A New Movement: Alexandria Wellness

I was a busyness addict, a calendar filler, and checking the boxes made me feel accomplished. I was a “fixer.” I spent most of my days in a state of stress. I worried a ton. Worse, I didn’t even realize it was having a negative impact on my health, wellness, waistline, etc., and the scale seemed to be a central part of my daily habit.  Author and humanitarian Chris Hertz says: 

We live un-awakened lives marked by self-perpetuating lies aboutwho we think we are or who we wish we could be seen to be.”

 So many of our struggles, even our struggles with our wellness – fitness, weight, size, etc. – stem from our own identity and who we really think we are and who we want to be.Today, we are influenced by so many external factors that – at the core – do not matter. In our society, we can be surrounded by: 

“I am what I have.”

“I am what I do.”

“I am what others think of me.”

 Who we are, our identity, stems directly from the voice to which we choose to listen. For a long time, I was listening to a lot of external voices and my health and overall sense of well-being suffered. Over time, through committing to my own personal wellness journey, I have come to realize that I am who I am. I am not the things I do, what I have, who I please, or what I accomplish. I am who I am and the anchor I most hold dearly and whom I want to please is my Maker and myself. As I embrace this, my commitment to and journey to wellness strengthens every day.My own personal wellness story is a combination of family roots and my outgrowing those that made me feel like less than a gift. It is an adventure I’m still on, yet now I have perspective, an abundant mindset, and do believe each of us is the combination of the five people with whom you spend the most time.Mine is a story rooted in my faith and finding my own anchor in me, no one else. Not how many likes on Facebook or Instagram, but how many times I say “I’m awesome" or “I’m grateful” to me, the one I aim to please. This has been a challenge for a fitness industry professional where “likes” and tags are what “make you.”Putting my personal story out there like this to you feels vulnerable and scary, yet as one of my latest favorite authors, Brené Browne, says, we need to Dare to Lead. I’m daring all of us to lead the new movement for wellness in Alexandria. I dare each one of you to take a fresh look at your wellness. Contact me if you are at all interested in our new company, Alexandria Wellness Concierge Wellness Program, and meet with me for 30 minutes free by clicking here to schedule a time to talk about you and your wellness.Over the next few weeks, I will share with you my own relationships with each portion of my Alexandria Wellness wheel and how you, too, can overcome any struggles to achieve your own definition of wellness. 

Adrien Cotton

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ADRIEN COTTON believes the greatest gift you can give to yourself is the gift of wellness.

After serving in high-leverage professional roles, including being one of the youngest Communications Directors in the US House of Representatives, Adrien pivoted her career focus to helping clients capture their strength in all areas of life. An accomplished speaker, entrepreneur, corporate wellness educator, menopause expert, and wellness coach, Adrien has proven success in designing and implementing innovative wellness programs. 

With a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University, Adrien sharpened her professional skills by working with individuals from all walks of life. This unique background allows her to tailor her services for each and every client, with optimization and long-lasting success as the goal. Her effectiveness is rooted in a solid foundation of growth-oriented principles, a proven history of helping clients transform their lives, and a deep level of relatability gained from her personal wellness journey.

Since founding her wellness enterprise, Adrien leverages her fitness and wellness background to guide people from a state of giving up to a place of proactive self-care. Her work extends beyond nutrition and exercise, emphasizing lifestyle and high-impact areas of focus visually represented in her Wellness Wheel. Incorporating strategies in stress resilience, sleep, calendar management, mindfulness, and menopause, she’s helped transform hundreds of lives.

Adrien is living her mission to support clients in shifting their mindsets and helping them leverage small habits that yield lasting results.

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