Introduction: Hello! My name is Whitney Miller and I am the owner and founder of Transcend Health & Wellness. I am a RRCA Certified Running Coach and an ICF Certified Health & Life Coach. I work with runners who feel lost, frustrated, and stuck who want to overcome the obstacles in their life and feel empowered to step into their personal power.
I am married to the man of my dreams and we have two wild and loving dogs, Maddy and Bentley, and one sweet kit cat named Rory. My husband and I live out in the country and love living in the peace and quiet. I was not a country girl when we moved to the wilderness, but now I wouldn’t have it any other way! I love to read, go on long runs with our dogs, learn new things, and be in the sunshine.
I grew up as an athlete and was a competitive swimmer from the time I was six years old through college. I swam for the University of Indianapolis and loved swimming. I knew that exercising always made me feel better mentally, emotionally, and physically. After college, I quickly came to the realization that I needed something to fill the time that swimming had throughout my life and I also desired to find something to help manage the daily stress that came with adulthood.
In 2009, I began running. Running helped me just as swimming had, but this time I was also acutely aware of the high level of anxiety and stress that I suffered daily. Running was my peace. Running was what healed me. I spent years running to get away from problems, negative experiences, unfulfilling jobs, health issues, and my negative mindset. I spent a great deal of my training time running from the unhappiness in my life. I used it to process and work things out, but ultimately, I still felt stuck.
When I started down my path of transformation, I realized that if I could change my negative thoughts, mindset, and habits I could also change my experience and relationship with running. I realized that I didn’t always have to run to manage the pain and discontent in my life. I began to run for the pure joy it brought me, to feel powerful, and to be present in my life and the nature around me. I stopped seeing running as something that helped me escape my unfulfilled life, but something that helped elevate my life. Now running is a source of love for me, not an outlet for pain. Running is what makes my soul radiate and it is my happy time!
Through the years, I’ve trained for multiple half marathons and marathons and what I’ve learned during my journey is that I’ve stepped into a more powerful version of myself and my life. Running is no longer a time to work out the negativity in my life. Running is a time for loving myself and my life. My journey hasn’t just been about running. It has been about my health, my mindset, and my habits. The more positive changes and shifts I made in those areas of my life, the more happiness running brings me!
Running creates positive change in your life! Running isn’t just the miles- it is the mindset, health, and life habits that creates the most fulfilled runner. I know that every person can change their life through running and I’m here to show you how.
