YFN Mission Statement

Our mission is to lift the world through conscious responsibility. By showing up in a higher vibration, encouraging choice and possibility so that you are embodying YOU FIRST NOW while living your best life!

YFN Founding Principles

Because each person is Divinely created, whole and complete, YFN, highlights core principles that are innate in each of us, and may lie dormant in some, and need sharpening for others. Choosing You First Now is choosing to shine bright, letting the best of you overflow for the betterment of Self and your surroundings. All are affected in a positive light by choosing YouFirstNow. What are you waiting for?

Integrity

The state of being whole and undivided. Say what you mean, mean what you say. There is no hidden agenda. You get as much or as little as you put into the work. Every session, workshop/program, and gathering, holds the highest standards.

Mediocrity is not an option.
Follow through. Every. Single. Time.
Honest feedback. Always.
Ethical professionalism is non-negotiable

Empowerment

Become stronger and more confident in your life.

Exude the ability to lift yourself and others.
Feel a deep sense of knowingness.
Be a badass like you know you are!

Courage

The ability to welcome discomfort and change the perspective from an obstacle to an opportunity.

Only opportunities – YFN will help you reframe your perspective so that solutions are abundant and possible.
Take responsibility for one's whole self. You have the bravery inside you to take responsibility for the way you show up in your life.
You have the courage to not blame others. YFN expects all people to take responsibility for their thinking and behaviors. We show you a healthy approach to optimal living.
Courage to do the hard work – nothing worth having or experiencing is void of Hard Work

Fun

Freedom to enjoy life to its fullest. Find joy in the smallest things.

Smile.
Feel gratitude.
Breathe.
Feel free.
Celebrate the Miracle that you are!

Who We Are

I knew I wanted to help make the world better than when I entered it. I’ve known this for a while and shelved it. I was younger then and hyper-focused on the dollar bill. Ignoring my inner calling until it turned around and screamed at me. I had a baby. And with this miracle came darkness and pain—a disturbing feeling of being ALONE while attached to my child 24/7. My intrusive thoughts haunted me, my body became a war zone of battling anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorder, denial, and most of all RAGE, emptiness, and deadly loneliness.

Time only passed, and the pain became so uncomfortable. I knew life would end if I didn’t make a change.

From the pain birthed YOU FIRST NOW, a multi-faceted approach to optimal living and self-care. Giving the world the best of you instead of what is left of you.

We know how to do it and we’ve got the recipe. Utilizing mental health, counseling, lifestyle, coaching, energy healing, sound, connection through safe groups, education, laughter, and love.

YouFirstNow knows you have the strength, courage, and desire to change. I sat in my pain for three years before stepping toward a healthier life. YOU ARE WORTH IT. It’s time to choose YOU FIRST NOW.

Meet the Team

Elizabeth Z. McDonough

CEO of YouFirstNow, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Counselor, International Speaker, Integrative Wellness Specialist

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