*Names have been changed for confidentiality purposes.
"For 12 years I had been spinning my wheels in circles and now I feel like I can finally live a normal healthy life because of you!" -Kathleen* after 6 months
"This has been the most amazing 3 months in my growth and recognition of behaviors; a wall has been breached, the sun shines." -David* after 3 months
"I have been to doctor after doctor and you are the only one who has been able to help me." -Sarah*
"I just got my test results back from my doctor and my cholesterol and triglycerides are down, my thyroid and hormones are normal and my PCOS is being maintained better. This is all since I started seeing you! All in all, I'm a happy camper. :)” -Cathy*
"I am ready to lose weight! Before I didn't have the healthy habits and non-food fall back. Now I have life coping mechanisms to use instead of food, so I'm no longer afraid of gaining the weight back!" -Kristin*
"Before I started seeing Shayna, food and being sick controlled me and now I control them. I know how things affect me and I make the choice whether or not to eat something that makes me sick rather than just not knowing what will happen. Therefore, I am never sick any more and it's Great! It is something I never thought would happen. I was sick every day for 9 years!!! I am so much happier and healthier! All the food suggestions are very helpful and just having continuous support when you feel overwhelmed...Shayna kept saying, 'I promise, it will get easier' and she was right, but it's hard to believe in the beginning." -Michelle* after 3 months
"I feel better! I have more energy and a brighter/more positive outlook on my life. I am able to handle the stressors easier...have more emotional energy...started to exercise again...haven't gotten sick (ie. Bronchitis) over the winter like I usually do every year (1-2x). I am headed in a new direction regarding my career and have put together a more realistic/reasonable plan to obtain it. My awareness of nutrition/foods/ingredients is very high now and has helped shape how I will eat for the rest of my life. As well as, having an understanding of both primary and secondary foods...the differences... and my need to keep both in balance...I have experienced positive/tangible results - ones that my friends and family have observed and acknowledged. Shayna has given me several tools to help me live a better quality of life." -Nicholas* after 8 months
"When I started my counseling sessions with Shayna, my primary goal was to work on my nutritional issues. For as long as I can remember, I’d had an aversion to vegetables and fruit that was beginning to become an embarrassment, on top of a restriction on what restaurants I could go to with family and friends. Shayna approached the task with a very sensitive and understanding attitude, and the improvements have been phenomenal. Not only have I been able to stomach vegetables and fruits, I’m also craving them and incorporating into my meals, which is leaps and bounds beyond where I was one year ago. In three months, Shayna has been able to do what no family member or nutritionist could do. I commend her on a job well done, and would recommend her to anybody facing the same dietary issues I am." -Michael* after 3 months
"The most thorough way to sum up the changes I've learned is to say that I now know what makes up a healthy lifestyle. I would always hear people speaking about it and repeat back the words to everyone as wishful thinking. But until now, I didn't realize what that meant and what it encompassed. Making all these changes has shown me that a healthy lifestyle doesn't mean you are perfect, just the opposite. It means shrugging off a poor food choice and knowing that health choice will follow shortly. That eating fruits and vegetables is natural, instead of a plot against takeout. That exercise is just something that you do and make time for, while oddly missing it during "resting" days. And most of all that all these things are not necessarily hardwired at birth. They need to be learned before they seem remotely natural." -Kelly* after 6 months
"...something else that she has achieved; my trust. She has been consistent with her expressions of loyalty and faith in my capabilities in handling situations. She has encouraged me and been firm in her convictions. As I have the sense that she is truly listening and involved, I weigh her opinions seriously...Shayna is a very good listener. She retains good eye contact with me while I'm talking and her expressions on her face mirror accurately the way that I'm feeling. This is very comforting and validating. I don't feel judged but supported. I feel safe when I'm talking with her." -Natalie* after 5 1/2 months
"Whatever you're doing with Shayna is working. Keep doing it!" -Natalie's* Personal Trainer
