About Me
Hi, my name is Shauna.
[awkward t-rex wave]
I’m an anti-diet, weight-neutral registered yoga teacher and ACE-certified personal trainer and health coach. I am currently in the process of finishing Mat Pilates Teacher Training.
I also have a background in mental health education*, yet I didn't learn I was autistic and ADHD until 2022 when I was 40-years old. Like many others, this discovery was a result of a debilitating burnout.
Along with finding out I'm AuDHD, I began to add many other things to the list, like hyper-mobility, that have allowed me to connect so many dots about my own health and wellbeing.
This includes answers to why so many things just do not work for me or help me the same way as others. The reality is that I need help with HOW to do things rather than what to do, which is also how I approach working with my hypermobile and neurodivergent clients.
I understand on a personal level how harmful many coaching techniques can be since they're often rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I'm here to help you prioritize your overall quality of life with information and advice that recognizes very real barriers like executive dysfunction, sensory issues, rigid thinking, health anxiety, and socioeconomic health disparities.
My life’s mission is simple: help you better understand your brain and bautie.
Embautiment is about helping you move better and more safely, feel more stable and less stressed, explore everyday accommodations, and rebuild a healthy relationship with your bautie.
* I am not a mental health professional; I am one class shy of a masters in mental health counseling (a story for a different day) so I possess a basic understanding of the medical model of mental health care, etc.
