Elyse Wagner

My journey to peace around food and my body started when I was 13 years old. Being called "Obese Elyse" sent me on a mission to change my food first.

🌿 Helping Health Coaches Lead, Heal & Thrive
🌟 The Nourished Path: Soul-Led Strategy + Sustainable Success
🗝️ Founder of ANBA®, A Nourished Life® + NOURISH Live™
🎓 NBHWC CE Provider | On a Mission to Impact 1 Billion
www.elysewagner.com What I realized is that it is SO much more than food and dieting and weighing yourself. I don't follow or endorse ANY specific diet plan, I'm a normal gal that had her own weight issue growing up and towards the journey to finding peace with "Obese Elyse" gained a dual masters in holsitic nutrition and clinical health psychology. It's been my journey and I want to share what I've learned with you. I searched for these key ingredients throughout my undergrad years getting my BS in Nutritional Science and then my graduate years getting a dual masters in holistic nutrition and health psychology. It wasn't until I created peace with my body and with food (and it wasn't that long ago) that I truly started flourishing. My mission in life is to help women just like myself, who make food or their bodies the enemy. I want to help you learn what I know and have been through in an accelerated way so you don't have to suffer and struggle any longer. I use my experience paired with my knowledge to create a safe space where women can expand in peace, love, awareness and success with their health around their food, attitude and body! I created a six-step Permission to Feel Fabulous program so that women could start to listen to their own internal guidance, find joy out of their body no matter what size jeans they are and send body shame and food guilt to the garbage! I dubbed the website and brand, My Kitchen Shrink, because I truly believe that every single person can be their own Kitchen Shrink, you have all the key ingredients to create a delicious recipe of health success. You have that secret sauce. All you need is a guide, I'll show you how! My goal is that once you are done with Permission To Feel Fabulous, you are your own 'Kitchen Shrink' and can begin to listen to your body and give it what it needs. Want even more tasty resources, recipes and tips? Get your sweet buns on over to www.mykitchenshrink.com and sign up for juicy food & attitude tips that I only serve in my weekly e-mail updates! www.mykitchenshrink.com

09/26/2025

🚨 🍷America is sobering up, fast.

Gallup recently reported the lowest drinking rates in 90 years. 🤯 But the data doesn’t tell the full story.

Because this shift isn’t just about what’s being poured into glasses.

It’s about what people are ready to pour out; stress, shame, outdated habits, and chronic burnout. 👈

Here’s where health coaches come in.

This moment isn’t about quitting alcohol.

It’s about choosing a life you don’t need alcohol to cope with.

And you, brilliant health coach, are already equipped to support that shift. Here’s how:

✔ Clarify core values that fuel aligned behavior
✔ Help clients rewrite their rituals (without shame)
✔ Track emotional patterns and celebrate small wins
✔ Normalize boundary setting, social rewiring, and emotional resilience
✔ Build resilience so clients can thrive alcohol-free

Whether you focus on hormones, habits, or healing - this is your lane.

You don’t need to “niche into sobriety” to help clients rethink their relationship with alcohol.

I’ve been alcohol-free for almost 5 years and I wish I had a health coach help me make the shift with the mental emotional and practical aspects of choosing this LIFESTYLE!

It’s not a punishment, it’s living more purely and on purpose in alignment with my values.

The calm, clarity, and deeper presence I’ve gained has been life-altering. And setting that tone in our household has also helped my husband rethink and act on his alcohol consumption.

This is the kind of transformation health coaches make possible - one aligned choice at a time.

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And if you’re walking this path yourself, you’re not alone.

Health coaches, I’d love to hear from you in the comments. How do you support clients shifting away from alcohol in your sessions? Share in the comments below so we can learn from each other and normalize this shift!

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09/22/2025

The future of health isn’t in your genes.

It’s in your grocery cart, your calendar, and the conversations you have with your health coach.

Because here’s the truth: most chronic illness isn’t fate.

It’s a reflection of your daily choices, habits, and environments.

And that means change is possible.

This is where health coaches step in. They are habit and health behavior CHANGE experts!

Doctors can diagnose and prescribe...

Therapists can process...

Personal Trainers can train you for 60 minutes 1x-2x a week...

Nutritionist can tell you what to eat and what to avoid...

But health coaches...

But coaches walk alongside clients helping you rewire biology through aligned daily action.

What coaches help shift ⬇️
✔ Food → from confusion to nourishment
✔ Movement → from punishment to joy
✔ Sleep → from restless nights to rhythms that restore
✔ Stress → from overload to calm + resilience
✔ Environment → from hidden toxins to supportive spaces
✔ Thoughts → from limiting loops to empowered beliefs

This is the frontline of the health revolution.

Not in hospital waiting rooms, but in everyday conversations that change lives.

You are not a victim of your DNA.

And as a health coach, you’re not just guiding habits,
you’re helping people design a future their genes alone could never predict.

This is why health coaches are essential to the future of healthcare.🌍

Because when one life changes, the ripple touches us all.

-E

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09/17/2025

✨ History made ✨

Today we celebrate the very first graduating class of A Nourished Business Academy. 🌱🥳

What started as a tiny seed of an idea, planted, nurtured, and watered with courage, has now blossomed into a graduating class of world-class health coaches.

Like… WHAT!?! 🤯

Here’s the wild part: it’s only been a year and five months since I stepped away from the coaching academy I co-founded.

And let me tell you, the road hasn’t been all rainbows and green smoothies. 🌈💚 There were bumps, no’s, and pivots.

But to look back now and see a world-class curriculum, world-class coaches, and the very first ANBA grads stepping out as leaders… worth it?

1 BILLION %.

I’m in awe.

Here’s the truth: I didn’t have it all figured out before I started. I built this as I went—messy action, late nights, and a whole lot of faith. What looked like setbacks were redirections in disguise.

So if you’ve ever wondered…

✨ Can I make it as a health coach?
✨ Can I create an offer people actually love?
✨ Will anyone ever pay me for this?

Here’s your answer: YES. A BILLION times YES.

And today proves it, because these graduates are the living, breathing, world-changing proof.

They leaned into fear, walked through the unknown, trusted themselves, and said yes to their calling.

Now? They’re building businesses on their own terms:
💫 Choosing how they work.
💫 Deciding what they’re paid.
💫 Designing their time.

All from a place of nourishment, never burnout.

To our pioneers: Congratulations. 🎓 The ripple you’ve begun is already shaking this industry forward.

And this? Oh honey, it’s only the beginning.

xx,
E

09/11/2025

Are you keeping your dream inside of you right now? If so, you’re not alone. 🙏

Maybe you’re looking at what everyone else is doing instead of focusing on you, your offer, and your clients.

Maybe you’re feeling ready one moment and stuck the next.

Maybe you’re hoping that piecing together all the freebies will magically create a business.

Maybe your wallet is waving a little red flag saying, “not yet.” 🚩

Maybe you’re even telling yourself you have to be perfectly healthy and lose 50 pounds before you can live out your dream.

And here’s the truth that hit me this morning as I stood in front of my board of directors wall in my office.

“Don’t die with your music still inside you.” – Wayne Dyer 🎶

And then I read on LinkedIn…

“I’ve never paid any attention to my competition. I just paid attention to my consumer.” – Sara Blakely 🤩

And here’s what they keep whispering to you and me:
👉 Stop circling your dream
👉 Stop waiting for the perfect time
👉 Start building YOUR business scared, messy, imperfect

This is exactly what we believe at Elyse Wagner International.

I’m not focused on what other mentors or programs are doing.

I’m focused on YOU, the health coach, the LEADER.
And I teach you to focus on YOUR clients too. 🩷

Because when you rise, your clients rise. And that ripple effect is unstoppable.

This is how health coaches change the world! 🌎

That’s why I created A Nourished Business Academy. To give you a clear, grounded path to stop comparing, stop waiting, and finally build the business your clients are waiting for.

And right now, the doors are closing tomorrow:
• $7,000 off standard tuition
• 5 1:1 strategy sessions with me (a $5K bonus)
• 60 NBHWC CEs
• And so much more inside

But it all disappears tomorrow. And truthfully, I don’t know if this offer will ever look like this again.

DM me “ANBA” or drop a 👠 below if you know this is your moment.

You have a dream in your heart for a reason. Let’s get it out. 🩷🦋

With grounded belief in your next level,
Elyse

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09/10/2025

So here I was sitting under this huge oak tree outside my daughter’s school today, as she was blissfully running around on the playground. 🌳🤸‍♀️

And honestly? I was wiped. 😩I almost even forgot to write this newsletter today. (It’s been a consistent 2 years of writing it weekly).

I realized I’d spent the whole day moving so fast I’d barely eaten, hadn’t had enough water, and hadn’t even stopped to breathe.

Breaking every “nourishing rule” in my book.

And earlier this week, in one of our Nourished Business Academy classes, someone shared that they see me as… almost perfect.

I wanted to laugh out loud (and maybe roll my eyes at myself): “WHAT?!” 🤣😳🙄

Now, I know this came from a loving space. And I so appreciate that reflection.

It reminded me how important it is to keep sharing the messy, real stuff too.

And, yes, I’ve got clear values and I live by them. Yes, I’ve created some rhythms that help me show up most days.

But also?

👉 I forget to eat lunch.
👉 I push deadlines way too close.
👉 I cry in my car sometimes and eat peanut butter cups
👉 I juggle way too many things and definitely drop a few.

And I bet you (and your clients do too!) And you know what... it’s OK!

Because, I’m human. Messy, emotional, learning-as-I-go human. And so are you. 🫶

And I want you to know that, because I never want to be part of this illusion, shame or guilt that you have to “get it all right” or be “perfect” before you can make an impact.

Spoiler... You don’t.

In fact, it’s ALL my imperfections, missteps, mistakes, failing forward that helps me keep going..

The world doesn’t need you perfect.
The world just needs you present and still like the oak tree taught me today. 🌳 🙏

So if today you showed up imperfectly, tired, frazzled, messy, hungry… it still counts.

You still matter. You’re still making a difference. And, I love you for that exactly as you are!

Thank you for riding this wave we call A Nourished Life with me!

With all my 💗 + imperfection,
e

P.S. Be honest, do you ever feel this too? Reply with a “yep 🙋‍♀️” so I know I’m not the only one 💗

❤️

09/09/2025

Ever feel like things are going TOO well? And then BAM 💥just like that, you’ve hit a ceiling you didn’t know was there? 😓

That’s called the Upper Limit Problem or a ULP from The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks (highly recommend this book 🙌).

Here’s what happens:

When we start experiencing MORE joy, income, visibility, momentum our subconscious whispers…

“This is too much.”
“I don’t deserve this ease.”

And we self-sabotage. Sound familiar? You’re not alone.

👋 That was me, fresh out of grad school, $250K in student loans, and no business yet.

I said yes to a $2K program I couldn’t afford… and within 2 weeks, I made it back. 😳

Because I had momentum. Mentorship. Motion.

That’s exactly why I created A Nourished Business Academy, to support health coaches as they break through their limits, root deeper, rise higher, and finally grow a nourished business aligned with who they really are and the gifts they’re here to give!

Because the world truly needs the life-changing magic of health coaches!

We got you when you hit the wall and are there to help you transcend to the next level!

And we start TOGETHER Monday!
Xx,
E

Enrollment closes this Friday September 12 at 5 PM.
💌 DM me “ANBA” if you’re ready to move through your edge.

09/06/2025

ANBA EARLY BIRD ENROLLMENT CLOSES 9/8 at 5 PM CST 💥

This isn’t just an enrollment window - it’s your chance to stop spinning your wheels and finally start building the business you’ve been dreaming about (without the burnout + endless guessing).

Because let’s be honest - DIYing your way to success is exhausting 😩 (and overrated).

When you join A Nourished Business Academy (ANBA) during Early Bird, you’ll save $5K off tuition AND when you pay in full, you’ll unlock:

🖐️ 5 Private Nourished Strategy Sessions with me ($5000 value)
✔️ Refine your offer so it finally lands
✔️ Rewrite your messaging so dream clients lean in
✔️ Raise your prices with confidence
✔️ Move through the mindset + visibility blocks that have been holding you back
✔️ Feel fully supported every step of the way

PLUS → you’ll get 12 months of Vibly Pro Membership (HIPAA-compliant platform, completely FREE.

🎓Not to mention 60 (yes 60) CEs for

And honestly? That’s just the appetizer. There are even more high-value bonuses waiting for you inside ANBA.

But here’s the real magic 👇

If your business feels like a tangle of “almosts,” I’ll help you untangle it so you can finally move forward with:
✨ Clarity
✨ Confidence
✨ Clients

💌 Drop “ANBA” below or DM me, and I’ll personally reach out to make sure this is the right container for you.

⏳ Early Bird (and all the juicy bonuses) ends Monday, 9/8 at 5 PM CST.

Give yourself the chance to at least explore if this is the next step for you.

With 💗 + soulful strategy,
Elyse

09/05/2025

🎉 They said YES to ANBA! 🎉

Meet our newest members and LEADERS in the health coaching and well-being field!

We’re welcoming YOU with open arms and warm hearts to this Nourished community. 💚🤗

You’ve just joined a circle that is safe, non-judgmental, and deeply supportive of your dreams.

And for anyone still on the fence… we asked current ANBA students what they’d tell you after just 2 months inside 👀

Swipe through 👉 and let their words sink in.

Now, imagine this for yourself…

🦋 A thriving practice with a waitlist, where you’re in demand to speak at events and change lives.

💁‍♀️ Helping women build sustainable wellness, leaving behind a legacy of strength, confidence, and empowerment.

👉 Confidence leading groups, smart marketing, soulful selling with ease and exciting packages that feel aligned and make your clients say, “YES, I need that!”

💓 A profitable, successful business that makes your loved ones proud… and you even prouder.

🙏 Knowing that everything you’ve walked through up until now has led you right here, to doing the work you were meant to do, with joy, purpose, and clarity.

This is what’s waiting inside ANBA. 🌿

We can’t wait to serve you!

xx,
Elyse

P.S. ⏰ Early Bird enrollment closes Monday 9/7 - with $10K+ in bonuses AND $5K off tuition.

Students are enrolling now! We keep each ANBA cohort intentionally small so you feel fully supported, seen, and guided every step of the way.

💌 DM me or drop “ANBA” below to talk with me directly and see if it’s your time.

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09/04/2025

Self-doubt has crushed more dreams than failure ever will. 💔 Watch 👆 how to flip it into fuel for yourself and your health coaching business…🚀

What if self-doubt isn’t your enemy?
What if it’s your superpower? 🦸🏻‍♀️

That’s what happened with Emma inside a private ANBA x .io event this week. Her saboteur was self-doubt, the same thing her clients struggle with.

Once we reframed it, she realized the very thing that felt like her block… was actually her bridge.

👉Self-doubt means you care.
👉It’s the proof you’re stretching.
👉And it’s the signal you’re ready to expand.

Inside A Nourished Business Academy (ANBA), we don’t shame your fear, we transform it.

We teach you to spot the survival patterns hiding in your pricing, your calendar, your posture… and we rewire them so your business reflects your worth, not your wounds. 🙏

Because ANBA isn’t just about building a business. It’s about becoming the kind of leader who can hold both your doubt and your greatness. 💚

It’s a journey towards personal, profressional development as well as leadership!

Wanna know how we bake all this goodness into 12 months?

Drop a 🍃 in the comments for the full Program Tour 💌 I’ll send it straight to your inbox.

Because you don’t need to fix yourself. You just need to reconnect back to your truest self… in an supportive and safe container as you build your dreams and change the world. 🌿

Xx,
Elyse

P.S. 🪶 Early Bird Enrollment closes Sept 8 with over 10k in bonuses. We start Sept 15! DM “ANBA” if you’re curious if this is your next step.

P.P.S Earn 60 NBHWC CEs through ANBA.

08/29/2025

What if the very thing you’re afraid of… is the very thing that sets you free? 🦋

Lemme introduce you to CM. CM is a certified health coach who went from corporate burnout → to her first 5-figure client in weeks. 🫠🤗

Here’s how:
She invested in support.
She said yes to her calling.
She stepped into A Nourished Business Academy.

And the momentum was immediate:
✨ She nailed her niche.
✨ Created 3 aligned offers.
✨ Booked her first discovery call.
✨ Closed a 5-figure deal that replaced the income she thought she’d need a year off to figure out.

No spammy DMs.
No funnels.
No website.

She didn’t hustle - she aligned and nourished. 💗

This is what’s possible when you stop waiting and start building with a clear, soulful strategy.

👉 Early Bird Enrollment for A Nourished Business Academy is open through Sept 8. DM me “ANBA” or drop some wings 🦋 below if you want to explore what freedoms feels like + to see if it’s your next step.

With 💗 + proof,
Elyse

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08/27/2025

📣Health Coaches! You’re invited…

I’m so excited to share this with you…

That one DM. That one email. That one conversation you actually follow through on…

✨ It can change everything. ✨

That’s exactly how I met Dr. Diego from Vibly - one message turned into a meeting, which turned into a podcast (and so much more to come)😉 we now get to share with YOU.

And this Thursday (8/28 at 12 PM CDT), we’re going LIVE on LinkedIn 🎤 to talk about:

🌱 Why nourishment is the true foundation of your health coaching business

💫 The #1 way to release impostor syndrome and step into confidence

🙌 A growth model that puts YOU first (not hustle + grind)

So if you’re a health coach struggling and spinning your wheels in your business, this is your nudge. Your permission slip. Your encouragement to join us!

Being in this energy, will change the way you think, feel and DO business!

It will help you send the message, spark the connection and show up for yourself in a way that moves mountains!

Plus, you never know what doors it might open when you take inspired action! 🚪⚡️

👉 Drop me a 🎤 in the comments if you want the link to join us LIVE!

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