Social Psychologist, Biopsychosocial Health Strategist & Educator - Ivy Chan 🇺🇸

About

I’m Ivy—a social psychologist turned wellness educator with deep roots in academia and an equal love for ancient healing traditions. I come from a nomadic family of healers. I left my tenure-track position to study Ayurvedic nutrition, mind-body science, and the impact of our environments, relationships, and internal narratives on our health.

Today, I help women reconnect with their vitality through hormone-supportive nutrition, behavioural shifts, and gentle structure that respects their real life. I also support healing professionals (coaches, acupuncturists, therapists, nutritionists, etc.) who are burning out while helping others. A big part of my work is helping them heal their relationships with work, energy, and “being the strong one.”

You’ll find me somewhere between my home office, the library, and pantry: teaching, mentoring, working with my herbs, and translating complex health topics into doable, human, nourishing strategies. My membership program, The Call, includes a space called The Wounded Healer, made just for practitioners who want to keep doing the work they love, without losing themselves in the process.

I’m a teacher at heart (but not the preachy kind!). I believe in practical wisdom, thoughtful questioning, and not doing all the “right” things if they’re slowly breaking your spirit. You can work with me through private mentorship, bite-sized wellness packages, or inside my group program, where community and accountability do the heavy lifting.

Career

I call myself a Wellness (or well-being) Educator, but what I really do is help people reconnect with their inner resources, especially when they're exhausted by all the “wellness” noise out there. My role is part educator, part guide, part pattern-interrupter. I draw from my background in social psychology, my time as a college professor, my nomadic family's teachings, and my training in Ayurvedic nutrition to create holistic frameworks that help people feel better in their bodies, minds, and relationships.

What I love most about this work is watching people light up again- whether they’re learning to understand their cravings, stabilise their energy, or unlearn perfectionism. I support both people seeking healing and healing professionals who’ve given so much of themselves to others, they’ve forgotten how to nourish themselves.

One of my proudest achievements is building a membership space, The Call, that blends research-based content with a genuinely supportive community. It includes a special segment for healing professionals and empaths called The Wounded Healer, where we explore burnout, identity, expanding our energy, and the invisible labour of helping. Members say it’s the first place they’ve felt seen as both helpers and humans.

To me, this role isn’t about prescribing rules—it’s about restoring people’s trust in their own systems, their own signals. Whether through 1:1 mentorship, an instant-access program, or a community membership, my job is to make health feel grounded, flexible, and possible, especially for women who are juggling caregiving, careers, and their own quiet longing to feel whole again. 

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