About Hope - Hopeful and Wholesome

I'm Hope Pedraza.

I’m so honored to be able to support you on your journey to find freedom, abundance, strength and vitality and help you reconnect back to yourself.

I’m a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Reiki Practitioner, Certified Hair Tissue and Mineral Analysis (HTMA) Expert, the founder of inBalance, a Pilates based fitness franchise, and the host of the Hopeful and Wholesome podcast.

And fun fact...

I am literally designed to help YOU be the best YOU that is available.

First things first, If we’re going to be friends you should know that I’m obsessed with Human Design (which is why I incorporate it into everything I do! ). I am a ⅗ Manifesting Generator with a sacral authority.

All of my gates and channels point to me being designed to impact the environment and people around me, leaving them healthier and more beautiful than they originally encountered.

So what does that mean for you and how I support you?

It means that I have ENDLESS energy to get to the bottom of what is causing the dysfunction in your body, and that I will experiment and try all the things until we see the results you’re looking for.

It’s truly by design…

…That my true desire is to lead you into the authentic life that was created for you; without being held back by a diagnosis, or symptoms, or trauma that has caused your body to reject its true nature of living in alignment. My work is to connect the mind, the body, and the soul to do exactly that.

{Did you know that I infuse all of my programs with human design and energy work like emotional release and chakra balancing to further the impact of your personalized protocol? Find out more here!}

Thanks to my Human Design, you should know that...

I am a pro at untangling your human design to elevate your life.
I’m a pro at taking your labs and finding patterns.
I’m a pro at helping you transform your symptoms into superpowers.
I’m a pro at empathizing, listening, and keeping an open heart when working with my clients.

I am a pro at gently peeling back your layers to see your patterns, your stuck points and your patterns that are perpetuating your symptoms and get to the bottom of their habits.
I am a pro at supporting you as you evolve through your health journey.
I am a pro at multitasking 😝😂 (as a mother, 2x business owner, wife, friend… aaaand as a Manifesting Generator… I am here to do it all and do it all at the same time!)

Speaking of being multi-passionate...

You might be wondering, why did I become an FDNP?

I started in the wellness space with my studio, inBalance, because I wanted to create a space for women to find everything they were looking for in one convenient location. After running my studio for a bit, I realized that the only way to give women the comprehensive experience I wanted them to have in my studios was to complete the wellness equation- and that was to combine exercise with nutrition.

I quickly learned as a nutrition coach that this basic nutrition coaching wasn’t enough for people. The ladies I was working with were dealing with REAL issues… issues that they were just attributing to the “regular parts of aging” or that just losing some weight or body fat would help. But I knew this wasn’t the case.

These were women who were dealing with chronic hormonal imbalances, joint pain and stiffness, chronic gut issues, thyroid issues and so many more things that were causing them to feel less than their healthiest selves.

Not only that, but there were deep-seeded emotions and trauma that were living in their body creating imbalances.

This led me to pursue a diploma in Holistic Nutrition, as well as complete my certification as an FDNP and other advanced trainings and certifications in blood chemistry, Hair Tissue and Mineral Analysis (HTMA), sex and steroid hormones, mitochondrial health, and thyroid function.

And thus, began my online nutrition practice as a functional practitioner to help women get to the root of their issues with functional nutrition and energy medicine.

THIS was the way to reach these ladies at a deeper level. THIS was the way to really help women feel like they can live their soul’s purpose without their health holding them back. THIS is how we create generational health, by empowering women with what they need to heal their own bodies and be in charge of their wellness.

Unfortunately, I know all about feeling disempowered with your own health.

I faced a ton of digestive issues as a kid; in and out of different doctors, hospitals, lots of colonoscopies and tests. All for the final doctor to label it as “IBS”, which basically meant “we don’t know what’s going on but this should at least give you an answer so you can stop looking”. There was no protocol offered, no support given… nothing.

So I was left to figure things out on my own accord.

As I got older, I dove deep into health and nutrition and the human body to learn. I just wanted to learn and learn until I could get some answers (also part of my Human Design 😜) .

Sometime in my 20s I discovered that going plant based is what would ultimately start to heal my body- my IBS, my allergies, my skin issues, so many things started to transform. And I finally understood the power of nutrition. And not only that, but the power of individualized nutrition.

And it wasn’t until some years later when I finally uncovered the other part of my healing that needed to happen and that was my relationship with food… and my relationship with myself.

It’s been a journey into the depths of my soul, understanding who I really am.

I underestimated how much spiritual healing was required for me to REALLY make headway on my healing journey.

There is a spiritual, mental and emotional part of healing that is required to see the full iteration of your healing journey.

It cannot happen without the holistic approach: mind. body. spirit.

With this newfound desire for personal growth, along with physical and spiritual healing, I was learning how much my upbringing had stifled my relationship with myself and my spiritual growth.

And I didn’t realize how disconnected from myself that I really was. I believe that this is one of the reasons I struggled to really love myself and my body and take care of myself for so long.

(And I wondered why I was getting sick and injured all the time…)

Not only that, but I was constantly comparing myself, my progress, my journey and my life to everyone else’s. I couldn’t accept other people around me because I couldn’t love and accept myself.

It’s all about coming back home to YOU.

And this began my bigger why.

My spiritual journey throughout my late 20’s and now 30s has been one of MANY realizations like this. Realizing that at some point, I lost a piece of myself. That I never knew myself, not really.

And as I started the deep work within myself, I began noticing other changes…Like thoughts I had about myself, how I felt about my body, how I felt in my body, how I took care of my health, how I took care of others, who I was in relationships.

And this is what I want to bring women home to. I want to help bring them home to themselves at the deepest possible level – physically, emotionally, mental and spiritually.

For me, this journey was learning how to REALLY managing stress and my nervous system (not just thinking I was). Taking courses on nervous system regulation and diving into what that means.

Then it was diving deep into Human Design. First diving deep into learning all about mine, then taking courses to be an expert so I can really use this with my clients to help them learn more about who they really are on an energetic level and how this applies to their health and wellness and how they show up in the world.

Then it was diving into the world of energy healing and Reiki, understanding where the imbalances are starting at a soul, energetic level. There is always an emotional and energetic connection to what is going on in the body physically. So I trained to be a Reiki Practitioner to allow this soul-led strategy to take shape, and then added on studies and trianing in emotional release techniques to bring this piece into my energy healing work.

And I’m now able to follow my soul’s purpose to help other women do the same. I am here to help women find ultimate healing. I am here to empower women to know they CAN heal themselves, that healing is always available.

I see this as THE missing piece to so much suffering, anguish, resistance, frustration, stagnation, and upheaval in our bodies.

I can recognize that, although we want the physical issues of our health to go away, that these physical ailments are all rooted in some spiritual or emotional source.

It starts at a place where we’ve become disconnected from ourselves. And it is my life’s purpose to help women uncover where that is.

I am holding space for women on their physical, emotional AND spiritual journeys. This is truly a full service healing experience.

And from this powerful collaboration into your own healing journey, it allows us to create the world I envision. Because I envision a world where we create generational health.

I believe that when we each start our own health journey, this process creates cascading waves of impact throughout communities and families.

And it all starts with healing women and empowering women to help others do the same.

Your choice to support your body creates cascading change around you.

Your choice to re-connect back to yourself and back to your health empowers others to do the same.

You truly hold the keys to a healthier family, community, and future.

I am here and available for your TOTAL healing and the healing of future generations and I can’t wait to walk with you to the other side of this journey.

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