Small Changes Big Shifts With Dr. Michelle Robin

Are you looking to find yourself? Your true self, the self that ignites your soul and really gets you excited about your life and what you are doing? Derek Rydall is a spiritual visionary, who is helping people all over find and tune into their own potential. Derek is a firm believer in being the change you wish to see in the world and that it all starts with a clear vision. At the end of the day, it is about thinking, feeling, being and doing and Derek practices what he preaches every single day. He uses his own self journey to help others realize the power is within and all it takes is awakening that inner self to fulfill your destiny. 

We have all tried different diets and weight loss programs and more often than not no weight is lost, or in some cases weight is gained. What went wrong? Normally is it because we aren’t treating ourselves from an inside out approach. Dr. Deb Butler is here to help people lose weight through brain science, nutrition, physiology and life coaching and lessons. She uses her own personal journey of weight loss and weight gain and created a program to help you think correctly for losing weight and learn the ways to balance your body. There is no magic pill when it comes to weight loss but Dr. Deb is helping others find the magic in themselves to ultimately achieve the weight loss they aspire to have.

We all experience career shifts but Brett Blair has had the unique opportunity to go through three completely different careers so far and is sharing his insights and advice with people all over the world. After experiencing a moment of clarity early one morning, he know something had to change and change quickly. He left his corporate job and opened his own recruiting firm and is now a performance and life coach helping people live their best lives.  Brett not only understands that we must constantly work on our own self in order to help others but that it is okay to put ourselves first and it’s not at all selfish when it comes to our own wellbeing. Whether it be through helping you become more resilient, intentional, or aware of your environment, Brett is here to help.

In honor of Mother’s Day, Hilary Illick is sharing her stories, advice and insights on self compassion and self love, especially; when it comes to motherhood. Hilary is not only a mother of four but is a writer, speaker, executive and life coach and teacher at the Hoffman Institute. Through her journey of becoming a mother, she realized that her own behaviors whether healthy or not were trickling down and becoming her children’s behaviors as well. In hopes of stopping these behaviors before they became ingrained, she attended the Hoffman Institute as a student and learned how to put the odds in her favor when it came to her family’s past and their future. Hilary is now helping people all over find their bio - spirituality, self love and compassion and realize that in order to help others find self love, we must first have self love for yourself. 

Over 703 million people in the world are blind due to lack of glasses. Dr. Travis Zigler is on a mission to bring access to eye care and glasses to those in Jamaica, Ecuador, Peru and more.  Dr. Travis and his wife, Jenna started Eye Love in 2010 after meeting a gentleman in Educador who was blind and suffering from extreme pressure pain in his eye. After treating this quiet man for several hours, he finally exclaimed that he was pain free. It was this incident that sparked the mission for Eye Love.  Eye Love is on a mission to end preventable blindness and is doing so without prescribing medications left and right but taking a more holistic approach to achieving whole personal health, starting in the eye.

Did you know that roughly 30% of the population is currently suffering from insomnia? That is nearly 90 million people! Dr. Michael Breus aka The Sleep Doctor is helping people all over the country take a hard look at their nightly routines and develop plans to get their best nights sleep. Dr. Breus’s passion for sleep came out of nowhere when one day there was an opening in the sleep lab during his residency and he decided to see what it was all about. Three days later and he was hooked and knew that his future was in sleep medicine.  He is motivated by the fact that by helping someone sleep better, you are helping them live a better overall life.

With so many different diets, regimens, fads and trends out there in the world of health and wellness, how do we know what works for us? Dr. Mark Hyman is helping people take a step backwards to look at themselves from a whole person perspective in order to move forward with their health.  The connection between how you feel and how you eat is so telling to the human body but so often overlooked. Instead of focusing on restrictive diets and what your body can’t break down, Dr. Mark focuses on why your body is reacting that way to certain foods.  Dr. Mark is changing the way we look at and eat food when it comes to our health and wellbeing. He is using functional medicine to approach food and illnesses with a new perspective that is transforming the way we treat any and all conditions in the human body.   

Over a hundred people a day are dying from opioid overdoses.That is a startling statistic that is growing each and every day due to the drug addiction problem we have in our country. Rob and Anissa Elsey are fighting back and leading the charge when it comes to sober living, providing resources and giving hope to recovering addicts. They are the Co - Founders of In the Name of Grace, a not-for-profit organization that raises fund and advocates for Oxford House in Missouri. In the Name of Grace stands for Giving Recovering Addicts a Chance to Evolve and they have given people all over the state of Missouri a chance to evolve through their hard work and efforts. In the Name of Grace is helping to give recovering addicts a second chance and show them that they are not alone in the fight and are worthy of everything the world has to offer.

Betsy went from the corporate world to the unknown territory of being an entrepreneur. What made her make this big life change? She saw her young daughter struggling with anxiety and knew she had to do more to help her and now she is not only helping her daughter but others live big by starting small. She helps others talk through their goals and realize that it is not always about enjoying the future but living and finding joy in the present. Instead of getting caught up in where you want to be, focus on where you are and realize that there is always something to be happy about. Life is more about the journey than the end destination and Betsy is helping people fall in love with their journey each and every day.

“The moment when the eye and light connect is vision” - Dr. Jacob Israel Liberman is known for being a classically trained visionist and optometrist who had a life changing vision experience of his own. He healed his own vision which lead him to the path of learning and understanding light and the true purpose of life. His passion has turned into a career as he now speaks all over the world and helps people from all over understand the connection between light, vision and consciousness. Dr. Jacob’s purpose in life is to help plant seeds of goodness wherever he can and help as many as he possibly can by looking through their eyes and finding their true vision.

I have wrapped up my 25th year in practice and while I thought I would go back to my normal routine after spending the last year celebrating, my spirit had other plans for me. Instead, I am now more motivated than ever to do everything I can to help make generational changes when it comes to the health and lifestyle of our future generations. The second leading cause of death of kids 10 - 24 years old is suicide. Something has to change in our current healthcare environment and it is up to us to lead the way and keep the conversations going. This is just one of the startling statistics that has reaffirmed my decision to dedicate the rest of my time to helping our children. I am excited to share with you my future plans and provide resources for you and others to help put the odds in your favor with your health. Let’s go out and make it a great day!

Imagine you were diagnosed with what has been deemed the world’s toughest cancer, Pancreatic cancer and it is now 12 years later and you are still living a full and healthy life. How did you get here? Laurie MacCaskill’s story is one of truth, hard work, a sunny mindset and full of inspiration.  Laurie likes to say her “healthy denial” mindset is what truly made the difference in her fight with pancreatic cancer as she strived to live her life as normally as possible even with her diagnosis. By celebrating small victories in her treatment and everyday life, she was able to take control of her diagnosis and move forward each and every day. She is now taking her own life lessons and sharing them with cancer patients, caregivers and more all over the country through coaching, speaking and writing. Her story is still being written but she is using her experiences as a cancer survivor to help others write their own chapters and live out their own happy endings.

What exactly is Ergonomics? Rochelle Reea is a Certified Ergonomics Specialist and Pain Relief Expert who tells us all about Ergonomics, the study of people’s efficiency in the workplace.  Rochelle helps people succeed at work by making them stronger and smarter employees. She has taken her own life experiences and advice and is helping people all over the country prevent chronic conditions through the Alexander Technique. She has over 37 years of experience to draw from to help you work smart, be productive and feel good.

Dr. Bowen White is an “organizational physician” who is interested in the “people piece” when it comes to the workplace and life in general. He encourages people to take responsibility for their own health and life because at the end of the day we have to start with ourselves in order to help others.  He likes to be known as a “perspirational speaker” instead of a motivational speaker because he motivates himself and makes others sweat. How so? He talks about how we are our own biggest problem but we are also our own greatest strength and how it all starts and ends with us.  Dr. White travels the world speaking to different organizations, teams, companies, schools and more on the human nature and relationships. He believes in the power of helping others and that in order to see change happen then we must be willing to change ourselves.

It’s 2018 and the world is filled with different health and wellness “cure-all’s” and “do’s and don’ts” which makes it hard for us to really figure out what works for our own self. Dr. Taz Bhatia is here to help you navigate your way through all the information and find your path on your health journey and all you have to do is take a quiz! She is an innovator who is bridging the gap between traditional and integrative medicine to ultimately help people understand themselves and own their health. Through her own personal experience, knowledge and research, she is helping people understand their own unique make-up to live a whole and healthy life.

Life is all about perspective. We hear this phrase all the time yet don’t often believe it or stop to actually understand that life is all about perspective, at least not until we have to.  Lindsey Roy faced the unimaginable four years ago when she lost her left leg due to a boating accident while on vacation. But today, she is taking that experience and all the lessons and blessings she has learned and received since then to share her story and inspire other.  Through her journey of healing, she has in turn helped so many others find their own healing paths by sharing with them the power of perspective and purpose.

After a health crisis turned Julie Edge’s life upside down, she turned to life coaching and found her passion and purpose in life. Julie has experience from all facets of life that she brings together to help her clients find their strengths and help position them to lead. Not only is Julie helping people through looking at their strengths and weaknesses and behavioral patterns but is now helping people through equine facilitated coaching as well.  Whether you are an entrepreneur, executive, emerging leader, wellness seeker or writer, Julie has experience with it all and can help you discover your passions, create your path and live a passion and purpose filled life. 

“Unintentional dysfunction” is how Bonnie Kelly, life coach, author and speaker, describes the world today as there is a world of hurt people, raising a world of hurt people. Bonnie’s personal transformation began at a young age as she grew up surrounded by trauma that lead to drugs, alcohol, jail and homelessness. Her life experiences have provided her with the platform to not only share her story but to spark the conversation that we should celebrate our journeys, work through the pain and not ignore it but embrace it. She helps people every single day go from victim to victor by helping them realize they are their own hero and they have the potential and power to save him or herself.

“One cannot have poor health and good skin” is something Dr. Sharad Paul, skin cancer expert often says. Our skin can tell us far more than we are even aware of and yet so often is neglected by humans. Dr. Paul is shining a light on the importance of skin and how it is key to our overall well being as it plays a role in all aspects of our lives. Skin is not only the largest organ but sense of touch is the only essential sense in the human body so our skin is invaluable and Dr. Paul knows it. He is finding wellness through skin and changing the way people care for their bodies. Not only is he treating patients, developing new surgical techniques, writing about his work but is also inspiring the younger generations to take control of their health and education.

Dr. Celine Gounder is taking on the world of disease and social injustice through treating and talking to people all over the world. She is known as the “Disease Detective” as she treats people suffering from HIV to Ebola to post surgical infections.  Not only is she a practicing physician but she is also taking on the role of Medical Journalist as she has covered topics from Ebola and Zika to the current opioid crisis.  What got Dr. Gounder interested in the world of medicine and social work in the first place? Her passion for wanting to make an impact on the world and love for science and serving others. Dr. Gounder is helping shine a light on injustices in all facets of the world by simply talking to those suffering and sharing their stories to help educate, enlighten and inspire others.