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Your body holds deep wisdom to heal, but learning balance within helps us recognize that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our health and well-being. The greatest health is wealth! By investing in YOU with our community professionals you will feel supported and loved like family. It takes a village!
Natasha Baker, BS,LMBT,AMAT,FMT,RYT
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Julie McEvoy is a veteran, local military spouse and mother of two. After moving to the Fort Bragg area, she decided to pursue her passion of helping others through fitness coaching. She is a CrossFit Level 2 Instructor and coach that teaches MotherHood Fitness. Her classes are held at Southern Pines Crossfit and they’re geared to support mothers in pregnancy and postpartum.
Julie is experienced Diastasis Recti and pelvic organ prolapse following the birth of her second child in 2017. In late 2018, she underwent Diastasis Recti repair surgery to ease digestive issues and hip pain. Julie has a degree in Industrial & System Engineering and has served as an Engineer in the US Army.
Julie serves as Vice President on the Military Birth Resource Network Board, is a Certified BIRTHFIT Coach as well as a Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach taught by Brianna Battles, CSCS. Julie teaches and has a passion for CrossFit, MotherHood Fitness and is Head Coach at Southern Pines CrossFit.
Julie is experienced Diastasis Recti and pelvic organ prolapse following the birth of her second child in 2017. In late 2018, she underwent Diastasis Recti repair surgery to ease digestive issues and hip pain. Julie has a degree in Industrial & System Engineering and has served as an Engineer in the US Army.
Julie serves as Vice President on the Military Birth Resource Network Board, is a Certified BIRTHFIT Coach as well as a Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach taught by Brianna Battles, CSCS. Julie teaches and has a passion for CrossFit, MotherHood Fitness and is Head Coach at Southern Pines CrossFit.
Kelli Wixom, is the founder of Silver Moon Sleep Consultanting and is a proud Army wife and mother.
She was born to help parents and families. She is a graduate of Niagara University where she received a bachelors degree in Elementary Education and also in Teaching English to Students of Other Languages. She then went on to get her Masters degree in Special Education from Fayetteville State University.
You may wonder what makes her qualified to help you and your family and she would tell you, she’s been there! She spent the first 2.5 years of her sons life waiting for him to learn how to sleep through the night. She held/rocked/shushed him until he fell asleep, only to have him wake up an hour later. Kelli was tired and cranky and knew she had to make a change. That's when she discovered The Sleep Sense™ Program created by world renowned sleep expert, Dana Obleman. So it was then she hired a consultant and followed her detailed plan and by the end of the first week her son was sleeping through the night! It was a miracle that she NEEDED to share this with other parents.
Kelli was personally trained by Dana Obleman and has completed a comprehensive training and mentoring program, giving her the most up-to-date research and tools to help your child sleep through the night. She is dedicated to teaching your child healthy sleep habits and will be with you every step of the way!
Click here for more information about Kelli’s Sleep Consulting: https://www.silvermoonsleepconsulting.com/
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher with a certification in Trauma-Focused CBT, Asa is passionate about combining traditional therapy theories/techniques with experiential and holistic methods such as meditation, mindfulness and mind-body awareness to better serve client's or family's needs (upon request). She has 15 + years of experience from outpatient- and in home settings, private practice, foster care-systems, juvenile justice/court and familiar with working with military families. Asa is credentialed with variety of insurance companies, and also see clients/families with self-pay $100 per session.
Feel free to contact her at 910-303-4790.
Offices in West End and Southern Pines.
Often addressed concerns/challenges:
• ADHD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Child or Adolescent
• Codependency
• Coping Skills
• Couples/Marital
• Depression, including Post-Partum Depression
• Domestic Abuse
• Domestic Violence
• Emotional Disturbance
• Family
• Grief
• Infidelity
• Military Issues, Trauma, PTSD
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Self Esteem
• Self-Harming
• Sleep or Insomnia
• Stress
• Transgender
• Trauma and PTSD
• Women's Issues
Feel free to contact her at 910-303-4790.
Offices in West End and Southern Pines.
Often addressed concerns/challenges:
• ADHD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Child or Adolescent
• Codependency
• Coping Skills
• Couples/Marital
• Depression, including Post-Partum Depression
• Domestic Abuse
• Domestic Violence
• Emotional Disturbance
• Family
• Grief
• Infidelity
• Military Issues, Trauma, PTSD
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Self Esteem
• Self-Harming
• Sleep or Insomnia
• Stress
• Transgender
• Trauma and PTSD
• Women's Issues
Breastfeeding is natural and should be easy, right?
After delivering her first child in a foreign country and not having the local resources needed to be successful with breastfeeding immediately postpartum, Lauren realized how much she needed expert help when and where she needed it—and in a language she could understand! She is now proud to say she’s the mother of three breastfed children, however, all of those experiences have not come easily and have been wrought with challenges—and joys!
Recognizing many out there needed just as much help, Lauren decided to become an expert in breastfeeding support over the last ten years. She is now an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and has been helping mothers and their families since 2011 in a variety of settings to include telehealth, in and out of the hospital, community centers and as a peer-to-peer support leader. Some of her specialities include: working with latching issues, alternative feeding to include finger and cup feeding, weaning from nipple shields, dealing with flat and inverted nipples, and supporting challenging or unique situations such as pumping for full time feeding.
Lauren is married, has 3 children at home, a bunny and currently resides in Indiana. She is also the owner and creator CEO of an online virtual site that helps breastfeeding moms called ‘Milk on Tap’. If you are seeking additional support in your breastfeeding journey, please contact, Lauren Majors for a personal one on one ‘LIVE Virtual’ session in the comfort of your own home. Click the links below to be re-directed.
https://milkontap.com/register/
OR
https://amwell.com/cm/services/online-breastfeeding-support/
Born and raised in Southern Pines, NC, I have always loved cooking and baking. As the oldest of 5 (you read that right, 5!) children, I grew up helping my mom in the kitchen. Additionally, I loved watching my grandmother work her magic in the kitchen, and my love for gardening stemmed from working with her in her massive garden. Tasting the meals she created from the fields of her labor sparked my interest in fresh, farm-to-table food, as well as learning to cook with love.
While cooking and baking were both passions of mine, working in the culinary field was not my first choice in life. I love helping others – from family and friends, to four-legged creatures – and I chose to pursue a B.S. in Animal Science from North Carolina State University. After graduation, I worked in retail and as a personal trainer for a few years, and eventually ended up working for my family in retail pharmacy for 15 years.
Throughout that time, I became passionate about fitness, health and nutrition. I competed in figure and bikini competitions which sparked an interest in sports nutrition, as well as cooking for health and wellness. It was during that time that my physician discovered that I had a congenital thyroid condition, and eventually had to have my thyroid removed. It took me several years to get back in balance, and I still struggle with it occasionally. Like many other conditions, diet and lifestyle choices are very important with thyroid issues. Because of my passion for health and wellness, I have been able to learn how foods can be therapeutic and healing, and that lifestyle choices can be combative against various conditions and disease.
My personal health experience sparked an interest in my heart and mind to pursue a new career – one that I knew I would love and would allow me to combine all of my passions.
With lots of encouragement from my husband and family, I enrolled in culinary school. I attended Central Carolina Community College’s (CCCC) Natural Chef program part-time. While there, I learned holistic and therapeutic ways of preparing food and how to cook for people with food restrictions, dietary concerns and food allergies. I also learned the importance of farm-to-table cuisine and its impact on our community.
From CCCC, I transferred to Sandhills Community College where I strengthened my cooking and baking skillset, gained knowledge in global cuisines, and learned about restaurant management. I graduated Summa Cum Laude with an AAS in Culinary Arts and a certificate in Restaurant Management.
After 3 years in the restaurant and catering industry, I decided to pursue my own business as a personal chef. One of my favorite parts about this new job is getting to research ways to use food for overall health and well-being.
I am a member of the United States Personal Chef Association and ServSafe Certified.