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.

Tori Hartline

My journey toward healing and helping others began as an infant with relentless colic, cycling through countless formulas without relief. This early struggle evolved into chronic digestive discomfort, teaching me a powerful truth: unresolved issues don’t simply disappear — they transform into larger, more complex challenges if left unaddressed. Read more>>

Liz Breed

I was born into a golfing family. With that, I feel like I’ve worn many hats within the golf industry. It’s hard to pinpoint just one defining moment in my golf career. Playing professional golf has taught me that success comes from a series of small moments. Over time, those little, tiny things lead to some pretty serious momentum. Read more>>

Flo Oliveira

A defining moment in my career as a sex coach and educator came when I realized that sharing my personal experiences could create real impact. I started talking about non-monogamy and my own journey of sexuality discovery online, initially keeping it separate from my real life. But as my platform grew, something unexpected happened, people I knew started reaching out. Read more>>

Amy B. Killen M.d.

I began my medical career as an emergency physician. After medical school, I did an emergency medicine residency and then went to work at a busy, high-acuity emergency department in Austin, Texas. Seven years into that job I had my three kids within two years (twins plus one) and my husband moved out of state for a job. I was the lone caregiver of three kids under age two, working a job that required me to be there at 4 am. I was sleeping 3-4 hours a night, eating garbage, drinking 100+ ounces of Diet Coke and energy drinks daily, and was perpetually stressed out. Read more>>

Abigail Adams

Ms. Adams is an inspiration to millions because she represents what is possible despite overwhelming odds. Abigail was born with Down syndrome, had a hole in her heart, and was diagnosed with “failure to thrive “. Since then she has overcome these obstacles that many believed to be insurmountable. Abigail is a very successful influencer, model, keynote speaker and the first woman with Down syndrome to complete a sanctioned triathlon. (as certified by USA Triathlon Association) She has since completed 15 more sprint races and qualified for the USAT team to compete in the national event.  Read more>>

Margo Gladys

My defining moment has a deep backstory. At 20, I had a serious accident that led to long-term health issues, including a compromised immune system and chronic pain. This significantly affected my quality of life, and when Western medicine couldn’t provide solutions, I turned to wellness and integrative health. That shift transformed my health and my life, deepening my appreciation for the power of well-being and inspiring me to pursue education in coaching, mind-body practices, and Eastern medicine. Read more>>

Jamie Wallace

I was a single mother of three kids under the age of five, and my middle child has Autism. He was struggling with major anxiety and overwhelm and I was feeling the weight of knowing how to support him to my best ability.
We were at a birthday party for another child and Jackson went missing. It was two hours later and the police were called when we finally found him in a random vehicle blocks down the road. He was so upset and in the fetal position because someone had said something to him that was untrue and his little black and white mind was horribly overwhelmed and confused and just ran. Read more>>

Nijel Thames

Definitely, being asked by my new Neurologist to do something creative like paint a picture or write a story. Of course, I’d taken the story route because I’m not the greatest artist. I began to think of what to write about and I believed that writing something similar to myself, especially my childhood, would be a little easier to put onto paper. That’s how my book Simon Has A Seizure came to be. I never thought that it would be given so much praise from the community. I felt accomplished and wanted to do more for the Epilepsy community. Read more>>

Carla Picolli

Life is full of defining moments, and my career has been shaped by several pivotal experiences that led me to where I am today.
One of the first came when I was 14 years old. My father tragically passed away in a car accident, and this loss changed everything for my family. I enrolled in a federal technical school so my mother wouldn’t have to pay for my education, and it was during those years that I developed a deep curiosity about human behavior. This eventually led me to study psychology at university, driven by a desire to understand emotions, resilience, and healing. Read more>>

Pamela Buchanan Md

One defining moment that changed the trajectory of my career happened during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. I was working over 80 hours a week in the ER, exhausted, burned out, and completely depleted. I had always been the doctor who took care of everyone else—patients, colleagues, family—but during that time, I was running on empty. I started experiencing depression and even had suicidal thoughts. The breaking point came when a fellow physician, someone I deeply respected, took his own life. That moment shook me to my core. Read more>>

Katy Eberts

On July 20th, 2023, my life was about to change forever. I was about to go from a full-time employee, professional baker, gigging musician and able-bodied wife to none of those things. I was now a passenger in a rollover motor vehicle accident that nearly took my life. I saw the moment coming from the backseat of the van I was riding in, along with four of my bandmates. It was a beautiful summer day as we headed to our next gig. Warm air and clear skies but a dark fate awaited me. All of a sudden, the van started to slowly veer off the highway, I closed my eyes and braced for impact. My body must have gone into protective mode because I don’t recall much after that until I woke up from surgery several hours later. In fact, so many hours had passed that it was now the next day. Read more>>

Sydney Francis

It was during covid that my business ownership career was truly born. Up until then I was operating out of my apartment complex gymnasium. But when covid happened they of closed the gym which caused me to lose 90% of my clients. At that moment I decided I will no longer allow someone else to control whether my business keeps going or not. I needed to control my own destiny. So, I started searching for locations to open up my own Private facility. It was risky at the time because of all the uncertainty of Covid but in my mind it was riskier to stay still and not do anything to keep my business alive. In moments like that I believe the choices you make can’t be out of fear. Read more>>

Tomas El Rayess

I moved to New York in 2009 after four years in Tokyo and got really sick very quickly. In a matter of months, my metabolism was out of whack and so was my gut. Back in 2009, I didn’t think about the quality of ingredients and I guess I crashed head on against industrial food in the United States. The pain and discomfort triggered a desperate search for my health. I didn’t know much about nutrition back then and I had a lot of questions. Over the next three years I experimented with juicing, tried to be vegetarian, and it wasn’t until 2012 that I felt this was the most important thing for me, and I had to do something about it. I had been reading several books and started reaching out to the authors with this idea to do a documentary about food and health. Read more>>

Chenetta Kirksey

My most defining moment was when my job ended in August 2024, and I started my practice full time in September 2024. In a short two months, I grossed my first 10k––just two months after leaving my job. Read more>>

Mana Takai

When I just finished 200 hrs teacher training, I was asked to assist another 200 hrs staying in the island, Thailand. I was between the transition of the career that I had a difficult time with doubt, fear and disconnect. I knew the previous career and life style wasn’t working for me any more. I wasn’t that person but what I was becoming wasn’t sure who I either. So I said yes. Then after 2 months being in teacher training, I reached to the person just to say I finished my training and asked if she knew someone who was looking for a assistant for training or retreat, she actually did. Read more>>