Meet Julie
“I’ve been placed on this earth to help people be the boldest version of themselves. It looks different each day, but I empower people to love their lives through the power of prayer, knowledge, and positive attitude.”
Hi, I'm Julie Spears
Founder of Optimal Kidney Health
How it All Started - My Own Healing Journey
In 2002, I had one of my kidneys removed and learned I have stage 3 kidney disease. Ya, super fun 🙃
I thought dialysis and transplant were unavoidable and I didn’t have anyone to talk to about my options.
So I decided I would put in the work to figure out how to improve my health and slow the progression of my chronic kidney disease.
My journey to forming healthier habits led me to become an educator and advocate for kidney patients at DaVita, the largest provider of kidney care services in the U.S.
During my 17-year career at DaVita, I led a team of educators that delivered kidney disease education to more than 8,000 patients.
Today I’m a Certified Life & Health Coach, Kidney Coach, and Biology of Trauma Grief Coach. I’m also the founder of Optimal Kidney Health.
I teach people how to slow the progression of their kidney disease through simple and sustainable lifestyle changes. I also use what I’ve learned from living daily with trauma and grief to help people love their life again.
My other superpower, and no doubt why YOU are here, is blending ALL that I’ve learned in my educational career, both academically and in professional kidney health education, into a unified program so others can learn the importance of kidney health and healing trauma.
I received my undergraduate degree in social work from Troy State University and am passionate about empowering people to take control of their own kidney health by learning the basics, knowing what to watch, and knowing what questions to ask.
I’m also a certified paddleboard instructor and enjoy spending time with Jesus and family, as well as dancing and hanging out at the beach.
What you see here on this site via my free resources, paid online trainings, and live workshops, is what I’ve created for you and the world. I sure hope you stick around, learn with me and my team, and discover the capacity for your body to heal and realize its fullest potential.
3 ways I can help you
6 Week Kidney Tune-Up
The 6 Week Kidney Tune-up is 6 live Zoom sessions over the course of 6 weeks. The live courses are combined with short podcasts, videos, and self-study that blends fundamental questions with a self-health framework – all designed to empower you to slow the progression of your kidney disease by teaching you what to look for, and how to make adjustments.
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If you aren’t ready to join the Kidney Crew and take the 6 Week Kidney Tune-Up course, this is the best way to learn – free of charge!
You can reply to my posts with questions, learn from my other followers, or send me DMs.
Free Course
If you want to learn the basics, take my free course: 4 Steps to Slow Progression of CKD.
In this course, I’ll show you the fundamentals of:
- Creating a support team
- Understanding YOUR CKD
- How to make simple lifestyle changes
- How to monitor your symptoms
A message from Julie
You have the capacity to manage your kidney disease. But to begin that healing means dealing with stress, or even grief, and learning the fundamentals of improving your kidney function.
When we bring a different mindset to the table, the benefits are GAME CHANGING.
With a more informed approach to kidney health we not only feel less stress, but we may also see change (often profound!) in almost every area of our life; physical health improves, well-being grows, and aging becomes more graceful.
We have more energy to live our lives, the little stuff AND the big stuff, and we gain more energy, focus, presence, and peace of mind.
I realize this can sound too good to be true, but it’s actually how we humans were designed to work.
Can you picture what your life might look like with less stress and a better understanding of your body?
I want to help you make this vision a reality, and I created My 6 Week Kidney Tune-Up to teach you how. This self-study course is a powerful, and absolutely doable, place to start.
The ‘Tune-Up’ is changing people’s lives and waking them up to what it means to become truly healthy.
