Meet Rachel!

Hey there! I'm Rachel Autumn McNaughton and I'm excited to meet you! I am a twin mom of 2 girls, Summer and Camden, currently pregnant with my baby boy Fields, and living the grateful life.

I have always had passion for health and wellness, but haven't always known my path. While I decided not to practice nursing, my clinical experience in the sick care system left a lasting impression. It scared me. Badly. The amount of preventable things you see where lifestyle all came into play. I loved learning about health, but felt out of place in the conventional sick care system. I quickly did a 180 with my career onto the business side, and have been exploring where I may fit best.
 
As I went through several life transitions on my journey into motherhood, I began to realize I was feeling depleted, disconnected, and dismissed while support felt fragmented. I felt a deeply personal calling to start doing life differently for myself, and the passion to help others with prevention and wellness grew deeper and deeper. 

IIN Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
BSN EMory University 

Morning meditations, movement, giggles and cuddles with my sweet kiddos, nourishing foods, sunshine, and a good skincare routine.

daily rituals

Walking outside on a hot sunny day, playing with my girls, on coaching calls, or if I'm lucky, at the beach!

YOU CAN FIND ME:

Quick fixes, sweeping things under the rug, cold weather, and worrying about the small stuff.

I'm NOT ABOUT:

Living in alignment with your truth. I believe everybody has the ability to live the life they dream of and feel good in their body.

I BELIEVE IN:

I was referred over to an REI that let me know that I absolutely had Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) due to my body composition, prior to even running any tests. If anybody knows me, I have always had a very large appetite and have never been the type to skip a meal or snack. I didn't feel heard or listened to, but I wanted to fix myself so badly I was willing to do just about anything. After the tests came back more positive for PCOS, he told me that I had both HA and what he called "lean PCOS", which are contradicting diagnoses. He said it didn't really matter the diagnosis, just that he had a pathway for me. I was willing to do just about anything to be normal.

My fertility and health journey in my 20s brought everything I thought I knew to a screeching halt. I'm a healthy girl- What happened to my period? When did my OCD get this bad? Why can't I get pregnant? Cardiac issues? What happened to my family's health?! I had been draining myself trying to create this life that I thought I wanted and felt like everything was happening to me and not for me.

I got married at 26 to my high school sweetheart. After a couple visits with my OBGYN, she had said that all I have to do is get off the pill and then start trying for kids. I hadn't had a period regularly for the last year or so, even while on the pill, and was told it as normal. As I stopped the pill, I stopped getting any period at all and was told just to wait a few months and it would return. I was told once it did, I could start trying to kids. After months and months of waiting and just giving everything a shot in the dark, I realized I was waiting for something that might never come back. 

Postpartum was hard but it was the eye opener I needed. My heart was at home but I had to make a living being in the office almost 5 days/week. I was waking up at stupid early hours to work out and "do everything the right way" to take care of myself and run the house. I slept hardly 6 hours/night and had terrible brain fog. I was burning at both ends and completely draining the life out of myself.  There was a particular moment in time where I put down my weights around 5AM, I had listened to a MWH podcast that really inspired me the night before and I had just finished a workout. I said out loud "I can't keep on like this, I'm going to do this differently." That was the moment I picked up my phone and I enrolled in IIN's health coaching program and I changed my path. I didn't realize it at the time, but in that moment I truly believe that I created a path to a different reality for myself. It changed the trajectory of my life and for that I am forever grateful. 

Since I wasn't having a cycle, they created one for me with medications. I had shots, pills, more shots, and more pills on different days to recreate the hormones that would create a "cycle" for my body. Some months, we would get halfway through to see that I had estrogen growing cysts, and we would have to "cancel" the cycle, as these cysts can mess up the pregnancy process. After several half cycles and several failed cycles, I was finally pregnant..... with quadruplets. Like, excuse me? What? Isn't that dangerous? What do I do now? Needless to say, it was a very high risk, complicated pregnancy. I lost 2 babies and grew 2 babies all within the same pregnancy. I had my own trauma to wrangle, but at the same time, had never felt so grateful to have these girls earthside with me. Becoming a mom changed my perspective on so many things and I was so focused on them, that I had really put myself to the wayside. 

I completed the health coaching program at IIN in November 2025. This is the year my life truly transformed- The year of the biggest accomplishments, yet the year of the biggest downs and lessons I have ever experienced. I truly grew this year and learned the most important modalities to help myself and others navigate their own health journey, holistically. You see, health isn't just physical- it's also mental, emotional, and spiritual. True health is interconnected and rooted in alignment. 

Once I started looking inwards and living in alignment with my true self, only then was I able to make the shifts towards the health and happiness I knew I was capable of having. I've been there and I get it. You don't need to be "fixed" or told to get through it when you can sustainably change your life, naturally.

I believe many modern health challenges arise when we lose touch with natural rhythms—both in our bodies and in how we live. My work reflects a return to more cyclical, aligned ways of caring for health, using an integrative approach that weaves together evidence-based nutrition, nervous system health, lifestyle practices, and emotional well-being.

That pivotal moment was everything. Nothing was working for me yet I was told this is normal motherhood and life and to push through. My body hadn't been working for quite some time and I was going to do something differently and heal myself, for not just my girls, but for me. The most important realization- I mattered too. 

The Wellness Process Podcast by Elizabebth Endress

listening:

Sushi

CRAVING: 

The Anxious Generation

READING:

a matcha latte

DRINKING: 

Fittest Core- Pregnancy

WORKOUT:

Currently

My Favorite Things

Running around the downtown Alpharetta or Milton area with the family- grabbing a bite, letting the kids explore the social scene, and trying new places!

my happy place!

The Beach! The coast is my zone of serenity where joy comes most naturally for me.

Long, outdoor Summer walks! We used to go on long walks as kids and as I started reprioritizing this as an adult after I had my girls. My mind and body truly recalibrate during this time and I rejuvinate!

My Favorite Things

Sunshine. Wayfarers kickstarter semiotics, quinoa godard dreamcatcher hexagon pop-up hoodie.

Ice cream. Microdosing gochujang keffiyeh salvia. Hoodie knausgaard art party.

my guilty pleasure

Photos! Hashtag fashion axe palo santo fanny pack, ramps cornhole messenger bag asymmetrical.

coffee



BEACH



EARLY BIRD



Summer



Dinner



City life



Salty

TEA



mountains



night owl



Winter



Breakfast



Natural environments


Sweet

Where I stand on the super important stuff... Agree / disagree? 

This      That

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“Honestly, this program changed my business forever and enriched my whole dang life.”

THE REVIEWS

so they say:

let's work together

Does it sound like we'd be a perfect match?!
There's no time like the present and the stars are aligning for you. Let's connect and get your health journey started. It's exactly what I just stated- a journey. The transformation that will unfold is the beautiful beginning and I cannot wait for you to see what's in store for you!

did we just become best friends?