Hello, Everyone! I'm so glad you're here! This is the part of my sharing that gets a little messy before it gets better. But my story is part of His story, a woven piece of His tapestry and masterpiece, so here goes...
My name is Agnes and I'm a recovering "obsessor". Every since I could remember, my body has been a project that I had to work on to achieve perfection and gain the love and attention that I craved deep in my soul. As a young teen, looking to find identity, I sought after it in all the places (before the internet was a thing): magazines - Teen, Seventeen, People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Sports Illustrated...popular sitcoms like Charlie's Angels, I Dream of Jeanie, Gilligan's Island...The images and fashion of the time periods began to form the bodily image that I would chase after for decades, in the fruitless and unobtainable goal of 'bodily perfection.' When I entered college, I started to explore different forms of excercise and diets in my continued quest. I was exposed to the gym atmosphere and fell in love with strength training and an entirely new world of fitness women. I read numerous articles and combined various activities to mold and sculpt. I cut out pictures ton remind me of the goal I wanted to reach. But my vain attempt was met by higher and higher demands of striving. I'd challenge myself to lift or push heavier weights, run or bike up harder hills, I'd run in the rain because I knew that if I worked hard enough, I'd get there. But where was I going?
I competed in 2011 in two figure competitions. With the coaching of a world renown and Ms. Olympia winner, I placed first, third, fifth amongst women that were younger than I was. I felt as though I'd finally "arrived". My coach asked if I wanted to take it into the pros, but I declined. Unfortunately, maintaining this look was not a practical way of living and eating. Food prep was another "job" and eating five times a day and bringing my own food everywhere was no fun.
About twelve years ago, I attended a small and mighty church plant in Napa California. The pastors were a beautiful young couple that were passionate for the Bible and Jesus. In falling in love with them, I developed an insatiable hunger for the truth of the Word, the Bible and became a lover and follower of Jesus Christ. It still took some time, but eventually everything in my life began to change, including how i viewed my body and life that God gave me as a gift to walk this earth in. God's business is redemption. So I went from "obsessor' to 'redeemed'.
In 2023, through Alisa Keeton and Revelation Wellness®, a non-profit organization that teaches people to love God and love their bodies, I finally got it. What had been a passion project became 'idolatry'. A thing that took over every part of my life, an obsession. My body was never meant to be a project to work on. My body was never meant for vanity, but for ability. My body was now a vessel for worship rather than a thing to be 'worshipped'. No matter what, my whole being - mind, body and spirit were loved into existence by the God Who created all things! By 2024, I joined the ministry as a certified Revelation Wellness Instructor and in 2025 became a certified Live Well Coach. Starting a Faith and Fitness business had never been on my dream board, but apparently God had other plans on using my testimony for His glory. Through another series of God-ordained events and the coaching of Giselle with CoHeirs Collective, Wholy Wellness was born in January 2025.
We've held five Faith Meets Fitness workshops in San Diego and Danville, California and had several book studies that we celebrate. And we're just getting started!
I have always had the curiosity about the human body, and a passion for fitness, wellness and health. The missing piece was not just knowing that God created me from love, but living this out in my mind, body and soul - whole and holy.*
Come and find out more about what we do. I look forward to meeting you and hearing YOUR story!
