Welcome to Breaking Through Wellness
World-Leading* Results for Ambitious Active Women & Female Runners 35+ to Feel Our Best: Optimize hormones, maximize a lean physique & run strong, energized & injury-free... without meds, macros, endless supplements or extreme diets!
Our all-inclusive support helps you feel vibrant & strong, eliminate frustrating peri/menopause symptoms & confidently build a badass, resilient body you fully understand how to work with for life.
*Top U.S. & international awards listed below. 🇺🇸 Proudly a military spouse owned private practice.
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Watch & Learn: How we unlock your potential with female-specific science, simplicity & sustainable success:
Perimenopause begins in our 30s with over 100 symptoms. We lead the way in rewriting this story for women who want to feel, look & run their best!
Most advice wasn’t built for women like us:
- We already eat well & value whole foods
- We want to understand our changing body
- We consistently run, lift or stay very active
- We value looking fit & lean without bulk
- We value science-backed holistic solutions
- We don't tolerate feeling low energy or "off"
- We're independent - to a fault sometimes
- We thrive on routines & need clear answers
- We want results - without a lifetime of meds
- We want proven, root cause approaches
- We need simplicity & to feel our best daily
My work has been recognized globally for helping women like you optimize your health, hormones, lean physique & strong injury-free running - without medications, extreme diets or endless supplements.
We simplify exactly how to support your female body so it feels, looks & performs at its best for life!
We're proving perimenopause doesn't have to mean symptoms, setbacks or decline.
Inside the Academy, your journey is customized, while being supported by a community of strong active women learning how to train, fuel & live in alignment with their changing hormones.
Most women who join stay for years - because they've found all-in-one effective support to fully understand nuances specific to women who want to feel, look & run their best through midlife.
Here's what happens when women stop guessing & start working with their physiology:
Where Science Meets Sustainable, Award-Winning Results for Active Women 35+
"The programs Louise develops exemplify the impact one can have when they move scientific findings into evidence-based practice, working to meet women's unique health & fitness needs."
-American College of Sports Medicine Practitioner of the Year 2023 Press Release
Hi! I'm Louise - a mom, Army spouse, runner, leading exercise physiologist, scientist & women's integrative health practitioner.
Menopause & hormone challenges hit me early despite doing "everything right" in my fitness & nutrition to be healthy, strong, lean & fit. Fatigue, brain fog & bloating were persistent, my body felt like it was fighting me & I received unexpected devastating diagnoses in my early 30s.
Even working at the highest levels of healthcare, research & pro sports, symptoms were dismissed. I was told what most women hear: HRT, lifelong meds & advice designed for men or non‑runners.
It didn’t work - my health, hormones, fitness & body composition declined even faster! Like you, I refused to accept it as "normal" or "just a part of aging" & knew there had to be a better way!
Turning my breakdowns into breakthroughs led to a 23-year industry-leading career in exercise science, nutrition & women’s integrative health - focused on driven active women & female runners.
Now recognized by top organizations for rewriting 1,000s of women 35+ health, hormone, fitness & running outcomes throughout the world, inside Badass Breakthrough Academy, we focus on a proven, science-backed holistic approach:
- Optimize hormones, ditch symptoms fast & improve or reverse biomarkers - naturally!
- Feel your best daily - so you show up at your strongest in your training, work & family life.
- Lean out or recomposition your body without harming hormones, energy or metabolism.
- Run stronger & become injury-resilient for life.
- Build a strong, lean physique that exemplifies your dedication to your fitness & fueling.
- Thrive through peri/menopause with clarity, calm & clear proven methods - not confusion.
- Surround yourself with driven active women & runners who also refuse to feel like crap!
You get a comprehensive learning experience & ecosystem with clear, customized plans & direct 1:1 whole-person support from me - so your body finally feels, looks & performs its best again!
I'm Ready to Unlock My Best With Less Stress!Here's exactly how we unlock your most badass potential:
- Get 6 months detailed whole-person support via 1:1 sessions & customized plans: Hours of prep go into each session, as I review your concerns, food, exercise & symptom logs, labs, etc. Address root causes so you ditch symptoms fast, crush your goals & feel your best in weeks, NOT months!
- Know when & why to eat what: Learn one simple whole food fueling framework with female 35+ nutrient timing & specific portions proven to comprehensively mitigate decline!
- Love go-to wellness, nutrition, fat loss, lean out & fitness routines that actually work AND science-backed hacks so you can still enjoy a few "fun" foods &/or alcohol? This is for YOU!
- Efficiently learn how your female body's changing & *exactly* what to do about it: Step-by-step modules with practical resources & checklists deliver our proven process to optimize energy, hormones, mood, cortisol, blood sugar, sleep, metabolism, nervous system, mental & gut health + badass body composition & fitness results. Thrive through peri/menopause using a simple, low stress & logic-driven lifestyle you can actually sustain!
- Sculpt your best physique, train to be cortisol & injury resilient as you unlock your strongest running & fitness longevity: Our innovative female 35+ specific strength videos can be done at home or a gym with beginner, time-efficient & advanced options. A robust fitness library with fat loss, lean out, body recomp, core, pelvic floor, recovery, efficient injury comeback & running methods deliver award-winning results. All plans customized to you!
- Learn, laugh & level up faster with supportive like-minded women: In our small private (non-Facebook) Community, vacations & strategy calls we share what's working best to quickly break through setbacks & maximize holistic longevity in the joy-filled active lives we love!
If ready to age strong, fit & vibrantly well, we're a great fit! Start with a free 30-minute consult. Don't wait: Enrollment is limited to ensure exceptional 1:1 support & results. Only 1-2 spots open each month!
This is designed for women who value detailed personalized support & want to do this right: Your first 6 months are $2,997 with flexible payments.
After, continue all-inclusive access for just $97/mo (nearly all clients do). As female-specific science evolves, so do our methods, so you keep building badass strength, resilience & fitness for life! 💃
I'm Ready to Unlock My Potential!Proud to be a Small Holistic Practice with a Big Heart, Badass Results & Industry-Leading Awards:
I didn't learn this in med school! Everything is so easy-to-follow. At an age where I'm supposed to be watching my body break down, I'm getting stronger, more fit & am more energized during long work days. I didn't think it was possible to PR my marathon in my 50s & not need Advil after, but I now know how to train & fuel WITH my female body! I recommend & refer out to Badass Academy for any active female who wants optimal health, longevity, fitness or to run strong for life!
Nancy, Physician
Get ready to log into the Academy & think, "Holy crap, she gets me!" You can expect to feel seen, be fully heard in 1:1 sessions & understand how to work with your female body in a life-changing new way. This program is ahead of science, as Louise has lived through what she teaches. Despite my husband deployed, 4 kids & a full-time job, I feel stronger, energized & fit despite the most stressful phase of my life yet!
Heather, Duke Trained Nurse Practitioner
In my late 30s I was feeling fat & slow, like I was doing all the right things & it shouldn't be this hard! I lost 17 pounds, learned how to listen to my body & lean out without tedious tracking. Louise is a very response coach, creates resources as you need them & has amazing mindset, nutrition, fat loss & recovery hacks that fit my busy life!
Jen, Former U.S. Olympian
When I joined, I thought it was a long shot, but I was ready to fight to feel like myself again. I didn't want perimenopause to mean I have to lay down & die! In 2 weeks I lost weight, went from 5 hours of terrible sleep to sleeping like a baby & no longer had mood swings. My libido is back, my muscle definition improves weekly & heavy periods eased without an ablation or medication! Everything is so kept practical that, for the first time ever, I'm confident this is sustainable.
Charlotte, Nurse & Mom to 4
I was really discouraged, feeling like running was taking everything from me rather than fulfilling me. I have immense gratitude for the practical coaching, videos & handouts that explain everything. I no longer have headaches, struggle with psoriasis or lethargy! I understand why I bloat, why I get headaches & know how to keep inflammation low. I feel stronger every day & I actually look forward to running again! It took only weeks in this program to get rid of chronic pain & issues in my hip vs. years of PT that left me frustrated. Months later, I ran a 5K at a pace I hadn't seen in YEARS! When I joined I wanted to find my strength again & figure out how to handle this changing body. This program helped me do that & so much more. I feel like a whole new woman - thank you, thank you!
Cara, Busy Mom & CEO
I went from terrible hot flashes, cravings, considering a hysterectomy & HRT to my strongest yet. I joined this program for myself, but when my husband & kids commented how fit I look & asked to learn the nutrition strategies I was, I realized how much female-specific nutrition & training changes EVERYTHING! Now, we're all getting healthier, more fit & stronger together. The Breaking Through Wellness ripple effect is priceless!
Cathy, Mental Health Counselor
Despite working in the medical field for years & feeling like I knew a lot about my health, eating well, fat loss & strength training, I'm blown away by my experience! I went off HRT in 2 months & threw away most supplements. Acne my Dermatologist couldn't help is gone. I love that I know WHY I can't sleep, how to target specific areas of my body with strength training & have fat loss plans that are simple & modifiable without feeling restricted. I'm SO grateful to no longer be slowing down, feeling aches when I run, juggling diets or perimenopause "solutions." As my understanding of my body deepens & is kept simple to fit my life, I'm proud to have ease in feeling, looking & running my best!
Stacey, Health Educator
Thank you for giving me my wife back. I couldn't stand watching her wake up at 4:30, do endless Peloton, diet, feel miserable with bloating & poor sleep. She's finally seeing results that reflect how hard she works to take care of herself & fueling her body to perform. I've lost weight & improved fitness with your tips, too! Game changers! To say this program paid for itself is an understatement. Even our kids are learning more of the right timing & types of food. It's made such a difference!
A Client's Husband :)
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