Testimonials
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"She provided realistic bite size steps to help me reach my goals. Her enthusiasm and knowledge of nutrition and health gave me a greater awareness that even small changes can provide a foundation to better health."
When it comes to health care, it can be confusing to sort through all the information that is out there and know where to start to make better health decisions. Therese is a trusted partner who listened to my concerns, sorted out the information and put the information into perspective. That allowed me a sense of calm and made me feel more in control. She provided realistic bite size steps to help me reach my goals. Her enthusiasm and knowledge of nutrition and health gave me a greater awareness that even small changes can provide a foundation to better health. I hope everyone gets a chance to work with Therese!
Chris J------------------------------------------------------------
"She patiently looked at my history and had great insight into my overall health, making several suggestions to improve my health and eating habits. She also suggested some obvious (not to me) changes to improve my well being."
Therese and I have spent some time together walking and talking about nutrition. She has such a heart for helping others find their way in the confusing world of eating healthy and controlling the stress in every day living.
My meeting with her was very helpful. She patiently looked at my history and had great insight into my overall health, making several suggestions to improve my health and eating habits. She also suggested some obvious (not to me) changes to improve my well being.
Therese is easy to talk with, caring and supportive. I would highly recommend Therese to anyone looking to improve their mental and physical health.
Thank you, Therese!
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"she helped me gather all my medical history in one place, I was able to ask questions to a trusted professional, and I gained a deeper understanding of my health to set achievable goals for a healthier lifestyle."
Invest in your health and wellness by partnering with Therese Parks, a highly recommended Nurse Coach. With her expertise and guidance, she helped me gather all my medical history in one place, I was able to ask questions to a trusted professional, and I gained a deeper understanding of my health to set achievable goals for a healthier lifestyle. You too can experience a true partnership with Therese like I did and take the first step today towards a better future.
-Debbie N. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
"She helped me to focus on lifestyle change and improving behavior... I am now taking these lessons and using them in my everyday life."
The beginning was a little tough telling my story. I was in a rut and did not think of myself as important. Therese was a great listener with no judgement. Going through Nurse Coaching, Therese helped to guide me with meditation, exercise, and nutritional health. She helped me to set goals and create action plans. She helped me to focus on lifestyle change and improving behavior. Finding oneself and to learn the value of self-care. We are so used to taking care of everyone else, this is great bringing your balance back to yourself and reaching your full potential.
I am now taking these lessons and using them in my everyday life. I am important!
-Karnis L. -------------------------------------------------------------
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"I now have concrete experience with what success looks like and feels like."
For about 13 years I have struggled each day to get done what I wanted. I was never as productive as I wanted to be. I sought help from books, webinars, family and friends, but I never seemed to get traction or make lasting progress.
In 2 months (6 sessions) of working with Therese, I made more strides than in the previous 13 years. How? Most important, Therese listened without judgment. She helped me identify small but meaningful steps toward the goals I set. She came alongside me with gentle observations and consistent encouragement. She helped me face my fears, which boosted my confidence. I now have concrete experience with what success looks like and feels like. I have more consecutive, successful days than I've had in years. I feel empowered and equipped. She has given me tools to combat my procrastination and sense of overwhelm when facing tasks. Thanks to her insights and help, I feel like I'm on a new road-and capable of even more! By the way, I am 62-it's never too late!
Therese is easy to talk to because she is an encourager and exceptional listener. If you're looking for someone to come alongside of you, light a fire underneath you, be a cheerleader for you, Therese is who you need!"
-Joyce S. -----------------------------------------------------
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"After a couple of sessions you were able to help me make changes to my old habits so that I could continue to enjoy the activities that have brought purpose to my 90 years here on earth."
"I realized it's impossible to get older people to change what they've been doing or the way they accomplish tasks. I realize that I have become set in my ways, but my body is not able to keep up with what my mind thinks I can accomplish. One of my favorite activities is gardening, and my mind tells me that I can still do it all, but my back says "no way!" You helped me find solutions in order for me to continue to enjoy gardening by taking rest periods, changing tasks before my back starts to ache, and cutting back on garden size. This way I can continue to enjoy gardening along with providing others with the fruits of my labors, You helped me realize that I am happy and receive much joy in growing fruits and vegetables for myself and others.
At first I didn't want to be bothered with coaching, but my daughter encouraged me to try it. After a couple of sessions you were able to help me make changes to my old habits so that I could continue to enjoy the activities that have brought purpose to my 90 years here on earth.
Your coaching in a gentle non judgmental manner helped me accept my limitations as well as finding solutions. You helped me recognize that I must accept the facts, but then continue to encourage me to enjoy my hobbies with some modifications and gradual changes".
-Jean R. ---------------------------------------------
"Her questions and perspective helped me to identify exactly what was difficult with each situation and how the stress was affecting me both physically and emotionally. "
"I’m so glad that a friend suggested that I try nurse-coaching. It has been extremely timely and helpful over the last few weeks.
Therese’s assistance appeared at a perfect time for me, when things were not yet critical, but heading toward burnout. At this point, we are 1.5 years into COVID, working with critically ill patients in a nearly constantly understaffed MICU. The nurses on my unit are physically and emotionally exhausted from the high death rates, emotional families, and frustrated with the number of patients who (for varied reasons) have chosen not to protect themselves with vaccines.
Usually, after a tough day at work, we are able to go home to our families to unwind and recharge. However, COVID has changed much of that too. Home is not as it was. Many spouses are out of work or working from home. Kids are often going to school “virtually” or home quarantined, and suffering from lack of structure, lack of social activities, and lack of extracurricular activities. Family members are scared, ill, and working through their own emotional difficulties with our present life. We are struggling with difficulties on every front, and no break in sight.
We are very weary…
Having a nurse coach was extremely helpful. Because Therese has been an ICU nurse, she quickly and completely understood my situation. I didn’t need to spend a lot of time explaining the details of my work life and why it was stressful. She also understood the stresses of everyday life: trying to be present emotionally for kids/spouse, trying to physically care for myself, but lacking time for diet/exercise.
Therese was able to provide resources and insights to my struggles with work life and home life. Her questions and perspective helped me to identify exactly what was difficult with each situation and how the stress was affecting me both physically and emotionally. She helped me to re-frame situations and be more positive with myself. Therese was prompt and helpful in providing quality resources. She introduced me to several practices including mindfulness and relaxation, and pointed out ways to incorporate more positive perspective and habits into my daily life.
After each session, Therese sent an email update with a summary of our session, the points we discussed, recommended follow-up, and helpful resources. She was flexible and adjusted easily to find solutions that fit my lifestyle and personality, and let me guide the agenda with each session. Therese was objective in her analysis and was able to point out observations that I hadn’t realized about myself, then use those tendencies to provide useful recommendations that suited me.
I would highly recommend nurse coaching to my coworkers. While worklife is not likely to change anytime soon, I’m now better equipped to cope. Therese helped me to develop positive habits and stress relief. I found nurse coaching to be extremely helpful, and would not hesitate to reach out to Therese in the future when I desired some assistance”.
-Karen T. ----------------------------------------------
" She helped me be more accepting of my circumstances and to look at the positive side of life and see the good qualities in both myself and others."
"Working with Therese was a blessing. Therese made me feel very comfortable and at ease in our coaching sessions. When I started working with Therese I was healing from an injury and was in a lot of pain physically, emotionally and spiritually and it was affecting my relationship with myself and others. Therese was able to walk with me during this difficult time and guide me in taking doable action steps towards recovery. She was a healing, loving and safe presence at a time when I was very uncomfortable with my physical symptoms. I felt heard, understood, cared for and free to be myself. After our coaching sessions I feel much more grounded, integrated, peaceful and content. She helped me be more accepting of my circumstances and to look at the positive side of life and see the good qualities in both myself and others. She helped me believe in my capabilities and gave me hope for a better tomorrow. I also became more aware of what changes I needed to make to better my relationships and Therese helped me come up with goals for having better communication within relationships that had positive outcomes. She provided me with some helpful resources and gave me great nursing insight into how to help myself with some of my physical symptoms. Overall, I am greatly and deeply satisfied with my coaching sessions with Therese and would highly recommend her services for a holistic and transformative nurse coaching experience."
-Marina U. ------------------------------------------------------------
"Therese helped me step back, slow down (a big key for progress) and re-evaluate my goals, redefine them to make them more meaningful, impactful and achievable."
"My experience with Therese as a nurse coach was very helpful and rewarding. This was my first experience with this sort of coaching from a health perspective. The beauty of the techniques and process Therese employed is the simplicity of it all. I was already on a self-motivated journey to better health but had hit a plateau when Therese offered to coach me. Therese helped me step back, slow down (a big key for progress) and re-evaluate my goals, redefine them to make them more meaningful, impactful and achievable. Therese was very patient as I navigated the process and collected my thoughts, listening and challenging me at the right times. She was supportive but held me accountable to my commitments at the same time. The sessions with Therese gave me a new perspective on what I want to do to better myself (and my life) and how I should go about it. I'm not saying I won't need a "tune-up" as I continue my journey, but she gave me the tools to be more self-reliant in making improvements. When I need someone to help me when I hit a new plateau, or reset my goals, Therese will be my first call. Thank you Therese for all your help"!
-John P. ----------------------------------------------------------
"Therese, my nursing coach, helped me learn how to relax and breathe when I got anxious, helped me figure out how to take care of myself first, along with having my kids step in and help out with the chores."
"Before I started the coaching sessions with Therese, I felt very anxious, overwhelmed with my walking, my household chores, and my kids did not wanting to participate in household chores while I was recovering from my stem cells transplant. Therese, my nursing coach, helped me learn how to relax and breathe when I got anxious, helped me figure out how to take care of myself first, along with having my kids step in and help out with the chores. She even helped me create a chart for my kids to use. The chart was very helpful, showing them which chore to do, and when for some reason they couldn't do their chores because of some other obligations, they had to do it instead another time.
We also talked about how important resting was for me during the day, and the importance of restful sleep at night. Practice walking in small increments around the house and always following physical therapeutic advice advanced me toward recovery. I used this advice very often and today I’m proud to say I've been discharged from physical therapy due to the goals I've met. I also feel less anxious now and feel more capable of participating more with my family.
Therese was very understanding and passionate about coaching me, very understanding, and patient. She has great listening skills and great advice on what to do in case I run into adversity. I highly recommend Therese as a nursing coach to anybody who has difficulty dealing with the stress that comes with everyday life.
-Alicja V. (English Second Language) ------------------------------
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