Stories are incredibly powerful – their ability to teach, inspire, and create understanding is why we are so in love with storytelling. Most stories have a defining moment and so we’ve asked some of the most talented, insightful folks across a broad range of industries and markets to tell us about a defining moment in their story.

Mitchell “BonafYde” Butts

In the beginning of my dance career, my desire was a selfish one; I wanted attention, I wanted to make money, I wanted to be welcomed as someone with a celebrity like influence, I romanticized a dancers lifestyle. But somewhere deep down I wanted to prove to myself that I could become something more than myself. Read More>>

Marci Baron 

I was a classically trained teacher with a dual master’s degree, devoted to education and helping others grow. My life followed a clear and traditional path—until it didn’t. The death of my son shattered everything I thought I knew about life, purpose, and healing. Read More>>

Karyn Eilber

While not an isolated defining moment, a culmination of moments changed the focus of my practice to include female sexual health and menopause (hormone therapy). About ten years ago, when I had been in practice about the same amount of time, the inequities between men and women’s health care, specifically sexual and hormonal health, became very apparent to me. Read More>>

Christin Frederick

My defining moment was the sudden passing of my husband, Steve, from a heart attack at the age of forty-nine. That loss did not just end his life; it reshaped mine. To understand why, I have to begin with my childhood. I grew up in the 1980s as the daughter of a single working mother. Read More>>

Erin Robinson

I never imagined I’d become an energy healer, mentor, or teacher. This path unfolded organically, step by step, as I made choices to stay true to myself. One moment — seemingly ordinary from the outside — shifted the trajectory of my career forever. Read More>>

Selma Kihal

Before becoming the guide and sound healer that I am, I was determined to become a professional singer/artist. I have been singing since the age of 5 and spent most of my young adult years pursuing a musical path, thinking that I had to follow the typical industry path to enjoy a creative life and career. Read More>>

James Yarrow

Before I went back to school to become a mental health therapist, I spent ten years as a teacher and a cross-country and track-and-field coach. I loved teaching, but I knew I wanted something different—something more. I just wasn’t sure what “more” meant yet. Along the way, I had plenty of starts and stops while searching for it. Read More>>

Mel Cunningham

There was absolutely a defining moment, and it wasn’t a highlight reel kind of moment. It was when everything came crashing down. I was deep in the corporate grind, doing all the things I thought I was supposed to do. Chasing the next promotion, the next win, the next validation. From the outside, I looked like I had the best life. Read More>>