Meet Louise, Founder

I know you're capable of working with your female body to unlock your potential despite the world telling us we "can't" overcome women's health concerns & that aging is the death of our best fitness, physique & running. Here's why:

Growing up I was always sick, anxious, told I was destined for disease due to my genes & not built to be a runner. I was last on my high school XC team & missed 60+ days of school due to illness. So, I dedicated 12 years in college, my research & life to studying female physiology, fitness, human performance, running, nutrition, women's health, functional medicine & integrative wellness so I could do something about it!

Unfortunately, my body faced hormone havoc early. I tried all the "right" strategies I learned in my research fellowships & working on NFL, MLB, pro dancer & other sports med teams.  

I looked like I was crushing it as I earned 15+ credentials, won awards for innovation in women's health & results-driven health & performance intervention design, improving the lives of 1,000s across the U.S. I even advised senior U.S. Military leaders how to improve the health & performance of their troops & helped reverse diseases for Medicare & Medicaid patients, saving insurance companies millions.

I did overhaul my nutrition to lose 60 pounds, improve mental health to no longer need meds & got pregnant after 4 years "infertile". I also safely ran 74 half marathons while pregnant & pulled the classic runnermom move of pumping breast milk postpartum at the start line of the Boston Marathon! But, my body was screaming at me & it was time to learn how to listen instead of powering through!

I was Type A & an Army wife relentlessly doing it all & trying to do it perfectly, as I struggled with brain fog, anxiety, bloating & epic fatigue that never went away. At age 33, after endless dismissal & fiercely advocating for myself in our broken healthcare system, I was diagnosed with low sex hormones, early menopause, stomach precancer, Osteoporosis, gut infections, hypothyroidism, autoimmune diseases & more! 

Unfortunately, this is the trajectory of many women who love to run due to its impact on our health, body composition & hormones. I quickly learned even top experts & doctors don't "get" it or understand because we look "healthy & fit."

Add in mechanisms of perimenopause & changing hormones... we start to feel like we are losing our strong, fit & vibrant runner self fast!

I was told there was nothing I could do but HRT, meds & $1,000s in lab work & supplements. So, I took a step back & asked, "WHY is my female body fighting me?" It was like none of my expert fitness & integrative health peers had EVER stopped to ask this fundamental question, specific to the impacts of running on our female physiology & hormones.

As a leader in women's health, holistic wellness, fitness & human performance science, why couldn't I help myself?! 

I realized the "best practices" I was applying to support my health, nutrition, fitness & running were NEVER designed specific to how our female body ACTUALLY works! 

When I examined root causes in my female body, nearly ALL of my cutting-edge wellness, fitness, fat loss, nutrition, running & performance strategies were damaging my hormones, gut, metabolism & energy, making things worse. So, I designed methods using the best female-specific science I could find to turn my breakdowns into badass breakthroughs!

I shocked my doctors, as I reversed my health with a simple whole food, holistic lifestyle & exercise approach that SUPPORTED my female body instead of working against it! It wasn't that complicated when I knew how to fuel, train & live WITH my female body's needs, manage cortisol & support natural hormone production, as I didn't need a diet, endless supplements, meds or HRT!

I restored my hormones, metabolism, gut health & energy, unlocking the vibrant, healthy & happy woman I was always meant to be despite my obstacles, genes & high-stress life. 

I then shocked myself as my methods were ALSO the key to unlock my best lean physique, ditch belly fat, gain kickass strength, rebuild my bones, ditch injuries FOR GOOD & improved running to the point of qualifying for a competitive team! (my 5K times started in the high 30s & here I ran a 19:22 AFTER having 2 kids?!) Holy shit, right?! Our female body is f*cking amazing & I know yours is, too!

Today, my Academy methods combine the best emerging female 35+ specific science from other leading experts + my biggest lessons learned, CUSTOMIZED to what works for YOUR body, goals & busy life for sustainable success.

Ready to keep it practical, simple yet SPECIFIC as hell to unlock your badass potential?

It's my goal to empower you to mitigate all hormone havoc, optimize vibrant well-being & unlock your best health, energy & fit functional high-performing body without wasting the time, energy & money it took me to figure it all out!  

Named #1 Health Educator in the U.S. for innovation in women's health, one of the world's top health, fitness & performance experts by American College of Sports Medicine for our results at Breaking Through Wellness, a top 100 U.S. small business, a go-to expert for Runner's World, Today Show & fat loss textbooks, I now dedicate my life to providing my fellow female runners like you who love to feel, look & perform our best the empowerment you deserve.

After reading my story, you see why I will fiercely have your back. We do NOT deserve to feel, look or run like crap as we age & you deserve the fundamental right of knowing simple ways to work with your female body & not against it!

If ready to confidently know how to age strong, fit & vibrantly well, I can't wait to show you the way! We got this, no matter how stuck you feel right now. And - can you really be a bigger sh*t show than I was?  Likely not :)

Meet Heather

Heather has been a Physical Therapist since 2014, beginning her career in outpatient orthopedics. She specializes in spinal conditions, sports & overuse injuries. After years as a busy clinician, Heather transitioned to ortho telehealth to provide flexibility & more time to raise her family, especially since her husband works in pro sports with a high-demand schedule.

Since 2018, Heather has worked in telehealth while continuing PRN clinical work & onsite industrial PT. Her strong orthopedic background, combined with a deep passion for fitness & wellness, allows her to help patients prevent & recover from orthopedic conditions & injuries.

Heather is certified in Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Trigger Point Dry Needling & is a Certified Ergonomic Specialist. She discovered Breaking Through Wellness through the podcast & was immediately drawn to the community. After joining the Academy, she felt inspired to contribute in the way she knows best—evidence-based injury prevention & recovery.

Heather initially joined BTW to ditch symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog & hormonal acne, all of which have improved tremendously. She has also achieved physique changes she had been working toward for years! Now, with the detailed support & guidance she has with Louise, she is working to continue healing her gut, optimize fitness & further maximize body recomposition.

Heather has generously offered telehealth injury consultation & treatment for BTW Community members & their families. While our injury rates are extraordinarily low - they do, of course, still happen from time to time!

As you'll learn, BTW is small but mighty family of knowledgable women, skilled practitioners & strong everyday active women who relentlessly support one another. Our spouses & children tend to be very active as well! If you are in need of PT services from the comfort of your home, please reach out.

Services Include:

• Injury consultation
• Guidance on self-care treatment strategies
• Education on targeted self-massage & mobilization techniques 
• Workplace ergonomic assessments
• Education regarding referrals for imaging or orthopedic evaluation & more!