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Life & Health Coach

  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer CPT

  • NASM Nutrition Coach CNC

  • ProNatal Certified Pre/Post Natal

  • Balanced Pilates NYC Comprehensive Pilates Instructor

  • Certified Comprehensive Feng Shui Consultant -Sept 2025

Ariel Trzaskos, Founder

My Story

What led me to start BeWell:

My 15 years as a personal trainer and Pilates instructor, has shown me the many gapping holes in our health and wellness industry as well as my own limited understanding, even as a professional, for the first 30 years of my life. Health has always been important to me, but emotional stress, trauma, boundaries, healthy relationships, self-talk, body image, self-esteem, gut health, sleep, and work-life balance were often overlooked due to the daily decisions I was making to continue to hustle. I believed that just eating well and exercising meant I was healthy and while that’s a big head start, it’s only part of the puzzle.

My upbringing and background as a dancer instilled a strong work ethic that helped me succeed in many areas but also nearly took me out. I never learned or valued the importance of rest and recovery, which I mistakenly viewed as laziness and was constantly pushing myself to do more. After moving to NYC in 2014, I worked 12-14hr days 7 days a week, made poor financial and relationship choices, barely slept, exercised excessively without proper fuel, skipped meals, and neglected my own needs physically and emotionally. Not surprisingly, this led to severe burnout, impacting my physical and mental health. The peak of this 8 year period after moving to NY, culminated in competing in my first bodybuilding competition while in an emotionally abusive relationship and caring for my ailing grandmother. I thought I could handle any and everything, pushing through despite my lack of self-worth and boundaries. I was mistaken.

Sadly, I know my story is far from unique. I share this not to victimize myself but to show how the choices I made for many years out of fear and lack, led to my own demise. Also, to highlight how the most well intended over achievers can actually end up sabotaging their own health and in turn, their success.

After a series of health issues landed me many visits to urgent care and the emergency room with all tests returned 'normal’, I was desperate for answers. I was experiencing episodes of severe fatigue, dizziness, nausea, digestive problems, body tremors, weakness, and muscle aches. Nothing I typically did to feel better—like eating, resting, drinking water, or exercising—helped much. I felt terrified, realizing western medicine wouldn’t provide the solution. Defeated and scared, I turned to chiropractors, acupuncturists, and somatic healers, eventually finding a Naturopathic Physician who recognized immediately adrenal fatigue and dysautonomia—conditions often dismissed by western medicine for a healthy 32-year-old fitness professional.

A healing protocol was put into place and I decided to give myself permission to take a month long health sabbatical. After extensive research, choosing to put my health first, and prioritizing my care, my entire life transformed. I realized this period of time was actually a gift that would help me transform my mind, body, and life into one that was fulfilling, nurturing, and successful. This journey is what inspired me to establish BeWell.

My goal is to help others—whether they appear healthy or know they’re not—recover from burnout, or ideally, prevent such issues in the first place to transform their health and lives. I have comprised a wealth of knowledge and wisdom from the top professionals in their respective fields on health and vitality, and developed a comprehensive plan for all those who seek healing, vibrance, well-being, and balance in their lives. The truth is there’s no quick fix. It’s a journey of consistent learning and unlearning, conscious daily choices, reconnecting to the parts of you that have gone astray and lots of support, which I will provide for you every step of the way.

It’s truly my honor to be on this journey with you and I’m so excited for what you will uncover! Your new, vibrant life is just on the other side waiting for you to discover. Because when you transform your health, you change your life.

-Ariel

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