We recently connected with Jessica Noreiga and have shared our conversation below.

Jessica, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

As a licensed medical Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), IIN-certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and registered Yoga teacher, I help others create daily habits that support their overall health and wellbeing. When I started my career as an SLP, I quickly witnessed the shortcomings of our healthcare and education systems in teaching us tools for disease prevention, stress management, and overall balance.

Feeling unable to help others in the capacity that I wanted to, and weighed down by burnout as a healthcare worker, I experienced inflammation, hormonal issues, and chronic stress. Thankfully, I began learning how to use food as medicine, yoga as connection to my true self, and stress reduction strategies for relief. After studying these modalities, I started implementing them with my patients and yoga students, and I would love to share them with anyone reading this! Venturing out into entrepreneurship has been difficult at times, but I’m very thankful that all parts of my professional story led me here.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

As a yoga instructor certified in the Polyvagal theory for therapeutic yoga, I specialize in helping you understand your nervous system and find tools for regulation. As a health coach, I help you find nutrition and lifestyle habits that go hand in hand with reducing stress and inflammation.

Your body does its best healing when in a state of calm- let’s work together to give your body the tools it needs!

Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?

One thing I’ve learned as imperative in both building my practice and effectively helping others, is working with the collective tendency towards perfectionism. In business, this looks like focusing on my unique voice and perspective, regardless of how it “compares” to other trends, fads, and even other voices in this wellness space. In serving others, this involves identifying where perfectionism has crept into self-care and dismantling the pressure to have “picture perfect” wellness routines. The steps we take in caring for ourselves should be sustainable, simple, enjoyable, and unique to every individual!

Have you ever had to pivot?

When I started my career as an SLP, I quickly witnessed the shortcomings of our healthcare and education systems in teaching us tools for disease prevention, stress management, and overall balance.

Feeling unable to help others in the capacity that I wanted to, and weighed down by burnout as a healthcare worker, I experienced inflammation, hormonal issues, and chronic stress. Thankfully, I began learning how to use food as medicine, yoga as connection to my true self, and stress reduction strategies for relief. That journey has led me to use these modalities to help others take care of their health and well-being!

Contact Info:

• Website: [email protected]
• Instagram: @imperfectly__well
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-noreiga-aa2685267?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app