Health Coaching
Typical reasons people call me:
feeling stuck, overwhelmed or stressed - wanting to lose weight and/or to increase fitness- wanting more energy and to find purpose & joy in life
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Hi, I am Jennifer Leaf, a PREKURE Certified Health Coach. While I was planning to return to providing recreation therapy services, I looked around and saw this great programme where I could upskill my health science and develop coaching skills. I have worked as a therapist and an educator, but believed that coaching skills were what was needed to support my client's reaching their desired outcomes. Once in the programme I had the opportunity to coach a number of clients and I found out I loved it (clients did too- see further below).
I love being a catalyst for helping people grow and achieve their health and wellbeing goals. I have realised what a powerful tool listening and providing a light/insight and working collaboratively with client is to improving and getting control of their health while on paths to finding meaning and happiness.
I support both men and women – who feel they have lost their ‘mojo’ and want to reclaim control over their health. Together we will help you find meaning, regain your vitality, and put into practice knowledge and skills to increase your healthspan. If this sounds like you - book in for your FREE Exploratory call.
Here are my initial reviews from my first clients. They received health coaching over 3 to 6 sessions.
A safe place to open up
"I'd been stuck in my head due to my health, and usually keep the hard bits bottled up and o myself. I knew Jen would be a safe place for me to open up."
"I knew Jen was interested in me - not in pushing any sort of cookie-cutter process, but genuinely interested in listening to me and helping me."
"Feeling heard and knowing our conversations were in confidence."
"A lovely calm presence. She listened deeply and showed it by reflecting things back to me. Maturity and wisdom."
From overwhelmed to a clear place to start
"Jennifer helped me cut through the overwhelm and guided me on where to start, which made the process feel manageable and achievable."
"I am most proud of moving from feeling overwhelmed and unsure to feeling more confident in my choices."
"I was feeling a bit lost at the time, and I saw it as a win-win situation."
"Mindset definitely improved. I found balance."
Provided tools that actually work
"She gave me simple tools to help move forward — ones that were actually helpful and worked."
"She listened, sent me tools to help formulate my thinking, and in particular I did not feel alone."
"Clear guidance and simple, practical steps to follow. Her guidance and encouragement kept me on track."
"Jennifer is willing to walk the walk with you. She talks with you, not to you."
Learning to be kinder to self
"I can trust myself a lot more than I gave myself credit for, and I have more tools for coping than I'd thought."
"Understanding my patterns of behaviour, and learning to untangle a sense of shame and guilt when I don't succeed."
"I've learned that I am capable of making positive changes, and that I can take things one step at a time."
"I've learned to be kinder to myself."
Other general recommendations
"So many people could benefit from this kind of support - the structure, the dedicated time to focus on yourself. Health coaching gives you a dedicates space to work on your own health an wellbeing."
"Just a big thank you, Jen - you helped more than you'll know at a time I really needed it."
"You are a very kind, caring and empathetic person, genuinely interested in holistic healing and the individual. Thank you fro giving your time so freely."
"Appreciate the warm, non-judgemental way that Jennifer interacts with me."