I have been exactly where you are. That is why I understand the cycle.
This is not a passion project. It is a problem I lived, studied, and learned from.
Where This Started
I did not grow up with a healthy relationship with food or my body. Consistency was something other people seemed to have. Not me. I would start strong, fall off, tell myself I would do better tomorrow, and repeat the cycle so many times I lost count. I tried the programs. I tried the plans. I tried the willpower. None of it stuck.
For a long time I thought that said something about me. That I was the problem. That I just did not have what it took to follow through.
I was wrong. And figuring out why I was wrong changed how I approached habits and behavior.
What I Learned in a Dental Office
For 20 years I worked in dental practice management. My days were spent working with management and with people. I was good at it, but what kept pulling me in was never the dentistry. It was the people. Why smart, capable, motivated people with every good intention still struggled to follow through.
That curiosity is how I fell in love with psychology. It is also when I stopped thinking about health as an information problem and started seeing it as a behavior problem.
Nobody was teaching people what to do when the plan fell apart. That gap is what I eventually built my entire method around.
Why I Went Back at 44
I went back to college at 44. As a single parent. While building a business. I completed dual degrees in Psychology and Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology at Kent State University in 3.5 years, graduating Cum Laude in December 2025. I also hold a Precision Nutrition Master Health Coach certification.
I did not go back to school to get a piece of paper. I went back because I wanted to better understand behavior change and bring that learning into my work. Not for perfect conditions. For real life.
That is the perspective behind Habits For Life Wellness.
Most programs teach you what to do. I teach you what to do when everything goes wrong.
Angela Bailey
- Master Health Coach and Behavior Change Educator
- BA in Psychology, Kent State University
- BS in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, Kent State University
- Graduated Cum Laude, December 2025
- PN Master Health Coach Certification
- 15 Years in Health, Fitness and Coaching
- 20 Years in Dental Practice Management
- Founder, Habits For Life Wellness
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