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 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?!) Our female body is f*cking amazing & I know yours is, too!

Today, my Academy methods combine the best emerging female 35+ specific science + my biggest lessons learned, customized to what works for YOUR body, goals & busy life.

Ready to keep it practical & simple to unlock your badass potential?

It's my goal to empower you to mitigate 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 provide my fellow female runners who love to feel, look & perform our best the empowerment we 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 right to know 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.

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!