My Story
By Tracy Frankland-Sewell
For as long as I can remember, I had an innate feeling to help people. I always knew that I wanted to be a nurse. It didn’t make sense for me to do or be anything else. So, every step I took was always with this goal of being a nurse in mind. I fulfilled that dream and graduated nursing in 1994. I have worked in clinics and have been working in an acute care hospital for over 25 years. I have over 20 years’ experience working in the operating room, specializing in Cardiac Surgery.
I love what I do but felt that there was more that I can do to help people. I had a growing sense that my purpose was changing and the weight of COVID on the nursing profession was taking its toll on me. I knew that I could help people in a more profound way. A way to help them live a life that is true to who they want to be. But how do I do that? As I researched what I could do with my nursing credentials, I discovered my natural pull towards coaching. I have had a life coach myself for years and know how much impact she has made on my life. So, I started researching courses! I found the perfect match that aligned with my philosophy on health/wellness and life!
You see, I am Breast Cancer Survivor. 10 years cancer free! Part of that success has been looking after my health/wellness and my life! I know that the secret to success in fighting cancer is to be healthy, move my body and decrease my stress. Look after myself, mind, body, and soul.
Because of the Chemotherapy medications and therapies that I had to endure; weight became a problem. I put on 30lbs with Chemo! I tried different diets, but the weight kept coming back. I was worried about heart disease and diabetes in my future if I did not gain control of my weight issues.
Fast forward 8 years later and COVID!! COVID did not help my health journey as I was under a lot of stress being in the health profession. Again, the weight came back and that is easy to do when you are in menopause!! It is also harder to lose when you are in Menopause!
This is when I knew that I needed to make changes to my life and signed up for the health/wellness life coaching certificate in March 2021! I graduated from BHC October 2021!!! With a specialty in weight loss, cardiac health, and diabetes!
Until I attended my health/wellness and life coach training, I had not learned how to think differently about food and myself. With my training, I learned how to start changing my beliefs around food and finally I felt free of the diet mentality! I no longer felt like a failure, and I felt like a weight (literally) had been lifted off my shoulders!
I was now living a life that focuses on living my healthiest life in every aspect of my life! So that NOW I can be the driver in my health and wellness. I am looking after my health in a way that I have never done before. I am happier and healthy! And you can have the same thing!
Have you ever wondered why you keep trying things and nothing is working?? Have people told you to find your “WHY” but you can’t figure out how to do that? The doctors tell you to lose weight or look after your health and you have no idea where to even start? That is where I was! People were having success all around me, but nothing was happening for me, and I just could not figure it out!
Now I know how to make those changes and I would love to share my secrets with YOU! 90 days to look, feel and develop a NEW mindset to live your best life!
