Nicole glassman, h.n.
Nicole is a holistic health practitioner and founder of Mindful Health, a holistic health practice in New York City.
She has hosted numerous workshops and retreats where she offers her signature curriculum that is fully customized for each participant to support them on their holistic health journey. She is currently working on a podcast where she shares insights on various topics through the lens of the mind-body connection.
Nicole completed her Masters in Food Studies at New York University, Holistic Health Counseling Certificate at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, an Advanced EAV Clinical Training from the Energetics College of Bio-Energetic Medicine, is a Certified FDN practitioner, and was one of the first to complete Dr. D’Adamo’s Blood Type Certification course.
Her previous health struggles led her to holistic health where she now applies unique healing tools to help others feel whole again.
My Story
Let’s start at the beginning…
I was too young to be such a basket case. But now I am thankful for those horrific years.
At the age of 23, my stomach had curled itself into a permanent knot of anxiety and fear. I had graduated from American University with a direction – I was going to be a journalist.
The only problem was that I had spent the year before graduation studying in Italy and I could not get that experience out of my head. I finally realized that I was unable to follow my previous career goals. I wanted to work with people of different cultures and to travel. But there was a problem. I knew what characteristics this dream job should have but I had no idea where to find it.
Suddenly my world was crashing down on me.
I found myself with a degree and no direction.
I was intelligent and driven, yet I felt lost and unguided. These feelings coupled with an intense two years of soul searching wreaked havoc on my health. The knot in my stomach had turned into an undiagnosed digestive condition which months later, catapulted into leaky gut syndrome, candida, a hormone imbalance, and a thyroid deficiency.
My stomach used to burn so badly that Zantac had become my second vitamin. My life began to revolve around my diminishing health. If I knew I was going out at night, I would eat very little so that my stomach would not have the chance to cramp. I even resorted to taking baths in the 90-degree Miami heat to soothe the tension in my abdomen. I was living with my condition, but I was not really living.
Eventually, this digestive distress became too consuming. I had gained weight and my energy had completely bottomed out. I was exercising more than usual and I had cut out dairy, wheat, sugar and most carbohydrates in an attempt to heal my stomach and lose weight.
Yet, nothing had changed.
Eventually, I decided to seek out the advice of a gastroenterologist that my family had seen for years. I went to his office looking for someone who would listen to my frustrations and come up with a solution. I was feeling very helpless and eager to find some answers.
But I was disappointed.
After waiting over an hour, he finally called me in. But to my dismay, my appointment was completed in a whopping fifteen minutes.
He barely asked me a single question. Although, he specialized in digestive disorders, he never asked what I ate! He spent half of the time talking to my father about wine and recent trips he had taken. Then he handed me some Prilosec samples, suggested I see a therapist and told me to watch my calorie consumption.
The second half of our fifteen minutes was about how his daughter looked so great because she had lost all this weight. It was so insensitive of him to talk about a subject that he knew was so frustrating to me. I tried not to cry, but as soon as I left his office I became hysterical. Yet I still listened to his advice and I took the Prilosec samples. The next two nights were spent violently ill. I woke up two nights in a row at 4 am to vomit. This was obviously not the answer I had been looking for.
This experience, along with a few others in the Western medical field, led me to alternative healing methods. I spend the next year “experimenting” with different natural health practitioners.
I was desperate to heal, but in the process I was forced to make a major move for a job opportunity in Chicago. But this did not deter me. I was so committed to my health that I flew out to Los Angeles every two months to see a well-respected naturopath. It seemed that every time I solved one piece of my health puzzle, a new one arose. While one herb was designed to help my digestion, it simultaneously worsened my skin and vice versa. I was going crazy.
I could not let my experience, be just that, mine.
I needed to help others so they will never feel as lost as I did. I left my career in international education with an unrelenting commitment to help those who want to be healed.
I have spent the last three years devouring books, taking classes and learning everything I can to help others.
In addition to my formal qualifications, I have completed a certification in electrodermal screening because it helped me so much, and a flower remedy course so that I can help others heal their emotions naturally.
I love what I do and feel fortunate that I had this struggle - it led me towards my passion. I will never stop taking classes. There will always be more to learn.
More importantly, I will never stop learning from my clients, because I will always be listening.
How My Journey Shaped the Way I Practice
Looking back, I realize I wasn't just searching for answers about my health.
I was searching for someone who would truly listen.
Someone who would take my concerns seriously, help me understand what my body was trying to tell me, and create a plan that felt right for me—not one designed for the average person.
More than anything, I wanted someone who would validate my intuition instead of making me question it. I knew something wasn't right, and I wanted a healthcare partner who was curious enough to explore that with me rather than dismiss it.
That experience completely changed the way I practice today.
Every person who walks through my door has a unique story, different experiences, different stressors, and a different body. That's why I don't believe in one-size-fits-all healing. I believe every client deserves to feel heard, understood, and cared for as an individual.
My role isn't simply to recommend supplements or explain lab results. My role is to listen first, understand the whole picture, and use the right clinical tools to help us uncover what's happening beneath the surface. Together, we'll create a personalized plan that evolves as your body heals and your needs change.
As I began building Mindful Health, I made a promise to myself: I would only create the kind of care, programs, and experiences that I genuinely wished had existed during my own healing journey.
That promise has shaped everything I do.
The Mindful Health Method was created because I wished someone had guided me through healing step by step instead of handing me another protocol.
My retreats were created because I longed for a place where people could slow down, learn, reconnect with themselves, and feel supported by a like-minded community.
My podcast was created because I wanted to make holistic health feel less confusing and more approachable.
Every workshop, every program, and every client experience begins with the same question:
"Would this have helped me when I was searching for answers?"
If the answer is yes, I know there's a good chance it will help someone else too.
I truly hope that each person who works with me feels heard, understood, and supported.
That they leave with a deeper understanding of their body.
That they feel more confident making decisions about their health.
That they reconnect with their intuition instead of questioning it.
And that they know they never have to navigate their healing journey alone.
Because healing isn't just about improving your health.
It's about helping you reconnect with yourself.