Elyse Wagner

My journey to peace around food and my body started when I was 13 years old. Being called "Obese Elyse" sent me on a mission to change my food first.

🌿 Helping Health Coaches Lead, Heal & Thrive
🌟 The Nourished Path: Soul-Led Strategy + Sustainable Success
🗝️ Founder of ANBA®, A Nourished Life® + NOURISH Live™
🎓 NBHWC CE Provider | On a Mission to Impact 1 Billion
www.elysewagner.com What I realized is that it is SO much more than food and dieting and weighing yourself. I don't follow or endorse ANY specific diet plan, I'm a normal gal that had her own weight issue growing up and towards the journey to finding peace with "Obese Elyse" gained a dual masters in holsitic nutrition and clinical health psychology. It's been my journey and I want to share what I've learned with you. I searched for these key ingredients throughout my undergrad years getting my BS in Nutritional Science and then my graduate years getting a dual masters in holistic nutrition and health psychology. It wasn't until I created peace with my body and with food (and it wasn't that long ago) that I truly started flourishing. My mission in life is to help women just like myself, who make food or their bodies the enemy. I want to help you learn what I know and have been through in an accelerated way so you don't have to suffer and struggle any longer. I use my experience paired with my knowledge to create a safe space where women can expand in peace, love, awareness and success with their health around their food, attitude and body! I created a six-step Permission to Feel Fabulous program so that women could start to listen to their own internal guidance, find joy out of their body no matter what size jeans they are and send body shame and food guilt to the garbage! I dubbed the website and brand, My Kitchen Shrink, because I truly believe that every single person can be their own Kitchen Shrink, you have all the key ingredients to create a delicious recipe of health success. You have that secret sauce. All you need is a guide, I'll show you how! My goal is that once you are done with Permission To Feel Fabulous, you are your own 'Kitchen Shrink' and can begin to listen to your body and give it what it needs. Want even more tasty resources, recipes and tips? Get your sweet buns on over to www.mykitchenshrink.com and sign up for juicy food & attitude tips that I only serve in my weekly e-mail updates! www.mykitchenshrink.com

12/18/2025

Health coaches, I’ve got exciting news for you!

But first, a lil honest serum. 🥄

I have heard the anger.I have felt the tension that could cut glass in conversations, DMs, and closed-door rooms.

You invested thousands into certification.

And then you were offered $16… $17… maybe $19 an hour.

Queue the outrage.

No real jobs.
No clear pathways.
A lot of promises, unfulfilled.

I’ve watched coalitions form.
I’ve watched coaches get understandably pi**ed at companies that were supposed to do something about it.

That anger makes sense. I see you, I hear and you’re absolutely valid for that anger.

But, and this is a VERY conscious but, staying angry doesn’t actually change the future of this field.

Here’s what does.

There is real, approved IRB research happening right now that centers the lived experience of certified health coaches.

*IRB stands for (Institutional Review Board) research is research involving human participants that has been formally reviewed and approved to ensure it is ethical, safe, and protects participants’ rights and well-being.

Your experience.
Your challenges.
Your truth.

The research ultimately aims to shift health coaching from theory-heavy models to evidence-informed, real-world practices that better support sustainable behavior change and well-being.

This is how professions evolve.

Not through outrage alone, but through voices being woven into the literature, the research, and the record.

So I’ll ask you directly:

Would you want the opportunity to contribute directly to and shape the results of research that reflects the real, lived experience of health coaches?

If your body just went yes…👇 drop a 🙋‍♀️ in the comments
Or 💌 DM me “RESEARCH” and I’ll make sure you’re on the list and get the details when they’re released later this week!

Health coaches, this is how we turn frustration into impact.

And finally, into global change!
Xx,
Elyse

12/17/2025

Hot take 🔥👉The system was never designed to support what health coaches do. And it never will be.

So we stop waiting for it to change.
We stop complaining.
We stop fighting.

And we start building differently.

👉 Swipe for what this actually looks like in practice, and why 2026 is the year we lead the way forward, not beg for a seat at a broken table.

If you’re a health coach who feels this in your bones, you’re not wrong. Tap save + share to spread the word!

12/15/2025

Whewwweeee! What a weekend full of community, nourishment, and light. ✨🙏💖

From teaching 45+ health coaches on Friday inside Retreat-In-A-Box to leading and guiding a NOURISH retreat in my home on Sunday… these truly are a few of my favorite things.

I’m overflowing with gratitude for every single person who showed up. For being open to receive. For letting yourself and your dreams be seen.

For your vulnerability, your presence, and your willingness to nourish what matters most to you.

And most of all, for being models and leaders of a new way of being.

Here’s what I know for sure: If you have a dream in your heart and mind, it’s not random.

It’s there for a reason. It’s there for you.
And it’s there because others need it too.

So go for it and have FUN, be in JOY while you’re creating and sharing! It’s the BEST feeling in the world!

Bring it to life. The world is ready for you and your dreams!

12/13/2025

72 looks good on you, mom! 😘🥳

Happy Happy Birthday!! I’m so thankful I chose you as my mom. The greatest gift you’ve given me is to be independent, a free thinker and most importantly to be a possibilitarian! I love you to the 🌕 and back and can’t wait oncelebret you tonight! 🎉

12/12/2025

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿. 😡😳

That’s what my energy healer said to me last week, and I felt it land like a ton of bricks. 🧱

Not explosive anger.
Not dramatic anger.
But the quiet, old kind.

The kind that lives in the body when you don’t know how to name it or when you were never taught it was safe to feel it… or allowed to hold it without judging yourself.

And honestly? I knew exactly why.

For a long time, I didn’t know how to articulate my anger or that it even had a purpose, so I did what I always did. Slapped a smile on my face and pushed it down.

Psychology actually has a name for this: the fawn response, when people-pleasing feels safer than boundaries.

Then she reminded me of something that shifted everything:

Anger has a job.

Its function is to signal that a boundary has been crossed. 🙅🏻‍♀️

And I remember thinking…What boundaries?

Because almost nobody teaches us that our emotions aren’t problems, they’re messengers.

They show up for a moment to teach us something… and then move on.

That’s when it clicked: The most powerful boundaries are the ones you set before anything gets crossed.

I call them sacred boundaries. They’re there to set and uphold around YOU.

After we moved some of that stored energy (and anger) through my body, I sat down and wrote mine out.

And here’s what I realized: Just like a sacred temple, you are one too.

And sacred temples have rules. And at that moment, I deemed myself a sacred temple. Yup!

The kind that make Future You look back and say: “Damn. I’m so glad I chose myself.” 👏

So here’s the question I’ll leave you with this Friday:

✨ If you were a sacred temple… what’s ONE rule you would uphold? ✨

Not ten.
Not a life overhaul.
Just one.

Because when you see yourself as sacred, you stop negotiating your worth.

You stop self-abandoning.

You stop letting “keeping the peace” cost you your body, your life-force, or your truth.

And once you see it, you get to choose again and again and again.

So try it on for size. Listen to your emotions, deem yourself sacred and set your boundaries and then honor them.

And watch what shifts. 💗

With so much love,
Elyse

12/10/2025

Ever felt a moment in a session where your client needed emotional support… 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙?

Maybe you weren’t sure if you were 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 to go there?

Here’s an example: Your client is walking you through her food journal, and her voice suddenly drops when she gets to the evening.

She circles the snack section three times and whispers, “Ugh… I was bad again.”

You feel the shame in her body.
You know something tender sits underneath the behavior.

But instead of gently exploring it… you smile, shift the energy, and say, “It’s okay! What else can you focus on?”

Not because you didn’t care.
But because you weren’t sure if you were 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜.

Last week inside A Nourished Life-Coach, one of our coaches said something that hit me right in the gut:

During a role-play, emotions around body image came up.
She could feel her client needed acknowledgment… but she froze.

𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙.
𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨.

THIS is why so many health coaches feel stuck.
Not because they don’t know what to teach…
But because they were 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 that drive habits and behavior.

Here’s the truth:
→ 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙮.
→ 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜.
→ 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙚.

It’s the 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. 💛

Because change doesn’t break down at the level of information.
It breaks down at the level of 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, energy in motion.

When coaches can meet clients here, safely, skillfully, within scope,
𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 finally has a place to land.

This is the start of a whole series on emotional literacy for health coaches… because the world needs coaches who can hold real human experience with skill, softness, and integrity.

What do you want to know more about? Tell me below, I read every comment.👇

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E

12/09/2025

Now… if you would’ve told me I’d be sitting here writing about creating SACRED BOUNDARIES, I would’ve spit my green smoothie across the room. 😂💚

Boundaries? Me?
The former “it’s fine, I’ll handle it” girl?
The emotional airbag for everyone else’s comfort? 💨
I was a professional accommodator.
A gold-medal yes-girl. 🏅
A human feelings-thermostat for everyone else. 🌡️
Please.

And yet… here I am.
Ten journal pages deep.
A brand-new sacred fire lit inside me.
And all because of ONE silly simple but soulful question.

One question that completely shifted how I think about my energy…
my boundaries…
my receiving…
and how I’m walking into the next year and how you can too!

Here’s the truth:
If your boundaries are leaking, your goals don’t stand a chance.
You can’t build a nourished life and business on a drained foundation.

And this ONE question?
It showed me exactly where that leak was —
and how to seal it with sacredness instead of self-abandonment.

I’m sharing the exact question, the one that flipped everything for me, tomorrow in my Nourished Newsletter. 💌

✨ Want to feel nourished instead of drained moving into the new year?
✨ Want your energy to feel protected, rooted, and powerful?
✨ Want your boundaries to finally HOLD?

Comment NOURISHED and I’ll make sure you’re on the list. Your sacred energy and boundaries are about to get an UPGRADE in the best way!

😘
Elyse

P.S. Open Office Hours for all are tomorrow. Hop on the list by dropping OFFICE HOURS below.

12/08/2025

You’ve heard 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐇𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐌𝐃 and others say it for years:

𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
It literally speaks to your cells.

But here’s the part we don’t say enough…

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐨.

They speak to your choices, your habits, your patterns, even the ones you can’t always explain.

Your body talks through hunger, cravings, tight shoulders, energy drops.
Your emotions talk through avoidance, resistance, overdoing, shutdowns, self-doubt, people-pleasing.

And because we weren’t taught how to listen, we learned to bulldoze:
Push through.
Stay busy.
Ignore the signals.
“Be fine.”

But what if emotions weren’t messy, dramatic, or inconvenient?
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

When you understand emotional information, you understand:
✨ why you procrastinate
✨ why you soothe with food
✨ why you overcommit
✨ why you break your own boundaries
✨ why change feels sticky

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Not to therapize.
Not to diagnose.
But to help humans understand what’s actually driving their behavior.

If you want to deepen this skill, for yourself and your clients,
drop a 💛 below.

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12/05/2025

⏰ LAST CALL - only a few hours left.

If you’ve been feeling the nudge to gather women, hold space, and bring in income that feels aligned, nourishing, and easeful, this is your moment.

The Nourished Retreat-in-a-Box Course + Workshop closes in just a few hours -
and this is the lowest price it will ever be again.

Inside, you’ll get my entire retreat framework, the exact one that created a full, nourishing $1,000+ weekend in under 48 hours, including:

✨ Retreat scripts (meditation, mindful eating, opening/closing circles)
✨ Text invitations + follow-ups
✨ A full 48-hour launch plan
✨ Step-by-step checklists + timelines
✨ Budget-friendly shopping lists
✨ Guided mini-course + live 12/12 workshop (recorded!)
✨ Real-time support while you build your retreat

No overwhelm.
No tech.
No forcing.

Just nourishment, clarity, and a repeatable offer that works.

More connection + more confidence + more community = more cash flow.

Will you be joining us?

⏳ You have until TONIGHT at Midnight CST to enroll.

When you can make your entire investment back with one attendee (and turn it into $500–$1,000 weekends again and again), it becomes the truest definition of a no-brainer.

Drop RETREAT or DM me for the link before doors close. 💛✨

See you inside,
E

12/04/2025

Health coaches + care providers: I want to show you how 1 simple retreat framework can e x p a n d your impact, your income, and your sense of purpose all at once. 🤯⚡️

I want you to feel the kind of overflow that reminds you that you really can grow 🌱your business, lead with heart💗, and bless your community at the same time, from well-being, abundance, and overflow.

You truly can have it all with the Nourished Retreat-In-A-Box.🎁

This framework + live workshop lets you lead with an open heart and receive MORE-
more impact, more community, more clarity, more income…without compromising your well-being.

Want a little more holiday cash?
Want to make a bigger splash?
Just add a Nourished Retreat. ✨

This is what running a nourished business actually looks (and feels) like:

💛 A business that liberates you, not limits you.
💛 A business that gives you space to breathe, lead, and create from your deepest wisdom… not hustle from pressure or fear.

I’m wrapping up here and stepping into nourishment of my own, so just DM me or drop RETREAT below to join.

And because it’s Giving Tuesday, I’m giving back in a big way:

✨ 50% of every Retreat-in-a-Box purchase goes directly to - supporting the advancement of Functional Medicine, elevating health coaching, and expanding whole-person healing into the communities that need it most.

When you can make your entire investment back with one attendee (and triple it with three)… and give back?

It’s a total no-brainer.

Or… you can keep doing it the hard way:

Spinning in self-doubt.
Staying stuck when your soul is begging for movement.
Feeling like an imposter instead of the leader you know you are.
Quietly dimming the calling that’s been whispering to you for years.

Watching opportunities pass you by while you’re still “getting ready.”

Running a business built on grind instead of nourishment.

But I don’t think that’s why you’re here…😉

Alright! Less talking, more nourishing.

Drop RETREAT this Retreat-in-a-Box disappears faster than a green smoothie in a room full of women. 🥤✨it’s going away at midnight tonight!

xx,
Elyse

12/04/2025

Holy guacamole…🥑Something magical is happening. ✨ Retreat-In-A-Box launched yesterday… and 23 women have already jumped in.

Twenty-three (and counting) women health coaches saying YES to nourishment, YES to leadership, YES to serving their communities in a way that feels soulful, simple, and wildly impactful.

And honestly?
 The ripple is already moving. You can feel it. You can feel the momentum, the excitement, the “this is exactly what I’ve been craving” energy in the air.

My heart is SO full watching this unfold. 💗

Here’s the thing…
 If your intuition is whispering, If your body is buzzing a little, If something in you is saying I want to be part of this…

Trust that.

Because this round? It’s already shaping up to be so nourishing, so fun, and so beautifully alive and I would love to see you inside with us.

Imagine starting the new year with a ready-to-go retreat…

Imagine bringing women together in your community who are craving calm, connection, and transformation…

Imagine doing it with the most plug-and-play, soul-aligned system ever created for health coaches.

This is your gentle love nudge 👉 Don’t wait. Come join the wave.

Women are stepping in fast, and I don’t want you to miss the magic that’s unfolding.

You belong in this room. You belong in this momentum. You belong in this ripple.

Are you ready?

✨ Join Retreat-In-A-Box
✨ DM me or drop Retreat below👇

For the next 48 hours, it’s just $97.

Xx,
E

12/03/2025

💖 48 hours left to grab The Nourished Retreat-in-a-Box Workshop - your step-by-step system to plan + host a soul-soothing, profitable retreat… in 48 hours or less.

This isn’t a teaser.
Not a webinar.
Not fluff.

It’s a complete, plug-and-play retreat framework with instant access, a guided mini-course from me, and a LIVE workshop on Dec 12 @ 12 PM CST (replay included).

Here’s what you get the moment you join:

✨ Retreat Scripts + Facilitation Guides
Opening + closing circle scripts, mindful eating, meditation guidance, vision board facilitation — everything you need to lead a nourishing, transformative retreat with confidence.

✨ Swipe Files
Text invites, follow-ups, Canva posts, payment confirmations, gratitude notes — all copy-paste-ready so you’re never starting from scratch.

✨ Checklists + Timelines
Step-by-step prep for weeks out, week-of, day-of, and day-after so nothing falls through the cracks.

✨ Shopping + Supplies Lists
Budget-friendly décor, food, gifts + setup inspiration — under $150 total.

✨ Retreat-in-a-Box Mini-Course
I walk you through the entire system so you know exactly how to plan, invite, fill, and host your retreat with zero confusion.

✨ LIVE Workshop + Q&A
Join me (or watch the replay) as I share how I filled my retreat in 48 hours — and how you can replicate it.

Everyone I shared this with said:
“Elyse… this should be a high-ticket training.”

But I’m not doing that. Because simplicity works. Nourishment is needed. And health coaches deserve a way to create real impact + real income now - not “one day.”

It’s $97 for 48 hours only.
After that, it gets repackaged at a higher rate.

For Giving Tuesday, I’m giving back.

50% of every Retreat-in-a-Box purchase goes directly to The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) toward support the growth and advancement of Functional Medicine for health coaches advancing the transformation of healthcare for patients and practitioners worldwide.

When you can make your entire investment back with one attendee (and triple it with three)…and give back, it’s a total no-brainer.

👉 Comment RETREAT or DM me for access.

💗 Elyse

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