Meet Makaila Palmer

For most of my adult life, I struggled with digestive issues. What started as occasional bloating and IBS symptoms gradually became a daily reality that affected nearly every aspect of my life. By my mid-twenties, I had stopped wearing jeans because I knew that by lunchtime I would be so bloated and uncomfortable that they wouldn't fit. Leggings became my uniform, and digestive discomfort became my normal.

In 2019, after returning home from a trip abroad, everything got worse. Within weeks, I developed severe digestive symptoms along with painful skin lesions and rashes. I experienced constant bloating, excessive burping, anxiety, brain fog, and a growing frustration that no one seemed able to explain what was happening.

I spent months visiting digestive specialists, dermatologists, and allergists searching for answers. I was prescribed creams, antibiotics, and various treatments, but nothing addressed the root cause. Symptoms would improve temporarily, only to return even stronger. I felt defeated, disconnected from my body, and unsure where to turn next.

Then, one evening at a dinner party, I overheard a friend describing symptoms that sounded remarkably similar to my own. She shared that she had finally started seeing improvements after working with a local homeopath. That conversation changed everything.

For the first time, I felt seen. Instead of simply treating symptoms, I began learning about what was happening inside my body and how my lifestyle, nutrition, stress, and daily habits were impacting my health. More importantly, I learned that I wasn't powerless.

What transformed my life wasn't a quick fix. It was education, empowerment, and learning how to work with my body instead of against it.

That experience sparked something much bigger.

After more than a decade of navigating digestive and mental health challenges, I realized there were countless women who felt exactly the way I once did—stuck, overwhelmed, frustrated, and unsure where to start. Women who knew something wasn't right but struggled to find the support, guidance, and accountability they needed to create lasting change.

In 2024, I enrolled in the Institute of Transformational Nutrition's Health Coach Certification Program and became a Certified Digestive Health Coach in 2025. I am currently pursuing my National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) certification to continue expanding my ability to serve others.

While working in the health insurance industry, I began to see a significant gap in accessible, personalized health and life coaching. Traditional healthcare often focuses on treating symptoms, while many women are craving support that looks at the whole person—their health, relationships, career, mindset, and sense of purpose.

That realization led me to co-found Rose Co. Coaching with my sister and one of my closest friends.

We created Rose Co. because we believe women deserve a place where they can be supported through every aspect of their growth. A place where they can stop merely surviving and start intentionally creating lives they love.