A Fond Farewell

After six wonderful years with Ellwood Thompsons, as of mid August I will be bidding a very fond farewell to this wonderful community as I move across the country to settle on the west coast of Oregon. Serving as the health coach at Ellwood’s has been a truly wonderful and rewarding experience - and unique to so may other health settings I have been. It has always been the goal of Ellwood’s to serve their community in all areas of whole family health, and offering these free health coaching services to their customers and Richmond community has been tremendously well received. It’s been my pleasure to meet with you over the years to offer guidance and education to those in all walks of life. As a practitioner of alternative medicine including herbal and holistic nutrition, I know how overwhelming it can be to start down that path and not be completely overwhelmed. I utilized these 30 minute appointments as a way to answer your questions - from the very specific to the most broad, to get you started and continue down a health path that’s unique to you, and Ellwood’s offers the perfect space and opportunity for both me and you to meet and take that walk together.

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Working with a health coach is an ideal way to get personalized direction in your health journey when you’re feeling overwhelmed and not sure where to begin (or continue!) with your overall wellness. At Ellwood’s, no question is too simple or complex to explore, and as they continue to offer health coaching services, know that if you want a simple store tour…more information about a dairy-free diet…guidance on how to begin a vegetarian diet…more personalized help fine-tuning your supplements…or just to sit and chat about exercise and appropriate nutrients - working with a health coach can be a perfect way to begin. Personally, having the opportunity to offer these 30 minute appointments for free to the Richmond community was invaluable. So often there are barriers to folks needing personalized health support - cost being one of them. Ellwood’s recognizes the value in having these kinds of resources for folks and education has always been at the top of their list of essentials they want to pass on to their customers. It’s absolutely been my favorite place to meet, eat, chat and connect with my community here in Richmond.

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Moving forward, if you want support seeing a health coach for these 30 minute appointments, Ellwood’s will continue to offer this service with another fantastic health coach. You can contact healthcoach@ellwoodthompsons.com to schedule a time to meet and you can rest assured you will be in good hands!

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Thank you for your support and friendships these past 6 years! I’ll certainly miss the family at Ellwood Thompson’s and hold a lot of gratitude in my heart for the RVA community held at this special local food hub!