Lottie, London, England

What I ended up gaining from health coaching from Erika was so much more than I had expected. She is so incredibly knowledgeable about Lyme Disease, chronic illness, diet & food intolerances & overall health, which is invaluable when there is such an abundance of information out there which can be overwhelming. She was a fantastic sounding board & advisor in helping me workout what I did want to include in my health plan, & what did & didn't work for me.

I worked with Erika as my health coach for 8 months. I initially engaged with Erika because I had undergone the same Stem Cell treatment as she had for Lyme disease & our health background were similar, as I was also suffering with severe food allergies & Celiac Disease. Before my treatment I had devoured every entry on Erika's blog & I just loved her open & honest style of sharing her story, how knowledgable she was & ultimately how she had kept such a positive & determined attitude to lift herself out of chronic illness & recover. I found this very inspiring as the chronic illness space & even many health coaches, experts in the field I had found could often be quite negative & fear mongering, which I didn't feel would serve me well in furthering my healing. I got in touch with Erika & signed up for her 6 month Post-Stem Cell program, where we would speak every 2 weeks over Skype. I hoped that Erika might help me with navigating the physical & emotional ups & downs of recovering from surgery & give me insight & motivation from her own experience, as well as guide me in diet, reintroducing foods & supportive therapies & treatments I was doing. I was very lucky to already have a good medical team, nutritionist & dietitian & really only hoped that Erika would be a good support as someone who had already been through the healing process. What I ended up gaining from health coaching from Erika was so much more than I had expected. She is so incredibly knowledgeable about Lyme Disease, chronic illness, diet & food intolerances & overall health, which is invaluable when there is such an abundance of information out there which can be overwhelming. She was a fantastic sounding board & advisor in helping me workout what I did want to include in my health plan, & what did & didn't work for me. What I really love about Erika, is that she has a very collaborative way of working with clients in that she truly listens to you & what you want & feel, respects your opinions & needs (despite of course being far more experienced & knowledgable) & this enabled me to feel like I was always in control rather than just being told what to do. Her coaching is extremely personal, she is amazing with recalling details about my health & situation & always tailors any advice to my current situation, & adapts as & when that changes. After 8 months of coaching I considered Erika a friend as well as coach, & I am so grateful that our paths crossed & she was able to help, influence & inspire me at a very challenging point in my life. The months post-Stem Cell treatment were very difficult for me, filled with a lot of illness & doubt, & Erika was so reassuring & helpful in recommending practical things I could do to make it through. When I first met Erika I did not even eat meals, because I was so scared of food & food intolerances & had no idea what worked for my body. As my food intolerances slowly started to heal, some of the fear remained, & Erika helped me devise a meal plan that gave me back some form of normal eating pattern & to know I was fuelling my body in the best way to heal. just over a year since I stopped formally working with Erika, I am at least 80% better in my health. I can eat anything I want except gluten, I am exercising again, back to a much higher level of functioning, & no longer reliant on days each week spent getting intravenous treatment. I know without a doubt I would not have recovered as well had it not been for Erika's coaching, & I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone struggling with Lyme, chronic illness, nutrition or general lifestyle & wellness issues. One last point - I met Erika in LA when I was getting treatment, but I live in England, & Erika was always extremely professional in making sure our sessions were convenient for both of us with a challenging time difference. The fact that I chose to have Erika as my coach over a health coach on the same time zone really says it all as to how wonderful Erika is.