Claude is a wife, mom, dancer, and a woman who's learned — the hard way, and
then the good way — what it means to slow down.
For 18 years, Claude chased a dance career with everything she had, hustling and
grinding her way through stages and sets alongside artists like JLo, Chris Brown,
Avril Lavigne, the Pussycat Dolls, Demi Lovato, Zendaya, the Jonas Brothers,
Carmen Electra, and casts from Fuller House and Will & Grace. It was a dream
career, and one she's proud of.
Then in 2020, at 38, Claude became a mom for the first time — and everything she
thought she knew about strength got rewritten. She spent over a year battling
debilitating postpartum anxiety and depression, including suicidal thoughts. It was
the hardest season of her life. She found her way through it with the help of
Scientology, which she's now practiced for 11 years and credits with giving her life
back.
@thevalinskys

@glowupwithclaude 

Danniel Worthen Cullumber, MSW, LCSW, is a trauma therapist, intuitive healer, and founder of Willow Medela Wellness LLC. She specializes in trauma recovery, meaning-making, and culturally responsive care for clients whose identities or spiritual experiences don’t fit traditional clinical models. Danniel is a doctoral candidate advancing research on narrative healing and spiritual experiences in trauma. She is frequently featured in national and international media for her expertise in trauma, resilience, and holistic mental health.

Contact:

Business: 385-543-4345

WhatsApp: +1-801-906-3802

www.willowmedelawellness.com

info@willowmedelawellness.com

Dr. Matthew Galati is a Toronto-based physician and healthcare leader transforming brain health and recovery through evidence-based neuroplasticity and lifestyle medicine. After sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2013 as a medical student, he developed a brain-supportive lifestyle protocol that enabled a full return to medical training within one year. In 2019, he founded the Brain Changes Initiative, advancing research, education, and system-level reform in TBI care. His lived experience and clinical expertise have shaped scalable, patient-empowering models of care and global education/awareness initiatives. His 6 lifestyle pillar primary care model for TBI, delivers a novel, holistic, publicly-funded program to improve outcomes while reducing long-term healthcare costs.

Michelle D. Sherman, PhD LP ABPP is a board-certified clinical psychologist in Minnesota who has dedicated her career to supporting families of adults living with a mental illness or trauma history. She is a Fellow of American Psychological Association’s Society for Couple and Family Psychology, and was named their Family Psychologist of the Year in 2022. She is the Editor in Chief of the journal, Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. She worked for 17 years in the VA system and as a Professor at the University of Minnesota and Oklahoma medical schools. She has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and over 100 book chapters and articles in other sources. In her personal life, she serves on the NAMI-MN-Ramsey County Board and writes books (with her co-author mother) for family members who love someone living with a mental illness/PTSD 

EDUCATION:   BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology, 1984

MD, University of Minnesota, Medical School, Minneapolis, 1989      

Internship, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, 1989-1990

Residency, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 1990-1993

Fellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 1993-1994

Dr. Amy Grimm is a certified success and well-being coach, veterinarian, speaker, and founder of Burnout-Free Me, where she helps high-achieving women stop running on empty and build success that doesn't cost them their health, relationships, or sense of self.

The best place to connect with her is on Substack, where she shares longer reflections, practical tools, and honest conversations about stress, ambition, identity, and what it really takes to feel successful and well. To work with Amy directly, you can learn more about coaching with her at burnoutfreeme.com.

Connect with Amy
Substack: https://amygrimmburnoutfreeme.substack.com
Coaching: https://burnoutfreeme.com
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daring-dvm/id1685789557

With a career spanning more than two decades, Emerson Kerr stands at the intersection of clinical excellence and strategic market growth. As the Vice President of Market Development & Strategic Partnerships at Nox Medical, Emerson leverages his deep expertise as a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist to advance sleep diagnostic technology.

Emerson currently serves as President of the AAST, leading the Board of Directors and Executive Committee in shaping the future of the profession. He further contributes to the industry through his role on the Corporate Counsel for ASAP and as co-host of the SleepTech Talk podcast. Emerson earned his MBA from Regent University and his B.S. from the University of South Alabama.

About the Author 

Joann Shafecer MD is a board-certified family physician, former tenured professor at Creighton University School of Medicine, former Chief Medica Officer for the State of Nebraska and now healthcare consultant, medical director and coach to physicians and executives.

Listen to Loss

 Grief is universal -but it's also deeply misunderstood. Too often, those who are grieving are left feeling isolated, hurt by cliches, or silenced by the discomfort of others.

This gives this book gives voice to those living with loss and reveals what they truly want family and friends and caregivers to understand. With honesty and compassion, this medical doctor offers a road map for anyone who longs to be more present, supportive, and helpful- but doesn't know what to say or do.

 Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, retired U.S. Navy veteran, founder of South Chesapeake Psychiatry and Transforming Minds Interventional Psychiatry in Chesapeake, Virginia, and Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. His clinical work spans outpatient psychiatry, interventional psychiatry, treatment-resistant depression, schizophrenia, serious mental illness, Assertive Community Treatment, and complex psychopharmacology. He is a national speaker, clinical preceptor, and author of The Neuropsychiatry Brief, a LinkedIn newsletter translating neuroscience, cognition, and emerging psychiatric treatments into practical clinical insight 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/justin-ray-pmhnp 

Newsletter: The Neuropsychiatry Brief SCP Facebook: facebook.com/southchespsych SCP 

Kala is an author of four books at the intersection of culture and autism, including the best-selling works Afrotistic and Autistic and Black. She is the director and founder of Heard Home Care, a boutique home care agency serving older adults and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Raleigh and Durham region of North Carolina. She previously founded a nonprofit organization whose aim is to end the stigma of mental illness in underserved communities.

Kala previously served as a research specialist at Duke University’s Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, a U.S. Fulbright Scholar with a World Health Organization Collaborating Center, and a research assistant at both Harvard University and Harvard Medical School.

Karmin Reeves Jenkins is a certified Abundant Living Coach who helps women of color in their 30s , and beyond, military women veterans transitioning from active service, and mothers of daughters, develop strategies for living abundantly from the inside out.

 Her company, Inner Healing For Abundant Living, Inc., aims to help women live abundantly, despite life challenges by using a unique Neuroscience  and Multigenerational Family Systems Healing Framework. 

 A Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with a Supervisor designation, a retired government social worker, a former Major Army Reserves, a Certified Life Coach, a Author, a TEDx speaker, a lead Intercessor with Kingdomsake Ministries International, an Elder at New Dimension Worship Center, and Volunteer Celebrate Recovery Program Group Leader for the Frederick Rescue Mission, Faith House. 

Kathy Micheel (pronounced MUH-gayl) -- founder of Today Forward Consulting and a Legacy Builder focused on the four pillars of health, life, business, and genealogy.  

She helps caregivers, both in their personal lives and professional roles, move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose by connecting three powerful areas: understanding your past through genealogy, supporting your present through health, and intentionally planning your future through business and life strategy. 

Rooted in a fifth-generation farming and ranching family, Kathy brings real-life experience, practical wisdom, and heart-centered coaching to everything she does. She is known for her signature framework, the Real Daily NEWSS.

Kathy is also the creator of Healthy Living Meals, a cookbook and generational activities series designed for children and adults, bringing families together through food, learning, and shared experiences across generations.

Kevin Lawlor brings a wealth of courtroom experience and public service to The Flood Law Firm. Before joining the firm in 2025, Kevin served in several prominent roles within the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice, including Deputy Chief State’s Attorney and State’s Attorney for the Ansonia-Milford Judicial District. Over the course of his career as a prosecutor, Kevin tried more than 40 serious felony cases to verdict, earning a strong reputation for skilled trial advocacy and ethical leadership.

Kevin’s extensive trial background and deep understanding of the justice system make him a valuable asset to our trial team, where he continues to fight for clients with precision, strategy, and compassion.

https://www.thefloodlawfirm.com/kevin-lawlor/

(860) 813-7795

Mike Loverde, MHS, CIP, is the Clinical Director and Founder of Family First Intervention. His passion for helping families began during an intervention conducted within his own family, which changed his life forever. Following the outcome of that intervention, Mike Loverde started doing interventions in 2005 and founded Family First Intervention in 2009. Now, he and his wife help families navigate the tumultuous world of addiction and mental health and empower families to break patterns of generational family beliefs and behaviors. We seek to help you rewrite your story. 

Pulak Sharma is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Kazmira Therapeutics, where he has spent more than a decade advancing cannabinoids toward credible, regulated healthcare. With experience spanning business development, corporate strategy, cannabinoid manufacturing, and healthcare innovation, Pulak has helped lead Kazmira’s development of high-purity, THC-free CBD API, CBD IsoMax™, and its expansion into prescription cannabinoid care through Kazmira Pharmacy and the Cope Now telehealth platform. His work and Kazmira’s innovations have been featured by the Denver Gazette, Cannabis Business Times, MJBizDaily, and other national outlets, and he has also represented Kazmira in discussions with the FDA regarding cannabis-derived compounds.

Kazmira Pharmacy – (503A Compounding Pharmacy)

www.kazmirapharmacy.com

Cope Now – (Patient-Facing Telehealth Platform)

www.copenow.com

Randye Kaye is an  radio personality, author, actress/singer, voice talent, and audiobook narrator. She currently anchors and hosts All Things Considered for WSHU Public Radio and hosts its podcast Good At Heart. Her bestselling books, Happier Made Simple and Ben Behind His Voices, reflect her work as a motivational speaker and mental health advocate, sharing lessons of resilience, connection, humor, and hope.

Randye’s solo show, Cracks and All: A Perfectly Imperfect Life, has earned uplifting reviews at theatres around the country. She is also co-creator and host of Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches.

Rebecca Iannantuoni is co-chair of the Day Pitney's Special Needs Planning practice group. She advises individuals and families on estate planning, particularly special needs planning, protective proceedings and eligibility for government benefit programs. She also represents clients in all aspects of estate and generational wealth planning, estate administration and other probate matters, including guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. Additionally, she is appointed to serve as a guardian ad litem, conservator, and guardian of intellectually disabled individuals in complex probate court matters.

Rebecca is a member of multiple organizations on behalf of individuals with special needs and often speaks covering diverse topics, including special needs planning, guardianship, and alternatives/supported decision-making, as well as government benefits for individuals with special needs.

Shenika Batchelor is a U.S. veteran, healthcare entrepreneur, speaker, and founder dedicated to transforming the future of senior care. 

Shenika is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Amarna Assisted Living, a pioneering luxury senior living and memory care community designed to redefine aging in the MENA region through dignity, wellness, and person-centered care. 

A passionate advocate for entrepreneurship and innovation, Shenika frequently speaks on leadership, resilience, healthcare transformation, and building businesses beyond borders. She has been recognized as a 40 Under 40 Global Award recipient for her contributions to business and community impact.

Website: www.amarnaassistedliving.com
Email: office@amarnaassistedliving.com
LinkedIn: Shenika Batchelor 

Victoria Cuore is an 8× international award-winning survivor-advocate, founder and CEO of A Contagious Smile and A Contagious Smile Academy, and the #2 Top Women Leader in Empowerment for 2026. A globally ranked podcast host reaching over 40 countries, she is recognized for turning lived experience into scalable impact.

After surviving over 100 surgeries, trauma, and systemic failure, Victoria built a trauma-informed platform delivering over 100 courses and hundreds of scholarships to individuals and families navigating mental health, abuse, and crisis.

Her work transforms survival into structure—creating real pathways for healing, empowerment, and lasting change for those too often overlooked or left behind.

Vincent Van den Broeck is a Brussels-based entrepreneur, restaurateur,
and survivor of a near-fatal car accident that changed his life forever.
On October 11th, 2024, he was struck whilst riding a scooter in a collision
at 55 km/h in a 30 zone. The impact left him with multiple fractures and
major brain trauma. Doctors gave little hope with most injuries of this
severity having only a 10% survival rate.
He spent weeks in a coma and three months in intensive rehabilitation,
but recovery didn’t stop there — it became a daily mission. Against all
odds, he not only regained his strength but came back stronger than
before: working out 7 times a week, running a business, and building new
creative projects.
Today, Vincent shares his story as living proof that resilience, mindset,
and community can make the impossible possible.

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