JULIE HERBST
Spiritual + Physical Wellness
My name is Julie Herbst. I love God first and foremost. I am also a mom, cancer survivor, teacher at heart, and lifelong student of health and wellness. Today, I bring those parts of my life together through spiritual and physical wellness coaching.
Count it all joy . . .
James 1:2-4
MY BACKGROUND
I was a high school teacher for 13 years and a fitness instructor and personal trainer for 23 years. When I had my first child in 2000, I decided to stay home—but I still loved working. So God blessed me with a health and nutrition business I could build from home. After my second child was born, my family jokingly described me as a CEO in my pajamas as I built my business while raising my kids.
Then, in 2017, life took an unexpected turn when our family began a cancer journey. Our family would face cancer twice—first Dad, then Mom.
CANCER WASN’T ON MY TO-DO LIST
The weekend of the first diagnosis, I did something completely out of character: I began journaling. I had never been one to sit still and pour my feelings onto paper, but I took out a sheet of paper and started writing.
It felt good.
As I continued writing, I realized I wasn’t only processing what we were going through—I was chronicling our journey.
When I later became the cancer patient myself, I understood even more deeply how overwhelming a diagnosis can be. Even with my background in health and wellness, I found myself wondering: What do I do first, second, and third?
Eventually, those notes, questions, research, appointments, treatments, and lessons became the Cancer To-Do List.
Cancer challenged so much of what I thought I knew about health. But God would eventually show me that true health went much deeper than the physical.
THE TURNING POINT
In early 2023, my life took another drastic turn. This time, God used another trial to bring me to my knees in surrender before Him. I had known God since I was a young girl, but I came to understand that knowing about God and truly knowing and following Him were not the same thing.
For years, I had put enormous energy into becoming physically healthy. Looking back, I wish I had understood during cancer what I understand today: my spiritual health mattered even more. I wish I had walked through cancer with a deeper faith in God, trusting in His sovereignty instead of leaning so heavily on how perfectly I managed my health and checked the right things off my list.
God began teaching me about surrender, discipleship, and what it means to truly know and follow Jesus. At an age when I thought I was already grown up, I finally began growing up in my faith.
And that changed everything.
GOD IS AT THE HELM
My journey has taught me that true wellness begins with spiritual health. When God is first in our lives, everything else changes. Our mental, emotional, and physical health all fall under that foundation.
That is the heart behind what I do today—helping others grow in their faith, deepen their relationship with God, and care for their physical health, while sharing the lessons I’ve learned along the way.
I offer spiritual and physical wellness coaching. Whether you're looking to build healthier habits, determine your next steps, or strengthen your faith, I’ll walk alongside you as you pursue a deeper faith and greater health.
I also teach Becoming, a discipleship Bible study offered both in person and on Zoom. Becoming grew out of my own unexpected and difficult journey that God used to completely transform my faith and deepen my relationship with Him. Visit BecomingMinistries.org to learn more.
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My Faith Journey
In 2015, a nagging emptiness in my soul led me to a fervent prayer: “Lord, I want to experience you in all your fullness.” That cry of my heart was the beginning of a perilous, unexpected journey God would use to totally transform my faith and my relationship with Him.