Be Brave. Honor Your Heart. Live Fully.

Helping women lead well and live well—grounded in the science of health and wellbeing, rooted in intention and purpose and built to be sustainable.

WORK WITH ME!

Meet Dr. Amy Thayer

I'm a health and wellbeing researcher, certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and the founder of CourLife.

I hold a PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise from Virginia Tech, where my research focused on something that still drives everything I do: how to create the conditions that support sustainable behavior change, health promotion and performance.

I've led large-scale health and wellbeing research at Kaiser Permanente, Virginia Tech and Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. I've also worked inside a Fortune 500 organization. I've seen how high-performance environments operate and I've seen what they cost the women leading inside them.

I created CourLife because I saw brilliant, accomplished women pour everything into their leadership while quietly running out of fuel. The research told me it didn't have to be this way; and, my own experience confirmed it.

When I'm not researching or coaching, you'll find me in Nashville walking my three dogs by the lake, enjoying a craft beer at happy hour or taste-testing Haute Pop's Black Gold Nooch because I believe wellbeing without joy isn't wellbeing.

I also created the Livin' Right podcast and merchandise to celebrate the most beautiful virtues in life; likewise, I created 4Bark Farm merchandise to celebrate the most beautiful being in life—the dog.

And I created CourLife because women shouldn't have to choose between leading bravely and living fully.

This work is not about becoming someone new. It's about strengthening your foundation, reconnecting with your values and stepping into the next phase of leadership with intention, resilience and purpose.

You already have what you need to thrive. I help you activate it.

More about Dr. Amy Thayer

CourLife Is For You If...

✓ You're a woman in leadership who is accomplished but exhausted, and you know something has to change.

✓ You're tired of wellness advice that ignores the real pressures of your professional life.

✓ You want strategies grounded in actual science, not trends.

✓ You've been performing confidence while privately wondering how long you can keep this up.

✓ You believe leading well and living well shouldn't be mutually exclusive.

✓ You're ready for a partner who will listen closely, ask incisive questions and help you clarify what matters most in this next chapter.

If you nodded at even one of those, you're in the right place.

What Is CourLife?

CourLife is where the science of health and wellbeing meets the reality of women's leadership.

I don't lead with prescriptive answers. I listen closely, ask incisive questions and help clarify what matters most in this next chapter of your leadership and life.

Together, we build whole-person, multi-dimensional capacity (physical, cognitive, emotional and relational) in ways that are practical, sustainable and aligned with real-world leadership demands.

Everything I offer is grounded in science, shaped by decades of experience in health systems and high-performance organizations and designed to help you move from insight to implementation... with clarity, structure and purpose.

This isn't self-care as a band-aid. This is wellbeing as a leadership strategy.

Why Organizations Choose CourLife

CourLife Brings a Rare Integration of:

Sound, theory-driven, evidence-based programs that effectively translate research into practice.
Dissemination and implementation science focused on system supports for individual health promotion and behavioral modification.
Fortune 500 leadership development consulting with direct exposure to high-performance

cultures and executive learning environments.

Specialized focus on senior and experienced women leaders in complex roles.
Scalable, outcome-oriented program architecture.
Executive-caliber facilitation with the ability to engage, challenge and support leaders in high-stakes settings.

CourLife understands systems, not just individuals.

CourLife operates at the intersection of leadership development, wellbeing science and organization outcomes.

And, CourLife designs programs that solve expensive problems: burnout, disengagement and the loss of experienced women leaders.

Ways To Work With CourLife:

Customized live, online or hybrid group experiences for women leaders and the organizations behind them, that blend the science of wellbeing with practical leadership strategies in an intimate, supportive community.

Tailored research-driven talks, panels and workshops on topics such as women's leadership, humility, resilience, sustainable performance and the science of wellbeing, thriving and vitality.

Custom qualitative, quantitative or mixed-methods research design and analysis as well as 360° Review debriefs for organizations seeking deeper insight into employee experience, leadership effectiveness, health and wellbeing outcomes and sustainable behavior change.

Other Products CourLife Offers:

CourLife's on-demand courses, assessments & inventories, e-books & journals, workbooks and other digital products support women by integrating health, wellbeing, mindset and leadership principles to promote sustainable performance in complex environments.

This merchandise is designed for women who live with intention. Check out the CourLife, Livin' Right and 4Bark Farm collections because wellbeing should include sharing goodness and joy.

Artisanal popcorn that boasts unique flavor profiles, deliberately created to include ingredients beneficial to your overall wellbeing. This intentional approach delivers a snack that’s both delicious and worth eating.

Photo by: Mrs. ZaZou

Let's Build Sustainable Leaders

If your organization is committed to retaining experienced women leaders, strengthening presence and creating sustainable performance from the inside out...

CourLife is ready to partner with you.