Today we’d like to introduce you to Abbie Stasior.
Hi Abbie, so excited to have you on the platform. So, before we get into questions about your work life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today.
Coming from a family where most of the kids grow up and become physicians, I had pigeonholed myself into seeing medicine and becoming a Medical Doctor (MD) as the quintessential path for my career. It was going to provide me the chance to fuse my passion for community service and admiration of science.
So, after graduating college, I spent several months employed as a medical scribe for a primary care physician, giving me the opportunity to experience the realities of the medical field. Unfortunately, Primary Care Physicians are constrained to managing chronic conditions versus focusing on disease prevention. So, this confirmed my desire to be on the preventive side of a patient’s health and wellness. I had to go another route!
This is why I started my health & life coaching company in 2018, Be About Being Better, got my Master’s in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology from Columbia University, became a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and am now on my way to becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (expected summer 2023)!
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
With every obstacle or hiccup in my journey, it was an opportunity to grow and learn! I always tell me clients that nothing is a failure, everything is feedback. And in life, it is essential to have those setbacks and obstacles in order to succeed, grow, and get better!
Throughout my journey, I have gone through many health scares. I was diagnosed with SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and was put on a very restrictive diet for a year, and a liquid nutrition diet for 3 weeks… This was very detrimental to my health and it ended up making me worse! Not only was I still symptomatic, but I had a disordered relationship with food and a distorted body image. This sparked my interest in and journey with Intuitive Eating!
During the Pandemic, I slipped in my apartment and broke my leg… only to discover that I have a bone tumor in my leg and that’s what caused the fall. This obstacle was very difficult physically and emotionally, but during the healing process I greatly grew as a business owner and I grew a lot in my faith.
As you know, we’re big fans of Be About Being Better. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
Be About Being Better is a health and life coaching company where we help people make evidence-based, sustainable, small changes for their health that compound into huge shifts towards a better, more vibrant life. We help clients see that a diet-free, sustainable healthy lifestyle is possible, and you can leverage that to live a better life.
We are different than a lot of other health and life coaching companies because we actively practice a non-diet approach. We help clients ditch the diet mentality, challenge their food rules and inner food police, and make peace with food. With us, there are no meal plans, no restrictions, and we help you heal your relationship with food from the inside out! Our programs are highly customized and we work with each individually to personalize their healthy habits and strategies to stay consistent based on the client’s schedule and commitments. We work with very busy, high-achieving people who need that customized support with scheduling and a high degree of accountability, both of which we are able to provide!
We also incorporate Cycle Syncing into our coaching with menstruating clients. We help clients heal their period health by aligning their nutrition, exercise, and self-care to match the natural fluctuations of their hormones.
I am most proud of our ability to customize so much for our clients even though we’ve grown so big! We have coached hundreds of clients now, across 5 continents! But we still have a personal connection and customized strategy for each client to meet their needs. I also am proud that we have grown more anti-diet over the years and have helped people develop a sustainable healthy lifestyle after they finally break up with diet culture!
Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
Attending conferences is essential! It’s a great place to network and learn from experts in the field. In-person events are an investment for sure, but so, so worth it!
Pricing:
- $0 – Be About Being Better Podcast, Freebies on Website, Facebook Community
- $97 – Be More Than Busy Course teaching you how to develop a healthy lifestyle with a busy schedule
- $497 in full/$170 x 3 mo – Begin Better Program, which is our foundational health coaching program (That only takes 10 minutes a week)!
- Be About Being Better Academy – By Application only
Contact Info:
- Website: http://www.beaboutbeingbetter.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbie.stasior/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/177835856207820
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChchphUAJhfegU21QkxIt4A
- Other: https://www.beaboutbeingbetter.com/podcasts/be-about-being-better
