About

Why do you need a wellness coach?

  • Stressed out is an understatement: You aren’t taking care of yourself
  • You need a little motivation to improve your health
  • Your life feels limited because of the current state of your health
  • You are newly diagnosed and need help putting your life back together
  • Your chronic condition is stopping you from achieving your dreams
  • You have a hard time imagining a truly healthy life

Lifeboat Wellness Coaching will help you find relief from negative thoughts about your health and show you how to achieve your dreams, no matter your physical condition or limitations. We are dedicated to helping individuals and organizations learn wellness strategies to achieve their goals. Through one-on-one coaching, retreats, writings and an upcoming podcast, Lifeboat Coaching’s aim is empowerment via wellness. Of particular interest to Lifeboat is living vibrantly with chronic illness and stress management.

Principal coach J. Marie Teague has extensive experience in the fields of mind-body medicine, adult education, healthcare and therapeutic modalities utilizing arts and yoga. Trained in coaching by the American Academy of Sports Medicine Wellcoaches ® program and also by best-selling author and O Magazine contributor Martha Beck PhD, she believes the key to personal wellness is rooted in authentic living. She works with companies and individuals worldwide on developing effective wellness strategies with a specialization in chronic illness and stress management. Currently pursuing a Master of Science/PhD in Mind-Body Medicine, she has lived vibrantly with Type I diabetes since 1999.

Laughing out loud I will create my own destiny Singing in the wind I will forge the river And be louder than the storm that howls about me. -Susan Stauter