About Lauren

Hi, I'm Lauren, former Equity Research Analyst, (BSc / BComm), wife of the healthiest person I know, mother of our 1 year old boy, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and founder of Lauren Murphy Health.

I haven't always been a particularly healthy person. I spent my 20's making poor food choices (some knowingly made and others not) while enjoying the party scene that being single in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs tends to attract, especially when you're working 14-hour-plus days in a fast-paced, high-stress finance job.

When a very stressful event brought on yet another bout of acute tonsillitis and course of antibiotics, I began to ask myself if I was going to ride this cause and effect wagon for the rest of my life. And so began my quest for answers. 

On my journey to better health I discovered that the solution couldn't be found in solely focusing on one aspect of my life, but instead came through a more holistic assessment of my lifestyle - what I ate, how I moved my body, the people I surrounded myself with, and my relationship with the little voice that chatters away to us all day - my mind. 

In 2015 I decided to explore the area of wellness in a more serious fashion, and commenced studies with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition to become a Certified Holistic Health Coach. I became accredited in November 2016. 

I believe wholeheartedly in the program as I have experienced first-hand the incredible results it can and has produced. Imagine living your life with energy, vitality and happiness that you never knew were possible! 

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What is Health Coaching?

An Integrative Nutrition Health Coach is a guide and mentor who empowers you and provides ongoing support and guidance as you set goals and make sustainable changes that improve your health and happiness. 

As your Health Coach, I will listen carefully and we’ll navigate the world of contradictory nutrition and health advice together to explore what truly works for you. 

It’s rare for anyone to get an hour to explore their wellness goals with a trained professional. As an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, I create a supportive environment that enables you to articulate and achieve your goals. Throughout my education, I have been exposed to the most cutting-edge dietary theories and studied highly effective coaching techniques to help you find the right lifestyle that works best for you.

Most approaches to healthy eating dwell on calories, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Instead of creating lists of restrictions and good and bad foods, I coach my clients to explore basic improvements and implement gradual changes during our work together. As these pieces accumulate, my clients find these changes collectively creating a much larger impact than they originally anticipated. We work on what they want to improve within the circumstances of their unique situation.

My Training

I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition where I learned innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle management techniques, and over 100 dietary theories – Ayurveda, gluten-free, Paleo, raw, vegan, macrobiotics, and everything in between.

I studied with the world's top health and wellness experts including:

  • Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd, founder and director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition
  • Deepak Chopra, MD leader in the field of mind-body medicine
  • David Katz, MD, MPH, director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center
  • Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, chair of nutrition at Harvard University
  • Andrew Weil, MD, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
  • Gabrielle Bernstein, bestselling author and life coach
  • Susan Blum, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Mark Hyman, MD, founder of The UltraWellness Center
  • Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating
  • David Wolfe, raw food leader and nutrition expert
  • Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, professor at New York University’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
  • Mark Bittman, food writer for The New York Times and bestselling author
  • Joel Fuhrman, MD, family physician and leading expert on nutritional healing

My education has equipped me with extensive, cutting-edge knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and prevention. Drawing on my expertise, I work with my clients to help make lifestyle changes and choose health-promoting ways that produce real and lasting results. You will develop a deeper understanding of food and lifestyle choices that work best for you, improving your energy, balance, health, and happiness.