Welcome!
As the owner and operator of Whole Self Care, I am passionate about helping you truly care for your WHOLE self from the inside out, taking a holistic approach to nutrition and self-care. My goal is to help you move away from restrictive diets, “quick fix” (non-) solutions, and feeling fear and shame around eating & health. I look at all factors likely affecting your health, helping you work with your body instead of against it. I believe a peaceful and grace-filled relationship with food and movement is possible, and I would love to support you on your journey!
Wishing you well,
Dana
"Whole and Free" Whole Health Coaching: Faith-based Health Coaching Services
Are you tired of dieting over and over again, resulting in the same results–weight regain, discouragement, and beating yourself up? Do you feel controlled by cravings, the number on the scale, and trying to change your body? Has God revealed to you that eating and body concerns are taking up too much brain space, moving you away from the abundant life He has for you?
Perhaps you are stressed out and exhausted, and taking care of yourself just feels too difficult? Are you a rock star at taking care of others, but struggle to take care of yourself? Do you feel guilty taking time to care for your needs? Does it all just feel too overwhelming and you don’t know where to start?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, there is hope. There is a better way.
Imagine being able to eat and care for your body from a place of grace—not rules, fear, condemnation, and guilt. God desires for us to live a free and whole life. When we surrender to Him, and the way He created our bodies, faith and trust become the driving force of caring for ourselves. As we enhance attunement with our bodies’ cues, and honor our needs, we decrease the chance of rebound overeating and feeling enslaved to cravings. As we work through reframing unhelpful thoughts and beliefs regarding food and health, we are more likely to seek balance and find enjoyment along the way.
Dana has years of experience helping clients care for their WHOLE selves from a place of freedom, attunement, and grace; offering compassion and a safe place along the way. Her passion comes from the call God placed on her life, inspired by her own personal experiences and the experiences of those she’s had the honor to walk beside on their journeys.
If you desire to pursue whole health from a place of freedom and grace, honoring God and seeking Him along the way, Whole Health Coaching may be for you.
What can you expect? 6 one on one video calls, with ongoing support in-between sessions. Digging deeper in the areas of nutrition, movement, body attunement, stress management, sleep/rest, foundations of gut and hormone health, and reframing unhelpful thinking. Having someone in your corner, rooting for you and praying for you on your health journey.
APPOINTMENT/PAYMENT OPTIONS: Offered online to all geographical areas. Coaching bundles available. Reach out via the button below to find out more.
*Local to AL/MS? See additional service options below.
Local Nutrition and Health Counseling Services
Located in Mobile, AL and serving Alabama and Mississippi, Dana offers individualized nutrition and health counseling/coaching, offering both online and in-office options. (Not local? See Whole Health Coaching options above.)
If you are looking for support in recovering from disordered eating, are tired of the dieting roller coaster, or trying to find a way to manage a health condition while keeping your quality of life; Dana would be happy to support you on your journey while offering compassion and a safe sharing space.
Perhaps you are dealing with digestion and/or hormone imbalances and feel like something is just “off” in your body, and feel discouraged on your journey to feeling better, Dana uses a holistic and functional approach to nutrition and health, digging deeper to find what may be driving your symptoms, and looking for lasting solutions.
No matter what your health goals are, Dana will help you seek practical solutions, work with your body vs against it, create a healthy foundation for gut and hormone health, cultivate a healthy mindset around eating and health, and offer yourself grace along the way.
Whole Self Care Specialties: Eating Disorder/Disordered Eating Recovery, Chronic Dieting Recovery, Stress Management, Fueling for Athletes, Gut/Digestive Health, Women’s Hormone Health, Chronic Disease Management. Personalized yoga sessions available as an add on service. Faith based counseling available.
PAYMENT OPTIONS: BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare, Discounted Self-Pay Options.
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About the Founder of Whole Self Care:
Dana Schaub is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, yoga/fitness instructor, and Board Certified Mental Health Coach. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Mobile, and her Master of Science in Nutrition and Food Systems from the University of Southern Mississippi. As a lifelong dancer and lover of movement, her passion naturally transitioned into fitness. She became a 200hr Registered Yoga Instructor through Holy Yoga and also teaches various fitness classes in-person and online.
Dana is passionate about helping others truly care for themselves from the inside out, taking a holistic approach to nutrition/self-care. She uses an intuitive approach to nutrition, using both inner wisdom of how God made our bodies, and outer wisdom of how food affects our health. She helps her clients move away from restrictive diets; and work towards a peaceful, compassionate relationship with food, movement, and wellness.
Dana is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and a HAES (Health at Every Size) informed provider. (For more information on HAES, visit https://haescommunity.com/)
For more information on yoga and fitness classes, visit the mindful movement page.
Dana has shown me the importance of setting smaller goals and looking at the bigger picture. It is more than just losing weight. I can move better, feel better, learn better eating habits. I have learned that weighing myself continually promotes discouragement and that isn’t a good thing. Dana has walked with me through a journey of stomach issues and helped me realize that a lack of stomach acid creates acid reflux, and by changing a few things I was taking, the reflux totally went away.
Through our work together, I feel confident in trusting my body and that it knows what it is doing and how to take care of me. I am able to enjoy food and can see its nutritional and soul-nourishing value rather than something to fear. I have continued to use intuitive eating every day to help guide me in the food choices that I feel are right for me. In addition to this I have also felt validated in any thoughts and fears that I have, making them much easier to accept and work through.
I learned to give myself grace. Not everyday will be perfect on your health journey but start everyday fresh and make better choices.
Working with Dana has really changed my life for the better. She helped me find happiness in the world around me rather than fixating on food and my weight.
Dana is compassionate, gentle, and patient. She is a great listener and supports a view of food that takes care of the whole individual. Dana offers a unique service to include a positive relationship with nutrition and movement.
