Joel Riciputi
Health coach. Living with MS. Caregiver. Advocate.
I’m a health coach who works with people living with chronic conditions — MS, Lupus, Parkinson's, and other neurological and autoimmune conditions — and the people who care for them. We work together to build habits around energy, movement, nutrition, and stress that fit your real life. I bring both professional training and my own experience living with MS and as a care giver.
My Story
Real growth doesn't require uprooting your life. It happens when you're grounded in what matters most.
I'm Joel, a health coach who understands the journey of living with a neurological condition firsthand. After my own MS diagnosis, I discovered that the path to thriving isn't about fighting your condition. It's about building sustainable wellbeing from where you are.
As a certified health coach through UC San Diego, I bring together lived experience with evidence-based approaches to support people living with autoimmune and neurological conditions, as well as their care partners. My experience as a caregiver for family members with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's has deepened my understanding of both sides of the journey.
I believe the most powerful changes come from partnership, not prescription. Together, we create space for you to be truly heard, build practical strategies rooted in evidence, and design a path forward that honors your unique journey. Because lasting change doesn't come from overhauling everything. It comes from small, intentional shifts grounded in your values, your goals, and your real life.
Whether you're newly diagnosed, years into your journey, or supporting a loved one through theirs, I'm here to walk alongside you.
My Approach
I believe in meeting you where you are and helping you build from your own strength. Lasting change comes from small, intentional shifts grounded in what's true for you, not from someone else's blueprint.
My coaching is collaborative, evidence-based, and rooted in deep listening. At the heart of this work is presence. When clients feel truly heard, clarity emerges and lasting change becomes possible. We work together to identify what matters to you, then build practical pathways to get there.
Your Agenda,
Your Pace
Support Between Appointments
Complements Your Medical Team
Small Shifts, Sustainable Change
Evidence-based Tools
Compassionate Accountability
Training & Affiliations
Certified Health Coach — UC San Diego
National MS Society — Advocate and community collaborator
Digital Health Background — Digital health executive and consultant across mental health, neurological and autoimmune care, neurodiversity
Alzheimer’s Association — Care navigator support, advocate
Ready to Grow From Where You Are?
A free discovery call is a good place to start. No agenda, no pressure. Just a conversation about where you are and where you'd like to go.
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