Lisa Ryan

I am a recently retired internal medicine physician, now working as a health and wellness coach. As both a health coach and MD, I believe that we all have within us the ability to be well. In an effort to support individuals in making positive lifestyle changes, I co-founded Total Wellness Lab (TWL) along with three other coaches and am the West Coast lead for our collaborative. We are all National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC) trained at Duke Health & Well-Being, located in Portland, ME, Minneapolis, Boston, and Gig Harbor, WA. Our coaching style is based on science, and the knowledge that wellness is not only being free of disease; rather, what is achieved when a body is given the right ingredients to thrive. Through active listening, empathy, motivational interviewing, individualized goal setting, relentless positivity, and non-judgmental support and guidance, we provide comprehensive health coaching to our clients.