Every once in a while, something happens that really matters. Something that will define at least the next chapter of your journey – perhaps it’s a conversation with a client, a meeting with a visionary or a major event in your personal life. Below, you’ll find some very insightful folks sharing defining moments from their journeys.

Rev Dr Ahmondra Mcclendon

In the brightly lit hospital room, my defining moment unfolded as I faced a mother whose baby had tested positive for drugs. As a Social Worker in child welfare, the heart-wrenching task of removing children from families and placing them in Foster Care became a painful routine. Read more>>

Kira Hoer

When I was getting certified as a S*x, Love and Relationships coach I learned about a concept that was so foreign to me it was both jaw dropping and awe inspiring. It has to do with women and menopause, which I was in the thick of at the time. Read more>>

Barbara Shirvis

I don’t remember a time that I wasn’t profoundly affected by music of all sorts. My Dad played the banjo and the ukele for us as kids, and also records like the Kingston Trio (those harmonies!) and the opera Carmen (what power!), while my Mom toggled between the original cast recordings of My Fair Lady and The Music Man (the stories!). Read more>>

Katherine Farfan-Selim

My grandmother was truly remarkable, possessing beauty, kindness, and an unwavering devotion to her well-being. She took great care of herself, embracing a healthy lifestyle that included proper nutrition, regular exercise, and following her doctor’s advice. Read more>>

Alexis Gulliver

Out of university, I had started working for Johnson & Johnson in Supply Chain Management. During this time, in order to manage the stress of my position within the company at such a young age, I started going to yoga classes. Read more>>

Jennifer Dillon

Welcome to Ohzone! My name is Jennifer Dillon and I am the Founder of Ozone Clinics and Ohzone Medical. I have been studying the Power of Ozone for approx. 8 years after my son was miraculously healed after 2 – 10 min sessions in this Ozone sauna, ozone in the ears and cupping his chest with ozone. Read more>>

Michael Boshnack

The trajectory of my life was heading towards becoming a professional athlete.At 14 years old, I was skateboarding competitively: surfing, playing baseball, boxing, running track and field, and even break dancing. I aspired to become a professional athlete and live a life of superior physical performance. Read more>>

Waylen Dottery

After doing music for so many years! I would say a defining moment for me that stands out the most would be going on my first tour Read more>>

Valerie Goldstein

As a registered dietitian working for Dr. Atkins, a well known critic and hater of conventional nutrition practice, was a game changer for both my personal life and professional career. I was a vegetarian when I chose to work at the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine. Read more>>

Sarah Lamb

I’ve always been interested in health and wellbeing and there is a long lineage of women in my family right back to my granny Barbara who was the first women professor of heath sciences at Otago University, New Zealand back in the 1950s. Read more>>

David Matthew Brown

I was a working professional actor in commercials, TV, Film, and theater. My acting career was moving fast and up wards. After my audition for The Band of Brothers, I met my girlfriend for lunch at the Century City mall. While we were eating I choked on a small chicken bone that was in my chicken Caesar salad. Read more>>

Kelly Beard

I started building my website in 1996. Back then, dial-up internet access was all we had so everything took way longer to build, upload & operate a website. It took until 1999 to fully flesh it out and begin making a name for myself. Read more>>

Mandy Holden

I started out as a traditional massage therapist working in high end day spas for the majority of my career. After 18 years of doing massage five days a week my shoulder started to hurt. It got to the point that when I would come into work and see a deep tissue on my schedule I’d start to cry thinking about how much pain that would cause me. Read more>>

Brandon Ward

Football, sweat, and dreams of saving lives filled my early years. Pre-med at FSU, I shadowed doctors, prepped for the MCAT, all while hustling as a walk-on player. But somewhere between dissections and endless paperwork, the medical machine lost its shine. Read more>>

Alicia Mazari-Andersen

Through my life, I have had trouble with my digestion. This has had an impact on the way I have related with my family. When my kids were younger, I used to be a very dominant mom, similar to the way I grew up. Without really realizing how much I did impact their lives. Read more>>

Kelly Meissner

There have been several defining moments that lead me to pursuing my undergrad in Education, then to my master’s degree in Mental Health and ultimately to becoming a hypnotherapist, but that would take too long. Here I will address the defining moment that lead me to Hypnotherapy. Read more>>

Sheila Agnew McCoy

I’ve been an advocate of health and fitness most of my adult life. Some years ago, I decided to get a personal trainer so when I went to the gym, I wouldn’t be at a lost of what and how to use equipment as opposed to just being on the bike or treadmill. Read more>>

Sarah Colesanti

There were a few defining moments that shaped where I was going with my life. It started early on when I started my Dance and Gymnastics career. I was always excited to move my body and try things that I saw professionals do., and I wanted to be strong and flexible! Read more>>

Eugenia Araiza

Imagine being 16 years old and embarking on a journey to study abroad, filled with the excitement of exploring the world and learning a new language. Suddenly, you start feeling unwell—exaggerated fatigue, weight loss, excessive thirst, and frequent trips to the bathroom. Read more>>

Felicia Stewart

16 years in the beauty industry I encountered a rash caused by auto immune skin conditions. I was taught after as a coverup artist to conceal the damage created to the skin, not feeling comfortable putting skincare that had chemicals in it , Read more>>

Tori Jenae

A huge defining moment came in my career when I just knew deep in my heart and soul I wasn’t really doing the work I was meant to be doing. I’d been working in Human Resources for many years and it was a great career. I had a wonderful boss at a large company, but something was missing. Read more>>

Nicole Watson

I’ve experienced many defining moments in life, but the one that led me to discover my purpose was understanding the power in my voice. I was 16 yrs old when life threw me into one of my darkest moments to understand and navigate through. Read more>>

Marti Burton

Title: From Student Health Center to Entrepreneur: My Journey to Personalized Nutrition As an undergraduate student at Arizona State University, I never imagined that my passion for nutrition would lead me to where I am today. Read more>>

Jessica Olson

A turning point in my career occurred when I shifted my focus from achieving a specific income to making a meaningful impact. In this industry, there are numerous ways to positively affect one’s community. Read more>>

Yvana Thompson

My journey into the Wellness & Spa field began long before I consulted with my first nutrition client. Or before I ever had given anyone a facial. It partially begin high school then exploded in college. Once I moved to Italy to study communications. Read more>>