Meet Catherine
Catherine Russ, Certified Health & Wellness Coach
My Path To Coaching
After a 20-year career in pharmaceutical science, I stepped into another chapter – one that brings together my life-long interest in health and balance with a dedication to partnering with others as they create change that can truly take root.
My global childhood (living in Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, & the USA) shaped my perspective early. It gave me a broad worldview and a deep appreciation for nature – especially movement in nature – as a source of calm and connection.
Coaching feels like a natural extension: grounded in evidence, shaped by experience and centered in thoughtful partnership.
Why I Do This Work
Science trained me to value evidence and structure. And life taught me that well-being is shaped gently by choices we make over time. This work brings these perspectives together.
For more than 25 years, North Carolina has been home with my husband and now teenage son. I continue to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors, hiking along with our two Labradors, Athena and Atlas.
Training & Credentials
Certified Health & Well-Being Coach (Duke University)
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certified (National Council for Mental Wellbeing)
The Science of Well-Being Certificate (Laurie Santos, Yale University)
Positive Psychology Course Certificates (Martin Seligman, University of Pennsylvania)
Catherine Russ is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach based in North Carolina. Her coaching follows established professional coaching ethics and draws on evidence-based approaches to sustainable behavior change.
Ideas That Shape My Coaching
The books, thinkers and perspectives that continue to influence how I understand well-being and meaningful change.
Books that explore how people grow, build meaningful habits and reconnect with what matters most.
Podcasts about health, behavior, attention and living well.
Voices that quietly shaped how I listen, question and think.
In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks – John Muir
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience – Ralph Waldo Emerson
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives – Annie Dillard
Selamat {suh-lah-mat}: All is well. A Malay word that conveys a sense of safety, well-being and peace. You are welcome here!