Dr. Diane Hayden, PhD, is an entrepreneur, mindset warrior, perspective shifter and unshakable optimist dedicated to helping you reach your wildest dreams in business, fitness, performance, and relationships. She started a health and wellness publishing business (Natural Nutmeg & Essential Living Maine Magazines, ELM Publishing) with nothing more than passion, a laptop and a dream, and has created a socially conscious print and digital platform that has touched over 1 million people in the last 11 years.
She holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Connecticut, a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Maryland and is an Empowerment Life Coach. Dr. Diane has spent over 20 years in the health and wellness industries as an Assistant Professor at Central CT State University, St. Joseph’s College, New York Chiropractic College and Manchester Community College. She led the Education and Sales Division of Designs for Health, a physician-only line of nutritional supplements, and was instrumental in designing, planning and promoting educational seminars for healthcare professionals in the areas of nutrition and practice development. She is a published author in numerous peer-reviewed journals including Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and the Journal of Gerontology. In addition, she has a professional speaking and coaching business and travels nationally to speak and present spiritual and personal development workshops.
In her spare time, you can find her traveling cross country or internationally to find the best ecofriendly hotels, farm-to-table restaurants and espresso martinis; wine tasting; reading; hiking the Red Rocks; volunteering for greyhound organizations; and of course dancing, biking, running and lifting weights.