Careen Visagie Wellbeing

12/10/2026

Two weeks ago, a severe hailstorm hit our garden.

I stood outside looking at the damage — broken stems, flattened plants, leaves torn from every branch. Everything knocked down in one evening.

And I thought: this is what parts of this year have felt like.

But then, a few days later — this amaryllis opened. Right there in the middle of the mess. Unbothered. Unhurried. Blooming anyway.

New seasons don’t always arrive gently. Sometimes they come after a storm.

If you’ve had a hard season too — hang in there - the blooming will come. 🩷

08/10/2026

I’ve been quiet for a while.

September brought bronchitis, and with it — three weeks of little to no voice. My body had a very clear opinion about what the past month required of me.

Rest. Just rest.

I’m back now. A little slower, a little quieter — and maybe that’s not a bad thing.

If you’ve also been in a quieter season lately, I see you. Sometimes the most important thing we can do is be still long enough to hear what we actually need.

Sometimes, stillness is the best medicine.

More soon. 🌷

01/09/2026

New month.
New season.
Gentle new beginnings. 🌷
May it be a healthy blessed month!
🌸

09/07/2026

Last week in the bush,
I ran a bubble bath and sat in the quiet.

No agenda. No to-do list. Just this.
Practicing to PAUSE — because I cannot pour from an empty cup, and neither can you. 💜

06/07/2026

Can I be honest with you for a moment?

The transition I've been sharing about — moving more fully into the health coaching space, allowing a more authentic version of myself to lead — it wasn't comfortable.

It was disorienting.

For quite a while I felt pulled between two versions of myself. The experienced, registered dietitian I had been for nearly three decades. And this newer, quieter, gentler self who was asking to step forward and stay.

I kept trying to make them fit together neatly. And for a long time, they didn't. That didn't sit well with me.

The closest I can come to describing it is this:
It felt like being in a birth canal. Uncomfortable. Disorienting. No room to turn back. And yet — somewhere ahead, something new was waiting.

You don't choose that feeling. You just move through it. One small, faithful step at a time.

I'm sharing this because I think some of you are in a canal of your own right now.

Not with a career transition necessarily — but with your health. Your energy. Your sense of self. That feeling of I can't keep going the way I was, but I don't quite know yet who I'm becoming.

That space is hard. And it is also, I promise you, the beginning of something real.

You don't have to have it figured out to move forward. 🌱

🤍 Careen

30/06/2026

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29/06/2026

I recently changed my brand colours.

My old palette – a strong yellow, a deep navy, earthy supporting tones – I genuinely loved them. The yellow has always been about joy and encouragement.
That is simply who I am. The dark blue was about standing my ground, being credible, being seen as the professional I worked hard to become.

Those colours weren't wrong. They were right – for that chapter.

But as I got clearer about the women I am here to serve – midlife women who are tired, exhausted, quietly overwhelmed, needing warmth more than they need information – I started to feel it. My old palette was a little too bright for where she is. Too vibrant for a woman who is running on empty.

So I started building a mood-board. I wasn't thinking analytically. I was feeling my way through it.

And what came out surprised me.

A deeper amber. A warm orange. And then – a deep, unexpected pink. I didn't plan for that. But the moment I saw them together, something in my gut said: this is it.

These colours are still warm and encouraging and alive. They're not subdued. But there's something in them that says: come as you are. There's space here. You can breathe.

That's what I want my practice to feel like.

These colours didn't just change my brand. They revealed who I was already becoming. 🌷

23/06/2026

A dietitian by profession. A coach by passion.

I said this in an intro post last year — and it was true — still is. But I didn't fully understand yet what it meant for how I show up.

Something shifted this year. Gradually, quietly — the way most real things change.

As I moved through my Health Coaching diploma, something in me started to wake up. Not a new skill exactly — more like a recognition. I became aware of my ability to hold space. To sit with a woman who has been carrying so much, for so long, and simply be present with her. Not rushing to fix. Not leading with the clinical answer. Just being there — fully, gently, without agenda.

And then, slowly, I stopped leaving that part of me at the door of my practice.

The gentle self I bring to my community, to the people I love, to the quiet moments — I let her stay. In my sessions. In how I speak. In how I listen.

I am still a dietitian. I still have 28 years of knowledge and evidence behind every conversation. But I am also — finally, fully — the health coach I was always becoming.

I don't think I'm alone in this. That slow process of allowing your more authentic self to step forward and remain — it takes courage. And time. And grace.

If you're in the middle of your own becoming, I see you.
It's not falling apart. It's falling into place. 🌾

You'll find me here at .visagie
Careen – Registered Dietitian | Health Coach at Careen Visagie Wellbeing

05/06/2026

Ek het gesels met Jessie van Kosbaar Kombuis.
Die volledige gesprek is nou beskikbaar op YouTube.

Dankie Corlia van Watsenaam vir jou uitstekende werk.

27/03/2026

The difference... 🙌

Want to know how a 61 year-old gentleman lost 130 pounds? And kept it off! 😮

In our latest episode of HCA Talks Health, Zena Le Roux sits down with Fred Ford, a motivational speaker and author of the international bestseller Think and Grow Thin.

After struggling with his weight for three decades and reaching a peak of 350.2 pounds, Fred underwent a life-altering transformation at age 61. He shares how health coaches can help their clients move beyond the "weight loss rollercoaster" by facilitating a fundamental shift in identity rather than just focusing on restrictive behaviours. 💪 By applying proven success principles to health (ultimately losing 130 pounds without the use of drugs or surgery) Fred provides a ground-breaking roadmap for coaches to help their clients achieve lasting resilience and transformation from the inside out.

🎧 Tune in to discover:
- The predictable pattern of temporary weight loss and gain
- Why identifying as a "one percenter" from day one is the key to permanent success
- The power of visualisation, using mental imagery to "think and grow thin"
- Looking at daily habits for health resilience and goal achievement
- Navigating the daily temptation to quit and the importance of recommitting to your goals every single morning
- Fred's three-step strategy for goal achievement

Listen to the full episode here 👇
https://tinyurl.com/2p9u67bn

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