From Bump to Beyond

Prevent. Nourish. Thrive.

Personalized health and lifestyle coaching for women navigating life after gestational diabetes—and building lasting wellness for the future.

Our approach

At Full Nest Wellness, we offer personalized coaching for women navigating life after gestational diabetes—supporting the transition from early motherhood into long-term, sustainable health. Through a blend of lifestyle strategies, mindset shifts, and metabolic care, we help you build the energy, confidence, and clarity to thrive in this next chapter.

Our signature program, T2Free: Postpartum Power, guides women with a history of gestational diabetes in reducing their risk for type 2 diabetes through proven, evidence-based support. You’ll receive coaching that is rooted in science, personalized for your reality, and delivered with the care this season of life deserves.

This is where prevention becomes empowerment—and wellness becomes something you live, not chase.

Signature Experiences

“T2Free: Postpartum Power gave me back control. I’m no longer quietly worrying about diabetes showing up in a few years and turning our family life upside down. Instead, I’ve built strength, confidence, and peace of mind that carries into everything I do—as a mother, a woman, and a whole person.”

— Jennifer

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Professionally guided in a space designed for healing.


All sessions take place at The Juniper House in Chesapeake, Virginia—a warm, thoughtfully curated environment dedicated to women’s wellness. With a sense of calm, privacy, and expert care woven into every detail, your experience is designed to feel personal, elevated, and entirely your own. Virtual options available.

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The Heart Behind Full Nest

Meet Amanda Hershberg, NBC-HWC, CPT, PCES, RYT-200

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
Founder of Full Nest Wellness

Amanda Hershberg is a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach with a specialized focus on women’s health after pregnancy. With over 20 years of experience and more than 40 certifications in fitness, nutrition, and behavior change, she brings a rare combination of clinical insight and compassionate support to every client relationship.

As the founder of Full Nest Wellness and creator of T2Free: Postpartum Power, Amanda guides women with a history of gestational diabetes in reducing their long-term risk of type 2 through evidence-based, lifestyle-driven coaching. She was trained through the University of Virginia to deliver the CDC’s Diabetes Prevention Program and is proud to offer the first DPP in the state designed specifically for mothers.

Her coaching blends movement, mindset, and metabolic support in a way that’s deeply personalized, realistic, and built to fit the rhythm of motherhood. A certified personal trainer, Pilates and yoga instructor, and pregnancy and postpartum corrective exercise specialist, Amanda’s approach is grounded in both science and empathy.

She’s helped thousands of women feel stronger, more connected, and more in control of their health—one conversation, one breath, one sustainable step at a time.

The Nest Notebook

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Why Corrective Exercise Might Be the Missing Link in Your Fitness Routine
Why Corrective Exercise Might Be the Missing Link in Your Fitness Routine

If you’re pregnant or postpartum, that feeling of disconnection is even more common. And more frustrating. You want to feel strong, but you’re not sure what’s actually safe. Or you’ve been cleared at six weeks… but no one told you what to do with your body now.

You’re not broken. But you might need a reset.

That’s where corrective exercise comes in.

The Risk Doesn’t End at Delivery: Why Postpartum Prevention Matters After Gestational Diabetes
The Risk Doesn’t End at Delivery: Why Postpartum Prevention Matters After Gestational Diabetes

When women with a history of gestational diabetes participate in a structured Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), their risk of developing type 2 diabetes drops by 58% or more. That’s massive.

But the key is when the support starts.

Why Movement at Full Nest Hits Different
Why Movement at Full Nest Hits Different

That’s why in-person, targeted work matters—especially early postpartum or when core dysfunction is present. At Full Nest, I watch how you breathe, how your ribcage moves, how your pelvis responds during transitions. I help you refine the timing of your core and pelvic floor—not just their strength. This isn’t about reps. It’s about reconnection.

Because motherhood deserves more.

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