Today’s guest on the show is Leslie Dowling. Leslie is a Board Certified Functional Nutritionist and Lifestyle and Reiki Practitioner, and Speaker.

Through public speaking and her private practice—East West Functional Training, LLC—her passion is to empower individuals to become the hero of one’s life journey—through functional nutrition, mental mindset shift, healthier family dynamics, one’s relationship with food, and creating bio-individual programs for optimal performance at home and work with a Body/Mind/Spiritual Balance.

A former college tennis player, she currently is an avid equestrian and has spent her life living a clean lifestyle. She is also active with local community nonprofit organizations. With her son—an environmental science major at Wake Forest University—she has created a podcast called Generation Foundation (Gen. Z vs. Gen. X). This podcast has conversations about how the environment is having a profound impact on the human race.

In this episode, we talk about… 

• Why mental health matters to Leslie
• Importance of food as a part of mental health
• How the unexpected passing of her father affected her mental health and self-worth
• How was she able to find her voice again after 20 years
• What inspired Leslie to practice Reiki on horses, and how does this help the horses
• The best thing that happened to her—since she started her journey towards happiness and self-love
• Practices that help Leslie with self-care and self-love
• Leslie’s show up and love and inspirational message to everyone

Links to Resources: 

Leslie’s website - https://www.eastwestfunctionaltraining.com/ 

Leslie’s Facebook handle - https://www.facebook.com/leslie.kovaldowling 

Leslie’s Instagram handle - https://www.instagram.com/eastwestfunctionaltraining/ 

Leslie’s Clubhouse handle - @lesliedowling 

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