HEAL your relationship with food

AUTHENTIC NOURISHMENT ™ 

A 12-Week Program for Ambitious Women to Heal Mind and Body
Your time is too valuable to spend it dieting and obsessing about food and your body.  You can't live your best life without feeling good enough to show up in it.  
If you feel like you simply have too much on your plate to nourish yourself (and your body), the way you deserve, you are not alone.
Are you a self-aware woman frustrated and exhausted with yo-yo weight loss and gain, trapped in an endless cycle of starting one more diet then overeating and emotional eating?
Do you feel like your preoccupation with food and the size of your body is getting in the way of living your best life? It's time to do the deeper work to change this. You CAN have peace and ease in this area of your life!
It’s time to stop wasting time on diets.

Join the hundreds of women who have successfully worked through this program to completely transform their relationship with food, overcome old food habits, establish daily rituals that truly serve them (in spite of busy schedules), learn to eat mindfully, and create more presence & happiness in their lives.

Overcome the diet mentality... and finally see food differently.

Here’s the truth: your weight gain isn’t the problem. It’s a symptom.

Stop blaming yourself, wishing for more willpower, feeling guilt or shame about cheating on your latest fad eating plan, and wondering what’s wrong with you and start discovering the real reasons you struggle to find balance in your eating habits.

I know you have struggled waaaaay too long with obsessing about food and your body.  And I know you know another diet isn't the answer.  And I know you're thinking... Is it really possible to change?  To learn how to nourish your body, meet your own needs, satisfy your cravings, reach your goals and give yourself what you’re truly hungry for (hint: it’s not what you think it is)... 

... and I know you can find freedom by transforming your relationship with food.

Overcome a diet mentality... and finally see food differently.

Here’s the truth: your weight gain isn’t the problem. It’s a symptom.

Stop blaming yourself, wishing for more willpower, feeling guilt or shame about cheating on your latest fad eating plan, and wondering what’s wrong with you and start discovering the real reasons you struggle to find balance in your eating habits.

I know you have waaaaay too much on your plate. And I know you think you’re too busy to make time for yourself -- to nourish your body, meet your own needs, satisfy your cravings, and give yourself what you’re truly hungry for (hint: it’s not what you think it is)... 

... and I know you can find freedom by transforming your relationship with food.

Learn to Deeply
Understand Yourself

Do you feel humiliated and frustrated after countless unsuccessful attempts to manage your weight? In this course you will learn why you make the decisions you make with food and feel empowered in your new ability to make choices that serve YOU. 

Learn Self-Care
& Discipline

Does your life feel out of balance? Do you feel like you can't control yourself with food? When life bombards us with stressors we can fall into bad habits, especially when it comes to food. Now you can learn the unique elements of self care that work best FOR YOU! You will get in touch with your emotions and feel more control in your decisions.

Create Confidence
In Yourself

If you are exhausted by the negative voice in your head berating you about your weight, what you can and cannot eat, and how other people see you... there is a solution. I will teach you how to create clear new guidelines that you can rely on indefinitely. Your new mindset will translate into a level of confidence and self-love that you have always wanted.

what women are saying

“Iʼve tried every diet and tool in the book - nothing worked! I felt lost and out of control, and wanted to regain my confidence and connection to self.  I was fearful that it could be like everything else Iʼve tried.

After the program, I no longer think about food 24/7! Wooohoo! Iʼve created rituals that connect me to my body and purpose. I donʼt give everyone and everything the power over my food choices and body image! I feel in control!

I loved connecting in a group setting and creating that community. I LOVED the exercises and journaling. The practice of creating these daily habits is key to lasting changes!”
-MARISSA
“My experience with Margaret has been nothing short of incredible... I feel like I’m living a more positive life now thanks to her.”
-DANIELLA
“I would advise someone thinking about enrolling in the program to think about what they want to get out of it. This program is not about restrictive food rules or rapid change. It's about doing deep meaningful work with the support of people who understand, who are going through similar things. I have been in therapy on and off for 20 years and this program is the single most helpful thing I have done for myself and for making lasting change.”
-MEREDITH

authentic nourishment ™

a 12-week experience to HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD & your body

Your Journey: Authentic Nourishment™ 
Discover Your Why, Your How, & Your What So That You Can Create Your Ideal Relationship With Food
COMPLETE VIDEO COURSE (12 Modules) + GROUP COACHING EXPERIENCE + PRIVATE ONLINE COMMUNITY + DOWNLOADABLE JOURNAL RESOURCE
What's included
Modules 1 & 2: Welcome & Intro
These modules will lay the foundation for your coursework and success in the program. Includes the Authentic Nourishment Roadmap, Creating Your Vision, and Defining Your Why.
Modules 3 & 4: Food History & Food Choice Model
These modules work together to help you uncover your personal history with food: why and how you use it, your beliefs about food, and how your family history has helped shape the way you both use and abuse food now.
Module 5 - 8: Connecting Your Mind & Body
These modules include: Building Connection With Yourself & Your Body, Happiness & Values, Awareness & Emotional Eating. and Mindful Eating.

Includes the Mindful Eating Worksheet and the Whole Body Eating Exercise.
Weekly Coaching Calls
Join Margaret for personalized coaching in these private weekly group coaching sessions.
Modules 9 -11: Digestion & Weight
These modules include: Stress Digestion & Weight, Good Foods & Bad Foods, Nutrition, Eating Rhythm, and Cooking Basics & Recipes.
Module 12: Self-Mastery & Long Term Success
This final module includes important information about how to create your own long-term plan for ongoing success, as well as details on self-mastery and continued support.
Private Online Community
Your online FB Group isn't just a destination for live presentations and Q&A's with Margaret -- it's a vibrant, active, supporting community of like-minded participants who can help encourage and strengthen you along your journey!
Downloadable Journal (PDF)
This beautiful downloadable, printable resource is the perfect companion for your authentic nourishment transformation!
What's included
Modules 1 & 2: Welcome & Intro
These modules will lay the foundation for your coursework and success in the program. Includes the Authentic Nourishment Roadmap, Creating Your Vision, and Defining Your Why.
Modules 3 & 4: Food History & Food Choice Model
These modules work together to help you uncover your personal history with food: why and how you use it, your beliefs about food, and how your family history has helped shape the way you both use and abuse food now.
Module 5 - 8: Connecting Your Mind & Body
These modules include: Building Connection With Yourself & Your Body, Happiness & Values, Awareness & Emotional Eating. and Mindful Eating.

Includes the Mindful Eating Worksheet and the Whole Body Eating Exercise.
Modules 9 -11: Digestion & Weight
These modules include: Stress Digestion & Weight, Good Foods & Bad Foods, Nutrition, Eating Rhythm, and Cooking Basics & Recipes.
Module 12: Self-Mastery & Long Term Success
This final module includes important information about how to create your own long-term plan for ongoing success, as well as details on self-mastery and continued support.
Weekly Coaching Calls
Join Margaret inside of your private FB Group for weekly Coaching Sessions!
Private Online Community
Your online FB Group isn't just a destination for live presentations and Q&A's with Margaret -- it's a vibrant, active, supporting community of like-minded participants who can help encourage and strengthen you along your journey!
Downloadable Journal (PDF)
This beautiful downloadable, printable resource is the perfect companion for your authentic nourishment transformation!

I am deeply committed to your long-term success.

I designed this program for women to have sustainable success in their ongoing struggle with restricting, overeating and emotional eating, so they can end the diet cycle once and for all and feel peace and confidence in their lives.

The Authentic Nourishment ™ program is the culmination of twelve years of experience working with thousands of my clients.    

Your next step is to join below.  You'll receive an email with access to the course materials and details about the community and coaching calls and your next steps!  I can't wait to meet you!

in-depth breakdown of the modules

Introduction & Welcome

A quick overview of how the course is structured and what you can expect. Download the Authentic Nourishment Roadmap that will be your guide through my 3-step process in discovering:
  • WHY you see food the way you do and why it's a MUST for you to change now
  • ​​HOW to create your own mind body strategies to reach your goals
  • ​​WHAT you’ll need to do to sustain this new relationship with food

Uncovering Your
Food History

Uncovering Your Food History

Download the Food History Worksheet and start documenting how you came to eat the way you do. Who was your major food influencer? Was there an event that changed the way you thought about food? Take a deep dive to see where it all started.

Food Choice
Model

Food Choice Model

Focusing on the Food Choice Model, this module will discuss how different aspects in your life, environment and emotions determine the decisions you make surrounding food. The Food Choice Model will give you the foundation of how you came to have the relationship with food you have today.

Building Connection With Yourself & Your Body

Building Connection With
Yourself & Your Body

Identify the limiting beliefs and typical negative language you say to yourself, develop a daily practice of overcoming limiting beliefs with expansive truth statements, and engage in meditations designed to empower and help you fall in love with your body.

Happiness &
Values

Happiness & Values

Each of us has our own unique blueprint that determines what makes us happy. This is different for every person and it's what determines our priorities... which then leads us to make certain individual choices. In order to make food and lifestyle changes, we definitely have to know what's motivating our decisions.

In this module, we also take a look at the connection between gratitude and an increased feeling of well-being. Start recording what makes you happy and learn different ways to stay in gratitude within this module's journal pages.

Awareness & Emotional Eating

In this module, we do a deep dive into the subject of how to transform emotional eating. We are emotional beings and therefore can’t completely separate emotions from food... but you CAN learn to recognize when your eating behaviors are reactive and start to practice a different response. 

Food can sometimes be used as a way to soothe or distract from an uncomfortable thought or feeling. In this module, we’ll use worksheets to practice slowing down with food and core mindfulness skills to direct those impulse urges. 

Mindful
Eating

Mindful Eating

Learn a different way to think about food. We all know that diets don’t work, they only serve a purpose until the wheels fall off and we binge eat on those forbidden foods. When you can be fully present to your choices with food and fully present to the experience of eating, you become aligned with an awareness of what’s really important to you and can choose accordingly.

Stress Digestion
& Weight

Stress Digestion & Weight

This two-part module works to help you discover the relationship between stress and digestion and how that can affect weight. 

Become more aware of HOW you eat, and not just what you eat.

Good Food
& Bad Food

Good Food & Bad Food

In this module you'll be doing some work around "good" foods vs. "bad" food.

You will download and complete the Good Foods vs. Bad Foods Worksheet, while working through meaningful journal prompts to help you break the societal norms placed on you by traditional black & white thinking and start discovering what will sustain you and bring you nourishment. 

Nutrition

Nutrition

Learn to tune in with your body and uncover what will really nourish you as an individual, helping you navigate better food choices (ones that you know are intuitively RIGHT FOR YOU and YOUR body, unique needs and taste).

Explore the nutrition guidelines and understand a simple food philosophy that will serve you indefinitely. You'll practice removing the judgement and seeing food for the value it provides.   

Your Keys to
Self-Mastery

Your Keys to Self-Mastery

Now it’s your turn! Using the template provided in this module, create your personalized eating plan. Use your new level of awareness, the things you have learned about yourself, your self care, and nutrition to put your plan of action in motion. Create the path that will support you toward your best self. 

Download your worksheets on Keys to Self Mastery to ensure your success.

Additional Support & Bonus Content

If you purchase individual support calls, you'll have a link to schedule those calls with Margaret and receive access to bonus content and workshops!

it worked for them...

“Margaret has shown me why things work and don’t work for me. I love where I am, in control and confident that this is the way I eat and think now. This is sustainable because it makes sense to me.”
-KAREN
“I came to Margaret feeling ‘stuck’ about my food choices and feeling like I was not making progress where progress was due. Thanks to Margaret’s help, guidance, and teaching, I have been able to start seeing results in a way I did not think possible!

She has turned my diet around and guided me to make healthier food choices for both my mind and body. Additionally, her support has been the most positive and helpful of our work together because she has provided a safe and non-judgmental environment to discuss any and every issue I encounter and struggle with.”
-JENNIFER
“I love the way Margaret lead us into a sacred space of sisterhood and community with other hard-working women who were ready to claim their brilliance! Post-Covid, it felt absolutely abundant and juicy to spend Tuesday evenings with a group of fantastic women -- that was my favorite part.”
-KIRSTEN
Margaret Schwenke, CHHC, CEPC
Hi! I'm Margaret, and I'm passionate about helping you be the best version of yourself. My own struggles with health, disordered eating and body image issues created a desire in me to help people look deeper at life's challenges, to find the why and then the how, and to overcome.

After healing my body from a disease that the medical community told me would be a life-sentence, I went back to school to study Nutritional Psychology -- essentially, how our thoughts, feelings and beliefs create our decisions, which, in turn, create our health. 

I have been in practice since 2011 helping hundreds and hundreds of women (and a handful of brave men) transform their relationship with food and overcome their unwanted eating habits. I want to help you do the very same thing. 

We can't change the things that happen TO us, but we most certainly can change how we choose to see those events and how we will move forward as a result. You have unique gifts and talents to share with the world. If your nutrition, relationship with food or body image is getting in the way of you sharing your brilliance with the world, I want to work with you.

You deserve to feel better and the world deserves what you have to offer!

AUTHENTIC NOURISHMENT ™ - Program Pricing

Payment Plans Available (see the FAQs for more information) 

AUTHENTIC NOURISHMENT ™
SILVER
$1,750
One time purchase, lifetime access to video course membership area which includes:
Destination Nourished Online Course

+ Private Online Community Membership
+ Downloadable Journal
+ Weekly Coaching Calls
AUTHENTIC NOURISHMENT ™
Gold
$2,850
One time purchase, lifetime access to video course membership area which includes:
Destination Nourished Online Course
+ Weekly Coaching Calls
+ Private Online Membership Community
+ Downloadable Journal
+ 3 Individual Coaching Sessions

join these happy clients

“I don't think I could put into words what Margaret has done for me.

She provided the tools to change my perspective and gain a deeper sense of respect and love for my body.

Her devotion to her clients and her passion for what she stands for is unmatched.”
-SHEA
“I'll admit, I was unsure when I first met with Margaret. I was anticipating judgment and scolding, like an episode of the terrible show 'The Biggest Loser.'  Fortunately, Margaret is not like that at all.

She practices patience and compassion, and aims for a restorative relationship with food.  Whatever your goals may be, she is there to support you.”
-MEREDITH
“Margaret's commitment to her clients is exceptional.  If you're willing to do the work, she will take you further than you ever imagined.

She has provided me with valuable insight into my physical and mental health.  The understanding of how nutritious food can heal my body, enhance my aesthetic and mental performance, allow me to recover faster, be stronger, and get into terrific shape has changed my life.

Margaret gave me tools for healing my body and improving my mental health, and then took it a step farther allowing me to accelerate my performance and growth in all aspects of life."
-FORREST
frequently asked questions
Is this program right for me?
This program is right for you if:
  • You want a better relationship with food and body and are ready and willing to change behaviors in your life to have it;
  • ​You want to be done with the cycle of dieting, emotional eating, weight loss/gain;
  • ​You aren't looking for a quick fix. You understand that lasting change does not happen overnight and the real value is in slow incremental change - the kind that truly becomes a part of your life; 
  • ​You are able to be honest about your struggles and are open to receiving coaching, support and feedback in order to achieve new perspectives;
  • ​You are longing for a sense of community and are excited about the idea of coming together to learn more about yourself while you support other smart, ambitious, like-minded women who are also seeking a better experience of living;
  • ​You are willing to commit 100% to yourself and this program for a minimum of 12 weeks.
This program is NOT right for you if:
  • You are seeking short term or rapid weight loss;
  • ​You are not willing to be vulnerable and honest about your challenges and receive coaching;
  • ​You are not willing to participate in a group;
  • ​You expect a silver bullet or for someone else to make this change happen for you;
  • ​You are just wanting a meal plan or exercise plan to follow;
  • ​You are not able and willing to commit to a minimum of 12 weeks in this program.
What are the elements of the program? How does it work?
The 3 main pillars of this program are Content, Coaching and Community. 
 
Content: You will have access to the full library of video and audio content designed to walk you through the exact steps you need to heal your relationship with food and body.  

Coaching: Weekly, we meet for our group coaching call, where each group member will have the opportunity to be coached and supported on the insights from that week’s content. 

Community: The private community exists for our members to feel supported and connected in between coaching calls. You can ask questions, post challenges and wins and connect with the other amazing women in the group. Your progress and results will come from full participation in each of these elements!
What is your refund policy?
Due to the digital nature of this material, all programs are non-refundable.
What if I can't make it to all of the coaching calls?
The weekly coaching calls are recorded and those recordings are privately accessible to the members of the group.
Do you offer a payment plan?
Yes!  Please see the payment options below.

GOLD: 
Group Program + 3 Individual Sessions with Margaret Paid In Full $2850
Group Program + 3 Individual Sessions with Margaret 3 Payments of $1100

SILVER:
Group Program $1750 Paid In Full
Group Program 3 Payments of $700
What is your philosophy?
I believe in each individual’s ability to change, heal and empower themselves toward the greatest version of themselves. Throughout our work together, I seek to understand your challenges and to help guide you back to the things that nurture and support your happiest and highest self. Food is meant to support us in living wholly and sharing our gifts with the world. Negative or unwanted food behaviors often arise from unexamined history, emotions and circumstances. When we are willing to look more closely at our symptoms and view them as messengers, we can heal them and move on to create lifestyle choices from a more conscious and loving place.  
What will I need to do?
In order for this program to be most effective for you, you will need to take an active role. This means not only showing up to the coaching calls and the group, but also working on the modules in between our sessions. Generally, the more of yourself you are willing to invest, the greater the return. This is your work, and I am here to support and guide you.  
Is this a weight loss program?
No, and yes. This program is designed to guide you through deeper work to help you remove the obstacles that are keeping you from taking the best possible care of yourself. Once those blocks have been removed, you are able to start taking action toward your food and body goals, from a place of love and self care versus coming from a place of negativity and restriction. (We must love ourselves enough to do the right thing for ourselves… sometimes that’s a workout, and sometimes that’s a brownie. You get to decide, and I will help you get to the place where you feel 100% aware and able to make the choice that is right for you with consideration of your long term goals and what will serve you best.) When you practice this way of living (and choosing) over time, you WILL make progress toward your weight goals. Many of my clients have not only reached, but surpassed their weight goals.  
Will I receive a weekly meal plan?
I do not offer a meal planning service.  This work is about doing the deeper work to change how you see food and how you're using food in your life.  You will be supported to create the habits that work best for YOU and your goals.  From my experience, lasting change comes from truly learning how to nourish ourselves well from the inside out.
Can I add on individual sessions with Margaret?
Yes, there are options to include (3) individual support calls with Margaret during the program (Gold option). The women who have opted for this, have really appreciated having this one on one time to receive personalized coaching and deepen their work. **These spots are limited so please inquire if there are currently spots available for this.
3 months doesn’t seem like enough time to change a lifetime of bad habits. Is there an option to continue the work after the initial 12 week program?
Yes, this initial program is meant to help you create the foundation of a healthy relationship with food and your body.  We do have options for continued support.  If you feel that you need more support, you may also want to consider reaching out to explore longer program options or doing individual work with Margaret.  

If you're wondering how I can be confident this program will work for you (when others may have failed in the past)...

Let me let you in on a little secret: I'm my own original client.

I was given a serious health diagnosis in April of 2008 that changed the entire trajectory of my life. In the very moment the doctor told me that there was nothing I could do to change the outcome, a fire was born in me to not only overcome this diagnosis, but to thrive in spite of it.
 
I set out to take full responsibility for my health and healing… and quickly realized that the symptoms I was experiencing were just a result of my own complex conditioning and choices. To experience true long term change, I would have to unlearn everything that led me to that point and learn (for the first time) how to put my self care at the top of the list. One step at a time, I prioritized making decisions from a place of love and nourishment, instead of from a place of judgement, comparison or external expectation.  
 
Let’s skip to the good part… I healed my body of a dis-ease that I was told by the entire medical community that I would have for the rest of my life. And in doing so, I gained an undeniable passion for helping other women create their own amazing and “impossible” outcomes.
 
So I went back to study Culinary Arts and Nutritional Psychology so I could get the education to support what I had already learned firsthand and I’ve been helping women heal their relationship with food and their bodies for over a decade now.
 
I see my symptoms and diagnosis as divine messages calling me back to the truth of who I am and what I am meant to be doing. I am here now. My health journey was the most challenging time in my life, yet has afforded me a vibrant, purposeful life that I never knew existed. I am so grateful to have been given this wake up call and the opportunity to work with amazing women seeking their own best health and healing.  

I want you to know that you CAN have the life, health, energy and body that you desire. I am your biggest cheerleader and am deeply committed to helping you discover what uniquely nourishes all aspects of your life. My desire is to guide and support you on a conscious path back to your own individual best and most vibrant health!

AUTHENTIC NOURISHMENT ™ - Program Pricing

Payment Plans Available (see the FAQs for more information) 

AUTHENTIC NOURISHMENT ™
SILVER
$1,750
One time purchase, lifetime access to video course membership area which includes:
Destination Nourished Online Course

+ Private Online Community Membership
+ Downloadable Journal
+ Weekly Coaching Calls
AUTHENTIC NOURISHMENT ™
Gold
$2,850
One time purchase, lifetime access to video course membership area which includes:
Destination Nourished Online Course
+ Weekly Coaching Calls
+ Private Online Membership Community
+ Downloadable Journal
+ 3 Individual Coaching Sessions
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