Meet Maria Aiello, NBC-HWC.

National Board Certified Health. & Wellness Coach
Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
Certified in Emotional Eating Psychology

“Nurturing yourself is not selfish—it’s essential to your survival and your well–being.” — Renee Peterson Trudeau

My wellness journey has been a long and winding road. From food sensitivities, food intolerance and allergies dating back to 1995, I’ve learned that I am the expert on my own body. I spent years with chronic stomach aches, fatigue, anxiety and just flat out hated the body I saw in the mirror each day.

While I have been in the wellness industry for many years, previously a personal trainer, I truly started my journey with nutrition and healing while I was pregnant with my youngest son. When I was about 6 months pregnant (also with a 4 year old at home) I found myself with severe postpartum anxiety unable to leave the house. Over the years I had completely lost myself. I had spent so much time pouring myself into my career and my new family, embracing the hustle culture we live in where it’s cool to be overworked and over tired. I spent zero time on myself and it showed. I had become overweight and sick to the point I could not leave my home due to anxiety. I knew something had to change.

I started researching and exploring. I spent time reflecting on things I’d tried in the past. Years of yo-yo dieting, never quite happy with the results, restricting entire food groups, disordered eating habits and poor self esteem… I knew this wasn’t the route I wanted to take, especially as a mother and role model.

As I started researching and exploring I remembered that I had actually worked with a friend many years ago who was an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. I started cleaning up my health little by little with sustainable changes, I made DRAMATIC changes with my anxiety, energy levels and weight after only a few months. While I was going through this process, alone, I realized I had finally found my place in the world. I knew I was meant to help women similar to myself, take their lives back - to look in the mirror and love themselves. After I had lost and maintained my 75 pound weight loss I then enrolled in the top school in the US for Integrative Nutrition in New York. And the rest is history!

I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition  where I learned innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle  management techniques, and over 100 dietary theories.
I’ve been certified in Integrative Nutrition and Emotional Eating Psychology. I am currently working on my board certification with National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) who have collaborated with the National Board of Medical Examiners to provide amazing curriculum.

I studied with the world's top health and wellness experts including: 

  • Joshua Rosenthal, founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition

  • Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, chair of nutrition at Harvard University

  • Andrew Weil, MD, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

  • Gabrielle Bernstein, bestselling author and life coach

  • Susan Blum, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

  • Mark Hyman, MD, founder of The UltraWellness Center

  • Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating

  • David Wolfe, raw food leader and nutrition expert

  • Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, professor at New York University’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health

  • Mark Bittman, food writer for The New York Times and bestselling author

  • Joel Fuhrman, MD, family physician and leading expert on nutritional healing 

My education has equipped me with extensive, cutting-edge  knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and prevention.  Drawing on my expertise, I work with my clients to help make lifestyle  changes and choose health-promoting ways that produce real and lasting  results. You will develop a deeper understanding of food and lifestyle  choices that work best for you, improving your energy, balance, health,  and happiness.

Each session will leave you feeling inspired and  motivated. We will talk about things beyond food, seeking to bring  balance to important elements of your life such as love and  relationships as well as career and money. I will personally and  carefully guide you to make simple, small changes that transform your  life.