Hi, I’m Holly Noonan. Let me tell you a little about myself.

I draw, I would say, on a background of overcoming various life challenges. In my quest for personal growth, I worked my way around the world for six years, living in France, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China and Nepal. I kept challenging myself to keep going until I finally got sick of it –and I got sick. My health challenges began while I was traveling in Asia (1996-99) with numerous gastrointestinal adventures. This led to years of repressed immune function, a litany of illnesses and therefore a steep learning curve about healing myself with food. In the last few years, I have finally made myself well, overcoming my decades-old sugar addiction and outgrowing many of my own self-limiting beliefs.

During this process, I have become a student of healing, spirituality, our food system, the politics of food, the history of food and the many theories of nutrition. Eastern concepts of healing, communication and spirituality inform my life and my practice. I use the insight and compassion I have gained throughout my experiences to support my clients with a mixture of deep listening and loving challenges.

As a food activist, I like to inspire people to get active about their food. My intention is to have an impact on policy issues that affect food choices in our schools, farms, institutions and assistance programs. I also intend to focus on “where the rubber meets the road” and create a location where Mainers can attend regular whole foods cooking classes to learn how to prepare whole food, local, organic, ancestral, macrobiotic, raw, ethnic and therapeutic-diet meals.

I live on the side of a blueberry hill in Hope, Maine with my Aussie husband, my son and my really cool dog. I enjoy gardening, traveling, writing, dancing, parenting, hiking, reading and sometimes even cooking. I enjoy my work deeply and feel so blessed to be invited to witness people’s transformation.

I have experienced how the clarity of mind that comes from eating well heals our relationships as well as our bodies, and helps us move forward toward fulfilling our potential. I enjoy exploring with people how they can discover– and live according to–their constitution and thereby feel more connected to natural cycles and especially to the important people in their lives. I also encourage folks to join me in stepping gradually into a lifestyle that becomes more sustainable, with non-toxic products and energy-sensitive habits, whenever possible.

I relish working with people who are motivated to take their lives to the next level and lean into their transformation. I enjoy working with people who have food sensitivities, Candida related complex, emotional eating issues, chronic health challenges and with people who have had no clear answers from their doctors but know they need to support their overall health with dietary and lifestyle changes.

My mission at Mind Body Nutrition is to be a paradigm shifter– to catalyze change in individuals and in our culture. In addition to my individual and group clients and my lectures and workshops, I offer customized wellness programs for small businesses in the near future, intended to improve employee quality-of-life while keeping health care costs down. This employee wellness program will assist companies in keeping health care costs down by inspiring and supporting their employees to make more long-term healthy choices.

I am a graduate of the The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City. I am a certified Holistic Health Counselor and a member of the American Academy of Drugless Practitioners, or AADP.

I see a limited number of one-on-one clients in addition to conducting health counseling groups, lectures and workshops. Health food store tours and grocery store tours are scheduled regularly for program participants.

I recently joined the faculty of Namasté Institute for Holistic Studies where I teach nutrition to Massage Therapy licensure candidates.

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Feel free to contact me if you have any questions at all.