Margaret Schwenke - Authentic Nourishment

I highly recommend Margaret and the program she has developed. I started working with her a few months ago at the recommendation of my daughter. I’d gained so much weight over the years, had terrible eating habits, felt exhausted or sick all the time and lost all self confidence. What Margaret did for me is nothing short of a miracle! She has a tremendous ability to listen with compassion in addition to having a wealth of knowledge on nutrition in general. I have lost weight without dieting or being hungry, I feel better than I have in a decades and my confidence has greatly improved. No matter your struggle, she can help. Working with Margaret is the best decision I ever made!

The Destination Nourished program helped me focus on the deeper issues related to my relationship with food. Margaret is empathetic yet honest and gave me concrete tools to use in my daily life so that I can build a life worth living. I recommend the program to women who understand the relationship between food and the mind, body and spirit yet struggle with what to do next. The combination of tangible resources, individual sessions and group conversations allowed me to safely explore how to listen to my body and trust in myself and my knowing. This is not easy work, but worth every second!

Working with Margaret has been one of the most transformative experiences in my life. I have always struggled with food and my weight and have never been able to figure out how to help myself until now. I could go on for a very long time about all the little things that I realized about myself, my goals, and my values during this processes but I think the biggest thing is that Margaret helped give me the tools to find the best way for me to constantly remind myself on a daily basis of my goals and values and thus make choices that align with those goals and values. I am a very forgetful person when it comes to daily tasks and I have always hated and given up on dieting fairly quickly but now I feel excited when I think about what new meals I am going to make and I feel satisfied with my daily choices because it is coming from what I want and have discovered about myself and not some strict diet plan that was just given to me. Margaret is so supportive and insightful and I truly feel as though my lifestyle has been changed for the better and this program will have a lasting impact on me for the rest of my life!

My 12 sessions of 1:1 work with Margaret have made a positive impact on my behavior, not just around food and body image but also in other areas of my life. I especially appreciate Margaret's ability to foster deep reflection, strengthen my mindfulness practice and nudge me to connect the dots intellectually and emotionally. She is supportive and provides expert guidance and knowledge, but her approach emphasizes the need for the client to do the hard work. Highly recommend!

Working with Margaret was a pleasure. She was attentive to and understanding of my needs and goals. Learning to accept what are habits are and where they came from is only the start of the process. She helps in setting long term goals and cultivating habits to help you meet those goals. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of their nutrition habits and, through that understand, develop ways to create new, healthier habits and self-care.

Working with Margaret has been an incredible experience. It has truly been a journey, digging deep on topics that I usually avoid, and addressing those things that hide beneath the surface. I have been showing up way more for myself, and am on the right path to more self-love, care and acceptance.

It's not often I do reviews because they can be time consuming, but today I had the most beautiful conversation with Margaret. Through conversation I was able to feel the empathy and heart she truly has. Though my journey may take me down a different path, I left with a clear understanding of how caring, understanding and truly her desire to want to help people. Please, if you are looking for someone honest to work with in her area of expertise, look her up. You will be blessed to have the opportunity to work such a kind individual!

My health and weight had been up and down since I can remember. Margaret worked with me to analyze my past eating habits, my choices and how to go forward. I have been working with Margaret for about a year and have had a great experience! We have focused on being intentional and how to make better choices. My health and weight has dramatically improved and I would strongly recommend her to anyone who needs to focus on improving their diet and overall health.

I found Margaret 1.5 years ago when I was searching for some help with my nutrition. Margaret's mission resonated with me as I strongly felt that I knew the "right" food choices but would continuously reach for the "wrong" food choices - I knew there was more to it than just "right and wrong", and I wanted to understand/overcome the mental part of nutrition/health. I wasn't sure what exactly to expect with Margaret when first going in as I had never had any form of therapy in my life. To say that my experience with Margaret was life-changing is an understatement. I went in thinking I would get a little bit of help understanding why I make certain food choices over others and ultimately why I was self sabotaging my own progress when it came to health. Not only did I gain that perspective, but even deeper perspective into decisions I make in pretty much every other area of my life. I learned so much about myself in a short amount of time. The growth I made as an individual is astounding to me still - I see this mostly in how I handle situations differently now. Margaret helped me uncover the roots of myself and she helped me establish the foundation I needed to really be my best self which encompasses my nutrition and health, but still so much more. Margaret has a warmth about her that makes you want to open up with her. She is amazing at what she does and her clients are truly blessed to have her in their corner of life. Highly, highly recommend even just one session with Margaret - you will not regret investing the time in yourself.

My experience in Margaret's Destination Nourished Program has been filled with life changing benefits. This is not a weigh loss program, this is a program that will flip everything you ever thought you knew about your relationship with food, dieting, body and emotional eating upside down. It has been an intense program and does require solid commitment. This is the single most important thing I have ever invested in for me, in my life. The weekly calls with the other women has been incredibly helpful, giving rise to compassion with myself and others and is very encouraging. Margaret is incredibly talented in her field, the knowledge she shares is raw and genuine and she has a unique ability to meet participants where they are in the program or in their lives while challenging our limiting beliefs. I am beyond grateful that I took the leap of faith and joined this life changing program.