No rigid plans. No judgment. Just a life that actually feels like yours.
If you've landed here feeling stuck in the in-between, not in crisis, but not quite yourself either, you're exactly who this is for.
I'm Katie Schultz, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Certified Health & Wellness Coach through an NBHWC-approved program, and the heart behind Road to Joy Wellness. I don't have a single defining moment that led me here. What I have is this: I know what it feels like when years of following the rules quietly drain the joy and whimsy right out of you — and I know what it feels like to slowly, intentionally get it back. That experience is what drives everything I do. Because I genuinely believe that the more of us who feel empowered to be fully, unapologetically ourselves, the better the world gets. And in my own life I've seen it to be true: authenticity has a way of drawing exactly the right people and opportunities toward you.
I help women who feel stuck stop trying to fix what was never broken and start understanding what their values, instincts, and nervous system are actually asking for.
My approach blends the science of behavior with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. No rigid plans, no restriction, no hustle culture dressed up in a wellness aesthetic. Because real, lasting change doesn't come from pushing harder or optimizing yourself into exhaustion. It comes from understanding yourself better.
We do not fix you here. You were never broken. What we do instead? We get curious. We get specific. And we build from there.
Whether you're rewriting the rules that no longer serve you, making peace with food and movement, navigating a life transition, or simply tired of performing "wellness" without actually feeling better; I'm here to walk alongside you. Together we'll slow the noise, decode what your restlessness is really telling you, and build habits that actually stick, boundaries that actually hold, and a life that fits your actual energy and values.
You were never too much. You were always enough.
With Road to Joy Wellness, you won't be judged, rushed, or pushed into a box. You will be supported, given space to be yourself, and reminded of the vast wisdom you already hold - so you can move forward gently, intentionally, and on your own terms.
Here is what I believe with my whole heart: joy is not frivolous. It is not a reward you earn after you have suffered enough or worked hard enough or finally gotten it all together. Joy is what happens when you stop shrinking and start showing up as your full self. And a woman who has access to her joy? She is unstoppable. She is creative and generous and alive in ways that ripple outward. She makes things better; for her family, her community, and honestly, for the world.
When people are suppressed, when they are too busy performing and surviving to actually live, we lose something. We lose what they could have contributed. What they could have created. Who they could have become.
Road to Joy exists because that loss is not inevitable. You were never too much. You were always enough. And the world has been waiting for the version of you that finally knows it.
Good - that's actually a perfect place to start! You don't need to have clarity before you come to coaching. In fact, waiting until you "figure it out" is often what keeps women stuck longest. We'll find the clarity together, slowly and without forcing it. All you need right now is a quiet sense that something needs to shift. The rest? That's what we're here for.
No, and it's an important distinction. Therapy is clinically focused and often explores the past to heal present wounds — incredibly valuable work, just not what this is. Coaching is forward-focused. We work with where you are now and where you want to go. That said, my background in Behavior Science means this isn't just vibes and vision boards. My approach is rooted in evidence-based practices, and if at any point I genuinely feel therapy would serve you better, I'll tell you honestly.
Most coaching provides you with a framework, an action plan, and an accountability partner. Road to Joy is a little different. Instead of building a shinier version of what you're already doing, we slow down long enough to ask — is this even working for you? And honestly, sometimes the answer is that it never really was. Some habits and goals made sense at one point in our lives and just haven't caught up with who we're becoming. Others were never really ours to begin with — just boxes we thought we were supposed to check, or things we kept doing for someone else's comfort. Together we connect what you're actually doing to what you genuinely want your life to feel like — so you stop optimizing the wrong things and start building toward something that's truly yours.
Wouldn't that be nice if there were an expert who has all of the answers? Unfortunately — or fortunately, depending on how you look at it — no. You are the expert of your own life, and any coach who pretends otherwise is just selling you a fancier to-do list. Think of me as a translator. Your life is already speaking to you through your restlessness, your patterns, and that quiet sense that something needs to shift. Using evidence-based strategies, our conversations are designed to help you hear yourself more clearly, understand what's actually driving your choices, and move forward in ways that feel genuinely true to you. You steer the ship. I just help you read the water, and maybe point out when you're rowing in circles.
Honestly, a little different every time. Because you're a whole person, not a template. Generally we'll check in on what's present for you, explore what's underneath it, and identify small values-aligned steps forward. There's no rigid agenda, no color-coded worksheets, no homework that makes you roll your eyes on a Sunday night. Sessions are conversational, reflective, and grounded. You'll leave feeling clearer and more grounded; not like you just added twelve things to your plate.