🌟 The Truth About CIRS Coaching: How to Turn Your Pain Into a Purpose-Driven Career

Author: Elyvate Wellness Editorial Team
Published: June 25, 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutes

You Didn’t Survive CIRS Just to Stay Silent

If you’ve walked the agonizing path of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome—navigating mold exposure, medical dismissal, financial strain, and identity loss—then you know:

CIRS doesn't just change your health. It changes your entire life.

But what if that transformation wasn’t just devastation?

What if it was the beginning of your calling?

From Survivor to Specialist

Every day, we meet people like you—former patients, caregivers, mold-aware health coaches—who say:

• “I want to help others not go through what I did.”

• “I feel called to do something with my experience.”

• “But I don’t know where to start…”

This is where the Certified CIRS Coach path begins.

You already have something no textbook can teach: lived experience.

Now it’s time to turn that experience into expertise, income, and impact.

Why CIRS Coaching Is Urgently Needed

There are over 25 million people in the U.S. alone who may be genetically susceptible to CIRS (Shoemaker et al., 2021). And yet:

• Very few doctors are trained in the Shoemaker Protocol

• Mold illness is still dismissed by mainstream medicine

• Patients are overwhelmed, afraid, and alone

Most never get diagnosed—let alone complete the protocol.

This is where certified coaches can bridge the gap. With the right training, you can:

✅ Translate complex protocols into real-life action
✅ Use psychology to improve client follow-through
✅ Guide others with empathy because you’ve lived it
✅ Build a career rooted in meaning—not burnout

What Does a CIRS Coach Actually Do?

Certified CIRS Coaches are trained in both the medical science and motivational psychology needed to help clients get well and stay compliant. You’ll be able to:

• Educate clients on the Shoemaker Protocol

• Create custom compliance plans using behavioral science

• Track labs and help clients interpret physician steps

• Support emotional healing and trauma-informed recovery

• Become a trusted guide for those who feel dismissed by the system

You’re not replacing a doctor. You’re becoming the advocate, educator, and accountability partner every CIRS patient desperately needs.

Why Coaching Is the Future of CIRS Care

In today’s broken medical system, doctors don’t have time to walk clients through every step of recovery. But studies show that coaching increases client outcomes by 86% when paired with clinical care (van Zundert et al., 2020).

The World Health Organization now recognizes coaching as a core health support intervention—especially for chronic illness recovery.

With mold-related disease rising, and access to Shoemaker-trained physicians limited, there has never been a more urgent or opportune moment to become a Certified CIRS Coach.

Yes, You Can Build a Thriving Business From This

One of the most common fears we hear:
“But can I actually make a living doing this?”

Absolutely.

The Elyvate Method™ teaches not only mold science and health psychology—but also how to:

• Price and package high-value coaching programs

• Enroll clients ethically using compliance psychology

• Use automations and systems that scale without burnout

• Build a professional reputation in a niche with exploding demand

You don’t need a million followers.
You need credibility, systems, and a niche that truly needs you.

Start With Your Why

The best CIRS Coaches aren’t perfect. They’re not free of symptoms or mold trauma.

They’re people who said:

“I’ll use my suffering to make sure others don’t stay stuck.”

If that’s you, then you already have the heart. We’ll teach you the rest.

✨ Ready to Turn Your Pain Into Purpose?

The Certified CIRS Coach Program was designed by a Shoemaker Proficiency Partner, psychology expert, and CIRS patient of over 10 years. It’s a step-by-step path to building a meaningful, scalable, and science-backed coaching career.

🔬 Science-backed.
🧠 Psychology-integrated.
💡 Built for real-world implementation.

Inside, you’ll get:

✅ Full training in the Shoemaker Protocol + compliance psychology
✅ Done-for-you tools, client handouts, and business templates
✅ Monthly mentorship calls and VIP business coaching (for VIP tier)
✅ A community of people who get it

🎓 Join now and become the guide you wish you'd had.

👉 Explore the Certified CIRS Coach Program »

🧠 Not Ready to Join Yet?

Start small by joining our CIRS Recovery Community. For just $19.99/month, you’ll get:

✅ Weekly live Q&A sessions
✅ Access to challenges and accountability
✅ Peer support with others on the path
✅ Insights that accelerate your healing and your coaching clarity

👉 Join the CIRS Recovery Community »

📚 References

Shoemaker, R. C., McMahon, S., & Ryan, J. (2021). Surviving Mold: Life in the Era of Dangerous Buildings. Metropolis Ink.

van Zundert, M. J., Savelkoul, A., & Drossaert, C. H. (2020). Health coaching in chronic care: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(8), 1538–1546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.008