About NGT Coaching
Meet your wellness Coach, Cate.
How my journey began
I became a personal trainer when I was 19 after being the front desk smoothie girl at the gym for a year. I was young, but I knew then that I could have a positive impact on the people and the community around me. I knew then that there had to be a better way for women compared to what the "gym bros" were saying, I just had to figure it out!
For the last 10 years, I was told to "move more and eat less" to achieve my goals. And I know SO many women are told that (hello weight loss resistance and thyroid issues - men don't understand that this mantra isn't going to work). I have run half marathons in an attempt to lose weight - only to find that once the race was over (+ I didn't keep running) I would put the weight back on. I have competed in powerlifting - which is so fun, but also the macro based approach for nutrition wasn't working for me and I ended up the heaviest I had ever been, I felt awful in my skin, and the only thing that mattered was "did it fit my macros?"
The last 10 years have taught me so much - but the most important thing is where I need to take up space in this industry. There are so many women out there who need help - and I don't mean to lose weight. I mean women need to be listened to, they need to find someone who they can trust, they need help building their confidence, to make healthy food choices (yes there is garbage advice out there that women are falling for because it's "healthy"). I have worked with so many women who feel lost, defeated, and broken by doctors they trusted - including me.
I was diagnosed with endometriosis in Jan 2024 - my boss from the previous year was rude, mean, and told me that my period "wasn't that bad." She told me (yes, SHE) that she worked at 8 months pregnant, so I could suck it up and work through my period, that I had no excuse. I ended up leaving that job to start health coaching again, because of how mean and ignorant she is.
My doctor was also very disempowering. She resulted right to surgery and hormonal birth control. At the time, I just wanted to manage my symptoms so I could think straight and be able to make longer term decisions on how to manage this. So I went through with the surgery and went on the pill for a bit.
When I went back for my follow up, I asked her (again, HER) for help getting me off the medication and resources for lifestyle changes I could make to manage my symptoms naturally. She said that coming off the pill was medically not in my best interest so she couldn't help me with that. I left the office in tears and didn't know where to turn.
It took me some time to gather the confidence to stop taking the medication cold turkey. But I did make lifestyle changes in the meantime to help support my body for this transition, as well as support my hormones for the rest of my life.
I didn't have any resources, and I didn't know anyone who had the resources I was looking for. I refuse to walk around this earth and not provide the women around me with the tools they need to have a healthy, painless life. I am here because there is information to share, women to help, and diseases that can be PREVENTED through good food and movement.
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