About Me
My mission is to make recovery from mold and environmental illness less overwhelming and more empowering.
I want to help you understand what’s happening in your body, lower your toxic load safely, and rebuild health with confidence and compassion.
Healing from mold and environmental toxicity doesn’t have to be chaotic or frightening. It can be clear, supported, and full of possibility.
I’m Kara Coombs…
A health coach with over three decades of experience as a nurse, who specializes in helping people heal from mold and environmental toxicity.
For decades, my health seemed to rise and fall without explanation. I experienced a long list of symptoms that are common to the clients I work with: headaches, gut issues, fatigue, anxiety, migraines, mast cell activation, mood changes, brain fog and joint pain that no one could figure out.
My healing journey was long and complex, but over time I was able to merge my understanding of health as a nurse with 30 years of experience, with my newfound understanding of mold and mycotoxins and how they impact our health. Today, I rarely get migraines, can eat freely, and have more energy than I did as a child.
Now, I help others uncover the root causes behind their symptoms, safely detox, and create healthier environments, guiding them step-by-step toward recovery, resilience, and renewed hope.
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Bachelor of Science in nursing
Registered Nurse
Certified as a Nurse Health Coach through the International Nurse Coaching Academy
Certified in Functional Medicine for Nurses
Completed Dr. Jill Crista’s Mold Practitioner Intensive training
Certified Gastroenterology Nurse
Former International Board Certified Lactation Nurse
Values I Hold in My Work
Steadiness - Offering calm, grounded support in situations that often feel chaotic or frightening.
Empathy - Meeting you with understanding, not judgment. People don’t choose to get sick, overwhelmed, or dysregulated.
Non-alarmism - Providing clear information about mold and toxins without fueling fear or urgency.
Honesty - Clear, truthful guidance without fear-based messaging or overpromising.
Ethics - Staying within scope, grounded in what I know, and transparent about what I don’t.
Collaboration - Working alongside your providers and helping support a truly integrated plan.
Guided autonomy - We make decisions together. You stay in control, and I offer gentle structure and direction so your next steps feel clear and doable.
Respect for individuality - No one-size-fits-all protocols. Every person’s body, sensitivities, environment, and circumstances matter.
Equity - Care that honors your background, access, sensitivity level, identity, and lived experience.
Hope - Not false positivity, but grounded hope—the kind that grows when you finally understand what’s happening and what to do next.
A bit more about me
I love being outdoors as much as possible and I spend time outside every day, even in our Pacific Northwest rain.
I love to have my bare feet on the ground, walk through the woods, or stand at the edge of the water.
I live in the Pacific Northwest with my husband, and we’ve been married for 21 years.
We have two adult children — my daughter lives nearby in the Pacific Northwest and my son lives in Japan, so our family is a mix of close-by and far-away connections.
I have a three-year-old granddaughter I see regularly, and we love being outside together and playing wherever we happen to be.
I love to read, walk, cross-country ski, and garden.
I enjoy singing, dancing, collecting rocks and crystals, listening to health podcasts and audiobooks, and having meaningful conversations with deep-feeling, highly sensitive people.
Ready for direction you can trust?
Explore the two paths to work with me.