Today, we’d like to introduce you to Isabella Morin.
Hi Isabella, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today.
I’m Isabella, a registered and licensed dietitian with a specialty in natural healthcare. I grew up in Marietta, GA, with two brothers and a sister. Growing up, we were all very active in sports and extra-curricular activities.
I was a competitive gymnast at an early age and later became a competitive swimmer after a career-ending injury in gymnastics. During my time as an elite athlete, I learned the power of nutrition and the vitality of properly fueling my body before and after competitions to perform at my highest level and be the strongest version of myself. My passion has always been in discovering the power of nutrition and how it fuels our bodies to run the race of life marked out before us.
I studied to become a registered dietitian at the University of Georgia. In 2020, I prepared to experience my study abroad opportunity in Ghana, Africa, providing nutrition resources and education to mothers and their infants. I had been dreaming of this program for two years prior and imagined myself joining the Peace Corps to continue spreading my love for the power of nutrition in developing countries.
However, the status of the world and COVID-19 prevented me from attending this program and experiencing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Life is full of challenges; I truly believe that learning to be resilient is a skill only sharpened by overcoming obstacles not in our control.
Instead of spending the summer of 2020 in Africa, I spent my summer interning for a private practice that utilized nutrition to heal the body. In this role, I learned how our bodies are made to function with the resources the Lord provided on Earth. I learned the power of the human body in its ability to heal when given the right nutrients and the role nature plays in our longevity. I was experiencing symptoms I had deemed as ‘normal’ because everyone else had them too.
I had consistent bloating and GI discomfort, my hormones were severely imbalanced from my tendency to over-exercise and under-nourish my body, and my lack of ability to sleep through the night affected me in more ways than I realized. Through my internship, which I wasn’t expecting, I was handed an opportunity to heal my body naturally, and it turned out to be the biggest blessing that completely changed the trajectory of my life.
After obtaining my bachelor’s degree in dietetics with a minor in Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Georgia, I landed in Nashville, TN, for my 1200-hour supervised clinical internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center while also completing my master’s of science degree in Nutrition from the University of Georgia. At this point, I knew I wanted to continue to help others on their journey to natural healing, and I was too in love with Nashville to leave it so soon.
After passing my Registered Dietitian exam, I worked for a private practice in Nashville that trained me in Nutrition Response Testing, which is one of the many approaches utilized to read the body and use nutrition to heal. After six months, I felt the Lord calling me away because He had something larger for me, even though I wasn’t sure what that was at the time.
After stepping away from what I thought was my dream job, the Lord opened the doors for me to go to Ghana, Africa, with the University of Georgia again to conduct community nutrition assessments in African villages. This experience helped me gain a new worldly perspective and have a newfound appreciation for the privileges and opportunities we have here in America. I would be lying if this experience wasn’t difficult. Six weeks on a foreign continent, not speaking the same language as those I am serving, with limited basic resources, was challenging for my physical body and my faith. After returning to America, I craved stillness and the need for reflection.
It’s in this season I experienced the kindness of the Lord. His mercies are abundant, and grace is overflowing. I remained in Nashville and was surrounded by a loving community of families that entrusted me with their most precious gifts: their children. I spent my days experiencing life through the eyes of toddlers, laughing with them until my core hurt, and being still before the Lord.
After a few months of being an extension of a mother figure for multiple families, I took a weekend trip away for solitude. It’s on this trip, in the mountains in Western North Carolina, that the Lord told me my next steps. Rewind to the month before I left for the summer in Africa. I started seeing a new chiropractor. My chiropractor learned about the work I do with reading the body and using nutrition to strengthen it and offered me space in his office to do this work. I turned it down. I was about to leave for the summer and was still fresh out of leaving my last position, where I so evidently felt called to leave, and I wasn’t ready to jump back into it yet.
Leading up to this trip of solitude, I was meditating on Exodus 14:14: “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” As I had felt the Lord calling me to a season of stillness before him, it was on this solo trip the Lord called me to move forward. I prayed and asked God how I should go. It was later that same weekend I received a phone call from my friend’s mom asking about the work I do and if I could help her. Of course, any symptom in our body can be healed through nutrition, so I told her I would love to help her. The only issue was that I did not have an office at the time. Once I realized what the Lord had called me to do, I came home to Nashville, called my chiropractor with the extra room, and started planting what has become Holistic Hope, LLC.
Holistic Hope, LLC is originally derived from my name, Isabella Hope. I’ve always loved my middle name, and it wasn’t until recently that I leaned into the concept of sharing it with others and living it out vicariously. In the Bible, the anchor is the symbol of hope. Hope is firm yet unseen. An anchor represents something holding us firmly in place yet unseen.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
This role I play of being a natural healthcare provider to clients truly fills my cup. That does not mean this journey has been easy. I did not come into this job with a built-in client base. Nor did I have a lot of expertise in ‘managing a business.’
Forming relationships with people and explaining how I can help them is my passion. I feel confident my client base will grow as my clients begin to experience the benefits they receive with my help. Being an entrepreneur at the age of 24 is intimidating and surreal at the same time. My life does not look how I imagined or how many of the people I surround myself with look.
However, I can confidently say the benefits far outweigh the difficulties. I hear testimonies daily of how clients’ lives are being changed and symptoms that have been there for decades have disappeared. That is why I do what I do: to give people hope, to reveal to them the power of their body and that healing is possible.
Thanks – so, what else should our readers know about Holistic Hope, LLC?
Holistic Hope, LLC is a private practice specializing in natural healthcare and registered dietitian services. I primarily utilize Nutrition Response Testing (NRT), which is a non-invasive approach to determine underlying health disparities. NRT reveals the source of any imbalance in the body, which could manifest as chemicals, heavy metals, immune challenges, or food intolerances.
My goal is to remove the interference through nutrition and allow the body to heal itself. This approach allows me to read the body and discover exactly which nutrients it is lacking. Each client’s protocol is different and tailored specifically for them. Through whole-food nutritional supplements, the body will begin to repair itself at the cellular level, allowing for optimal recovery and longevity.
Who else deserves credit for your story?
I would not be where I am today without the support of my family. My parents, siblings, and close family friends are my biggest cheerleaders.
My father, specifically, has helped me immensely with the logistics of running a business and all that goes on behind the scenes. I also want to thank my chiropractor, Dr. Chad McClellan, for offering me a space to allow this dream to come to fruition.
Pricing:
- NRT Assessment: $65.00
- Other financial requirements: Purchase of whole-food nutrition supplements specifically for YOU.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.holistichope615.com
- Instagram: @holistic_hope615
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabella-morin-ms-rdn/
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/holistic-hope-nashville
