We LOVE a good story, especially when it’s a heartwarming one. Below, you’ll hear some amazing stories from incredible business owners, practitioners, and creatives and artists.

Lynnette Kile

“As a mom I find myself as the one that makes all the magic happen. I’m a giver, oftentimes a sacrificial giver. I love my family with all my heart but I was in a funk. It was time to invest in myself and my happiness. After working with Lynnette, I now know who I am (I lost that for a bit), my compass is stronger and I’m able to make better decisions. Read more>>

Dr. Jennie Wang-Hall

As an eating disorder psychologist, my passion has always been building safe and warm relationships in which people can explore their minds, find their power, and experience justice in food and body. Owning my own private practice (where I provide therapy as well as training and consultation) has been an incredible experience for me. Read more>>

Tamara Roe, L.Ac.

Honestly, it’s so difficult to narrow it down to just one. Over the years I’ve had the privilege working with hundreds of patients who had struggled with infertility, but made it through to the other side with a perfect baby (or babies!). Luckily, heartwarming stories are a regular part of the job. Read more>>

Heather Stutzman

I’ve had the pleasure to work with individuals from all walks of life over the past few years. Hands down the best stories are those where women have an ‘ah ha’ moment and start to become empowered. Fitness is physical but leads to empowerment in so many other areas in life. Read more>>

Erica Walton

I grew up in the 90’s during rough drug abuse era in Chicago. I became a ward of the state. My grandmother stepped in to raise me. I used the trauma from my childhood to assist women and girls through their own childhood trauma. I started my business in 2011 with camps and homeless food drives. Through those camps we taught the girls about self esteem, bullying, physical and mental health, resume building and sexual education. Read more>>

Mariana Bigio

I have witnessed many heartwarming stories. Families that experience severe low milk supply; others struggling with babies with oral restrictions. Babies with special needs and premature infants. Families grieving the loss of a newborn. Some seeking to wean; others looking desperate to achieve their breastfeeding dream. I have so many cases in my mind, and I treasure them with pride and admiration for these families. Read more>>

Rashida Carter

There are definately many heartwarming stories within my career. Mostly all of them have the same basis of caregiving,compassion and walking in my purpose calling/ministry. Ive had many different accounts on different occasions in which my clients have felt a unseen feeling of relief,relaxation,and over better feeling inside as as well as outside of their bodies after services. Read more>>

Allison Gross

With every face and family that comes through our doors, there is a unique story which makes it hard to tell one favorite story. However, with every face is a smile that is earned and cultivated through the partnership of a horse. When I reflect on heartwarming memories it is first the faces and smiles that come in a flood. Read more>>

Dr. Chelsea Luedke

In 2015 my parent’s dog Bogey had to have a mass removed from his small intestines. Because of the mass he had been losing a significant amount of blood. We did a transfusion from my Weimaraner and he did well after surgery with no regrowth of the mass. However, we had a very difficult time getting him to eat, even when adding eggs, bacon, and all the great people food we could! Even using medications that I as a veterinarian could prescribe to increase his appetite, nothing worked and he kept losing weight. Read more>