Hi, I’m AmyDovenmuehle, NBC-HWC

Founder and Health and Wellness Coach at Cardinal Wellness Coaching LLC

I’m so glad you’re here!

I started Cardinal Wellness Coaching in January 2022 with one mission: To improve the life of each client by guiding, supporting, and empowering them on their personal journey to wellness.

I’ve always been interested in helping people. Over the last 10 years, I became more interested in health and wellness. It started when I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in both of my pregnancies. I thought I was healthy until I was forced to look at what I was eating. I quickly realized that my diet was heavy in sugar and processed carbs, and not very nutritious for me or my babies. Through time I learned which foods impacted my blood sugar, how exercise could benefit my health, and what changes I needed to make to improve my wellness and the health of my babies. I learned to pay attention to my body and how I was feeling, and I soon realized that I knew myself best. I knew what would work (and what wouldn’t work!) for my own health and wellness. 

My interest in health and wellness grew when my youngest son was diagnosed with a rare food allergy called FPIES, Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome. He was allergic to most things his first few years of life, including my breast milk, which was again now directly associated with what I was eating. After figuring out which foods were safe for him, we started making everything from scratch, learned to carefully read labels, and paid close attention to anything that we ate. It was a stressful and scary time that we all learned from, and we were forever changed. Thankfully, with this type of allergy, it is often outgrown and he was able to have a somewhat normal diet by the age of four, but what we learned has impacted our family’s health and wellness in profound ways.

It taught me that what we eat matters and that how we take care of ourselves is important. I learned to trust myself knowing that I was the expert on myself. I love learning and helping others so I started searching for a career where I could help people by talking with them and learning about different wellness topics. In 2021, I found the Wellness Coaching and Certification Program through the world-class Mayo Clinic. I knew immediately that this was meant for me. After completing my training and practice hours, I was ready to launch my business and start my career as a wellness coach!

My approach is different. I acknowledge that the most important person in your wellness journey is not me, it’s you! You are the expert on your own health and wellness! I am an expert on behavior change. I am also up to date on a variety of wellness topics that you might consider important to your wellness. I am a voracious reader and lifelong learner. I will help you explore where you are at, and where you want to go and help you create and achieve your wellness goals. 

You know what you need to do, but actually doing those things is the hard part. Let me guide you in the direction you want to go. Let’s look at what has worked in the past and build upon your past successes. Nobody knows you better than yourself. So, let’s discover you together and get where you want to go.

Cardinal Wellness Coaching was created for those interested in improving their wellness in a supportive and empowering environment. Thank you for your interest, and I can’t wait to work with you!