Chelsy is a bilingual certified lifestyle medicine coach and community wellness advocate working towards completing the National Board of Health and Wellness Coach board examination.
Chelsy has been trained in suicide intervention and prevention as well as social equity, diversity, and inclusion training through Cultural Bridges to Justice & the Family YWCA; Chelsy is also an Ordained Minister.

After over 20 years of Health & Wellness Coaching within private settings, fitness centers, spa’s, behavior health care, hospital birthing centers, and dental office settings Chelsy joined Health Advocate in 2019 as a bilingual wellness coach providing health coaching for medically insured to quit smoking, lose weight, exercise more, and establish a better overall sense of wellbeing.

During her time-off, she enjoys developing, organizing, and expanding on wellness workshops, programs, and her line of handcrafted personal care products which assist her, her family as well as the people she works with in maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. 
Topics include fermenting drinks, growing herbs for food and medicinal usage, and Food as Art workshops. Chelsy actively pursues Homesteading with her life partner Pat, their sons, dogs, cats, egg laying hens, herbal & vegetable gardens, and various berry patches on their small property in Iowa.

"My favorite part of life is sharing healthy and enjoyable activities with my family and close friends. I enjoy staying active with exploring the arts & music, as well as outdoor activities including hiking, long walks along the water, exploring new places, road trips, and short getaways, as well as my stress relieving hobby of developing and exploring new recipes for my line of Handcrafted Natural body care products, Joyful Essences."
Chelsy is taking on coaching clients on a very limited basis.