At Malibu Lifestyle Coaching, we believe feeling amazing in your body should be simple, sustainable, and empowering. The Malibu Method™ blends clean, vibrant foods, protein + fiber anchors, and metabolism-friendly habits to help you feel lighter, clearer, and more confident — without restriction or overwhelm.
We move away from confusion, chaos, and perfectionism and toward a calm, grounded rhythm with food — one that fuels your energy, steadies your metabolism, and supports you through busy days, family schedules, travel, cravings, and everything in between. Our work is centered on ease, clarity, and confidence, helping you reconnect with the strongest, most peaceful version of yourself while building a way of eating that truly lasts.
Meet Lisa Childress, Ed.D
Founder of Malibu Lifestyle Coaching · Dually Certified Health & Life Coach · “Clean Eating Coach”
Dr. Lisa is the founder of Malibu Lifestyle Coaching and the creator of the Malibu Method™—a simple, science-informed approach to clean eating designed to help busy people feel lighter, more energized, and more confident in their bodies.
As a coach, educator, and mom of three, Dr. Lisa understands firsthand how overwhelming it can be to juggle work, family, and health. After years of watching busy individuals cycle through “start-over-Monday” plans, she recognized the need for something different: a calm, clear roadmap that people could realistically follow in everyday life.
Her work blends clean, vibrant foods with protein-and-fiber anchors and metabolism-supportive habits, creating a lifestyle that feels doable rather than punishing. Through this approach, clients learn how to eat in ways that support their metabolism, anchor their meals so they feel full and satisfied, and build simple routines that make healthy choices feel automatic.
Dr. Lisa’s mission is simple: to help busy individuals eat clean, feel lighter, and finally feel at home in their bodies—without obsession, shame, or perfectionism.
Why I Created the Malibu Method
For years, Dr. Lisa watched smart, capable, and busy people cut out entire food groups, swing between being “all in” and completely “off the rails,” feel confused by constantly conflicting nutrition rules, and ultimately blame themselves when yet another “start-over-Monday” plan failed to work. The problem wasn’t their willpower—it was the system they were trying to follow.
The Malibu Method™ was born from a simple belief: clean eating should feel clear, calming, and sustainable, not like a second full-time job. Instead of rigid rules or extreme restriction, the method centers on protein-and-fiber anchors that help keep energy steady and hunger in check, clean and colorful meals that support metabolism, and just enough structure to reduce decision fatigue and food chaos.
At its core, the Malibu Method™ is built on simple, repeatable habits that fit into real life—whether that includes kids, travel, birthdays, holidays, or eating out. It’s a flexible framework you can return to again and again through busy seasons, vacations, celebrations, and everything in between.
Credentials & Expertise
Dr. Lisa is a Certified Health Coach and Certified Life Coach through the Health Coach Institute, specializing in sustainable clean eating, behavior change, and lifestyle design.
She holds a Doctor of Education from The George Washington University, a Master of Education from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Communication Studies from the University of Virginia.