About Coach Annmaire Entner

You don't have to do this alone !

Compassionate Support While Learning To Navigate Life After An Autoimmune Diagnosis

Your world changed the moment your doctor shared the words “autoimmune condition.”


The questions, the fears, and the uncertainty can feel overwhelming but you don’t have to carry it alone.


I’m here to guide you through the mental and emotional side of your journey, so you can find stability, strength, and purpose again.

Helping You Regain Balance,

Confidence and Clarity

I guide individuals navigating life with an autoimmune diagnosis to manage the emotional and mental challenges that often come with it. Together, we focus on creating balance, building resilience, and strengthening your mindset so you can feel more in control of your life and your next steps.

My approach bridges the gap between medical treatment and emotional wellbeing, helping you reconnect with your sense of purpose and peace.

Addressing The Elephant In The Room

After a diagnosis, most people are handed prescriptions, treatment plans, and medical advice but no one stops to ask, “How are you really doing?”

Many doctors simply don’t have the time or resources to support patients emotionally. And yet, that’s exactly what so many people crave the chance to talk, to process, and to be understood.

I understand that sense of loss, confusion, and frustration. The days that blur together between appointments, or when you feel like no one around you “gets it.”


That’s where I come in to help you navigate the emotional side of this life change with empathy, structure, and support.

Turning Challenge Into Purpose

That journey taught me that strength isn’t about pushing through it’s about showing up for yourself in new ways.
It’s learning to listen to your body, honor your emotions, and take back the pen to rewrite your story.

Now, I help clients find their footing and rediscover their spark.
I work with individuals one-on-one to:

  • Regain emotional balance and stability

  • Build supportive habits and routines

  • Work through fear, frustration, and self-doubt

  • See life beyond the diagnosis with renewed confidence

My mission is simple: To remind you that you are not your diagnosis, you are your resilience.

Beyond The Coaching Room

When I’m not working with clients, you’ll find me embracing the life I once thought I’d lost.


I love hiking through the Pocono Mountains, feeling the breeze on my face, and being reminded of how far I’ve come. My favorite moments, though, are spent dancing and laughing with my granddaughters who’ve gone from watching me struggle to move comfortably to cheering me on as “Gamma who never sits still.”

Life with an autoimmune condition doesn’t mean you have to stop showing up for the things you love.


It’s about rewriting the rules finding new ways to do what makes you feel alive, even if it looks different than before. I believe in living fully, celebrating every small victory, and finding joy in ordinary moments.

Whether it’s trying a new recipe, traveling, or simply sitting outside with a good cup of coffee, I remind myself daily: my diagnosis doesn’t define me, my resilience does.

What Clients Are Saying

Here’s what clients have shared about their experience working with Annmarie and the difference personalized support has made in their lives.

Natalie Kime

Annmarie is a wealth of knowledge and experience that she uses to help clients work through the large and small challenges of living with an auto immune disease. She has a heart for helping others to live their best life!

Sarah Cruz

Annmarie is an engaging speaker. She is both thoughtful and considerate. She has helpful insights and good listening skills. Annmarie is open about her personal journey, including her own experiences with trauma, and her diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

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Rest Isn’t Weakness...It’s How I Learned to Stay in the Game

January 07, 20263 min read

Rest Isn’t Weakness...It’s How I Learned to Stay in the Game

There was a time when rest felt like quitting.

I didn’t say that out loud, but it lived quietly in my thoughts.
Rest meant falling behind.
Rest meant letting people down.
Rest meant admitting I couldn’t keep up with the life I once managed without thinking.

So I pushed.

I pushed through exhaustion.
Through pain that whispered at first, then demanded attention.
Through days when my body begged for mercy and my mind told me to prove something instead.

I remember sitting on the couch one evening with my family—everyone relaxed, talking, laughing. I was there physically, but inside I was calculating what still needed to be done. What I should have more energy for. What I was failing at by needing to sit instead of move.

That moment stayed with me.

Not because I was resting but because I couldn’t let myself be at peace while I was.

Here’s the truth I had to learn the hard way:
Pushing didn’t make me stronger. It made me sicker.

Living with autoimmune disease stripped away the illusion that rest was optional. My body didn’t ask politely. It forced a reckoning.

Rest, I learned, isn’t about stopping life.
It’s about staying in it.

Recovery isn’t loud.
It doesn’t announce itself.
It often goes unnoticed by the world but not by your body.

It looks like choosing fewer plans so you can be present for the ones that matter.
It looks like saying no before resentment sets in.
It looks like honoring the season you’re in instead of shaming yourself for not being who you used to be.

For a long time, I believed rest was something you earned only after everything else was done.
But the truth is, everything else costs more when you’re already depleted.

I didn’t lose my strength when I rested.
I found it.

Rest isn’t weakness. It’s recovery.
And sometimes, it’s the bravest choice you can make.


A Gentle Next Step (If This Met You Where You Are)

If this stirred something in you, you don’t have to carry it alone.
January is about learning new rhythms—not forcing them.

🌿 Join Me for My Upcoming Workshop

If you’re craving structure without pressure, I invite you to my upcoming workshop:

Restorative Routines for Real Life

This workshop is a gentle, practical experience designed to help you create rhythms that support your energy, health, and real life without forcing routines that don’t fit the body you’re living in now.

👉 Learn more and register here:
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979760676477?aff=oddtdtcreator

🌿 Join the Free Facebook Community

I also host a free Facebook page for women living with autoimmune or chronic illness who are learning how to rest without guilt, create boundaries, and rebuild life in a way that feels steady and sustainable.

👉 Join the free Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1082010256396779/

🌿 Curious About Ongoing Support This Year?

This year, I’m opening The Empowered Path—my membership for women navigating life with autoimmune disease who want ongoing guidance, community, and support.

For a limited time, you can join at founder pricing, locking in the lowest rate as we grow together.

If you’re wondering whether the membership is right for you, I’d love to talk it through.

🌿 Start With a Hello Call

I offer Hello Calls through Calendly. It’s simply a conversation—no pressure, no fixing—just space to be heard and explore what support could look like for you right now.

👉 Start with a Hello Call here:
https://calendly.com/annmarie-entner2/45

Rest doesn’t mean stepping away from life.
Sometimes it means choosing support that helps you stay in it.

One step. One breath. One honest conversation at a time.


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Coach Annmarie Entner

Annmarie Entner is an Autoimmune Support Coach and founder of Life Coaching for Change, specializing in the emotional and mental wellness of women living with chronic conditions. After her rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, Annmarie identified a critical gap in autoimmune care the lack of support for the psychological impact of chronic illness. Since achieving remission in 2019, she's dedicated her work to helping women navigate diagnosis with confidence and clarity. Through coaching, Positive Intelligence training, and community support, Annmarie empowers women to thrive beyond their diagnosis and reclaim purpose-filled lives.

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STILL NOT SURE?

Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: What inspired you to become an Autoimmune Support Coach?

My own diagnosis taught me how isolating and confusing this journey can be. I realized that while medical care treats the body, very few people talk about the emotional toll. That realization inspired me to create the kind of support I wish I had in those early days.

Question 2: What makes your approach different?

I focus on the whole person, not just the diagnosis. My coaching blends mindset work, emotional support, and everyday life tools to help you feel like yourself again—strong, grounded, and capable of joy.

Question 3: How do I know if coaching is right for me?

If you often feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck after your diagnosis, coaching can help. You don’t have to have everything figured out—just a willingness to take small, steady steps toward feeling better emotionally and mentally.

Question 4: What’s one thing you want every client to know?

You are not your diagnosis. You are resilient, capable, and deserving of a life filled with joy and purpose. My role is to remind you of that truth and walk beside you as you rediscover your strength.

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