Hi, I’m Alex ayodele.
I am a self explorer seeking to elevate the lives I have the opportunity to connect with. I’ve been blessed with a fruitful life filled with exciting adventures that have led me to where I am today. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado where community, connection, and acceptance are truly the way of the land. From there I lived in New York, Dallas, and now Miami.
My wellness journey began at seventeen years old after having my gallbladder removed. Once that happened, I had to be more mindful about my food intake. However, food is just one pillar of wellness. It wasn’t until later on did I figure out that you can eat all the kale in the world and still be unhealthy.
Ever since I was a young girl I was always active. I danced for 18 years, I received a full-ride track scholarship to the University of Colorado, at Boulder. I left college, moved to New York to model, then found my way back to Denver and joined The Culinary Creative hospitality group and took the position as the social media and marketing manager. After three joyful years with my family at Culinary Creative, I had developed a deep understanding of what food really means to mind, body, and soul. I understood the importance of sourcing, incorporating fresh seasonal ingredients, supporting community agriculture, and that food is really a love language and everlasting opportunity to bring people together.
“You can eat all the kale in the world and still be unhealthy.”
Then in 2017, my culinary adventure was interrupted by some serious digestion issues. I sought out professional medical advice to get a diagnosis and a better explanation of what could possibly be going on but was left with nothing and nowhere to turn to. It was months of living without answers and constant episodes of bloating, heartburn, and skin issues. I had had enough. After extensive research I started experimenting with the elimination and blood type diet, coupled with digestive enzymes. I transitioned into a whole food plant-based diet and quit drinking alcohol. I was healed, my symptoms were gone and I was very intrigued. But again, that reality of you can eat all the kale in the world and still be unhealthy soon settled in.
Once my focus switched from food to wellness I learned that my life with my culinary family was coming to an end. A fire was set inside of me and created this constant yearning for more. Being that my job required me to live through my phone and my computer I was losing that human connection so I decided to get my esthetician license and pave my way through the beauty industry.
In 2018 I was now a licensed esthetician and working for the all-natural, nontoxic skincare brand, Tata Harper. I worked my way up to becoming their national educational trainer for the central and southeast United States, and during this journey, I was knee-deep in discovering holistic skincare techniques and developed a strong interest in healing problematic skin. The connections and the experience I was exposed to really helped shape my life purpose.
Two years had gone by and I started to feel a big disconnect in the beauty industry. I was no longer interested in easily persuading women on what skincare products to buy when I knew deep down those products wouldn’t make a difference in their skin, body, mind, and soul unless they came with an extra bottle of self-acceptance, mind-body intelligence, and a whole lot of love, and that’s obviously not something you can buy.
In 2020 I left the beauty industry and enrolled myself at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition where I became a licensed integrative health coach.
Health and wellness begins at understanding and knowing who you are, being able to identify your needs, restoring rather than escaping, and overcoming the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. As a health coach, I help clients detox their bodies, lives, and lifestyles. I educate them on how to have self-discipline and accountability. I help guide them in discovering sacred ways to eat, sleep and acquire healthy self-care practices that are bio-individual to their exclusive needs.
My Approach
People don’t change what they do in life based on what they know. They change what they do depending on how they feel. My ideal coaching practice starts by learning about my client, then learning about their goals and desires, and together we discuss outcomes and obstacles and create a sustainable plan.
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Coaching is a relationship, not a science. Trust is the foundation to growth in any relationship. As a health coach, I create a safe space, and I meet clients at their level to support and empower their wellness transformation.
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The more I know, the better I can help guide a client through steps of long-term behavior changes. Gaining more insight allows us to explore any areas of life that might be out of balance.
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Through coaching, I help clients develop and progress toward personal wellness goals by building awareness of feelings, mindsets, and behaviors, setting effective and achievable goals, identifying perceived barriers, implementing healthy lifestyle changes, and keeping clients accountable.
