March 30, 202600:32:02

From Diagnosis to Purpose: Turning Health Challenges into a Meaningful Life

In this episode of Emotion Well, host Johanna Dunlevy sits down with certified health and wellness coach Nilay Gokdag, ICF-ACC, NBC-HWC, to explore how a chronic health diagnosis motivated her to change her lifestyle and ultimately find her calling in health coaching.


Nilay shares how navigating different struggles in her life, including her move from Turkey to Iowa and managing cultural expectations around food, helped her build a healthier life grounded in curiosity and gratitude. She also discusses how finding the meaning in her disease led her to wanting to support others to share her core values of good health and learning.


Tune in for an honest conversation about how challenges can lead to growth, purpose, and lasting change.


Connect with Nilay on LinkedIn.

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Visit her website here and view her Associate Certified Coach credentials.


You can watch the podcast here on YouTube.


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