MEET MY ALTER EGO...Kim Bercovitz, Ph.D.

Rest assured that I am not a stuffy scientist who will coach you through life transitions and optimal health solely through hard data.  I’m on a mission to make self-care and self-discovery easy and accessible - one micro-step, one byte at a time. 

embody wellness: yogi (200-hour Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher), mindfulness maven (trained in Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Kristen Neff's Mindful Self-Compassion), dance diva (salsa, west coast swing), exercise enthusiast and instructor (pole walking, bone fitness, diabetes, chronic disease and older adult exercise), and a certified life coach through former monk-turned-author and life coach, Jay Shetty Certification School.  

If you’d like to know more about my academic/professional background, here it is:

  • Ph.D. in Behavioral Science & Health from the University of Toronto where I was an adjunct professor 
  • Former National Cancer Institute of Canada postdoctoral fellow
  • MS in Exercise and Health Studies (Miami University) 
  • Bachelor of Physical Education (University of British Columbia)
  • Worked at renowned hospitals, including University Health Network, the largest hospital-based research program in Canada
  • Published in peer-reviewed journals
  • Consulted to pharmaceutical companies and health organizations about the patient disease journey experience
  • Professional speaker (virtual and in-person) for the meetings and hospitality industry, human resources, associations and workplaces.

My byte-size wellness® approach is the culmination of my 30+ year research career in health and exercise promotion, disease management, aging, addictions and tobacco control. And I am now adding life coaching into the mix!

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