About Me

Hi! I'm Melissa Hinman; a Registered Nurse, Certified Menopause Health Coach, and  a Perimenopausal mom of two very busy and energetic boys. 

As a Registered Nurse since 2007 and a current full-time Supervisor in Corporate Healthcare,   I know the struggles of motherhood and trying to be the best person for all the others around: kids, family, spouse, employer, friends; and trying to do ALL the things: house chores, doctor’s appointments, chauffeur, gatherings/meetups, vet appointments… I could go on. For a while I felt like a zombie mom just going through the motions, eating whatever was in sight, not making conscious and intentional decisions about anything related to my self-care and growing to despise the person I was becoming on the outside as well as on the inside.  

I also felt like I was a walking shell, not truly enjoying the moments with my kids that were right in front of me. "They" weren't lying when they said, "they grow up too fast."

3 years ago I lost 15 pounds by making a conscious and intentional decision to focus on my health, adding in intentional movement and being intentional with the food I was feeding my body. With that, came energy, self-admiration and confidence, empowerment to tackle my daily tasks and the desire to be more interactive with my family and actually enjoy myself and the moments. It’s fun being fun! 

As a nurse, I knew that the lifestyle habits I had developed were not life sustaining and I have seen in real life the outcomes of poor lifestyle habits of many of my patients. It’s quite sad, honestly, when you hear someone tell you, “if I could go back, I would have done it differently.”

Sometimes, you need to take a deep breath, rise up, give yourself a swift kick in the butt and tell yourself “I can do hard things.”