Guest Profile

Colleen Tarantino M.A.

Colleen is a certified Health and Well-Being Coach as well as a Public Health educator in higher education. She has been teaching and coaching students in behavior change theory and practice for over 25 years. Colleen is also the Founder and Head Coach at ReConnect Health and Wellness Coaching, LLC.

She earned a B.S. at the University of Pittsburgh in Sports Medicine and Health Education and also earned an M.A. in Community Counseling at Appalachian State University.

As a Public Health practitioner and educator, she has a deep understanding how environment impacts not only our health choices, but also our health outcomes. Through ReConnect, she strives to help others make healthy lifestyle choices and feel satisfied with the life they create and live by creating balance and preventing general burn out in life.

Colleen’s coaching philosophy is built on connection and balance. The first connection is with yourself and balance is achieved by a strong understanding of how dimensions of health effect each other within our daily practices.