Today we’d like to introduce you to Diana Stobo.
Hi Diana, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Thank you for having me. My name is Diana, I am an entrepreneur, experienced health coach, author and founder The Retreat Costa Rica, of a wellness retreat in Costa Rica, and Truth Bar, a gut-health nutrition bar. At the age of 38, I was hospitalized for a bleeding Ulcer. I was stumbling along my own health journey when it became apparent to me that I needed to find a better way of living. The health information placed before me at the time was aimed toward medical providers who offered pharmaceuticals as a band aid for my own issues. After an eye-opening two doses of morphine that the emergency room offered for my pain, I was placed me into a “who cares about anything” state of being. I thought this couldn’t be the answer and had a visceral desire to heal myself, my way. As an original pre-med student who just couldn’t see her education through for financial reasons, I had enough desire and sufficient biology/chemistry education to take a deep dive into studying the human body. It turns out that all of my issues stemmed from my gut. It didn’t take a brain surgeon (nor a gastroenterologists) to tell me that the food I was eating was harming me. So, I immersed myself into nutrition, raw food, mastering detox, and intensified my knowledge on minerals and healing the gut. I gained enough knowledge and began helping people heal as I healed myself, and soon was getting invitations to do speaking events around the country on eating for good health. By default, I ended up writing my best-selling book “Get Naked Fast, A Guide to Stripping Away the Foods That Weigh You Down”. Witnessing the successful health journeys of my clients, I knew at that moment my destiny and purpose in life was to heal others through food and love.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
I was never a businesswoman, per se. Maybe I had a knack for numbers, customer service, definitely hospitality was a strength, design, etc. But the truth is, when I started out, I was starting from scratch. Building my businesses was a road I had never traveled before, and it was a bumpy ride to say the least. But for some reason, during this 10-year sprint to success, I had durability, consistency, dedication, courage, and especially faith that everything would work out. There are three stories to be told, the Diana Stobo Live online supplement, coaching, and information web business, the Truth Bar functional food bar business, and The Retreat Costa Rica Wellness Resort and Spa, all being different avenues to helping people find better health and fulfilling my life purpose. Each business has had their unique challenges, but I would say that the best and worst part of my journey was the people along the way. There are those who are by your side, hand in hand on your path to success, and then there are always those who pull at you, weigh you down, sabotage, or interfere with progress for whatever reasons. Growing a thick skin and learning patience has been my greatest lesson, as I have always struggled with understanding people without integrity.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Diana Stobo Live, the mother company began as an information business, books, programs, etc. I have always had a passion for helping others and am known for my digestible approach to good health, and ability to inspire and help people find their path to feeling good. The Retreat Costa Rica is a Wellness resort and Spa in Costa Rica that I created based on my knowledge of anti-inflammatory foods and spa wellness. In fact, it has just been voted the #6 Spa worldwide by Conde Nast Readers Choice. The Retreat offers an array of wellness programs highlighted by a beautiful property in Costa Rica with outstanding farm-to-table meals and excellent spa services. I am most proud of this project as I have nurtured it from the ground up and watched it grow into a safe sanctuary for people looking to heal themselves. It emphasizes all that I believe to be the cornerstone of good health. The Retreat offers a relaxed but effective approach to transforming one’s life for the better, and I couldn’t be happier than to hear the testimonials of our guests’ experience and the impact it has for them. My second company, Truth Bar is another offshoot of my expertise in wellness, specifically gut health. I found a common theme in my health coaching where people were tired of taking pills and tired of nutrition and taste not being synonymous. Truth Bar addresses a myriad of health issues related to gut health by creating a delicious and accessible alternative to pill supplements with an easy, grab-and-go snack bar.
Can you share something surprising about yourself?
I have worked very hard and am proud to be where I am today in my life and businesses. One thing I have noticed during my life is I have had many comments that lead me to believe people may think I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. That simply is not the case, my life of adversity is what makes me who I am today. I do not complain much, I work hard, I keep my pain and struggles close to my chest, only sharing with my most intimate friends and family. I am a glutton for education but don’t care about degrees or certificates, I have many qualifications that I don’t speak of, that seem so unimportant but extremely relevant to what I do. I am a cross between hardcore manifestor/creator and free spirit.
Contact Info:
- Website: dianastobo.com
- Instagram: dianastobo
- Facebook: dianastobolive
- Twitter: dianastobolive
- Youtube: dianastobolive
