Healthy AF

Dr. Zach Shaw and Upper Cervical Care Chiropractic: What Is It and How Does It Impact My Health?

Amy and Zach sit down to share an initial look at upper cervical care chiropractic therapy. This specialty chiropractic care altered Amy’s lower back pain in a big way and had a surprising result on her seizure occurrences! Listen in and expand your “health toolkit”. Reach Dr. Zach Shaw at Upper Cervical Spine Center here!…

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Bracing for the Holidays? Here’s a Guide to Find JOY and Meaning This Season!

In this easy listen, Amy dials in on creating JOY and Meaning in the busyness of the coming holiday season, particularly with family times. Are you bracing for the holidays? Dreading the go-go-go pace, the obligations, the stressful interactions? Would you rather have stillness, peace, and connection? Give this one a listen to set your…

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All Things Dance!

Healthy AF welcomes Summer McPherson from Wilmington Latin Dance where they explore all things dance! Summer shares her first experience with dance at Charlotte Latin Dance and the journey that led her to open the sister studio, Wilmington Latin Dance. Then, of course, there’s the juice – the freedom, expression, confidence, and connection found in…

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JOY, SUNSHINE, and CHOICE

In this episode, we meet Lauren Burke from PowerHouse Happy. Lauren is a life, leadership, and business coach who is always in CHOICE and bringing the JOY! Get your wheels turning on your own “stuck spots” as Lauren and I swap empowerment tools from our coaching practices and lives. Find Lauren here! IG @powerhousehappy @laurenbhappy Trying to get…

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ATOMIC HABITS: Identity of Behavioral Change

In another mother-daughter duo power episode (say that ten times fast!), Amy & Maggie talk about the concept of identity as described in James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. They discuss how identity is formed, how it can be useful in setting desired habits, and, if not set intentionally, how it can be a deterrent for…

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Dr. Mackenzie Jones, Functional Medicine and JOY

 In this episode, I visit with Mackenzie Jones,  DNP, FNP-BC. This lady is the real deal! She shares her own health story, a journey into functional medicine that helped her overcome debilitating IBS and ulcerative colitis. From that experience, Mackenzie, after earning her DNP, began specializing in functional medicine as a nurse practitioner. She is committed…

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Angst or Joy? How to Keep Your Boundaries In Check and Move Beyond Survival and Into Thriving

This first-ever mother-daughter Healthy AF episode has Amy and her oldest daughter Maggie sharing a topic that comes up frequently in their own lives and in the coaching world: Boundaries! Amy gets real about a challenging time in her life and how she shifted from survival mode to finding everyday joy. Trying to get healthy…

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Nutritional Therapist Practitioners, Adrenal Fatigue and Women’s Health

We welcome Molly Sellers to Healthy AF for this episode to share with us her journey from medical illness to survival to thriving and paying it forward. Listen in to hear how she learned to work with her body as it healed itself and how she works with women who suffer from digestive, adrenal, and hormonal…

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So You’re Thinking About Starting CrossFit?

Meet Steph Grange, the general manager at CrossFit ReIgnighted in Wilmington, NC. Steph is that elite athlete with a down-home flavor for helping anyone regardless of their athletic ability, body type, or exercise history, step into the strength, capability, confidence, and joy that the CrossFit journey consistently provides. I’m so inspired by her passion for…

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Recreational Therapy – Making FUNctional Leisure Available to EVERYONE!

Baleigh Roberts and Lydia Pinto, Recreation Therapist Interns with Access Wilmington share their passion for play and leisure as vital components of health! People of all abilities need FUN! These two budding professionals are changing mindsets around differently-abled people. Get inspired!! Below are links to their event on July 29, 2023, at Miracle Field of Olson Park for attending,…

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