I'm Heather—Your Guide to Restoring Balance
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As a dedicated life coach and the founder of Living Well - Living Better, my mission is to help you navigate life's complexities with grace. Together, we will work to restore your internal balance and create a space where you can truly reconnect with your most authentic self. Through gentle curiosity and practical coaching, I am here to encourage your journey toward a more mindful and fulfilling existence.
From the Blog
Latest insights and encouragement to help you restore balance and reconnect with your true self.
Local Resources
While social media can be a starting point, true connection grows through in-person spaces and the community resources dedicated to your well-being.
COMPASS
Online tool for Pennsylvanians to apply for health and human service programs and manage benefit information.
Binn's Park
A welcoming public space in Lancaster city center for gathering, reflection, and community events that bring people together.
Mental Health Resource Guide
Provides a full complement of resources available to help everyone with their mental health needs.
Event management platform that allows anyone to create, share, find and attend events in Lancaster.
Food Pantries
Map of Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger-Free Pennsylvania member food banks. They offer food assistance services in each county through a network of charitable partners.
Crisis Intervention
Call 717-394-2631 for 24/7 emergency mental health services or Call 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Listen to the Podcast
Tune in for gentle guidance and real-life stories to help you restore balance and rediscover your authentic self.
Client Stories
Real-life transformations through calm, encouraging support.
"Heather has been a light spreading to every corner of my life. Since working with Heather, I have become a stronger and more confident woman. Heather has helped me take an honest look into myself, my life, my patterns and my decisions. After working with her, I have blossomed into the person I’ve always wanted to be. I simply cannot recommend a better coach or counselor to help a person through life. Thank you Heather."
Julie
"I have become the happiest, healthiest, and strongest version of myself through working with Heather. For years, I overthought every conversation I had, was not present in conversations, and was not confident enough to stand up for myself. Heather has coached me to listen to myself and be a more confident, decisive person. I have so much more energy for things that matter now that it is not wasted on anxiety. Heather's wellness coaching is super practical and has helped me feel better in my body than any medication or substance ever did. Appointments feel like talking to a good friend. Conversations can be casual and lighthearted or incredibly deep. She is a great listener who knows when you need to be challenged. She doesn't dig for information to put you in a labeled box; she truly cares about helping everyone she sees be the best versions of themselves. Don't get it twisted though - you have to do the work. She is an incredibly patient guide but you have to show up for yourself to feel change. It's not just talking. I love that she had me reflect, create visual tools, track wellness indicators, and try new things on my own time as part of my treatment; I found all of these things to be incredibly helpful. If you are thinking about seeing Heather, I can not recommend her highly enough. She helped me create a life I am truly happy in."
hannah
"Working with Heather was truly life-changing. Her compassion, insight, and practical guidance helped me navigate one of the most difficult periods of my life.
The tools and strategies she shared continue to have a positive impact on my life every day. I am deeply grateful for her guidance and support and would highly recommend her to anyone seeking hope, healing, personal growth, and lasting positive change."
Michelle
I've been with Heather for over 5 years. I was actually looking for my daughter but when I went Heather suggested that maybe I start seeing her. It was one of the best choices I have made in a long time. Heather has taught me so much over the years. She has been such a supportive inspiration to me! Heather never once made me feel judged or ashamed. She has been a voice for me when I had no voice for myself. Heather has been in my corner since day one and I can't express has much she has meant/helped me!! I've grown so much over the years and I couldn't have done it without her!!
Erica
Heather’s graceful insight has helped me find the route through trauma, and the survival strategies that were taking over my life. In the past 10 years, with great wisdom and compassion, she’s guided so that I could find my own courage, health and expression.
Heather’s natural perception finds the places that words can’t reach. And to top it all off, she is very very cool.
I’m beyond grateful that our paths have crossed.
kerri
I have been very fortunate to work with Heather Apple-Jenkins. Her insights, support, and genuine compassion are delivered with grace—second to none. She has equipped me with new tools for navigating life’s situations and challenges. There’s a quality to her guidance that feels like a gentle push forward, as though I’m being supported by someone truly capable and present. I know that anyone working with her is in very good hands. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking help with the hurdles and journeys life presents.
Terry
Heather has been one of the most genuine people I’ve ever worked with. She creates a safe, nonjudgmental space where I feel comfortable being myself. The thoughts I worried would be too much for anyone to hear were met with patience, empathy, and unwavering support. I was never forced to bloom but was instead given the space where I felt safe enough to grow at my own pace.
Without fear, I can express even my most unwelcome thoughts without shame. Heather applies her clinical judgment thoughtfully to determine the best way to support me while always keeping my safety and well-being as her priority.
I constantly felt overwhelmed by an inability to see beyond the weight of my depression. I never thought happiness was an option for me. Before working with Heather, I never imagined I would reach goals or experience even a glimpse of happiness. Without a doubt, there were days when simply surviving felt like more than I could manage, but Heather gave me the tools to believe there could be a life beyond survival. She has an incredible ability to meet people where they are and provide support through every stage of healing.
melitta
“I was recommended to try Heather’s practice by a close friend about 5 years ago. The work that I have done with Heather’s guidance and wisdom has bolstered my relationships and trickled down into my family systems in ways I didn’t realize was possible. [I] have never felt as understood and rooted for as I do with Heather. [The] process can feel intimidating, but our conversations have never been something to dread… the weight off of my shoulders is evident immediately after our appointments. My inner world has become a more peaceful place to be and I credit Heather so much for that!
Kate
"Heather creates an environment that makes me feel seen, safe, and valued. I’ve gained daily coping skills to manage my anxiety, create and maintain boundaries, and has helped me navigate trans-related issues and situations. I leave our sessions feeling empowered and grounded. Thank you for your empathy, warmth and guidance."
Samuel
When I walked into Heather‘s office several years ago, I was under the “care“ of a psychiatrist. His prescribed solution for my struggles was 300 mg per day of an SNRI and Xanax - “take as needed“. I was panicked, depressed, overwhelmed by my marriage and career, failing In the relationships that mattered most, and overwhelmed by fear of failure. Heather graciously took me as a client and professionally and carefully deconstructed the barriers and walls that I, in my life circumstance, had constructed around my mind and heart. She coached me in life skills that I didn’t know were missing, taught me to look inward and analyze, and understand my thinking, my feelings, and thought processes
Heather met me where I was, encouraged me to dig deeper into my faith, find healthy perspective, learn how to be grounded and to stay grounded. And, in sharing and verbalizing my struggles and feelings, I improved my communication skills!
In the first few months of working with Heather, my doctor weaned me from the meds and I learned that the prescription I needed most was a skilled and thoughtful therapist that could look through the layers of hurt, help me peel away the obstacles, and coach me in building the life skills necessary to live well.
Over the years, through Heathers coaching and encouragement, I leaned into my family, reconciled hurts with my spouse, radically accepted life circumstance that I could not change while embracing the positive elements of my life, and most importantly learned to be thankful and grateful for my journey.
Nowadays, our sessions lean more toward coaching and counsel than therapy. The way I see it, therapy is coaching, coaching is therapy, counsel is necessary, and all of these are required for well-being.
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Get in Touch
Livingwell101@yahoo.com
Phone
(717) 951-9728
"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about un-becoming everything that isn't really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place."
-Paulo Coelho