Healing Charlotte Podcast

Sharjuan Burgos, Outreach Director at the Stephen A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Centerstone in Fayetteville, NC is on this episode of the podcast. She spent 27 years of active duty service in the Army and is now responsible for linking the community to the services offered at the clinic. Once she retired from the military, Sharjuan was hired at the clinic and believes her understanding of mil...

ounseling Associates and a therapist specialized in porn & sex addiction, betrayal trauma for partners, and childhood trauma. David's work focuses on helping men in these areas as well as assertiveness training. David always had an interest in people as he watched his mom as a hairstylist listen to her clients. He earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology but found himself in sales after colle...

Nurse Practitioner who focuses on women's health with virtual patients in North Carolina. She has been with Hormone Wellness MD since 2023, a practice that focuses on hormones and sexual wellness in women. "For those who are willing to meet in a virtual format, it often works better for their schedules and we can accomplish really everything we need to accomplish over the telehealth platform." Kat...

On this episode of the podcast, we meet Megan Gelabert-McGee from Harmony Pilates . Megan comes from a professional dance background and heard about Pilates through her community while dancing for 2 professional companies in New York. She took a front desk job at a 2nd generation from Joseph Pilates studio. Many of the apprentices in the training program needed practice hours and this is where Meg...

On this episode of the podcast, we meet Kristen Bunich, a Registered Dietician and owner of " The Intuitive Dietician ." Intuitive eating was created by two dieticians in the 90s and by now has over 200 research studies on it. The adoption rate increased in the last 10 years. It's based on 10 principles and fosters a positive relationship with food as we move away from restrictive diets. The princ...

doctors to help us get out of our heads and into our bodies. This modality can benefit anyone who is breathing. Contraindications are for those with heart conditions, epilepsy, and newly pregnant. It can be approached from physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual places. This is a deeper experience than coping skill type of breath-work. "Using our breath as a flashlight to shine within the parts...

his episode features Charlie Petrizzo the Founder and CEO of Project 2 Heal . His organization is the only non-profit in the United States that focuses on expert animal husbandry and rearing of outstanding pedigree Labrador Retrievers to serve the service dog industry. Charlie's path leading up to starting Project 2 Heal was marked by tragedy and triumph during his childhood. He suffered from two...

Heather Siblik the founder of Dish Course is on this episode of the podcast. Her journey in creating Dish Course really began 5 years ago when she moved to Charlotte from Wisconsin for a relationship that ended shortly after. She remembers how much effort, courage, and time it took to meet people and make friends. This is what sparked the idea for Dish Course , a dinner party with strangers organi...

Austin Buergermeister a Chiropractor from Live Well Chiropractic in Lake Norman is the latest guest on the podcast. His journey started out while in school at UNCC where he majored in Exercise Science and minored in Public Health. He knew he wanted to help people but had not found in what way yet. A Chiropractor came to speak at one of his classes and his interest was piqued. About the same time,...

Today's guest is Daisha Williams who is the Environmental Justice Manager for CleanAIRE NC . CleanAIRE NC utilizes action, education, and innovation in their partnerships to restore the environment. They started in 2003 as CleanAIRE Carolina where volunteers banded together to improve air quality and noticed the link between that and climate change and public health. Their focus today is on climat...

Amanda Jones from QC Hydrate joins us on the podcast to discuss her mobile hydration infusion company. The idea came to her 3 years ago and was pushed forward with the pandemic. Amanda recognized people's discomfort in going into clinical settings unless absolutely necessary so she decided to take her idea into people's homes. Amanda has been a nurse for 10 years and the last 6 were spent as an on...

Today's podcast guest is Shannon Routh, the founder and Executive Director of Teal Diva . This non-profit organization supports women with ovarian and other types of gynecological cancer in Charlotte. Shannon got the idea to start the group during her 3rd chemotherapy appointment at age 32 when she realized there were no other support groups and she wanted to meet someone else going through ovaria...

In this episode, we meet Kerry Kalish. She is a Design Project Manager at ODA , an architecture firm here in Charlotte, North Carolina. She also manages the TASC (Tactful Approach to Sustainable Cleanliness) force which focuses on research and development for "Well Building" strategies. Kerry went to Architecture school at UNCC in 2004 and was fascinated back then about how architecture relates to...

Molly Ruggere is on the podcast today speaking about her work as a Certified Life and Alcohol Freedom Coach as well as the alcohol-free social community she has created, Counterculture Club . It's a global alcohol free community based in Charlotte that includes a monthly membership for virtual events 2x a week, in person events, and group coaching. Local members meet several times a month for even...

This episode is with Abby Glen, the owner and founder of Shelves Bookstore . Shelves just celebrated their 2-year anniversary as an online and pop-up new book store. Shelves started as a pop-up store partnering with local coffee shops when COVID-19 hit. Abby quickly shifted to an online model and has now moved to offering both options to purchase books. Abby has wanted to open a bookstore for a lo...

Alicia Martin, the owner of Plant Therapy , is on a mission to improve lives by fostering the love of plants here in Charlotte. Her journey started back in childhood with outdoor plants and her parents teaching her the names of them. Later on in college, she didn't have any outdoor space, so she began bringing plants into her home. Starting the business wasn't a dream of hers but more of encourage...

On today's episode, we meet Challise Cantleberry, the Director of Detention Center Services at Changed Choices . Changed Choices is a local non-profit that supports women impacted by incarceration. They do this through the Mecklenburg County Detention Center, North Carolina area prisons, and in the community. When women are residents at the detention center, Changed Choices can support them throug...

Today's conversation is with Hannah Kay Herdlinger, the founder of Thread Talk .  The company came from her personal story as a domestic violence survivor who wanted to give back to other survivors and shelters.  Thread Talk sells blankets with names such as "Confidence, Love, Serenity, Strength, and Resilience" with 10% of the proceeds going back to local domestic violence shelters through domest...

Today's podcast guest is Meghan Lowery, the owner and founder of Honest Elderberry Co . The company officially started in March 2019 and was especially vital in supporting her family during 2020 when her husband lost his job. Honest Elderberry Co sells syrup in 3 sizes as well as a "make your own kit" where one can get creative with adding their own sweetener or no sweetener at all. She has some m...

In this episode, Katie reflects on groups and individuals she was grateful for in 2020.  Who are you grateful for?

On this episode, we meet Anna Egleston, the Chief Zen Officer, of Above Yoga . She leads Yoga Retreats for adults. She has combined her love for yoga, travel, adventure, and professional background in corporate travel to cultivate a community of adults. Anna has lead international retreats to places like Ireland, Cambodia, and the South of France to name a few. She has trips booked for Croatia and...

I created this prompt for a client several years ago and it has stood the test of time. It's a way to simultaneously reflect on the year that is ending and look forward to the next year. If you feel drawn to utilize this prompt, I would encourage you to consider at least 3 examples for each one and go wild on the gratitudes prompt. We could all use more gratitude and it's also fun to come back to...

Today's podcast features Theresa Leskowat discussing with Katie all the aspects of starting Mental Health Therapy. Together we discuss reasons to go, benefits, finding a Therapist, when to start, payment, and different types of therapy modalities. Theresa is a private practice owner at Clear Vista Counseling , where she works with adults in managing their anxiety. Why go to therapy Typically peopl...

Today's conversation is with Melanie McIntyre, the owner of Tru-Nectar , an e-commerce business selling CBD products. She started the business officially in February 2020 but had been working on researching the product and setting it up for a year prior. Tru-Nectar sells tinctures, gummies, topical, soft-gels, and dog treats all made with CBD. Melanie has always been interested and passionate abou...

In this episode, we meet Crystal Emerick, the founder and Executive Director of Brave Step , a non-profit that focuses on supporting those affected by sexual violence; survivors or loved ones. This 5-year old non-profit strives to empower adults impacted by sexual violence in 3 ways; personalized care(individual counseling, group therapy, peer support groups, empowerment groups), Brave public conv...