Joel Riciputi, NBC-HWC
Board certified Health Coach. Living with MS. Family caregiver. Advocate.
I help people navigate health challenges and life transitions with greater confidence and resilience. Whether you're living with a neurological or autoimmune condition, supporting someone you care about, or focused on aging well, we work together to build sustainable habits around energy, movement, nutrition, and stress. I bring both professional training and lived experience through my own journey with MS and supporting family members with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
My Story
Real growth doesn't require uprooting your life. It happens when you're grounded in what matters most.
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I'm Joel, a health coach who understands the realities of navigating health challenges firsthand. After my own MS diagnosis, I discovered that the path to thriving isn't about fighting your condition. It's about building sustainable well-being from where you are.
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As a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, I bring together lived experience and evidence-based approaches to support people living with neurological and autoimmune conditions, those supporting a loved one through a health challenge, and adults seeking to age well. My experience helping care for family members with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's has deepened my understanding of how health challenges affect not only individuals, but entire families.
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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 circumstances. 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, supporting someone you care about, or focused on aging well, 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
Credentials & Community
National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, NBC-HWCÂ
Certified Health Coach — UC San DiegoÂ
National MS Society — Active advocate, peer support mentor, and community collaborator
Professional Background — Digital health executive focused on autoimmune and neurodiverse care
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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