She is FIERCE! Michelle Ong, A Reinvented Coach

Ever asked yourself: What’s next for me? Can I still find self-improvement? FYFG recently re-discovered Michelle O.Ong, now a Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach, and asked her how she got herself reinvented. We also find out her concept of a FIERCE Woman.

She shares her journey with us on how being a middle-aged woman still finds self-improvement and reinvented her choice of career.

Why She’s Reinvented

Michelle Ong began her reinvention journey as a certified metabolic health coach. She coached men and women to regain their optimum metabolic health. However, she felt a burnout along the way. Like all those who have felt burnt-out, the sense of that ‘wrong path taken’ emerges. She stopped coaching and decided to focus on her family’s business.

In 2019, Michelle experienced deep grief and stress due to the loss of her mother, and the discovery of her father’s stage 2 cancer illness. Her body began to show signs of distress: poor menstrual health, sleep deprivation, poor weight management, and mental health. She needed to find something to help herself.

Finding Integrative Nutrition

Michelle found a natural inclination to the online education of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition of New York. She learned how to regain her health naturally.

Integrative nutrition not only focuses on one’s diet (food) but on other mind-body-spirit aspects, such as lifestyle, medical history, stress levels, biological systems, and even relationships to food, to oneself and others.

“Not only did I get well but I was able to find myself again beyond being a wife and mother.”

At 50, Michelle was recognized as a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.

“I was initially hesitant to pursue health coaching as a career as thoughts about the burned-out phase in the past and self-doubt crept in. However, I am blessed to have mentors and schoolmates who inspired me and helped me overcome the false stories that I created in my head.”

Michelle has expanded her client base from 1 and is currently coaching 5 people. She has come to learn to set boundaries for her self-care, overcome her self-doubt, negative self-talk, and now enjoys coaching again.

“ I also wanted to give back and help others find balance in their lives and support them in their wellness journey.”

Thoughts on Reinvention

“It is never too late to reinvent oneself. You will never find what you will love to do if you don’t try it. Yes, it can be scary but you will surely be your best self if you go beyond your bubble. Sometimes all it takes is to believe that you can.”