Bio

Rena Hedeman is a Certified Nutrition Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, and International Coaching Federation (ICF) Certified Life Coach with 17 years of coaching experience. She is the founder of Thrive After 45, a movement dedicated to helping women over 45 reclaim their strength, energy, and confidence, without fads or extremes.

A graduate of Yale University, Rena has completed advanced training through Harvard Medical School's Executive Education program in Nutrition & Wellness Coaching, the Nutritional Coaching Institute, the Functional Medicine Academy, and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She is also a certified personal trainer. With this background, Rena blends science-backed nutrition and strength training with mindset coaching to help women navigate the hormonal realities of midlife and achieve lasting body composition change.

Rena is known for cutting through fad-diet noise and building personalized, sustainable strategies that fit real life. She has helped thousands of women move from feeling stuck and exhausted to feeling strong, energized, and like themselves again.