"Nothing is missing. You are not broken. You just need someone who knows how to listen — and where to look."
WHAT DOES HOLISTIC MEAN?
Holistic means I look at your hormones, your sleep, your stress load, your movement, your nervous system, your relationship with food, and yes, the emotional weight that tends to live underneath all of it. If you were a house, we would start with the foundation and work our way up, because patching the walls doesn't help if the structure underneath is compromised.
DO ANY OF THESE SOUND FAMILIAR?
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You look in the mirror or at an old photo and wonder where your vitality went
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Your body doesn't feel like yours anymore and you can't quite explain why
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You're doing everything right and still feel exhausted, foggy, and frustrated
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Your sleep is broken, your moods are unpredictable, and your weight is doing things it never used to do
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You've been told your labs are "normal" but something is clearly not right
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You leave doctor's appointments feeling dismissed, unheard, or like you were handed a prescription instead of an answer
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You know something is off. Your gut has been telling you so. You just haven't had someone in your corner who would actually listen.
MY PROMISE TO YOU:
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Things are going to get better for you.
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I work with each client individually, drawing on expertise in perimenopause and menopause support, hormonal health, blood sugar balance, circadian rhythm and sleep optimization, stress and cortisol management. I listen, truly listen, without judgment, without rushing you out the door, and without dismissing what you already know about your own body.
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One of the most important things we will build together is your ability to self-advocate. You will leave our work together knowing how to ask better questions, read between the lines of your own lab results, trust your instincts, and speak up for yourself in any healthcare setting. Your gut has wisdom. My job is to help you learn to trust it and act on it.
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This is not a 7-day fix. I offer steady, lasting change built on small daily steps and the deep knowledge that you already have the answers inside of you. My job is to help you find them.
WAYS TO WORK WITH ME
1:1 Holistic Health Coaching A fully personalized approach to your health, your hormones, your habits, your history, and your goals. We work together through individual sessions or a 12-session package designed to create real, lasting change. Based in the Portland metro area and available in person at Citrine Holistic Health in Lake Oswego. Virtual sessions available nationwide via Zoom.
Bite-Sized Coaching Circles Small-group workshops covering the topics that affect your health most, Sleep and Circadian Rhythm, Blood Sugar Balance, Stress and Cortisol, and Breaking Through Plateaus.
Sport-Specific Wellness Workshops Designed for active women who want to perform better, recover smarter, and stay in the game longer. Workshops are tailored to specific sports communities and cover injury prevention, recovery, hormonal performance, and longevity in the sport you love.
Women's Wellness Workshops Community-based workshops covering the topics that matter most to women at every stage of life from teenage girls navigating their changing bodies to women deep in the hormonal transition of perimenopause and beyond. Real information, real conversation, no fluff.
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Hello! My name is Mequasah (Mec-wa-sa) Simpson, and I am a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Yoga Teacher, and Fitness Trainer based in the West Linn/Lake Oswego, Oregon area.
While I have a deep specialty in supporting women navigating perimenopause and the hormonal shifts of their 40s and beyond, I work with women at every stage of life, including teenage girls finding their footing in their own bodies. Whether you come to me for 1:1 coaching or one of my workshops focused on sport-specific wellness or women's health, the foundation is always the same: I look at the entire you.
50 min
There are times in everyone's life when we find ourselves in a rut. Sometimes we've been there so long we can't remember what it felt like to be out of it, let alone where to begin. If you are looking for a health coach, know this: reaching out is the hardest step, and you've already taken it.
The rut can look like a lot of things. Chronic stress that never fully lifts. A body that stopped responding the way it used to. Relationships, careers, or life chapters that have shifted and left you feeling unmoored. The physical responses to these experiences are real, including weight changes, inflammation, disrupted sleep, skin issues, anxiety, depression, and so much more. Your body is not failing you. It is communicating with you.
I believe you already have the answers inside of you. My job is to help you hear them. I listen without judgment, ask the right questions, and work with you to build the confidence to trust what your body and your gut have been trying to tell you all along, including in rooms where you haven't always felt heard.
How I can help you:
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Setting meaningful goals and identifying real obstacles before they derail you
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Breaking change into manageable, sustainable steps
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Serving as a steady, non-judgmental support system
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Empowered accountability, the kind that motivates rather than shames
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Reviewing your labs with you, helping you understand what you're looking at, what questions to bring to your doctor, and what additional testing might be worth requesting
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Cutting through the overwhelming noise of social media health trends to identify what is actually evidence-based and relevant to your specific situation
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Building your ability to self-advocate in any healthcare setting
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Trusting your own path to health, on your own timeline
Why a dedicated program rather than a quick fix?
Your health did not unravel overnight, and lasting change takes time, though that does not mean you won't feel differences quickly, sometimes within the first week. What a structured program gives us is the space to work through obstacles as they arise, both physical and emotional, and to build new habits at a pace that actually sticks.
Many of us have spent years, sometimes decades, pouring ourselves into our families, our careers, and our communities, and somewhere along the way forgot how to pour back into ourselves. We have built patterns since childhood that don't shift in a matter of weeks. This work honors that truth.
This is not a one-size-fits-all program. You are bio-individual and will be treated as such. I hold advanced training in Yoga Medicine through Tiffany Cruikshank with a focus on myofascial release, advanced training in HRT and hormonal health, and I bring that alongside my certifications in holistic health coaching, personal training, and yoga into every aspect of our work together. The physical is only one piece of the picture.
For those navigating perimenopause specifically, I am also putting the finishing touches on my guidebook, Navigating Perimenopause with Your Sanity Intact...ish, which will be available soon for clients and the wider community.
Some of what we can explore together:
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Personalized nutrition guidance that works for your body and your life
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Meal prep and easy cooking support, in your own kitchen if you'd like
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Grocery store label reading and pantry makeovers so your environment supports your goals
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Hormone and HRT guidance, sleep support, and circadian rhythm optimization
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Lab review and preparation so you walk into every doctor's appointment informed and ready to advocate for yourself
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Cutting through social media overwhelm to focus on what will actually move the needle for you
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Fitness programming tailored to where you are right now, whether that's walking, strength, yoga, or whatever feels sustainable
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Movement and myofascial release work to reduce tension and restore your body
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Trying new fitness classes or activities together so you don't have to walk in alone
Between sessions, I am also accessible via WhatsApp so that questions, wins, and the moments that can't wait until our next appointment don't have to.
The size of this change is up to you. I am just here to walk alongside you.
Buddha
"What we think, we become"
Contact Me
Citrine Holistic Health 15962 Boons Ferry Rd. Lake Oswego I work with clients both in person as well as online. I am currently residing in West Linn, Oregon.
Call or Text 808-861-0033
