Kathy is a Board Certified Holistic Nurse, a Holistic Counselor, a Traditional Naturopath, a Holistic Coach, an energy work practitioner in Therapeutic & Healing Touch, and a massage therapist. She has more than 40 years of experience in Mental Health, Community Health, and Holistic Health, specializing in women’s health and wellness. Kathy has been in private practice since the early 1980s in a variety of roles, including nurse, mental health and holistic counselor, and holistic health and life coach. Since her initial coach training in 2000, she has coached clients through the Swedish American Health System and in her private practice. She is currently an instructor for Wisdom of the Whole and has also taught Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing for many years. Kathy feels like her life has passed through several phases—each with its own unique and beautiful experiences and gifts.

Marian has over 39 years of nursing experience in many settings, including outpatient clinics, hospitals, long-term care, home care, hospice, and nursing education. She has been active in holistic health since the early 1980s, teaching and providing Healing Touch, Aromatherapy, Guided Imagery, coaching, and other holistic modalities in hospital and community settings. She served as a Nurse Planner for the AHNA 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2019 conferences and is an instructor for AHNA’s Integrative Healing Arts Program (IHAP), preparing nurses for Holistic Nursing certification. She currently serves on the AHNA Practice Committee and the AHNA Board of Directors. She lives in the forest of Northern Michigan, where she enjoys gardening, reading about quantum physics, and playing her harp.