Meet Her: La Kiesha Armstrong: Women’s Wellness Practitioner, Doula, and Certified Midwife Assistant.

My holistic journey began professionally 15 years ago and has grown into a complete lifestyle and passion. As a birth worker, I have attended 100 births in various settings including homes, birth centers, and hospitals. Throughout my own life’s journey starting at an incredibly young age of three years old, I have both fallen deeply in love with all things holistic and gathered various skills that have made me the woman I am today. My intention is to teach women to know and understand their worth and individuality by providing them hope and faith in themselves. By integrating my knowledge of both western medicine as well as complementary and alternative medicine, I am able to initiate self-efficacy for women throughout their lifespan and birth experiences. In my free time, you will find me at the beach, hiking, spending time with my family and friends, and always with a cup of tea.

SPECIALTIES: Women’s Holistic Wellness, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Birth Work, Lifestyle changes to promote health and healing

EDUCATION: Ashford University: B.A Complementary & Alternative Health, DONA Training: Doula, Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery: Midwifery Program, American College of HealthCare Sciences: Graduate Certificate in Holistic Nutrition, (Pending) M.S Complementary & Alternative Medicine

STRENGTHS: I am intuitive, gentle, and naturally in tune with the human body and nature. I speak directly to the heart of a condition to initiate holistic healing and wellness. I am a teacher of female harmony, mind, body, and spirit. I cultivate the desire to be healthy and in-tune with oneself.

SHE-RO/SHE-ROES: All women are awe-inspiring and beautiful in their own way, however, there are two that come to mind that are my favorites. The first being my little sister Jene’t. We lost our mom when we were young, I was 22 and she was 16. Jene’t catapulted into adulthood and overcame extreme heartache and the best and worst of life’s obstacles. Although being younger than me, she has taught me so much about being a quality, compassionate, and healthy human. The other amazing woman I admire is Tracee Ellis Ross, she is not only a great actress, she has created multiple businesses that represent who she is as a black woman. Ms. Ross has been a voice and advocate for injustice and utilizes her platform to speak for the people in our communities. She is both beautiful and intelligent, she has inspired me to always be authentically and unapologetically myself.

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La’Toya Berthil: 500 hr RYT, herbalist & master gardener of SB county with over six years of experience in herbalism and holistic healing, she is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher, master gardener for San Bernardino county, and effective community liaison.

My primary goal is to empower individuals to develop their own personalized daily holistic routines for preventive health in an accessible and environmentally friendly way. In my free time when I have a break from motherhood & being a wife, sister, aunt; I am ever learning through experience. You can find me in my garden or meditation space reading and enjoying a cup of tea.

SPECIALTIES: Mindfulness meditation. Vinyasa, Yin & restorative yoga. La’Toya has developed her own guided tea meditations & yoga classes. She also hosts herb blending & gardening workshops as well.

EDUCATION: AA foundations of business with University of Phoenix; Master Gardener of San Bernardino County & Herbalist certification from accredited online training Centre of Excellence.

STRENGHTS: I have been facilitating healing for her community since 2015. I pride myself on being able to hold space for women on their healing journey and provide them with the tools they need to live a more well life. I am not afriad to take chances and evolve for the betterment of myself an community.

SHE-RO/SHE-ROES: Any woman whom has the courage and strength to rise above the challenges life has presented her. Any woman bold enough to start over & over each time gaining a little wisdom along the journey. Any woman that dares to take the road less travelled and whom commits herself to her own self healing & knowledge of self.

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Nicole Carrillo, M.S: Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine With a diverse background in the medical field, I finally found my home in the functional nutrition space. Though I was once on the path to becoming a practitioner in the conventional medical model, life experiences and health challenges led me to a nutrition focused career.

When I switched from prescription based solutions to nutritional foundations, I finally experienced lasting relief of skin and hormone problems. For the first time in my life I felt free! I felt comfortable and confident in my skin, in my energy, in what I could go out and do in the world. I took a deep dive into all things nutrition, holistic living and wellness, and functional medicine. I decided that THIS is what was going to actually make a difference in other people’s lives because it was the ONLY thing that actually made a difference in mine.

I chose a nutrition program that was centered around the principles of functional medicine, a root cause, patient centered approach based on each person’s bio-individuality.

I now empower women with more than just dietary advice. I pair functional lab testing and analysis with diet and lifestyle factors to help women achieve more than just healthy eating habits. I am here to help uncover those mystery symptoms despite being told “your labs are normal.”

I am on a mission to uplift women in their knowledge and confidence around what a healthy lifestyle looks like for them. I want my clients to love what they eat and love how they feel while achieving their health goals. As a long time foodie I enjoy the taste of a diverse diet and flavors.

I now pair my love for good food with nutrition education to ensure my clients learn sustainable habits to last a lifetime. In my free time (sometimes hard to come by as a mother of 3 under 4 and one on the way lol), you’ll find me baking sourdough, tending the garden, at hula dance practice, or spending time with my family.

EDUCATION: University of Western States: M.S. Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine California State University San Bernardino: B.S. Health Care Management.

STRENGTHS: Patient, open-minded, caring, compassionate, friendly, and thorough. I am kind of addicted to learning new things. I prefer to always have some type of mentor on my side that I can glean from.

SHE-RO/SHE-ROES: My Grandma Esther. She is an angel! She has made it through many trials and hard times in life and yet has remained resilient, strong, humble, genuine, generous, and loyal to her family and to God.

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Authenticity. Realness. Compassion. Professionalism—These are some of my highest values. Within my approach, I deeply honor the balance of these values and actively bring them into the space.

I am most passionate about restoring hope to women across the lifespan on their journey to wholeness and wellness—No matter what they are facing in this season of their life. This includes being an advocate and support within a safe therapeutic relationship by using a relational and strengths-based style.

Within the area of mental health, I have had over 20 years of experience working in some capacity both nationally and in international settings including South America, the Caribbean, and Africa. This work expanded my understanding of intersectionality and the contextual factors contributing to one’s health and overall well-being–which often play an important role in therapy.

Advocating for women’s holistic health and wellness and serving both my local community and global community in the form of professional consultations, workshops, and speaking engagements are also passions I enjoy. I love staying current on the latest research in the field and have committed myself to a lifelong process of learning, development, and growth. In my free time, you’ll find me spending time with my friends and family, exploring new places, cooking international foods, attending a cultural festival or event, or enjoying the great outdoors.

EDUCATION: Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Florida School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Tampa M.A., Clinical Psychology, Florida School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Tampa B.S., Psychology-Counseling Emphasis, Oakwood University. B.A., Spanish, Oakwood University,

SPECIALTIES: Women’s Mental Health, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Premenstrual Exacerbation of Underlying Disorders (PME/PMM), Psychological aspects of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders during Pregnancy, Prenatal, and Postpartum periods

STRENGTHS: Compassionate, Thoughtful, Creative, Resilient, and uniquely balances Authenticity with Professionalism.

SHE-RO/SHE-ROES: Every woman that has been a part of my village, all of the amazing women advocating for women’s health across the globe, and all of the women I am honored to support along their personal growth journey.

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Laura Purington, M. Ed: Registered Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Sound Healing Facilitator

As a career educator with experience teaching elementary school and also middle school, I have a joy of learning and teaching. I became passionate about yoga and its subtle ways of transforming the body and mind after becoming injured and going through hip surgery. Yoga helped me recover mentally and emotionally, and also physically. I strive to share my love for yoga and help people discover how to get in tune with their own bodies through movement and breath. In my free time, I enjoy yoga (of course), golf, cooking, travel, and spending time with my two new grandchildren. I am also interested in hiking, but am still very much a beginner.

EDUCATION: I attended California Polytechnic University at Pomona to earn my Bachelor’s degree in Management and Human Resources, then attended Chapman University to earn my teaching credential, after which I attended Azusa Pacific University for my Master’s degree in Educational Technology. My initial 200HR Yoga teacher training took place in Upland, California at Studio 3, while my 300HR training was obtained through Dr. Christie Smirl in Alta Loma.

SPECIALTIES: Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Meditation, Sound healing

STRENGTHS: I am compassionate and a good listener, and have a great deal of patience. I love to hear people’s stories and try to learn something from everyone I meet

SHE-RO/SHE-ROES: I deeply admire and respect Marie Curie, and also Ada Lovelace, who is a woman influential in computer science.

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