Nam Phuong (Nam) Nguyen

It is an honor to walk alongside you in this part of your wellness journey. As a Health and Wellness Coach, I believe your inner wisdom and your inner healer knows you and your life best and what is best for you.

 

Oftentimes the curveballs life throws at you, whether it be work, parenting, family, resources, time, expectations, losses, natural disasters -- you name it! -- obscures that wisdom. It's helpful to have some support bringing your wisdom, values, and vision for yourself back to the forefront!

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I know from personal and professional experience about the things that "life" can throw at you: from parenting neurodivergent children, to working in memory and elder care, to hospice and end-of-life and everything in between. I come from a community-based, public health applied-research lens. I have deep experience with allied health systems. I've worked with folks living with chronic diseases such as Type II diabetes and then communicable disease intervention before practicing wellness coaching in a large healthcare management organization.

 

With my healthcare background, it was a natural choice to train at the Mayo Clinic Health and Wellness Coaching Program. I draw from Positive Psychology, Motivational Interviewing, Mindful Self-Compassion, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Somatic approaches. I continue to seek out continuing education in trauma, neurobiology and physiology, stress management and community healing and well-being. Being connected is essential for wellness, and my coaching is holistic. I welcome the people and the environment that surrounds you and your life as a part of your wellness journey.

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My approach is that of respect, unconditional positive regard, curiosity, accurate empathy, and deep attunement. The person I am with is--for that time--the most important person in the world to me. I applaud you for taking this step of allowing yourself to focus in and explore what a meaningful, engaged, fun, and joyful life might look like to you.

 

Yes, fun, silliness, and play! We often underestimate the healing and protective elements of play and joy on our immune systems, our emotional health, and our overall well-being.

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I look forward to seeing what experiments and small actions and steps you try out-- in the here and now, with your real, complicated life--and what comes out of those discoveries! I am here to move you toward your best life, whatever that may look like to you.