About Stephanie
Stephanie (Austin) Gibson Mindset Transformation Coach
My bio sure has changed through the years. Yes, it’s partly due to the additional education and initials I’ve earned at the end of my name; however, it’s mostly because I am no longer motivated by the former story that briefly went like this…
The combination of illness and injury brought me into healthy living in 2002 with a diagnosis of dermatomyositis, an uncommon autoimmune disease affecting the connective tissue, skin and muscle; and again in 2003 after breaking my back in four places from a horseback riding accident. I was 60 pounds overweight and suffering so much inflammation, I could hardly take my own socks off. My skin was so itchy, I don’t even have words. I was missing much of the hair on the right side of my scalp, which itched so profusely, I would wake up with blood under my nails from scratching it overnight.
After finding out how they would treat autoimmunity, I decided money, time and wellness was better invested in a college education to learn to heal myself naturally; and in turn, I would teach others to heal themselves. I refused to own this new title they’d given me and tell me I’d have for a lifetime.
I became an honors graduate in holistic healthcare with specializations in iridology, holistic nutrition, homeopathy, herbalism and bodycare; with which, I coached people around the world on holistic wellness in online programs, classes and retreats.
Fast forward 20 years
Tremendous loss and life experience gave me an even greater education in what wellness really means and how to practice it. Yes, wellness is not a destination that once reached, you’re always there. It is a practice of self-study and adjustment on repeat.
I have come to learn that while eating an alkalizing, whole-foods diet, and using herbs, aromatherapy and homeopathy when necessary are excellent tools for a vibrant and resilient vessel, the real and lasting change came through listening to the wisdom within and learning how to translate my body’s voice that spoke in riddles of injury, suffering, illness and disease.
You have all you need to heal within you. Sometimes, you just need a translator and coach to remind you how to break free from patterns that keep you from this innate, self-healing ability of a body in balance.
So my education continued and my qualifications expanded so that I may better support you in reaching all that you desire; whether that be in health, career, relationships and life. It is not merely health, but the combination of all these that determine our wellness.
Stephanie on a peak in Crater Lake, Oregon, different perspectives
Education, Certificates and Training
Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner
T.I.M.E. Techniques™ Practitioner
C.O.R.E. Life and Success Coach
Clinical Hypnotherapist
Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner
Private Pilot
Registered Yoga Teacher - 200 hour and member of the Yoga Alliance
Sensitivity Removal Technique
Reiki Healer Level I and II
Holistic Health Practitioner - Honors, Awarded Outstanding Graduate - specialties in Herbalism and Bodycare, Iridology, Homeopathy, Holistic Nutrition, Wellness Coaching
Clairvoyant Healing and Chakra Clearing
Ordained Minister
Early Childhood Education - Preschool Teacher