Carisa shares her experience walking through a hard year full of trials that shaped her into the women she is today. From trials as a business owner to loosing her childhood home, she believes the character she gained from those experiences now serves a purpose. She is a champion for wellness for women and wants others to know they are not alone in their journey.

"I am so grateful I went though that (trials) because it has given me such a strong message..."

Carisa Rasmussen is a mom of two girls and a wife. With her husband she owns a company called Accessible Homes in MN where they remodel homes for people with disabilities, and they own Clean & Lean. With both of their brands focused on helping  people live more healthy and full lives. Carisa is a regular contributor on the Fox 9 Morning news and The Morning Buzz on Fox as well. She loves sharing with people how to create a healthy mind and body and how to create more balance. http://www.carisarasmussen.com/

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit providing support services to single mothers. We exist to equip single moms to emerge as confident women and caring moms. For more information on how to get involved or participate in our services, visit our website; http://emergetwincities.org/

Hear a story of rising up from a unique illness. Maryanne Sea shares her recovery from Environmental Illness fostered her passion for Organic food and Non-Toxic Living and she champions these every chance she gets, including on several television and radio shows in Australia and the United States.

Maryanne is an author and leads Intuitive Healing Sessions. You can find more about her work on her website, https://maryannesea.com/

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit providing support services to single mothers. To learn more, visit our website; http://emergetwincities.org/

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Terri Russell share her journey through the loss of a young son and the loss and betrayal of her first husband. Terri chooses to find strength in her faith to keep moving forward.

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit providing support services for single mothers. To get involved visit http://emergetwincities.org/ and follow us on social media https://www.instagram.com/emergemothersacademy/

Julie Keyes is  a Certified Exit Planning Adviser and Value Growth Adviser, she works with business owners who seek to understand and maximize their exit and critical transition options. She is the President of the Exit Planning Institute Twin Cities Metro Area Chapter and a faculty member for their CEPA Program. 

Hear Julie share her story and passion for helping businesses see growth and be prepared to exit their business. Julie is passionate about championing entrepreneurs as she is one at heart.

If you are an entrepreneur, we hope you listen and feel inspired that just starting is the first step.

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin-Cities based nonprofit equipping single moms to emerge as confident women and caring moms. To learn more about our support services, visit our website, http://emergetwincities.org/

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Today on To Emerge we hear from Katie Kath, a Twin Cities-based mother and entrepreneur. Katie shares her personal story of walking through the loss of her husband while having a young child and owning a business. Hear how empathy is the greatest gift to offer a person who is hurting and how resilience can be a healing tool.

Katie is part of JKath Design Build + Reinvent, a residential remodeling firm. She is passionate about independently owned businesses and a true entrepreneur at heart.

We hope that Katie's complete vulnerability leaves you uplifted and empowered to know that you are not alone.

You can follow along with Katie and her family's work at https://www.instagram.com/jkath_designbuild/

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a nonprofit providing single mothers support services in the Twin Cities. We exist to see single mothers emerge as confident women and caring moms.

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April is focused on one of our core values; health and wellness. Today we hear from Mikaela Norman. An advocate for others to learn about their mental, physical, and emotional health. Mikaela shares her journey into the wellness space and goals she has to move forward in empowering others to live their healthiest lives.

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit providing support services to single mothers.

http://emergetwincities.org/

This month on the To Emerge podcast, we are focusing on our core value; health and wellness. Nicole is a Certified Holistic Health Coach and Entrepreneur in Minneapolis. She teaches others how to become their healthiest, happiest, most authentic selves. Her holistic approach to nutrition and wellness goes beyond the food you put in your body. It takes a holistic view of all areas of your life, such as stress, relationships, sleep, and movement. Nicole’s ultimate goal is for you to live mindfully, eat more plant-based foods, exude confidence, and feel beautiful.

Learn more about Nicole, https://www.livingwellwithnic.com/

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit providing support services for single mothers. 

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For the month of April we are focusing on all things health and wellness. On this episode, hear Dr. Reba Peoples share her story that lead her from practicing traditional medicine to functional medicine. Dr. Reba Peoples is a truth seeker, dreamer and spirit in evolution. As a board-certified psychiatrist, personal development coach and founder of Imara Health and Wellness, her mission is to help individuals and communities learn SMART ways to harness both the power of ancient wisdom and the gift of modern brain science in order to build extraordinary lives that are healthy, joyful and purpose-driven.

As a holistic and functional psychiatrist, Dr. Peoples recognizes that each individual’s unique environment, life history, biochemistry, and genetics all factor into their experience of wellness. As a community coach and orange methodologist, Dr. Peoples recognizes that the wellness of the individual cannot truly exist outside of the wellness of the community as a whole and by extension, society as a whole.

Dr. Peoples is a graduate of the Medical College of Ohio. She is board certified in Psychiatry and has additional training in Functional Medicine via the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). She has also completed a Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies via the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute (JRI) in Brookline, Massachusetts and is a 2017 Fellow of the OM (Orange Method) Community Coach Training Program in Healing Justice. https://www.imarahealthandwellness.com/

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities nonprofit providing support services to single mothers. Lean more about our services http://emergetwincities.org/

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For the month of April we are focusing on all things health and wellness. On this episode, hear Lindsey is the fitness-loving blogger + content creator behind Nourish Move Love. Her days are spent teaching group fitness, filming workouts, and creating health + fitness content for her blog + brand partners. She lives in Minneapolis, MN with husband, Tim and son, Brody. 

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities nonprofit providing support services to single mothers. Lean more about our services http://emergetwincities.org/

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For the month on April we are focusing on one of our core values, health and wellness. 

Michaela Bucchianeri, PhD, LP, is a clinical psychologist in private practice at Sonder Wellness in Minnetonka. When she's not working with therapy clients, she's writing about anxiety, body image, and other mental wellness topics, and providing copywriting guidance to health + wellness professionals at drmichaela.com.

To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities based nonprofit providing support services to single mothers.

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