean by that? 

Speaker 15: Hmm. Um, yeah, that's pretty complex. Um, like from a yogic perspective, a lot of people say trauma specifically gets stuck like in your hips, but really it could, um.

It could be stored anywhere. And I think it, the, like what it shows up like is tightness, tension, um, being like disembodied, like a lot of, a lot of people, probably not just women, um, you know, practice yoga for years and are [00:19:00] never really even in their body 'cause they didn't feel safe in their body. So. Um, yoga can help you through the breath and just through the body awareness that you learn, it can start to help you feel safe enough in your body so then you can start to move some of that tension stuck energy through.

Um, so it can show up in the neck and the shoulders and the hips. Um, yeah, so I think it's a great way to help release that. 

Speaker 14: Yeah, I think, I think that, don't we have this? Um, I think we have the situation where, because we are a, a lot of us, when we have trauma, we've been through something extreme. We, we tend to hold ourselves in a different way.

Like our, we're a little more, right, like locked up, I guess. I mean, physically, like, literally like tense tens up because we're anticipating that next blow to come, whatever it might be. Right. However, that blow came in the past, and so, [00:20:00] 

Speaker 17: mm-hmm. 

Speaker 14: Um, I, I guess I just, you know, for me, my observation personally is that I will.

Very often forget about the way I'm holding myself, my posture, my breath, and I'll be like, oh my God. Right? I'm, I'm, I'm like, why my stomach, I'm holding this really like, tension in my stomach. I'm not, and like I'm not breathing relaxed. And it's weird because I'm just working at the computer. I'm not even like.

I don't feel like anything is happening to me, but I, I mm-hmm. 

Speaker 17: But when 

Speaker 14: I check in, I'm like, oh my God, I'm completely locked up in stress right now and nothing's, there's no bear attacking me. Although I did have a bear this morning. Right. Come to the window. Actually, there's been a 

Speaker 15: lot of bears this year.

Yeah. Sightings in the neighborhood, right? Yeah. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Um, yes. Yeah, I think that's so true. Like, um. Without the awareness or like when you're busy, it's hard to really stay focused on your [00:21:00] posture or like maybe you're clenching your jaw and oftentimes if you really pay attention, maybe you're even holding your breath, like, of course we're breathing or wouldn't be alive.

But, um, so yeah, it's just taking moments throughout. I think like as you become an experienced yoga person, um, kind of lead the practice throughout your day. You're more mindful, you notice your breath more, you take a moment to check in or, um, things like that. And that can really help move, move tension.

Mm-hmm. Past traumas through the body for sure. 

Speaker 14: Do you do, do you, like what's your, your personal yoga practice look like? Do you, do you have like a set yoga time each day or do you Like Me, I just actually, when people ask me. What do you Because I'm, I was trained in yoga and, and they see that I'm pretty flexible and I'm like, uh, actually I just strike poses all day.

Speaker 15: Nice. I love that. 

Speaker 14: That's my practice is when I feel tense, I strike a pose. 

Speaker 15: Nice. That's [00:22:00] perfect. Um, yeah, I do practice yoga every morning at home. It's usually pretty short, to be honest, maybe 10 to 30 minutes based on how much time I have. Um, and it. Consists of like a seated meditation, breathing, maybe five sin salutations.

Just kind of depends on what I feel like. And then I go to two yoga classes a week. Um, but the beautiful thing about becoming a yoga teacher, as you know, probably that most people do develop some sort of home practice. Um, so I've been pretty religious about it since then, which is. Wonderful. 

Speaker 14: Yeah. So, uh, I guess for you personally, what have you seen the changes have been, uh, since starting yoga?

Speaker 15: Yeah, I'm definitely more grounded. Um, I can manage my stress levels better. I am more mindful, I'm more embodied now, I'm more [00:23:00] compassionate. Um, yeah, I'm more resilient. I can kind of handle anything that comes my way. 

Speaker 14: Hmm. I had a yoga teacher tell me, my yoga teacher said he, he, I asked him, or somebody asked him why he practiced yoga.

Just a simple question like, why do you, mm-hmm. You know, what keeps you doing this year after year? And he says, after you do yoga long enough, he said, I don't like the person I become when I don't do it. 

Speaker 16: Exactly. So true. 

Speaker 14: And this is, and this is a beautiful, you know, he is, he is a very compassionate, beautiful human being.

And I'm like, I don't know what kind of, but he doesn't, he, he means that, you know, he's, he also, he feels, you know, you'll, you'll be a little more edgy, a little more Exactly. Just on edge. 

Speaker 15: Mm-hmm. Yeah. Little more like it, it, it's easier now for me to respond than just be reactive. Where I probably for many years was very.

Being a a Aries fire sign.[00:24:00] 

Speaker 14: So what other practices do you do? What other things wellness related do you do for yourself? 

Speaker 15: Yeah. In the last handful of years, I started weight training, um, and. In the last year, I started practicing CrossFit like three, three to four times a week at Piss Go Fitness. I love it. My coach Ben, is amazing and it challenges me to do things that I wouldn't normally do.

Speaker 14: Nice. Well shout out to Coach Ben, uh, over there. All trying to put that in, in the show notes there for anybody who's interested in a, in a good CrossFit. Um, cool. Yeah, that's a, that's an empowering modality too. When you see that you can learn to do some of those movements. What would you tell women who might be, uh, maybe intimidated by a thing?

Like, I'm intimidated by CrossFit. Honestly, 

Speaker 15: it's, it's very intimidating. Um, yeah, I think, you know, probably. Find like, like yoga, like find a coach or a teacher that you like, find a location [00:25:00] that's convenient. Um, there's always ways just like in yoga that you can modify to. And, um, yeah, Ben's really great about helping person modify their practice.

So yeah, it's totally accessible for anybody. Um, that, that per, I mean, that's the only cross studio I, I've been to. It doesn't seem maybe as intense as some, but. I, I don't, I can't say that for sure. Um, but it's a nice mix of strength training and, um. Cardio. So cardio, and I love the strength training component and I hate cardio.

So I go because I, I think both are, are important. 

Speaker 14: Yeah. Yeah. And they are. I go to, I, I have to go to classes sometimes because I just myself cannot push myself like you do at a class. Mm-hmm. Classes are just amazing for that. So, uh, question two. Now, uh, you've obviously practiced yoga for a while and, and after you've done yoga for long enough, you, especially with teacher training, you end up.[00:26:00] 

Coming across different ideas like how to eat based off of your dosha or mm-hmm. Kundalini yoga, which is really interesting practice. Um, I guess what do you do anything outside of just the traditional kind of what we think of yoga Austin as poses? Do you eat by your dosha? Do you do any other extra yoga practices that are interesting?

Speaker 15: Yeah. Um, well I started out practicing. I was 20 and I stumbled into my first Ashtanga yoga class, which is like pretty rigorous, same set of postures done every time. Um, and. I was in really great shape and it helped me quit smoking. So I did that for about 10 years and then I decided to take yoga teacher training, which was more alignment based, vinyasa, kind of like BKS, Iyengar based.

Um, and [00:27:00] so I kind of shifted more into practicing vinyasa, like it made sense to with my body, like it. To transition into something less strict, um, and more like creative and less intense. Um, so, and then through my advanced teacher training, I did that at yoga, yoga in Austin and it was very integrative in that I was practicing with a lot of different teachers nationwide, um, that would come through the studio and.

A few of them. Well, Leslie Moff and Chase Bozart were, um, they studied directly with, uh, gosh, I can't think of his name right now, but it's more of like a therapeutic yoga. So like I like to combine a lot of different types of yoga. I have done some Kundalini yoga that was probably my least favorite, but I'm sure there's like, some people love it.

So [00:28:00] it's really just. Trying a lot of different teachers and styles till you find something that you like. 

Speaker 14: Yeah, yeah. I did Kundalini a little bit and it was, it's just so vigorous and it's kind of challenging because of the, the quick nature of the, the switching of the postures and things, breath and all that.

Right. But, uh, yeah. Definitely can produce massive, uh, releases of I don't know what. Right. I did it one time and cried. Yeah. Just cry. Tears. Tears. Exactly. Tears just where is this coming from? 

Speaker 15: Right. Um, 

Speaker 14: interesting. 

Speaker 15: Maybe trauma being released. Yes. 

Speaker 14: Oh my gosh. I have some of that. Um, being human on earth and Right.

Exactly. Is traumatic in itself, let alone other things. Um, I would agree. 

Speaker 16: I would agree with that. 

Speaker 14: So I think it's important to mention board certifi, board certified health coach. I don't know that this is a certification that a lot of people understand. And 

Speaker 15: yeah, I think, well I work at a, I work for a doctor, um, during my day [00:29:00] job, so it was important like for the.

Um, just can't think of the right word, but like being, you know, being reputable, right? 

Speaker 17: Mm-hmm. 

Speaker 15: Okay. Um, there's a lot of people out there that call themselves coaches that maybe haven't done very much training. Um, but I did, so I studied at. Virtually through the Integrative Institute of Nutrition. Um, and then I took their practicum 2 0 2 oh course that prepares you for the board certification test, which was very hard.

Um, you have to go, you have to sit there for four hours. It was super hard. I had to take it twice 'cause I've got a good tester. Um, or at least in my mind I told myself that. But, um. Yeah, it's based, it's rooted in like motivational interviewing, positive psychology, um, the stage model of learning. So it's, uh, a great tool or accountability for coaches to coach rather than, um, just [00:30:00] tell people what to do, which we know isn't effective because people aren't gonna do.

They have to come to the conclusion or the answers inside, and that's what those tools gonna help. Help you meet people where you're, where they're at, and then. Guide them, guide to the answers inside and help motivate them and hold them accountable. 

Speaker 14: All right, so Jacqueline, we have time for just one more question.

Wanna hear a little bit more about SoFi Academy and your work as a board certified health coach and then we'll, we'll go ahead and wrap it up. 

Speaker 15: Yeah. So I'm launching, um, SoFi Academy and um, offer one-on-one coaching sessions. Coaching sessions. Um, I'll be building out educational material, creating blogs.

Um, but it's really just a great resource for midlife women, um, to come together and support each other and get the accountability and. Information they need [00:31:00] to really flourish. Um, 'cause there seems to be like a lot of conflicting, um, advice out there as we all know. So, um, it'll be a really great resource for people to get on the same page.

Um, but also it'll be really custom to each woman's unique journey. 'cause we're also a bio individual as you know, being a board certified health coach. 

Speaker 14: Jacqueline, thank you so much for sharing your insights and wisdom today. For listeners who want to learn more, you can visit natural rhythm yoga.com or soul fit academy.com and follow her on Instagram at at Soul Fit Academy and at Natural Rhythm Yoga.

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