The Grounded
Coach
A 4-month professional development experience for health & fitness coaches who are ready to support relationship-with-food work confidently, ethically, and without losing themselves in the process.
Anna Marie
MSc Nutritionist · Food Relationship Coach
The Problem
You're already coaching.
But this part feels different.
Your clients are bringing you things you weren't trained for. Binge eating. Guilt spirals. Body image breakdowns. Restriction cycles. And you're doing your best - but somewhere underneath, there's a quiet fear that you're going to get it wrong.
Maybe you've been winging it. Maybe you've been referring everything out. Maybe you've been avoiding the conversation altogether.
And the truth is - most coach training doesn't touch this. Not really. You got the macros. You got the periodisation. You didn't get the tools to sit with someone in a food guilt spiral and actually know what to do.
"The Grounded Coach was built for exactly this gap."
The Programme
A 4-month professional development experience
The Grounded Coach is a small-group mentorship programme for health and fitness coaches who want to support relationship-with-food work - confidently, ethically, and without losing themselves in the process.
This isn't a course where you learn the theory but realise you have no idea how to apply it to the person opposite you. This is a live, relational, practice-based experience - because the work you're learning to do with clients requires you to actually practise doing it.
You'll leave with the knowledge, the tools, the self-awareness, and the confidence to hold space for your clients' most complex food and body struggles - without burning out, overstepping your scope, or projecting your own stuff onto theirs.
The Method
The Inside-Out Method
Four interconnected pillars that build the complete grounded coach.
The Foundation
Before you can hold space for a client, you need to understand what you're actually dealing with. Explore the psychology of eating, the physiology of restriction and bingeing, the neuroscience of food behaviour, and the social and cultural forces that shape your clients' relationships with food. This isn't theory for theory's sake - it's the map you'll use every single session.
The Inner Work
Before you coach clients, you practise on yourself. Build your own SOS plan, identify your bias and discomfort zones, explore where you get triggered, and strengthen your ability to stay regulated. You cannot hold space for clients if you haven't learned to hold it for yourself.
The Real-World Toolkit
The textbook gives you theory. This gives you scripts, frameworks, and boundaries. Navigate 'I binged again' conversations, explore emotional eating without shaming, respond when clients resist increasing calories, and stay inside your scope - confidently. No more winging it.
Live Client Navigation
Bring your actual client scenarios. We workshop them. We rehearse conversations. We troubleshoot stuck points. You won't leave sessions thinking, 'I have no idea what to do with this.' Confidence is built through repetition - not theory.
The Path
Month by Month
Each month builds on the last - from understanding to practice to confidence.
Phase 1
Month 1
The Foundation
Psychology of eating, restriction, bingeing, and body image
Neuroscience of food behaviour and habit formation
Social, cultural, and identity-based food influences
Scope of practice clarity - what's yours, what isn't
You'll know what you're actually dealing with - not just the surface behaviour.
Phase 2
Month 2
The Inner Work
Your own food story and how it shows up in your coaching
Bias mapping and trigger identification
Building your personal SOS regulation plan
Developing your capacity to sit with discomfort
You'll coach from a grounded place, not a reactive one.
Phase 3
Month 3
The Toolkit
Scripts and frameworks for the hardest conversations
How to explore emotional eating without creating shame
Responding to restriction, calorie resistance, and food rules
Referral pathways and when to use them
You'll have a real toolkit - not just instinct and hope.
Phase 4
Month 4
Real-Time Practice
Workshop emotional eating, body image breakdowns, food guilt spirals
"I want to diet again" conversations
Referral decisions
Final 1:1 integration call
You won't be the coach who panics. You'll be the grounded one.
What's Included
Everything you need to do this work well
No fluff. No filler. Every element is designed to build real-world confidence.
Monthly Group Sessions
Live, small-group learning and practice. Not lectures - real conversation, case work, and skill-building.
Monthly Group Supervision
Bring your real client scenarios. We workshop them together. This is where theory becomes confidence.
3 x 1:1 Integration Calls
Private calls with Anna Marie to work through your personal development, your client challenges, and your growth edges.
Weekly Check-ins
Personalised written check-ins so you're never stuck between sessions. Your questions get answered. Your progress gets seen.
The Resource Library
Scripts. Frameworks. Referral templates. Scope-of-practice guides. Everything you need, ready to use.
Private Community Access
A small, private group of coaches doing this work. For peer support, scenario sharing, and knowing you're not alone.
The Investment
Choose Your Path
The initial commitment is 4 months. Both options include full access to everything.
Option 1
Pay in Full
Full access to The Grounded Coach
3 x 1:1 integration calls
Weekly personalised check-ins
All tools + resources
3 months free community access
Option 2
Monthly Investment
Standard pricing will increase to £300/month after the founding cohort.
Full access to The Grounded Coach
Paid across 4 months
All the same content & support
After completion, you may join:
The Grounded Community
Monthly drop-in supervision · WhatsApp peer group · Continued scenario support
Who This Is For
This is for you if...
You're a health & fitness coach moving beyond weight-loss-only coaching
You've done some of your own work and want to go deeper
You care about staying inside scope
You want to handle complex clients confidently
Who This Is Not For
This isn't the right fit if...
You're looking for marketing strategies
You only want surface-level behaviour tools
You're unwilling to explore your own biases
You want a quick fix without self-reflection
Ready?
Ready to Become the Most Grounded Coach in the Room?
Spots are limited for the founding cohort to ensure personalised attention.
If this feels uncomfortable but aligned... that's usually a good sign.