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Women Veterans during Pandemic - Ways to Optimize Health for Self and Family- Dr. Bianca Garilli, ND, IFMCP

Women Veterans during Pandemic - Ways to Optimize Health for Self and Family

Presented by Dr. Bianca Garilli, ND, IFMCP and Marine Corps Veteran

Wednesday, April 1 at 1pm PT (Free Zoom Call)

We will explore everyday lifestyle steps and natural health options for supporting immune, respiratory and mental/emotional health during this challenging time in our world’s history.

Hope to "see" you there!

Here's the link to join, feel free to share: https://zoom.us/j/210026927

More about Dr. Garilli: www.ncclm.com

Watch All About Alumni: How Failure, Continuous Learning, and Self-Care Have Shaped Me as an Entrepreneur (and Allowed Me to Serve Thousands) with Megan Lyons, MS

An insatiable appetite for learning, especially learning from our failures, can be a great teacher to help us progress and grow in life. It can also teach us how to better care for our-selves and others. Hawthorn graduate Megan Lyons will address her background and how she became drawn to holistic health and nutrition both personally and professionally. She will also speak to her educational journey, detailing her experience in Hawthorn’s MSHN program, and then dive deep into the amazing accomplishments and opportunities she's experienced post graduation.

Hawthorn welcomes MSHN program graduate Megan Lyons for her All About Alumni presentation How Failure, Continuous Learning, and Self-Care Have Shaped Me as an Entrepreneur (and Allowed Me to Serve Thousands).

The recording of Megan's webinar is now available for review in our AAA Webinar Archives.

Megan will share her insightful philosophy of success and failure as she openly discuses hers, the value of and her commitment to continuous learning, and the necessity of taking care of ourselves as health practitioners.

Megan Lyons has shared her game-changing approach to wellness with thousands of people through personalized health coaching, corporate and group wellness programs, and motivational and educational speaking. As founder and owner of The Lyons’ Share Wellness, she’s deeply passionate about inspiring others to feel their healthiest and happiest. Megan is the author of Start Here: 7 Easy, Diet-Free Steps to Achieve Your Ultimate Health and Happiness, a Top 10 Amazon Bestseller in Nutrition. Her Lyons’ Share Coaching Academy and business coaching help aspiring coaches and nutritionists streamline their business and skyrocket their success.

In addition to Hawthorn, Megan holds degrees and certifications from Harvard University, Northwestern University, and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is also Board Certified as a Holistic Nutritionist by NANP. She lectures widely at hospitals, corporations, and organizations. When she’s not health coaching, you can find her working out, teaching fitness classes, cooking, reading, traveling, and cheering on the Dallas Mavericks. She currently lives in Dallas with her husband, Kevin, and adorable dogs, Maverick and Riley.

Disclaimer: The webinars may present information that does not fully reflect Hawthorn University’s philosophy. Nonetheless, these presentations have been chosen because of their overall quality of information.

Megan Lyons, MS

MSHN Program Graduate 2019

The Lyons' Share Wellness

Watch Legislative Update of Holistic Advocacy Across America with Jonathan Posey

Holistic health advocacy and protecting our rights has become a hot topic with high importance. Jonathan Posey from the Council of Holistic Health Educators invites us to become aware of holistic health advocacy, and encourage greater participation in protecting our rights.

Hawthorn welcomes Jonathan Posey for his presentation Legislative Update of Holistic Advocacy Across America: what you need to know to practice in your state.

The recording of Jonathan's presentation is now available for review in our Webinar Archives.

Jonathan provides a legislative update for overturning restrictive nutrition laws and answers your questions regarding state law and advocacy.

Jonathan Posey is the Founder, Executive, and Policy Director for the Council of Holistic Health Educators. He brings over a decade of experience in lobbying, public policy, and grassroots activism in food and consumer safety. Jonathan began his career on Capitol Hill as a congressional aide, then moved to the private sector as a lobbyist, representing food and consumer safety firms, as well as other healthcare and technology interests. Recognizing the need for an organization that exclusively represented the interests of the holistic health and nutrition community, Jonathan created a coalition of like-minded holistic schools to protect the practice of holistic health. This coalition grew to become the Council.

Jonathan Posey

Founder, Executive, Policy Director

Council of Holistic Health Educators

Review From Golf to Nutrition: An Unexpected Tale of Following your Passion with Ben Warren, MS

Hawthorn University’s Master of Science in Holistic Nutrition graduate Ben Warren (MSHN 2013) has a wonderful journey into health and wellness to share! Ben will tell his story so listeners can feel inspired to take action, and to understand that making the right decision comes from understanding what you want to achieve, including the power of following your passion and allowing the universe to work for you. Ben’s post grad accomplishments are impressive!

Ben Warren, MS presents to us From Golf to Nutrition: An Unexpected Tale of Following your Passion, on Hawthorn’s All About Alumni Webinar Series.

Watch Ben's presentation in our All About Alumni Webinar Archives.

Recognized as a leader in his field with over 15 years of hands on experience, Ben Warren, MS is the founder of BePure, and one of New Zealand’s most renowned clinical nutritionists and holistic health experts. Ben has made it his mission to build a new future of health by empowering and educating New Zealanders on the importance of diet, lifestyle and nutrition. Ben went on to gain his Masters in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University, and is currently completing his PhD on the relationship between mental health and nutrition. Over the past 15 years, Ben has founded BePure, developed the BePure nutritional support product range, toured the country with seminar series talking to over 70,000 people, and is currently the Clinical Director of the BePure Clinic. He lives in Hawke’s Bay in remote New Zealand with his wife, Lynda, and their two daughters on a 15 acre organic permaculture farm. His current projects include working towards his PhD, further exploring the link between mental health and nutrients, and continuing sharing education and support through the BePure platform.

Ben Warren, MS
MSHN Program Graduate 2013

Founder, BePure

Watch 5 Powerful Weeds for Clinical Practice with Rosalee de la Forêt, RH

The best medicine for our clients often lies within their own backyards! Join herbalist Rosalee de la Forêt to explore practical and effective ways to use abundant weeds for transformative health and well-being.

Hawthorn is pleased to welcome Rosalee de la Forêt, RH, for her presentation 5 Powerful Weeds for Clinical Practice.

Rosalee's presentation is now available for review in our Webinar Archives.

See how a wild fruit can be used to address systemic inflammation, how feral roots can be used to heal digestion, and how delicate spring flowers can relieve chronic upper respiratory challenges. Through this webinar you’ll be getting everything you need to know to start using these plants right away from dosage information to clinical preparations.

Rosalee de la Forêt, RH, is passionate about inspiring you to enjoy plants every single day whether it’s marveling their beauty or using their gifts as food and medicine. She is the best selling author of the book, Alchemy of Herbs, and the soon to be released book, Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She is the Education Director for LearningHerbs, and a registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild. In addition to writing books, Rosalee teaches online courses about herbs including Taste of Herbs, Herbal Cold Care & Apothecary. Rosalee lives in a log cabin in the northeastern cascades of Washington state with her husband. She’s an avid gardener and excels at cuddling up with her cat and a good book.

See more of Rosalee’s articles and recipes at http://www.HerbsWithRosalee.com.

Rosalee de la Forêt, RH
Author, Alchemy of Herbs

Review The 50-year Serendipitous Journey to Me with Dr. Sheila Dean, DSc, RD, LD, IFMCP

Hawthorn is pleased to welcome our first DSC program graduate (DSC 2010) Dr. Sheila Dean for her presentation The 50-year Serendipitous Journey to Me, on Hawthorn’s All About Alumni Webinar Series.

Dr. Dean will reveal a serendipitous journey as she shares her background and how she became drawn to holistic health and nutrition personally, professionally, and her educational journey. Sheila will detail her experience in Hawthorn’s Doctoral (DSc) program, and then dive deep into the amazing work and opportunities she had accomplished post graduation.

Dr. Dean's webinar presentation is now available for review in our AAA Webinar Archives.

Dr. Sheila Dean, DSc, RD, LD, IFMCP is a registered and licensed dietitian nutritionist and board certified integrative and functional medicine practitioner. She was the owner of Palm Harbor Center for Health & Healing, an integrative and functional medicine based private practice and wellness center in Palm Harbor, Florida for 17 years. A published author, national speaker and media spokesperson, Dr. Dean has taught nutrition science for over 21 years as adjunct professor at the University of Tampa, University of South Florida Morsani School of Medicine, Maryland University of Integrative Health, Schiller International University, Saybrook University and Saint Petersburg College.

She is also the co-founder of IFNA™, the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy, (http://www.IFNAcademy.com) a comprehensive online training and mentoring program designed to teach health care practitioners how to seek the true root causes of disease to restore optimal health and function and ultimately transform the practice of nutrition using the most effective integrative and functional nutrition diagnostic tools and treatment protocols for preventing and reversing chronic illness.

Dr. Sheila Dean, DSc, RD, LD, IFMCP

Optimal Health=Optimal Fertility (even for a woman in her 40s!): How to Manage Modern Fertility Challenges with Nutrition & Lifestyle Support with Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc

Hawthorn is pleased to welcome celebrated women’s health and wellness expert Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc for her presentation Optimal Health=Optimal Fertility (even for a woman in her 40s!): How to Manage Modern Fertility Challenges with Nutrition & Lifestyle Support, Tuesday January 21st, 2020 at 4 PM Pacific.

RSVP HERE.

In this presentation Aimee Raupp will focus on fertility & female physiology, the typical blocks to female fertility, and introduce the ‘Three Pillars of Body Belief’ to Reconnect, Renew, and Reawaken. Environmental, emotional and nutritional toxins, as well as lifestyle and the diet will be addressed, including the different “diets” for fertility. And so importantly, the mental emotional spiritual piece will be included.

Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & wellness expert and the best-selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, and Body Belief. A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in private practice in New York, she holds a Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Rutgers University. Aimee is also the founder of the Aimee Raupp Beauty line of hand-crafted, organic skincare products. She has appeared on The View, and has been featured in Glamour, Allure, Well + Good, GOOP, Shape, and Redbook, and has received endorsements from Deepak Chopra, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Arianna Huffington, and Gabby Bernstein for her work in helping thousands of women to improve their vitality, celebrate their beauty, and reconnect to the presence of their optimal health. Aimee is also the Head of Chinese Medicine at The Well, an active columnist for media outlets such as Thrive Global, Well + Good, MindBodyGreen and is a frequent speaker at women’s health & wellness conferences across the nation. She engages her large community worldwide through her online programs and with her website, www.aimeeraupp.com.

If you have a question for Aimee on this topic, please email it to paulab@hawthorn.edu.

Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc