Coaching
You don’t have to figure it out on your own.
Hi, I’m Amanda Bonello. I’m an ACE Certified Health Coach and Weight Management Specialist with advanced training in anti-obesity medications. I’m also a GLP-1 patient and obesity advocate.
I provide compassionate, science-based support for people using GLP-1 medications and living with obesity or other chronic health conditions.
We can focus on self-advocacy, building healthy habits, and helping you stay motivated and accountable. I provide education about protein, hydration, fiber, muscle health, hair loss, and common GLP-1 side effects, including ways to reduce or manage them. We also look at how your body responds, because your needs and experiences may not be the same as someone else’s.
Most importantly, I listen. I’m here to be your accountability buddy and a consistent source of support. You don’t have to go through this alone.
Health coaching provides general guidance and support. It does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified healthcare professional.
Where to find me
Come find me at Cozy Butter.
I want to tell you about Cozy Butter, a warm online community for people on GLP-1 medications. I co-founded it with Kim Carlos of The Plus SideZ Podcast, and it is where most of my group work happens now.
I lead group coaching inside the community, along with weekly group sessions. Thrive Thursday is mine. Kim leads Mental Wellness Mondays, Kat leads Fitness Fridays, and there are other weekly sessions as well as livestreams with guests.
The best part is the community itself. You can ask about a rough week, a side effect, a question you are tired of explaining, or nothing at all if you would rather read along for a while. The people answering understand it because they are living it too. Come connect with other people who get it.
Anyone can read the open conversations. A free account lets you post and join the sessions.
Cozy Butter is operated by Cozy Butter LLC, an independent company co-founded by Kim Carlos of The Plus SideZ Podcast and Amanda Bonello of the GLP-1 Studio.
One on one
I also coach one on one.
After everything I have built over the last two years, I have come to realize that my real passion is helping people directly. I like connecting with people and helping them work through what they are experiencing. Cozy Butter gives me more chances to do that, and I am keeping my one-on-one coaching for people who want a private conversation instead of a group one.
You tell me what has been happening and what you would like help with. Sometimes I will ask a question you have not thought about yet, or notice something you said earlier that is worth coming back to. Other times we take one overwhelming problem and break it into smaller decisions you can actually make. If you want information, I can share education that fits within health coaching, and I can help you put together the questions to bring to your care team. When you are ready, we land on a next step that you chose and that feels realistic to you.
You are not required to have an action item after every conversation. Sometimes clarity is the useful result.