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My name is Gabriela Monge, and I’m a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Certified Wellness Practitioner with a Master of Science in Integrative Health and Wellness. 

 

My practice is grounded in evidence-based behavior change, lifestyle medicine, and nutrition fundamentals—while honoring the complexity of real life, real bodies, and real experiences.

 

My path into integrative health began long before it became mainstream. Choosing a more intentional, natural approach to parenthood, childbirth, and postpartum care prompted me to question one-size-fits-all health advice and seek a deeper understanding of how lifestyle, environment, and support shape long-term health.

 

As a holistic parent navigating the realities of family life, I saw firsthand how deeply lifestyle, nutrition, stress, and mental health are interconnected—and how often women are left overwhelmed, unsupported, and expected to “power through”, often without adequate support. After repeatedly encountering limitations and dead ends within traditional care for both my family and myself, I chose to deepen my education while strengthening my capacity for discernment.

 

These lived experiences navigating women’s health, caregiving, and nontraditional health choices have profoundly shaped my commitment to integrative, personalized care.

 

That journey eventually led me back to graduate school, where I studied integrative health, lifestyle medicine, and behavior change science, and earned national board certification in health and wellness coaching (NBC-HWC). 

 

Today, I specialize in supporting women who are doing “all the right things” for their health but still don’t feel optimally well—often because they are carrying an invisible mental and emotional load with little support or trying approaches that don't truly align with their lives or values.

 

Clients describe my coaching as illuminating, grounded, thoughtful, and deeply supportive. I’m known for asking meaningful questions, creating and holding non-judgmental space, and helping people make sense of complex information in ways that feel practical and empowering. 

 

I intentionally create space for experimentation, reflection, and adjustment. Sustainable change is rarely linear, and learning what doesn’t work is often just as important as discovering what does.

 

In my coaching, scientific evidence and lived experience are both valued sources of insight, and clients are supported in integrating the two in ways that feel informed, grounded, and personal. I don’t offer rigid plans or one-size-fits-all solutions; instead, I help clients reconnect with their needs, build sustainable habits, and develop the discernment to decide what truly works for them. 

 

I believe 'health-and-wellness' is not necessarily about doing more or trying harder—it’s about having the right support and awareness, with permission and space to listen to yourself. My role is not to tell you what to do, but to help you build the clarity and confidence to make informed choices that align with your values, biology, and lived experience.

 

I’m known for bridging science, lived experience, and intuition in a way that feels grounded, relatable, and practical. I learned these lessons through experience and education, often without the support I needed. Now, my role is to be that support for others. I know what it’s like to feel like you're carrying it all alone. You don’t have to do that here.

For a more in-depth, deep dive into her personal story of how she fell down the Holistic Rabbit Hole (and never came back up for air), tune in to her 60-min interview-style podcast with home-birth midwife, Rachel Hart, on The Self-Centered Woman Podcast which aired on June 3, 2023. 
Down The Rabbit Hole of Holistic Living with Gabriela Monge: The Self-Centered Woman Podcast

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