Michelle Johnson Jerome
The Perfection Buster
Founder of Balanced Healthstyles
- National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)
- Registered Health Coach (HCA-RHC™), Health Coach Alliance
- Certified Master Health Coach (Precision Nutrition)
- Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor (AFAA)
- Yoga Instructor (YogaFit)
Recovering perfectionists, right this way. I help you let good enough carry some of the load, so your health gets a turn. And no, your health habits don’t have to be perfect either.
I’m Michelle Johnson Jerome, NBC-HWC, founder of Balanced Healthstyles and your resident Perfection Buster. I work with smart, overwhelmed, people-pleasing perfectionists, especially those 50 and older, who want to feel better in their bodies without another diet, perfection traps or all-or-nothing thinking.
My coaching framework, the Good Enough Method, swaps rigid rules for small, doable actions that still count on busy or imperfect days. I’ve taught yoga since 2008, trained clients since 2009 and coached nutrition since 2018, and my degrees in marketing and advertising explain my weakness for a good tagline.
Read my full story on my About page.
A little more about me
My favorite thing is helping people see possibilities in challenging places, so they go from wishing life was better to living a life full of happy choices. The first time I heard Maya Angelou’s saying “When you know better, you do better,” it shifted my whole perspective, and it’s still my all-time favorite quote. It reminds me that it’s okay to let go of perfection and embrace what is while learning what can be, without beating yourself up. My friends and clients call me a wacky, fun-loving optimist. There’s a time to live in the box, but my most productive times are when the box is nowhere in sight.
When I’m not busting perfection, I’m a mom of four grown kids, wife to my favorite bike-ride date, and pet mom to two dogs, Copper and Neikko, and two cats, Emmy and Little. I also make time for reading and listening to records.
Above all else, I’d like to be known as someone who cares deeply, laughs loudly, smiles often, and sees your potential.
Connect with Coach Michelle
Let’s see if this fits you. (Worst case, you get a nice chat with a health coach.)
Articles
Self-care
The Holiday Rule I’m Breaking This Year
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Mindset
Flip the But: How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself
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Mindset
My Halloween Unapologies (At 58, I’m Done Earning My Candy)
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Recipe
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Habits
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Mindset
Hey, Barbie Called. She’s Redefining Perfect. Are You In?
Challenge the standards of perfection. The Barbie Movie isn’t just a film, it can be a way of...
Habits
The Perks of Tracking Your Personal Progress
Dive into what personal progress looks like in REAL LIFE, the role of intrinsic motivation, and the advantages...
Recipe
Best Ever Hard Boiled Eggs and Avocado Protein Bowl
A quick and easy-to-make recipe for busy mornings or a mid-day snack. There are so many ways you...
Habits
29 Healthy Actions You Can Do Easily In Five Minutes Or Less
Looking for easy ways to boost your health? Here's 29 bite-size 5-minute healthy actions you can do anytime...
Habits
How Small Acts of Kindness Create Healthy Habits
Simple, yet effective - small acts of kindness can spark a mindset shift that makes it easier to...