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Ground with Courtney

I am honored you're here.

I work with women in their matriarch season of life, who desire to reparent themselves while caring for others. Learn to tap into your intuitive powers, harness the secret wisdom of your body, and embrace the chaos through finding calm, confidence, and joy in motherhood.

As your coach, I am here to be wildly supportive and optimistic, not to provide answers or tell you what to do, but to act as a guide. To connect you with YOUR truth, and then hold you to that truth, until nothing else makes sense.

My purpose in this current season of life is hugely consumed by nurturing my own family and developing Cassava Acres, yet coaching mamas feels aligned and something I continue to hold space for - it lights me up!

I work with clients in both 1:1 and group containers, which you can learn about more below.

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Mama Alchemy Circles

In 2025, I began hosting in person circles for mama's to celebrate and ground into the season. I would so love for you to join us and try out our next circle! Click below to learn about our previous experiences.

Awaken: Spring Equinox

Held in March 2025

I didn’t have to debate with a single mother sitting in our circle that she is deserving and worthy of love, self-compassion, or self-care. Simply by showing up, each mom demonstrated her sense of the value of taking time for herself, and just how much she deeply cares about her role in motherhood.

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2025 Activate Vision Ceremony

Held in January 2025

Through our workshop we spent time reflecting on 2024, breathing and moving together, consuming deeply nourishing food and tea, and then moved into meditation to explore our desires and plans for 2025.

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Fall Flex and Flourish

Fall Mama Circle + the opening of our Rest Nest space

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Current Ways to Work Together

New Clients Only

Single Coaching Session

If we have never worked together before, and you want to get a taste of what it's like - this is the way to go. My first-time coaching sessions are 75-minutes long. We will take time to get to know one another, review your goals, and you'll receive coaching on your current biggest challenge. You'll walk away with an action plan, and an idea of continuing coaching together is right for you.

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3 Month Coaching Package

For ongoing support

If you're looking for space to experience your highest level of growth, personal inquiry, and to develop new ways of being, with me as your guide and cheerleader - this 3 month coaching journey is for you!

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Drop IN Session

For Prior Clients Only

If you have previously received a full coaching package with me or we've held 5 or more sessions together (within the last year) and you want to check in, this is for you. Many of my prior clients like this option once a month or every other month.

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Sacred Cycles

Receive access to my favorite vault offering - this DIY course will connect you with your female body and cyclical nature. Choose to complete the course entirely on your own OR add on coaching sessions for deeper support.

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Frequently asked questions

You've got questions.

As a Virgo Moon, I totally get it. I have aaall the questions :)

Below are some of my frequently asked questions and answers, but please feel free to reach out if anything remains unclear.

WTF is a Health Coach?

Health coaches guide clients in building self-awareness, breaking limiting beliefs, getting clear on what is desired, and creating and maintaining new behaviors.

Modern technology provides access to a sea of health information. But the truth is: becoming and staying well comes down to learning how to apply that information to your own dynamic and unique life.

Together, we focus on the simple steps that dramatically move the needle.

I know 'healthy' is different than vitality. Most of my clients have the basics of health down, and are looking to connect the dots in order to thrive. This doesn't come easy; what makes coaching so powerful is the focus on deep support for cultivating sustainable mindset and lifestyle change.

Who do you work with?

I am trained in a Functional Health aligned program, allowing me to work with a wide spectrum of areas of health.

Most of my clients are women looking to grow around any of the following areas: mental and emotional well-being, brain fog, low energy, hormonal health, sleep optimization, body awareness, stress management, pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, personal clarity, and/or life balance.

What is functional medicine and what do you mean by functional medicine health coach?

Functional Medicine is a systems biology-based approach, which looks at root causes of disease, seeing symptoms as a sign of something deeper, instead of placing a drug or band-aid on the symptom. This approach appeals to me because of my analytical and investigative nature. Treating a symptom with a pill or procedure was never a good enough answer for me. Functional Medicine looks to more complex solutions like addressing inflammation, nutrition, sleep, stress, and environment. While these solutions may seem more overwhelming at first, they tend to lead to greater results of overall health that is more sustainable. This is where a health coach can come into play: to help break down changes, making the process less overwhelming.

Although I am not trained to practice medicine, I have received intensive education in ancestral health, and devoted hours of research to gain a clear understanding of the effects of stress on our mental and physical health, the microbiome, brain health, mindfulness, and mind-body techniques. This understanding gives me a powerful lens for working with both clients and practitioners.

What is the difference between therapy and coaching?

Therapists and Coaches are both trained in the art and science of facilitating behavior change and helping clients enhance decision-making, explore emotions, values, and strengths, and make better use of their resources.

The main differentiator is in education, licensing, and scope of practice. Therapists are licensed to work with clinical in nature distress and concerns, wherein coaches work with non-clinical distress.

I have a clear understanding of my own scope of practice, and will not take the place of a therapist. If at any time working together, I determine my client has needs that would be better addressed by a therapist, I have a network of referrals to help them navigate to appropriate treatment. In certain situations, clients can benefit from working simultaneously with both a therapist and a coach, if this can co-exist for you (IE you are making progress in both coaching and therapy) then I am happy to have a conversation about continuing to work together.

Does a health coach tell me what to do?

Nope! I am not here to give advice or tell you how to create change in your life. Instead, I place you in the driver seat of the entire process so you can begin to take ownership over your life.

As your coach, I challenge you, support you in attaining goals, provide guidance in breaking through limiting beliefs, and we co-create action plans that generate forward movement.

Will you tell me what to eat?

No. We can absolutely work together on practices for adopting more intentional habits around food. However, in my experience working with clients, my own family members, and dedicated hours of research, it is my deep belief that diets are harmful for our mental, physical, and emotional health.* The biggest food-related concern is more often one’s relationship with food. We live in a society shaped by diet culture, worshiping fad-diets with little scientific backing, despite clear evidence showing diets are not sustainable and do not lead to health. Research does show benefit to refocusing effort to mindful eating, self-compassion, and body awareness. We can work on goals focused on adding foods you enjoy eating that are whole, nourishing, and that your body responds well to. My training in ancestral nutrition has allowed me to understand the importance of seeing food as information that changes gene expression, hormones, microbiome, and brain chemistry.

If you are looking for an elimination diet, detox, fad diet, calorie counting, etc., I suggest finding a coach who specializes in weight loss.

*Certain situations to address things like SIBO, IBS, or extreme weight concerns call for therapeutic diets (typically prescribed for a specified period of time by a Doctor or Registered Dietician) Health Coaches can support people working with Registered Dieticians to adhere to prescribed protocols.

What if I can't afford your rates? Do you offer sliding scales? Accept insurance?

At this time (2023), most health coaches cannot submit claims to insurance payers for potential reimbursement. The industry is changing fast, and eventually, this will change!

More context: The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) is currently coordinating the efforts to move from Category III CPT codes to Category I CPT codes within the next couple of years. Payers typically wait until codes have Category I approval to begin reimbursement.

I do my best to keep my rates affordable, offering various points of access, and am intentional about the value you receive in exchange.

If you are interested in receiving support, please do not let my rates deter you, I'd love to have a conversation and get creative on how we can make something work for you.

Who does your photography work?

All of the professional photographs on my website and social media were shot by Sierra Jones of Sierra Ford photography. You can find information about her work here: Sierra Ford Photography | Orlando Wedding Photography