Kathrine Jenkins

Founder/Owner and Functional Sports Nutritionist

My journey into the health field, like most others, began with my own personal issues.

In high school, while battling an eating disorder, I was diagnosed with multiple food allergies. This began a decade-long battle with my health. Although at one point I was training and racing as a professional athlete, I was plagued by gut troubles, chronic injuries, and didn’t have my period for 9 years. My journey back to health was rocky and I often felt misguided or alone in my struggle. I quit professional sports and transitioned into coaching, eventually coaching at a high-level club in California, then on to a Division I college program. While earning my Master’s degree in Health and Exercise Science, I began to recognize many familiar health struggles in the athletes I was coaching. My research turned into passion as I dug deeper into hormonal imbalances, gut dysfunction and the microbiome, and the connectedness of all our biological systems. Forgoing a thesis due to COVID, I created the first all-around health guide for women, teaching phasic eating and providing a workout routine in coordination with their menstrual cycle for optimal hormonal and physical health. I also completed a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition certification to educate myself in lab testing and various healing modalities focused in diet, rest, exercise, stress-reduction, and supplementation. 

I believe that our bodies speak to us. If we listen to its whispers, we’ll never have to hear it scream. That’s why I have created A Better Way Holistics (LLC). To help female athletes optimize their health and performance instead of masking its cries with medications. I offer my services to anyone in the contiguous US who is looking to find A Better Way to vibrant health. 

When not assisting my clients, I love being active and exploring Idaho. My favorite things are: my husband and family, my dog, persimmons, and adventure!

CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION:

Advanced Certifications in Functional Blood Chemistry, Metabolism & Female Metabolism

B.S. Psychology & B.S. Sociology

M.S. Health & Exercise Science

Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner

Seth Rose

Sport & Performance Psychologist

I’m a Sport and Performance Psychology specialist, Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), and a Ph.D. in Sport and Performance Psychology. With over nine years of experience, I specialize in designing and implementing holistic mental performance programs, including mental skills training, performance enhancement techniques, and cognitive development. Having worked with U.S. Military Special Operations communities, elite athletes, and coaches at every level, I bring a wealth of experience in helping high-level performers optimize their mental readiness and effectiveness. My mission is to empower individuals to achieve sustainable peak performance by harnessing the power of their minds to excel when it matters most—in sports, work, and life.

I have consulting experience with a multitude of sports such as baseball, softball, golf, pole vaulting, rugby, rowing and crew, soccer, basketball, martial arts, endurance athletes (swimming, cycling, running, triathlon), and many more at both the club, intercollegiate, and elite levels. I currently serve as a Cognitive Performance Specialist for U.S. Military Special Operations communities in the National Capital Region and have consulted for other federal agencies and military leaders in the region.

My expertise lies in mental training for performance enhancement, heart rate variability biofeedback, emotional and self-regulation strategies, psychological well-being and coping, and leadership and teambuilding training. I’m dedicated to unlocking human excellence and I’m driven to understand the emotional underpinnings of sport and performance.

Previously, I’ve worked at several colleges and universities including Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Stanislaus, and the University of Idaho as both teaching faculty and mental performance consultant within their athletic departments. I’ve completed my M.S. in Kinesiology specializing in Sport and Performance Psychology from Cal State Fullerton and my Ph.D. in Education specializing in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology from the University of Idaho.

I’m a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®) with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) who is passionate about unlocking human excellence and training individuals to reach health and performance goals through systematic mental skills training, data-informed analytics, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness-based approaches, and leadership development. I routinely integrate biofeedback technology for learning optimal self-regulation of one’s psychophysiology including heart-rate variability and am certified in Heart Rate Variability – Biofeedback (BCB-HRV) through the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA). I’m also listed on the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Mental Performance Directory and have completed my Precision Nutrition Level 1 Sleep, Stress Management, and Recovery Coaching Certification.

I enjoy training and racing triathlon in my free time, including long-distance/Ironman events, enjoying nature and outdoor activities like hiking, mountain biking, fishing, and spending time with my wife, Erin, daughter, Zoey, and dog, Tito.