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I coach high-performing, stress-addled professionals who’ve hit a wall and want a different life, but don’t know where to begin. This is my specialty. I am not a generic life-coach, or business coach or really any kind of ordinary coach.

I help people who have succeeded by traditional definitions, but are inwardly wrecked, come back to life. Without the typical rah-rah, oversimplified slogans and superficial antics that tend to inspire a younger set, yet are completely inadequate for someone at your level, with your pain, your needs and your desires. Including the need for real, measurable and immediate outcomes. And, discretion.

My name is Yvonne Ator, MD, MPH

Some call me “helper of the helpers” because I am passionate about serving those who serve and lead. We all need a hand, someone to lean on, a safe and empathetic space to feel like someone’s got our back. What happens to those who are constantly leading and serving others but has no one to support them? I have spent my career serving this exact need!

I have traveled extensively between and lived in Nigeria, London and the United States, established international aid campaigns, attained a Masters in Public Health, a degree in medicine and raised a family. Along the way, I fell apart, too. And, as part of my recovery, I drew upon my extensive background in behavior change, program-development, mind-body wellness, and also trained extensively to deliver scientifically-validated interventions in Positive Psychology and as developed by Brene Brown through her Daring Greatly and Rising Strong initiatives. And recently, I have spent the past year training in Unbeatable Mind coaching (integrated training in mental toughness and emotional resilience) with a Retired Navy SEAL

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