Why We Exist
Wellness should feel like belonging — not pressure.
For too long, fitness professionals, nutrition programs, and even healthcare systems have dismissed people’s bodies, identities, symptoms, and lived experiences.
Here:
You don’t have to earn your place.
You don’t have to explain your pain or your past.
You don’t have to shrink, toughen up, or fit in.
You don’t have to pretend you’re “fine.”
We meet you exactly where you are — with strength coaching and mental health therapy that honor the realities of your life, your body, and your capacity.
You deserve a wellness space that recognizes your story, not one that erases it.
Two Paths. One Mission.
Support built for real bodies, real emotions, and real lives.
Strength & Nutrition Coaching
with Bethany Busch, MS, CSCS, ACSM-EP
I coach the women and LGBTQIA+ adults who have been ignored, dismissed, abused, or treated as though they do not matter. My work centers any woman who wants to improve her health, feel comfortable in her skin, come back from an injury, or just be strong as hell.
I support people navigating chronic illness, chronic pain, fatigue, burnout, or complicated histories with movement or dieting — anyone who’s been made to feel like their body is a problem to fix instead of a story to understand.
Your sessions are always paced to your energy, shaped around your capacity, and rooted in dignity. No pressure. No performance. No pretending.
Strength that feels possible. Movement that fits your real life. Nourishment that respects your whole story.
Mental Health Therapy
with Auria Zahed, MS, LMFT
Auria provides therapy for adults navigating:
burnout & emotional exhaustion
people-pleasing & perfectionism
anxious attachment
the emotional aftermath of harmful relationships
identity wounds
generational expectations
low self-worth and chronic self-criticism
She centers the experiences of:
women
women of color
LGBTQ+ adults
Her sessions are:
validating
grounding
compassionate
centered on your values and emotional safety
Start With a Free Alignment Call
A 15-minute call to help you understand what support will serve you best — strength coaching, nutrition, therapy, or a combination through our parallel-care model.
Head 2 Toe Strength Shop
Apparel, resources, consults, programs for all levels — all designed for the women toxic health and wellness ignore.
inclusive
accessible
comfort-first
designed for real-life capacity
Meet Your Team
meet Auria zahed, MS, LMFT
Licensed Therapist | Culturally Competent | LGBTQ+ Affirming
Auria helps adults untangle emotional chaos, build inner steadiness, and reconnect with their sense of self.
She supports people who have spent years carrying invisible weight — and are finally ready to feel understood.
meet bethany busch, ms, cscs, ep-c
Exercise Physiologist & Strength Coach | Chronic Illness-Informed | Emotionally Intelligent Coaching
Bethany coaches women who have been miscoached, misdiagnosed, or misunderstood by traditional fitness culture.
Her method blends strength, mobility, nourishment, pacing, and respect for your lived experience.
Every session adapts to your body that day — not the other way around.
Client Voices
Real Stories. Real Strength. Real Care
Support the Head 2 Toe Strength Movement
Donations don’t just keep the lights on — they help us reach and stand with communities that traditional providers dismiss as “irrelevant.”
We are actively fighting a multi‑billion‑dollar fitness and wellness industry that continues to forget:
Women of color
Women in bodies they don’t find valuable
LGBTQ+ adults who don’t fit their mold
Every dollar fuels workshops, events, and outreach that remind these communities: you belong here.
This isn’t charity. It’s resistance. It’s rewriting the rules of strength and care.
Not tax deductible — just impact deductible.
