Much like a gradually evolving courtship, Jenna Blasi, NMD at Sedona Naturopathic, had a steady relationship with health and wellness that progressed over time and eventually led to her adoration and successful career in the industry. This courtship began in college when she was cast in a play and was instructed to abide by a
“I was just trying to survive, the way my patients were just trying to survive.” Meg Ochipinti, Registered Dietician Nutritionist and team member at Ripple Health and Wellness, felt like each day was a battle while working through her required rotations to obtain her license. Although she chose her profession to provide health counseling and
Dr. Kori was confined to a traditional “oppression” model that entailed 50-hour work weeks and endless paperwork that haunted her weekends. She didn’t sign up for this. Although she was diligent in the rigid process that is common to doctors, she found herself pondering on whether this is what she really wants. She followed the
Doctors Leslie Meyers and Emily Colwell embrace a freedom practice that places family first. Naturopathic doctors Leslie Meyers and Emily Colwell have been in their practice for over 15 years now. They navigated their work and life together with hopes to achieve the best for their family. They’ve tried the traditional insurance practice model, working
At 22 years old, Sean Tracy, DC at New Life Healthcare, was on a path towards becoming a pediatrician and needed to complete one last step to fulfill his requirement for graduating: a semester internship. In an attempt to pick up a few new skills, Sean decided to complete his requirement in a chiropractic office
As a Cuban-Cambodian immigrant whose father fought to ensure his family had a better life, Karla Paez, COO at Truecare Wellness, became familiar with compassion, sacrifice, and struggle at an early age. She spent her youth watching her father practice holistic medicine and acupuncture for animals and after relocating to Miami at the age of
“When you have seen one child improve so profoundly with nutrition and with this integrated process, you can’t not do this.” Dr. Sheila Kilbane, FPC veteran practitioner and owner of Infinite Health, just finished launching her first book with the intention of reaching as many people as possible. Her hope is to give parents and
“Figure out what your core values are and hire people who have the same core values.” With the help of the FPC hiring process and his coach, Forrest Norman, DDS, has zeroed in on his core values and has assembled an outstanding “A team” at Queens Road Dentistry. The team of seven have been hitting
As a highly competitive collegiate athlete, Vince Taylor, DC at Tennessee Center of Integrated Medicine had a natural interest in the human body and its development into optimal performance. During college he explored various realms in health and medicine before ultimately pursuing a career in chiropractic where he was able to nurture his passion of
For several years prior to joining FPC, Jeff Hunter, NP at Upstream Functional Medicine, was practicing in a traditional model, growing increasingly tired of feeling constrained by the system, and searching for a better way. Everything changed the moment he discovered functional medicine. He had finally found the path towards providing people with adequate care