Gina Verkamp on Clubhouse

Bio

Hello I am Coach Gina, Certified Health & Life Coach. I specialize in weight loss and stress management.

My life story brought me into Health & Wellness Coaching as Both of my parents have suffered from health complications stemming from diabetes. I decided that the family legacy stops here. I have educated myself and work tirelessly to determine the best ways to make life enjoyable while I stay healthy and mindful.

I am passionate about my health & wellness; however, it wasn’t always that way.

As a single mother, raising my son alone was very stressful. I worked tirelessly climbing the corporate ladder. I wanted my son to see a good example of a strong work ethic. I worked so hard that I almost worked myself into severe illness. I was stressed and barely slept at night. I was constantly worried that I would lose it all and my son and I would be homeless just like my family was when I was a child. The fear was so strong that I became a regular at my medical doctor’s office. I was addicted to diet coke, I had high blood pressure, I was 70 lbs overweight, I rarely got more than 4-5 hours of sleep and I was on medication for a heart problem, depression and anxiety by the age of 35. It took a few years for me to realize I am sending myself to an early mortality, I decided to look into Health and Wellness classes. I took classes on meditation, stress management, sleeping better, healthy cooking classes and nutrition. Since then, I have lost the weight, I am completely off any kind of medication for the last 12 years now and I have continued to read books and take classes on Health and Wellness.

Then I finally had the initiative to turn my passion into my career!

I received my Health & Life Coach Certificates at Health Coach Institute in 2020. I have completed the Advanced Transformational Coaching Method training in 2021 and am currently enrolled in Coach Mastery Training. Prior to my training at Health Coach Institute and still today, I have a coach of my own. I love setting goals for my health and life and continuing to show my son what is possible. I can say for the first time in my life, I feel great in my own skin and it is because of my personal Coach and my Coach training.

When I am not coaching, I love to go on a morning or afternoon hike through nature and connect with plants. I am fascinated with botany and plants that can be used for healing.