Baker Freiberg serves as VP of sales for EHOP Health. He’s a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate and an avid Tar Heel fan.  After spending a decade in the insurance industry he joined the EHOP Health team to focus on long-term cost reduction through chronic disease reversal.  He is a positive force working to transform the businesses we serve by building a health plan focused on needing less health care.

Baker was raised to be an active kid growing up, participating in ALL of the sports. His Dad served as a healthy role model as he committed to a consistent morning workout routine.  Growing up his idea of health and wellness was built on the notion that as long as he was active, he could eat whatever he wanted. Always believing, “you can outrun a bad diet.”  However, that theory caught up with him after his first semester in college when he found himself 40 pounds heavier.  Recognizing that nutrition is key for long-term health Baker has spent the last 20 years improving his nutritional skills to support his overall health and current ironman training regime. Review show notes at www.journey2health.com/podcast

Today we bring you a special episode. Up until now, all of our episodes have introduced you to our amazing team of EHOP and Journey 2 Health coaches, highlighting their own personal health journeys.  No doubt we’ve been inspired by their stories as they’ve shared their unique journeys to lasting health.

As you may or may not know, this podcast is based on our Journey 2 Health program that we offer businesses and individuals through EHOP health.  Our curriculum is centered around 3 pillars of health, Live Well, Move Well and Eat Well.   Today we are going to focus on 1 of those 3 pillars.  We will be sharing excerpts from a webinar that we gave to an organization centered on the Live Well pillar. See full show notes at www.journey2health.com. 

Liz Enderline is a national board-certified health and wellness coach and has been healthy, and active throughout her life. Instinctively, she had always been interested in health and drawn to healthy behaviors. Some may say she hit the genetic jackpot with the fact that she never had to suffer with or battle chronic illness...that is until her lifestyle choices began to catch up with her. Under the pressure of a stressful corporate job, showing up as a mother to her 3 teenage boys, and caring for her aging parents, Liz was burning the candle at both ends and her body and mind began to fail her. Liz shares insightful thoughts about prioritizing yourself, building boundaries, seeing the world from a different perspective, keeping the fighting spirit alive, balancing stress, and prioritizing sleep.  She shares essential tools and practical small steps to construct our day to be full, aligned, and living within our values.See the full show notes at www.journey2health.com/podcast

Sara Yadlowsky is a board-certified and practicing functional medicine health coach with Carolina Total Wellness and on our EHOP coaching team. While she currently leads clients in putting pieces together towards healing and renewed health, her own journey to health was not void of challenges and setbacks. She shares with us her story of piecing together her own health. Listen to her story of healing and connect with Sarah at https://www.ehophealth.com/sarayadlowsky

Nicole Batiste is a warrior.  An overcomer with a gentle spirit.  Her tender tone and wise words give you a sense of warmth and safety, however, the beginning of her own story is anything but that.  Tragically,  she fell victim to sexual abuse at a young age and sexual assault continued into her adult years.  Emotional trauma naturally followed her, but she began to discover that the most toxic relationship she was experiencing was the one with herself.

She was her own biggest critic and a self-professed “mean girl” to herself.  From her life experiences, she always blamed herself,  used negative self-talk, hated the way she looked and never felt good enough.  Her interactions with people were short and she pushed people away because she didn’t believe they’d accept her.   She didn’t want to share her opinion or speak up for herself so she began to lose her voice and purpose.  One day she began to think, “there has to be more to life than this.”  That’s when life shifted.

Rebecca always knew that her past story existed for a purpose. Before, anorexia defined her life. Now, she defines her life by committing to the path of healing and paying it forward to others. She found her voice when she started educating herself and pursuing health certifications. She became her own health advocate and recognized she can’t outsource her health to someone else.  Functional Medicine opened her eyes to see that while she had been struggling with adrenal fatigue, GI issues, and metabolic dysfunction due to her past choices and dead-end solutions from doctors, there were effective paths toward healing. Connect with Rebecca at https://www.ehophealth.com/rebeccaarsena

Shannon Craig was impacted by a rare auto-immune disease that stole over a year of her life. Rather than seeing herself as a victim, she dug deep, turning inward to heal.  Her battle centered around emotional wellbeing and she gained powerful insights about herself and her health. Shannon’s own journey inspired her to pursue a certification as a Holistic Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) in order to help others.  Since she’s walked the walk, she’s able to empathize with those who have an emotional struggle that weighs heavily on them in their health journey.  She serves as that listening ear and supportive voice that helps others overcome their own health challenges. Connect with Shannon at http://ehophealth.com/shannoncraig

Meet Nikki Lacy, a compassionate registered nurse (RN) who practiced in conventional medicine for over 20 years before turning to functional medicine to address the root cause of her own health challenges. Today she helps others find lasting solutions for their own health obstacles as a certified health coach. 

In this episode, Nikki shares how she was not willing to accept feeling poorly and suffering from a chronic condition any longer and took matters into her own hands with an elimination diet to discover how food can and did heal her body. Enjoy this conversation of overcoming health obstacles and you can connect with her at http://ehophealth.com/nikkilacy 

Justin Thomas may claim to be an “Accidental Health Coach”, but he is positioned perfectly to lead others within his community and provide for his own family all while embodying a zest for life and positive energy! Justin Thomas is an entrepreneur, MBA graduate, a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBHWC) and the COO at EHOP Health. 

The “accidental coach” started coaching others through Justin Thomas Coaching using the Journey 2 Health program as well in his non-profit work. We discuss overcoming assumptions, the importance of discipline, the power of positive voices in our lives, how to have a “Go Ruck Tough” mindset, and the value of bringing energy to the pursuit of goals and dreams in our lives.  You’ll hear a little bit of sunshine and a large dose of adventure weaved throughout each story! Connect with Justin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjustin/. 

Jeanine is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach. In 2014 Jeanine published the book titled, Love Yourself to Health...with Gusto! As the EHOP Director of Coaching, she oversees the “Live Well” curriculum for the Journey 2 Health program and believes that at the core of all positive and lasting change resides a deep love and respect of self. Connect with Jeanine at www.ehophealth.com/jeaninefinelli