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.
Trish Smith
Our teams have many heartwarming stories from their visits. On a recent visit that my therapy dog Rosie and I made to a regular hospice visit, a dementia patient spoke in full sentences to us. The staff was amazed as she typically babbles and does not recognize visitors. When we arrived, she said “How nice to see you” and “Rosie is so precious”. Making a difference one visit at a time! Read more>>
Bree Frazier
Im a personal trainer that specializes in strength and conditioning but before I was strictly a gym girl in the weights section, I was a yoga instructor. My most heartwarming memory is with one of my first clients who practiced yoga with me one on one. She had a personal trainer and a boxing instructor as well as working with me and we all collaborated together to work with her and her goals. She had trouble walking from a car crash years ago and she wanted to lose weight and move better. One day we were going through our yoga routine, which had a lot of balancing poses and she turns to me and goes..”I have feeling in my toes!” The amount of joy to know you have helped someone come back from injuries caused so many years ago with your colleagues and friends kind of makes you want to cry. Its like wow! You make a difference. Read more>>
Rosey Mcbride
As a young adult I read many Chicken Soup for the Soul books. I would place myself into these stories and would tell myself that one day I would love to write a story for this book series. Many years later, it just so happen that a good friend of mine knew a publisher and started encouraging me to write a book on my life story. One day she approached me with the opportunity to share my backstory in one chapter of a book. When this opportunity fell into my lap, I knew I couldn’t turn it down. Read more>>
Luke Melkesian
Run With Christ SoCal in itself is a heartwarming story. Each and every week we have stories of how an individual’s life has been touch through Christ and His love. Our mission in Run With Christ SoCal is to simply “Make Heaven Full.” We are looking to achieve this through our love onto one another, loving those as Christ loves us. This can be meeting new people and praying over them, talking about scripture and how it can apply to their lives or even something as simple as a smile and joyful presence. We never know what someone is going through and we believe everyone that shows up to run and find community is here for a reason and is going to leave with just that much more of Christ in them. Read more>>
Andrea Dekerlegand
In my early 20’s I began my endeavor with fitness training @ a small, local gym. My heart was all-in, but my lack in self-worth from childhood and destructive relationships made it very difficult to enjoy in the beginning, but despite its uncomfortableness, I continued to press through. As confidence in my abilities began to grow, I began to experiment into my own little niche–that unique creative side, that would forever set me apart. I began designing my very own workouts, exercises, and music that no one in the world had. It was wrapped in heart, passion, uniqueness, and an undeniable impact that loaded up that gym room like no other. Read more>>
Shruthi Nair
As a limited permit mental health counselor, finding my footing in the field, trusting my intuitions, and embracing my cultural identity has been a rewarding journey. Two pivotal moments in my career allowed my authentic self and therapist self to intersect in meaningful ways. For these lessons, I owe gratitude to two of my clients who profoundly shaped my understanding of the therapeutic process. Read more>>
Julie Kaminski
My passion has always been to help women thrive, guiding them toward fulfilling lives enriched with health, happiness, and self-empowerment. Among the many women I’ve had the privilege to work with, one client’s story stands out as a testament to the transformative power of coaching and the resilience of the human spirit. Read more>>