Natalie Youssef, MPH, NBC-HWC

A Coach with a Public Health Lens

I'm Natalie — a performance and health coach who built a career at the intersection of science and human behavior because I kept asking the same question:

Why do capable, driven people keep burning out — even when they know better?

The answer isn't more willpower. It's understanding the deeper patterns — biological, behavioral, and environmental — that are quietly running the show.

That's what I help people uncover. And change.

How I Got Here

I grew up as a competitive freestyle skier — eventually making it to the Junior Olympics. What stayed with me wasn't the competition. It was what I learned later, leading wilderness therapy expeditions, watching people transform simply by being removed from their usual chaos and given space to reset.

That curiosity about how environment shapes human performance led me to study Environmental Studies at Bowdoin College and earn my Master of Public Health from George Washington University — focused on environmental health, behavioral science, and the systems that shape how people live and function.

Before founding Thrive With You, I worked in public health research and policy. But I kept coming back to the same question: how do we help individuals rebuild their own systems before they break?

Coaching is my answer.

What Actually Drives Change

I work with two kinds of people.

High-achieving professionals who are navigating a career transition, a shift in identity, or a quiet but persistent feeling that something essential is missing — and who are ready to rebuild their energy, clarity, and sense of direction from the inside out.

And executives and senior leaders who are performing at a high level but operating on less than they should be — who need a thinking partner with real credentials, not another wellness plan that doesn't account for the reality of their role.

In both cases, the work is the same: look honestly at what's actually driving the pattern, and build something in its place that works with your life, not against it.

My background in behavioral physiology, neuroscience, and public health gives me a specific lens — one that looks at your biology, your habits, and your environment as one interconnected system. Not separate problems. One system to align.

Let’s Build Something Sustainable

If you've landed here, something already told you it's time.

Not time to push harder. Time to understand what's actually been driving the pattern — and build something that lasts.