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Friday Feature | Healthy Hits the Spot

June 6, 2014 by Hillary 15 Comments

Hello & happiest of Fridays! I hope you have had a wonderful first week of June.

Do you remember my Friday Feature series? I know, it’s been a while, but today I am bringing it back with the 10th edition (scroll to the bottom for all FF posts)!

Recently, I’ve been finding myself searching for new healthy living blogs to add to my daily blogroll alongside my tried and true favorites. I discovered Paige’s blog, Healthy Hits the Spot, right around the time I was considering enrolling at IIN. As an IIN graduate herself, with a new and prosperous health coaching business, I was sucked in and wanted to read all about her experiences.

Now Paige’s blog is a source of weekly inspiration to me. Her sweet and honest personality shines through her posts, and I especially enjoy receiving her newsletter with insightful videos in my inbox every Friday.

Paige and I seem to have a couple of other things in common like our extreme Type A/OCD tendencies and our love for Talenti. As I travel through my own IIN journey, I constantly look at Paige as a prime peer example of how I can turn my passion into my career.

I hope you enjoy today’s post swap. Check out Health Hits today for an IINside look at my path to become Hillary, HC.

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Q & A with Paige Burton | Healthy Hits the Spot

1. As a graduate of IIN, what did you enjoy most about your education? What stuck with you the most?

What I most enjoyed about IIN was the upbeat, positive attitude of the teachers. I felt each time I listened to my weekly lectures I grew more into the person I want to be. The Institute for Integrative Nutrition not only taught me how to coach and do it well, but also showed me who I want to be. What stuck with the most were the positive thinking lectures and Geneen Roth’s teaching — she is incredible and I always appreciate her vulnerability.

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2. As a certified Holistic Health Coach, what is the best part(s) and most challenge part(s) of your job?

The best part of my job as a Holistic Health Coach is the one-on-one time I get with my clients. I adore them. My clients are my girls — we develop close relationships through our time working together, and that’s the best part. We are partners, and I get to firsthand witness their growth. It’s so incredibly rewarding.

As a Health Coach, there are many challenges you could potentially face: time management; keeping time for yourself; budgeting correctly; scheduling; knowing what to charge; finding clients, and so on. For me, those aren’t the hardest parts. At this point in my career, those areas feel pretty golden.

The most challenging part for me is learning to listen without interruption 100%. I am a good listener, but it takes effort to remain silent while someone is sharing. As a coach, it’s important to be intentional about listening and not rushing to give advice. I do share strategies and ways to grow with my clients, and I think that’s also essential to do as a coach, but I have to be extra intentional about listening. Sometimes I mute my end of the phone to remind myself to wait. That works really well for me since I work with clients via the phone.

3. You are a believer of Intuitive Eating — Where did this stem from and what advice would you give to those interested in IE?

I am definitely a believer in Intuitive Eating. This idea of Intuitive Eating came from the wonderful Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. I am so honored to say that I’ve actually just begun training with the Evelyn Tribole to further my coaching skills. I am passionate about Intuitive Eating simply because I am passionate about women being able to feel confident, free, and live a joyful life free from obsessing over food/body. I work with all of my clients to become more intuitive, listen to their bodies, and enjoy life more fully.

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4. What are five staples that we can always find in your fridge/kitchen?

Five staples that I always keep in my kitchen would be: eggs and sourdough, my green smoothie ingredients, high-quality sea salts, great seasonings, and plenty of veggies to cook with.

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5. What are three tips you’d give for enjoying a healthy summer amidst the traveling and BBQ parties?

Three tips I’d give for enjoying a healthy summer would be: stay calm in all situations; have fun and focus more on life and less on food; and lastly, learn how to enjoy YOU. Use this summer as a season to learn to love yourself more.

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  1. Lexi says

    June 6, 2014 at 6:31 am

    Loved these sister posts between you and Paige! Intuitive Eating is definitely something that I would love to learn about and practice as well!

    Lexi of http://www.prettyandfresh.com/

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    • Paige @ Healthy Hits the Spot says

      June 6, 2014 at 8:35 am

      Glad you liked it! You should schedule a free consult :)

      Reply
  2. Giselle@myhealthyhappyhome says

    June 6, 2014 at 6:39 am

    What a perfect post for today! I was just thinking how I wanted to find some new health blogs to add to my blogroll. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Paige @ Healthy Hits the Spot says

      June 6, 2014 at 8:36 am

      You’re totally welcome on my blog and hope to see you around the comments :)

      Reply
  3. Lauren says

    June 6, 2014 at 6:41 am

    Geneen Roth & Intuitive Eating are both incredible resources! Is that quote in the picture from a book? What book?

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    • Paige @ Healthy Hits the Spot says

      June 6, 2014 at 8:34 am

      Hi Lauren! This is a quote from the Integrative Nutrition Book by Joshua Rosenthal.

      Reply
  4. Paige @ Healthy Hits the Spot says

    June 6, 2014 at 8:33 am

    Hillary, I am blown away at how wonderfully you put this post together! Wow, you really put effort into your blog, and I so appreciate that as a reader. Such a GREAT job putting this together. I’m honored that you chose to feature me! Thank you! :)

    Reply
    • Hillary says

      June 6, 2014 at 8:43 am

      Awww, thanks Paige :)

      Quality over quantity is one of my blogging philosophies.

      Thank you for participating in my FF series!

      Reply
  5. mary @ minutes per mile says

    June 6, 2014 at 9:16 am

    great interview — thanks for the new blog to follow! :)

    Reply
  6. Jaclyn @ BumpSweat says

    June 6, 2014 at 9:48 am

    Love this! I relate to her so much. Listening actively while coaching can be so difficult when you have all these thoughts and ideas to help them running through your head. I’m so glad you introduced her on your blog! I’m clicking over now to check out her sight :)

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    • Paige @ Healthy Hits the Spot says

      June 10, 2014 at 8:42 am

      Yay! Glad to have you and glad you could relate :)

      Reply
  7. Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health says

    June 6, 2014 at 10:40 am

    Now I really want to sign up for IIN! ;)
    Being a health coach sounds like an amazing job. I would probably have a hard time listening fully, too, but it seems to be a key part in coaching. I would think taking the time to understand and empathize with how that person feels is really important.

    Reply
    • Hillary says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:45 am

      You’d be a great coach, Sarah!

      If you want more info about IIN or have any questions about the program, please feel free to reach out to me by email and I’d be happy to speak with you.

      P.S. I can also hook you up with a significant discount on tuition :)

      Reply
  8. GiGi Eats says

    June 6, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    Enjoy YOU! That advice couldn’t be given ENOUGH!

    Reply
    • Paige @ Healthy Hits the Spot says

      June 10, 2014 at 8:42 am

      Yes! :)

      Reply

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