Creating a new wellness paradigm, together.
Are you ready to take control of your health?
Most people were socialized into believing Western medicine was the cure-all. Unfortunately, so many of us find out the hard way the limitations of the Western approach. It’s often at that point we have to turn elsewhere for support. That’s where holistic health coaching can really shine. Together we organize your whole life to support your health and wellness, make sure you’re clear on who you want on your care team, and reclaim your agency in your own health and life.
You’re in the right place.
Western medicine is hyper-focused on keeping people alive at all costs and treating the disease, while a holistic approach zooms out to consider all parts of each human and the context of their lives.
Cancer has shown me that wellness encompasses everything: the people, places, things, thoughts, emotions, and beliefs in our lives. Living an intentional life is one where all of those elements align with what truly matters to you. I call the process of holistic decluttering, Intentionalism.
Exploring life, death, cancer, and everything in between.
I believe that the current discourse on wellness is incomplete, and the missing piece is mortality. True wellness is hindered by our aversion to, and inability to be with, the mind-numbingly simple fact that we will die. Because we die, being alive is meaningful. Without acknowledging that everything, including us, comes to an end, we continue to make decisions that don’t support our long-term well-being. Just like when you block our negative emotions, you also block out positive ones, you can’t fully enjoy your life if you’re blocking out the reality that it is finite.
You can do all the healing practices in the world, take all of the medications, and eat all the leafy greens you want, but if you’re still living in fear and denial around your mortality, you’re leaving a huge piece of your healing out of the picture.
FOUNDER SPOTLIGHT
Julia de’Caneva
Julia is a young-adult cancer survivor (shout out to her thyroid tumor!) and deathcare enthusiast. She loves to support people in uncovering their most authentic selves through the process of holistic decluttering called Intentionalism. This process was born of 10+ years experience helping clients declutter their homes, digital world, lives, and small businesses.
She considers herself a Swiss army knife, of sorts. She is an IIN Certified Holistic Health Coach, Going With Grace trained Death Doula, EOL planner, 200hr certified yogi, certified Yoga Nidra facilitator, UCLA Trained Mindfulness Facilitator, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Life and Home Organizer, and former graphic & web designer. She seeks to fundamentally shift how we view wellness.
I’ve been writing a lot lately! Head to my Substack, where I explore life, death, cancer, and everything in between.
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If It’s the Last Thing I Do is a kaleidoscope of offerings.
A place to explore and uncover what it’s like to be the most authentic you. A space to inspire you to live a full and meaningful life. A resource for navigating end-of-life considerations, of the existential and the paperwork variety.
It is also quite literally, Julia de’Caneva’s legacy, the last thing she might do.
