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Sarah Hays Coomer          

Health Coach, Author, & Journalist Focused on Health Equity, Entrepreneurship & Mental Health

Sarah Hays Coomer is an author, Forbes Health columnist, Mayo Clinic- and National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and Certified Personal Trainer with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

As a freelance science journalist, Coomer is focused on health equity, entrepreneurship, and innovations in healthcare and she reports on the research, people, and organizations creating breakthrough solutions for entrenched challenges in health and healthcare. Via her health coaching practice in private, group, and organizational settings, she provides concrete, evidence-based tools for healing, rooted in kindness, creativity, and environmental and community reinforcements.

Coomer's books include: "The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose," "Physical Disobedience: An Unruly Guide to Health and Stamina for the Modern Feminist" and "Lightness of Body and Mind: A Radical Approach to Weight and Wellness." Her work has been featured in Forbes, Thrive Global, The Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, Triathlete, and The Tennessean, among others. She has spoken at organizations and universities nationwide including Google, Vanderbilt University, the Nashville Women's March, The University of the South, the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, Confluence, and the Girls to the Moon Conference.

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RELIEF BY DESIGN: A Self-Directed Practice for Well-Being ​

HOW HEALTHY HABITS STICK: A Love Story

YOUR HEALTH, YOUR WAY: Adaptable Skills for College and Beyond

LET'S TALK STRESS RELIEF: How to Take the Pressure Off

MICRODOSING WELLNESS: How to Build A Practice of Healing Reinforcements

THE ANATOMY OF A HABIT: Leveraging the Science of Behavior Change

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WHAT IS A HEALTH COACH? How A New Field Is Revolutionizing Preventative Care

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