Embrace. Live. Thrive.

Today's Episode is with Kim Anderson the owner of Fun2Fit a fitness studio in Weldon Springs, Mo. She is such a shining example of moving forward in her health and using her passion to drive her vision. She has been in the fitness industry for over 15 years and used her used her knowledge and experience to open her own fitness studio. Her studio is focused on showing individuals how to be themselves and have fun while they are getting fit. She offers a variety of in person and virtual classes to fit all individuals comfort levels and has classes for adults and children. This episode is going to leave you feeling encouraged, motivated, and ready to get up and get moving.  Take a listen and share, share, share!! 

At Fun2Fit they offer a variety of classes such as Piyo, Fit Bootcamp, AMPD, Kettleball, High Fitness, Core De Force, Strength & Stretch, Yoga, and Hitt Fit. Check out the schedule on the website for class description and at Fun2Fit the first class is always free. 

Fun2Fit 
810 O’Fallon Rd, Suite #60
Weldon Spring, MO 63304 
#636-244-4054 
[email protected]  

Website: www.fun2fittribe.com 

Instagram: @fun2fittribe 
FB: @fun2fittribe

Kim's Bio:
Kim Anderson is the owner  of Fun2Fit and has been teaching fitness classes for over 15 years now and absolutely loves helping others have fun while getting fit in a positive, welcoming atmosphere.  She has 2 kiddos who keep her on her toes and is married to her college sweetheart. One of her favorite things to see is Fun2Fit clients growing in confidence, strength and endurance as they inspire others around them to get moving and healthy too. At Fun2Fit, friends feel like family and we are always laughing and having fun in our workouts!

Embrace, Live, Thrive 
www.embracelivethrive.com

[email protected]

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Today's Interview is with Laura Kersting, who is a great friend of mine. You are going to want to listen to this podcast again and again with all the helpful tips she give us for clean eating. You will be inspired as you listen to her journey with diagnosing skin allergies, food allergies, and an esophagus issue and how she found healing. After teaching herself out to cook and manage her own diet, she became inspired to help others with similar issues. Please check out her blog Simple Allergy Living. Laura is a shining example of how to walk through adversity and still come out living your best life. 

blog: www.simplyallergyliving.com
FB: @simpleallergyliving 
Instagram: @ simpleallergyliving 

Mentioned Book: Business Boutique by Christy Wright 
Apps: Find me Gluten Free & Allergy Eats 

Laura's Bio: Check out her blog for full Bio - simpleallergyliving.com/aboutme 

Embrace, Live, Thrive 
Website: www.embracelivethrive.com 
FB: @embracelivethrive
Instagram: @embracelivethrive 
Email: [email protected]

Today's Interview with Dr. Jason Wibbenmeyer knocks it out of the park. He is ability to break down anxiety and stress and explain how to manage it from a whole body approach is truly remarkable. His own struggle with anxiety has given him an empathy to understand where individuals are coming from with their anxiety. There are so many great tips and places to start with you own anxiety I know you are going to want to listen to this episode again and again. 

website: www.embracelivethrive.com 
FB: @embracelivethrive
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Dr. Jason Wibbenmeyer 

Website: www.innovativehp.com
FB: Dr. Jason Wibbenmeyer 
Instagram: @drjasonwibbenmeyer

He understands what it’s like to search for optimal health. He had this idea of what it looked and felt like, and a vision of how he would offer this same reality to his patients. His entire life has been dedicated to learning, evolving and mastering the meaning of true health and wellness, and in fact, continues to apply his personal quest for peak health performance to the goals of his patients.

But it wasn’t until a sudden turn of events that he was afforded this unique perspective and set of skills that give his patients an advantage in their own healing experience. During grad school, while he was learning to be a healer, he found himself becoming a patient. With poorly managed stress, it left him suffering from debilitating anxiety, panic attacks and scary digestive issues. Seeking help, the traditional medical model had no effective or long-term solution other than a prescription for Prozac. He quickly realized that a critical message was missing from traditional healthcare. Thus, leaving himself and 1,000’s of others like him feeling frustrated, confused, and alone. 

During this time, two of Dr. Wibbenmeyer’s sisters were diagnosed with two different autoimmune diseases. Knowing the seriousness of autoimmune and the possible role of genetics, this news was devastating, but also motivating. His lifestyle was incongruent with the vision he had for his life, forcing him to change his trajectory and take his health into his own hands. Dr. Wibbenmeyer immersed himself in functional medicine, inspired to ask deeper questions in order to gain a solid understanding of the root causes of disease, realizing that these health issues just don’t happen overnight. He quickly discovered the intricate connections throughout the body, and the key to his success has been addressing the relationship between the gut, the brain, and their response to stress.

With the desire to help others end their chronic suffering, he Co-Founded, Innovative Health Partners in Missouri in 2010 where he has helped countless patients overcome their health challenges with the use of advanced lab testing, the powerful combination of food and nutrition, and the release of emotional tethers that previously limited them from accessing their body’s highest healing potential.

He is humbled to work with patients who share the same zest for life and desire for peak performance to operate at a higher level. Dr. Wibbenmeyer attracts those who are ready to transform and evolve but need help curating and designing the plan, while developing the skills for sustained wellness and longevity

With increasing demand from clients around the country, Dr. Wibbenmeyer has expanded his practice using tele-health to help patients regardless of their geographic location or ability to travel.

For over 10 years Dr. Wibbenmeyer has been a sought-after leader in functional medicine. With a passion for maximizing the body’s healing potential, and an interest in doing so in today’s modern lifestyle, Dr. Wibbenmeyer specializes in integrating advanced medical science with alternative healing techniques, designed to serve the complex individual needs of his dynamic patients.

Today's Interview with Author Shelly Snow Pordea walks us through her story of growing up in  a cult that "hides in plain sight" and then in adulthood finding her true faith and purpose. She experienced a life time of indoctrination and was kept separated from anyone outside of the church through her college years. It was after college when she moved overseas with her husband she was finally exposed to other ways of thinking. The walls of her previous beliefs came crashing down. She talks about a crisis of faith, but was able to walk with God to find her true faith. Listen and  to her story of courage and faith. 

Website: www.embracelivethrive.com
FB: @embracelivethrive
Instagram: @embracelivethrive

Shelly Snow Pordea
I'm an author and seeker. For nearly 15 years, I lived abroad with my Eastern European husband and our three children doing church and humanitarian work. Overseas, I worked as a volunteer, a classroom teacher, and an academic director for an international school. A few years ago, as our kids were all entering their teens, we decided to return to the US.

Though each experience has led me to the place I am today, I never thought that I would see so many years pass as quickly as they did and still end up not being certain about what I wanted to do with my life.

As I considered what it would look like to live another decade without truly doing what I wanted, I knew I needed to make a change. While still working a full-time job, I published my first book. Soon after, I decided to take a leap and live out my dreams. Now, I help others do the same as they find a creative path of their very own! Want to work with me?

Website: www.shellysnowpordea.com
FB: @shellysnowpordea
Instagram: @shellysnowpordea

Free Parenting Course : shellys-school.thinkific.com

Books: T R I L O G Y | TheCreativU
                H U G F E S T | TheCreativU

On this episode I interview Marie Sonneman from Ordinary to Badass and let me tell you she is going to inspire you. She started a career as a Police Officer and quickly lost her self confidence. Her lack of confidence ended up effecting all areas of her life. After an embarrassing situation where her credit card was declined on a family vacation she began to realize how limiting her debt had become. She took charge over her finances and as she gain financial independence she found that she had regained her confidence. Listen to her incredible journey as she rediscovered herself and then her passion to encourage other women to find financial independence and their own badassery. 

website: www.embracelivethrive.com 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/embracelivethrive
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embrace.live.thrive

Marie Bio: My name is Marie, and I’m a Badass, but I didn’t always feel that way (even when I became a police officer, gulp). 

After a lot of inner work, I discovered that Badassery comes from mindset and confidence, not from objects like a gun, a motorcycle, or a leather jacket. 

A big part of my journey to Badassery, was paying off $106,000 in debt, and I went on to become a Financial Coach.   

I want to help you master your confidence in life, and with your money, and give you the support you need so your inner Badassery can shine through to the outside!

Website: ordinarytobadass.com
Instagram: @ordinarytobadass
Facebook: @ordinarytobadass
Podcast: Ordinary to Badass on all major Podcasts apps  

Today's interview is with Dr. Kallie Rogers and she loves what she does and how much it helps her patients. She explains to us how Gonstead is a specific type of Chiropractice care and how it is so good at maintaining your optimal body function. She tells us about how important care can be at any phase of our life as women, including throughout pregnancy and post partum care. She is so fun to listen to and you can hear her passion for life. 

website: www.embracelivethrive.com 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/embracelivethrive
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embrace.live.thrive

Lawlor Chiropractic
636-300-8250

https://www.lawlorchiropracticclinic.com

[email protected]

Kallie Rogers, D.C.

Since I was three years old, I knew I was going to be a chiropractor. Growing up with a chiropractor dad, it was inevitable. I have been adjusted since birth and I want to share the importance of chiropractic from birth throughout life. Chiropractic changed my life and I am so blessed to help families achieve their health goals by removing interference from the nervous system and allowing the body to function at its fullest potential

Since I grew up in chiropractic, it meant getting adjusted before and after sporting events, when I had a headache, or whenever I got sick. I knew how amazing chiropractic was and, from a young age, I knew I wanted to help people in the same way my dad helped me. After graduating with my undergraduate degree from Kent State University in Ohio, I decided to live out my life's purpose and pursue my Chiropractic degree at Logan University. While at Logan, I wanted to learn to be the best doctor I could possibly be for my future patients. That's when I came across GonsteadChiropractic.

I started receiving care from Dr. Jeff Lawlor for chronic low back pain. Not only did that improve, other symptoms that I thought were "normal" no longer persisted. This made me realize that chiropractic can help with so much more than just sports injuries, headaches, back pain, and neck pain! I knew I had to do whatever it took to become proficient at the Gonstead system. I have spent many hours shadowing Dr. Jeff and was a leader in the Gonstead Intern Program while in school. I also participated in a clinical rotation at Logan's Pediatrics Clinic, where I learned more about the importance of chiropractic care from birth.

I am so passionate about Gonstead Chiropractic and I especially love working with the pediatrics population. I look forward to the opportunity to serve you and your family.

In my spare time, I love being active and social. You will find me on the volleyball court, hiking, hanging out with friends, or teaching Gonstead Chiropractic to students.

Professional Accomplishments:

• Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan University - Chesterfield, MO
• Bachelor of Business (summa cum laude) from Kent State University - Kent, OH
• Service Award from Logan University
• Maximize Human Performance Award from Logan University
• Legacy recognition from Logan University
• Recipient of 100 Hours Certificate from the Dr. Wood Gonstead Boot Camp Series
• Head intern of the Gonstead Intern Program
• President of Fellowship of Christian Chiropractors
• Social Chair of Chi Rho Sigma - professional chiropractic fraternity
• Founder and President of the Logan University Chapter of the Student International Chiropractic Association
• President of Chiropractic on Purpose organization
• Finalist in the 2018 International Talk the Tic Competition
• Member of Beta Gamma Sigma - professional business fraternity
• Achieved Competent Communicator through Toastmasters International

Listen in to Heather and I in this really fun episode where we walk through an introduction to Functional Medicine and all the benefits it can provide as an alternative or in addition to traditional medicine. We talk about everything from her acupuncture, gut-brain barrier, to sound therapy. I think you will enjoy this episode and it will help open your eyes to all the options we have as consumers when it comes to our health. 

website: www.embracelivethrive.com 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/embracelivethrive
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embrace.live.thrive/

Wheeler Acupuncture & Functional Wellness
https://www.wheelerwellnessmo.com/
(636) 244-0686
[email protected]

FB: https://www.facebook.com/wheelerwellnessmo

Licensed Acupuncturist
Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner

After studying nutrition at Arizona State University and preparing to enter the pharmaceutical field, Heather was involved in a car accident that left her with pain. At the advice of her MD, a few relaxing and painless acupuncture treatments quickly resolved her pain. She then continued the treatments to manage chronic endometriosis. Acupuncture and some nutritional changes proved to be very effective and allowed her to avoid medications. That experience taught Heather that pain is not something to be ignored and masked, but should be explored and treated at the source. After all, it is our body's "check engine light!"

Functional Medicine would quickly become a passion when Heather struggled with secondary fertility issues. Not one to sit back and wait for answers, she pursued information. That's when she discovered she had a genetic mutation known as MTHFR. After consulting with experts in the field of genetics, and undergoing another round of diet and lifestyle change, Heather completed her family with a second son. At that point, she knew functional medicine and wellness had to be an essential part of patient care and is constantly pursuing this rapidly evolving area of wellness.

Heather attended Phoenix Institute for Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture in Phoenix, A Completion of a Masters of Science degree, and becoming certified with the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), makes Wheeler Acupuncture and Functional Wellness one of only a small handful of advanced qualified Acupuncturists in the St. Louis, MO, area. Heather and her family and live in St. Peters, MO. They love food, fun, and being outside as much as possible. She looks forward to raising boys who can cook and read food labels, and who understand that they are not destined for illness, but instead have the power every single day to make the decisions that can, and will, affect their health in a positive way.

In this episode Dana Fischer walks us through her story of lifelong struggles with anxiety and chronic pain and how building her successful online business was what she needed to save her life. She speaks honestly about her PPD after having her baby as the pandemic hit in 2020 and even with all the success in her business she still have hard days. You will be encouraged and inspired as you listen to her journey. 

Foxtail Lilies is a children's boutique that focuses primarily on girls ages 0-10.  Dana is the mom to three daughters and knows the struggles of raising girls to feel empowered. 

She started Foxtail Lilies to create clothing to bring children joy, inspire them to dream, and to always feel beautiful, inside and out. There is no better sight than a smile on your child's face. I hope the clothing from Foxtail Lillies can be the reason for that smile. 

Website: https://www.foxtaillilies.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/foxtaillilies

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foxtaillilies/

Carolyn Griffin walks us through the difficult delivery of both of her sons, but also talks about the fight for her life she experienced after the delivery of her second son. She unexpectedly lost her uterus due to uncontrolled hemorrhaging and is real with us about the pain she experienced being done having children before she was ready. Listen to Carolyn shares her hard story, but also hear the love and the healing she found in the months and years after losing her uterus. Please like and share this incredible story. 

www.embracelivethrive.com 

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Carolyn S. Griffin DC 

Growing up in a holistic home, Dr. Carolyn Griffin witnessed firsthand how natural methods and Chiropractic were used to keep her entire family well.  She saw how it was used to treat childhood illnesses and earaches, as well as take care of the pains and aches she and her two very active brothers had growing up. 

Dr. Griffin worked over 7 years in Social Services. She experienced the stressors as a Social Worker which manifested in her body as constant headaches, migraines, and daily stomachaches. After taking numerous medications with no relief or cure for either, she sought Chiropractic treatment as she knew there had to be a better way. Because of her healing through Chiropractic, she was able to get off all medications. After seeing the importance of chiropractic care, Dr. Griffin pursued her dream of becoming a Doctor at Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO. There she received her Bachelor’s degree in Human Biology and her Doctor of Chiropractic. She completed postgraduate coursework in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine and shadowed Dr. Ginger Jiang, a Doctor of Chinese Medicine, to understand more about Acupuncture.

Dr. Griffin met her husband, Rick, in Kansas City, MO and they moved to his hometown of St. Charles, MO in 2007. She is the mom to two beautiful boys, Connor and Kellan, who have both been adjusted since birth. Because of the difference Chiropractic made for her during her pregnancy and after, Dr. Griffin also has a special interest in caring for moms during pregnancy and postpartum. She has advanced training in pregnancy and pediatric Chiropractic and she enjoys being able to keep the whole family healthy by treating infants, children, and adults of all ages.

Dr. Carolyn Griffin uses a “whole person approach,” looking for underlying causes of your symptoms and recommends interventions or lifestyle adjustments that would optimize the condition for your normal function. Using this unique approach, Dr. Griffin can help you accelerate and or maintain your journey to good health. Dr. Griffin is dedicated and motivated to helping patients achieve optimal health and wellbeing through gentle, low force Chiropractic adjustments and therapies to complement your body healing from the inside out.  She became a Chiropractor because she believes that the body has the innate ability to heal itself.

Dr. Griffin knows that Chiropractic can literally change your life, and enable you to live pain-free, giving you more energy, vitality and time to live a life you love while enjoying motherhood. Chiropractic care will help eliminate interference in the nervous system, reduce pain, inflammation, fatigue and restore nerve flow to all your organs, giving you the energy, drive and peace of mind to go out and live a life of ease. If you have health concerns or aches, and pains in your body, have experienced an accident or injury, headaches or you’re pregnant and looking for wellness care for you and your family, schedule an appointment with Dr. Griffin today by calling 636-345-4565 or email her at [email protected]

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Today Cathy Kendrick M.Ed, PLPC joins me and explains all about what boundaries are and how they can be used. She clarifies when we need to use them and how to start implementing them even when its hard. Boundaries can be difficult and exhausting when you start putting them in place, but you deserve having clear lines of expectations to those around you. Stop letting yourself get to the point of break down before you start learning how to say no. I hope this episode give you a little insight on how start living a life that is full, healthy, and happy. 

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Email: [email protected]

Find: Cathy Kendrick M.Ed, PLPC 

Cathy has experience working with children (play therapy,)  adolescents, couples and individuals. She utilizes CBT, DBT and has been trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. Cathy is a therapist with Step by Step Counseling in St. Charles, MO and can be reached at 636-395-0556 or through her Psychology Today profile at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/catherine-l-kendrick-saint-charles-mo/766906.