MEET THE YQL TEAM
Hello! Welcome to YQL Nutrition!
Our mission is to help every single person who works with us achieve “Your Quality Life”, through nutrition and lifestyle coaching, by empowering you to revolutionize your habits, feel confident with your body, and finally find food freedom!
The YQL Nutrition Team holds the following certifications:
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Precision Nutrition Level 1
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Nutritional Coaching Institute Level 1 & 2
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Nutritional Coaching Institute Hormone Certification
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Girls Gone Strong Women's Coaching Specialization
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Health Mindset Coaching Certification
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Moderation365
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Functional Metabolism Nutritional Specialization
Robyn Stewart
Robyn is the founder of YQL Nutrition, partner to Russ (owner of CrossFit Framework in Lethbridge, Alberta), and mom to two boys, Maddox and Jet, plus their spirited puppy, Milo. She’s a Registered Nurse with over 15 years in the operating room and more than a decade as a Clinical Nursing Instructor. Today, she also works as a Hormone Health Practitioner at Modern Medical in Lethbridge.
Why Robyn Fell in Love with Nutrition Coaching
Robyn discovered her passion for nutrition coaching through her own journey, experiencing firsthand how proper nourishment can transform how you look, feel, and perform. Drawing on her nursing background and years of clinical experience, she combines nutrition, movement, strength training, and habit-building to help women optimize their health, metabolism, and hormones.
Her focus is helping women navigate the perimenopause and menopause transition, guiding athletes to fuel their bodies for peak performance, and empowering busy moms to prioritize themselves again.
"I know what it’s like to struggle with undereating, overexercising, and digestive issues. I’ve experienced the freedom and energy that come from a sustainable, balanced approach to health. Helping others reach that same thriving, energetic version of themselves is why I do what I do."
A Few Fun Facts About Robyn
Robyn loves traveling, spending time in nature, and introducing her children to new experiences. She’s a coffee enthusiast, enjoys long walks, and loves watching her kids play sports.
As a Nutrition Coach, Robyn’s mission is to help women put themselves first and experience the transformative power of prioritizing their own health. She shows clients that lasting change comes from habits you love—because your habits define your future self.
Megan Reger
Megan is a Registered Nurse in Labour and Delivery. She lives in Lethbridge Alberta with her partner Nils, their son Weston, and dachsund Bernie.
Why Megan Fell in Love with Nutrition Coaching:
As a young adult, Megan felt overwhelmed by misinformation on what “healthy” eating was. Based on what she read online and in magazines, she began doing endless hours of cardio and eating 1100-1200 calories/day because she thought this was what was necessary to be healthy and change her physique, like many other women. She felt tired, cranky, and still hadn’t reached her goals, so she decided to hire a nutrition coach. She began to set goals that were much deeper than achieving a scale weight as she reflected on what a balanced lifestyle meant to HER. This is why she fell in love with nutrition coaching- having the right approach with the right coach can truly be life-changing in all areas of life!
Some Fun Facts about Megan:
Megan is OBSESSED with travel and loves exploring new cultures. To her, one of the best parts of healing her relationship with food was that she is now able to lean into how food is a part of different cultures and enjoy different foods while traveling without guilt. Her favorite places she’s traveled to include Greece, Italy, and Germany, where her Husband is from.
As a Nutrition Coach, Megan loves working with clients to explore MINDSET. Megan worked as a registered nurse on psychiatry for many years, and both of her parents were psychiatric nurses. She believes that trust and empathy are essential to her coach-client relationships, and she works with every one of her clients to establish this in order to help her clients live a life in alignment with their unique goals!
Kylie Mclean
Kylie is a Certified CrossFit Level 1 Instructor and studied Kinesiology at the University of Alberta. She lives in Blackfoot Alberta with her partner Cody, her son Brookes, her daughter Scottie, and big dog Murphy.
Why Kylie Fell in Love with Nutrition Coaching:
Kylie was a previous client of YQL Nutrition where she discovered the SHIFT from restrictive nutrition methods and constantly trying to find “the best” diet, to now embracing a life of food freedom through healthy habits, flexibility, and eating foods she truly enjoys.
Some Fun Facts about Kylie:
Kylie's favourite foods include a traditional breakfast of bacon, eggs, and waffles.
Her favourite workout is a good strength training leg day or a CrossFit partner chipper!
As a Nutrition Coach, Kylie loves helping her clients discover the shift from restrictive dieting to true FOOD FREEDOM! She loves being able to help educate her clients so they don’t feel the pressure or negativity around nutrition they may have felt in the past ...her motto is "Nutrition is simple you can't screw this up!" She loves to help clients learn to play the 'long game' with their nutrition and places a focus on fostering consistency over perfection so her clients can enjoy flexibility while making progress towards their goals! Kylie was able to improve her health, gym performance, well-being, and relationship with food, and she loves helping her clients do the same!
Kelsey Zbeetnoff
Kelsey is a certified Precision Nutrition Coach and CrossFit Level 1 certified. She lives outside of Yorkton, Saskatchewan with her husband Rodney and their two sons Cobie & Ryder.
Why Kelsey Fell in Love with Nutrition Coaching:
Kelsey fell in love with nutrition coaching as a result of her own personal 100lb weight loss journey. She wanted to take what she has learned from her own personal experience to teach others that it is possible to lose the weight and keep it off all while eating the foods you love and not falling into the yo-yo dieting culture trap.
Some Fun Facts about Kelsey:
Kelsey’s favourite foods consist of a good juicy hamburger or BBQ steak and her mom’s famous fried rice. Coming from rural Saskatchewan she takes every opportunity she can to get to the mountains or Arizona! Kelsey also loves to test her competitive side and has competed in 5 different CrossFit competitions over the past 3 years
As a Nutrition Coach, Kelsey loves helping women break free from limiting beliefs, all/nothing mindsets, and the notion that you need to excessively restrict yourself in order to see results. She loves being able to show her clients that food doesn’t have to control their lives, but rather be something that they can enjoy and incorporate into all areas of their lives!
Maddy Folk
Maddy is a certified Precision Nutrition Coach and Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department. She lives in Lethbridge, Alberta and has a cute dog, Miya!
Why Maddy Fell in Love with Nutrition Coaching:
Throughout Maddy’s life, she has always been a part of team based sports. Once she finished her Bachelors of Nursing at the University of Lethbridge, her college soccer career also ended. She continued to strength train, but felt lost with her goals, resulting in her following many fad diets, spending hours doing cardio and eating as little as she could.
She then found YQL Nutrition and their lifestyle-based approach truly changed her life! She embraced a balanced lifestyle, developed a strong foundation of healthy habits and fuelled her body with foods that made her feel good, all while never feeling restricted. Coaching helped her see fitness through a holistic lens, allowing her to feel and perform her best.
Some Fun Facts about Maddy:
Maddy loves being outdoors with her family and friends. She spends most of her summer at her family cabin in Montana being out on the lake, golfing or hiking in the mountains. She is also a co-chair with her dad and brother of a foundation that helps first responders and their families during times of need.
As a Nutrition Coach, Maddy takes a mindset approach to coaching and wants to help her clients break away from a restrictive lifestyle. She believes in building a strong coach-client relationship that is free of judgement, because change can be challenging. Maddy was able to transform her gym performance, mindset and relationship with food, and she can’t wait to help her clients do the same!
Tekarra Roach
Tekarra is a certified coach with Nutritional Coaching Institute, Precision Nutrition, and Moderation365. Tekarra lives in Raymond, AB together with her husband Patrick, and they are the parents of 6 amazing children
Why Tekarra Fell in love with Nutrition Coaching:
Tekarra found a new way of life along with a new love for herself after enrolling in YQL Nutrition's signature program Nourish-U during her 100 lb weight loss journey. From that experience, Tekarra learned to move and fuel her body in ways that aligned with her goals while enjoying life at its fullest including travel and social events! She especially loved the mindset shift of focusing on flexibility with her nutrition, rather rigid plans and "restricted foods" lists she had tried in the past. Tekarra wants to share this passion for nutrition with others who struggled as she did.
Some Fun Facts about Tekarra:
Tekarra has her associate degree in Speech Arts and Drama and has been teaching Musical Theatre classes since she was 14. She has been involved in dozens of productions, both on and off the stage, and her favorite role she has ever played is "Alice" from Addams Family the Musical. Tekarra is also the co-owner/operator of Sweet Sheets, a company she started in 2013 out of her garage. Tekarra oftens hosts gatherings of family and friends, and is forever creating something new in the kitchen. Tekarra loves to travel and is always planning her next getaway!
As a Nutrition Coach, Tekarra loves to help her clients shift their mindsets from "NO" to "YES!" Saying "yes" to food, "yes" to self-love, and "yes" to YOU! Combined with the YQL Nutrition approach, Tekarra helps her clients feel confident in their choices and trajectory when it comes to their body composition goals, with education and manageable progressive steps. She loves helping clients see the "big picture" when it comes to their goals, and that the number on the scale is just one piece of the whole, and does not equal self-worth.