Meet Dianne

I am the owner of Sustain Wellness Coaching LLC. As a seasoned Educator and a certified Health and Wellness Coach through Duke Integrative Medicine. I help women heal and grow as they navigate life’s journey. What makes my coaching unique is that when I work with clients, we also include nature to access the wisdom and healing power of the natural world. I offer personal and group coaching, earth based ceremonies for transformation, shamanic teachings, and workshops for women. Thanks to many wise and compassionate mentors in my life, I have navigated the journey through self-discovery, careers, motherhood, divorce, self-care, and many transformations. Mentors and training taught me how to develop goals, to remember my prior successes for inspiration, and strategies to overcome obstacles. My experience being witnessed, challenged and supported by women inspires me to share the skills and wisdom I have gained to empower women to thrive. 

Seeking Spiritual Knowledge

A lifelong seeker of Spirit and knowledge, I have been a committed student of many spiritual paths such as Catholicism, contemporary Shamanism, Won Buddhism and Indigenous teachings and ceremonies. The wisdom of all these teachings informs my coaching and the activities I create for clients.

As a child, I formed an intimate relationship with the natural world growing up on a small farm. My connection to nature’s energies and observations of the life cycles surrounding me revealed answers to questions and paths foreword. Today, through dialogue, somatic practice, and ceremony with nature, I help others expand and open to their connection and interdependence with everything. Accessing their wisdom within, clients can grow, appreciate, and trust their own inner guidance.

Life Training

My most valuable education came from navigating challenges. To restore health and wellbeing, I sought healing and growth through Shamanic studies, Buddhist teachings, ceremonies, meditation and hired my own coaches. I have alot of wisdom and skillful guidance to offer you as a coach. I can help you discover and feed what truly makes you happy and feel all that life has to offer. It would be a pleasure to walk with you on your journey to meet your goals.

Formal Training

I have 22 years of professional experience as a Board Certified Health Educator, Certified Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach. I augmented this with certification as an Integrative Health Coach through Duke Universities’ Department of Integrative Medicine. I believe so strongly in the integrity of this program that I have since returned as a volunteer to mentor new students. In 2017 I became certified as a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach by the International Consortium for Health and Wellness Coaching. My training included developing the coaching relationship, communication techniques, processes for behavior change, health and wellness knowledge, ethics, and more. I hold a Black Belt in Shotokan Karate and won a Gold Medal at the United States Shotokan Karate National Championships. I also competed as a collegiate athlete in soccer at Plymouth State University, NH. I cultivate being present in my daily life through training and practice in Tai Chi, Qigong, sitting and mindfulness meditation.