About Me

I’m Dr. Rachel Fenton, a holistic health guide, integrative wellness coach, and someone who is deeply committed to helping women feel whole, grounded, and powerful in their own lives.

My journey into wellness began long before I earned my degrees. Growing up, I witnessed close family members struggle with chronic illness and become lifelong patients—or “professional patients” as I tend to say—of a system that often prioritizes prescriptions over root causes. Years later, when I faced my own health challenges, I was introduced to an integrative practitioner who offered a different way of healing. That moment shifted everything for me, and completely transformed my life. It awakened a new understanding of what it means to be well—not just physically, but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

I hold a doctorate in psychology from The George Washington University and a certificate in integrative nutrition from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. My training provided me with clinical insight, but my most powerful lessons have come from my own healing journey. I spent years seeking answers outside of myself, trying to adopt practices and solutions that worked for others, only to realize that my body had been speaking to me all along. Everything changed when I learned to listen.

Wellness, for me, is not about perfection. It is not about having a flawless body or reaching some unrealistic standard of health. True wellness is about feeling at home in your body, at peace in your mind, and grounded in your life. It is about knowing yourself deeply and reclaiming your inner power. That is what I have found. That is what I help others discover.

I’ve transformed the way I approach movement, nourishment, and self-care. What once felt like a chore has become sacred. I now run, dance, lift weights, and practice yoga not to meet an external expectation, but because it brings me joy. It connects me back to my body, and to myself. Movement has become a form of therapy. It is one of the many ways I experience somatic healing and cultivate consistency—not from pressure, but from love.

In every area of my life, I have worked to reconnect with my intuition and allow that inner knowing to guide my choices. My desire is to support women in doing the same. Through Ujjayi Wellness, I integrate evidence-based knowledge, lived experience, and heart-led guidance to help women reconnect with their own wisdom. This work is not clinical, prescriptive, or one-size-fits-all. It is personal, multidimensional, and rooted in compassion.

Outside of my work, I find joy in nature, long walks, deep conversations, and quiet nights on the couch with a good film and my spirited little dog, Remi. I believe in sacred rest. I believe in sisterhood. I believe that when a woman comes home to herself, her entire life begins to change.