The women who hold this space.

I spent the first decade of my career helping people plan for their financial futures. At the same time, I was learning just how quickly our plans can change when our health does.

I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in my twenties, eventually underwent a partial colectomy, and had to figure out how to care for myself while building a career, raising three children, and living a full life that didn’t revolve around my diagnosis. My experience taught me that health is rarely as simple as following the “right” diet or trying harder. It is shaped by our stress, sleep, energy, relationships, responsibilities, and the season of life we are navigating.

That realization led me away from financial advising and toward health and wellness coaching. Today, I’m a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Certified Health Strategist, and the founder of Best Whole Self. I help people step back from all the conflicting advice and understand what their own bodies and lives are asking for.

I believe taking care of yourself can feel supportive and freeing, rather than one more set of rules to follow. Sometimes nutrition is the place to begin. Other times, the real starting point is stress, sleep, movement, boundaries, or simply creating enough space to notice what you need.

As a woman in my forties, a wife, a mother of three, a business owner, and someone living with a chronic illness, I understand how easy it is for your own well-being to get buried beneath everything and everyone you care for. I also know that feeling better doesn’t require changing your entire life overnight. It often begins with one realistic choice that supports who you are now and where you want to go next.

At NxT, I’m here to help women build a more supportive relationship with food, their bodies, and their health, with kindness, flexibility, and plenty of room to be human.

Former financial advisor. Health coach. Crohn’s warrior. Mom of three. Practical optimist. Work in progress. Human.

Be your best,
— Julie

National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) · Certified Nutrition Consultant · Founder, Best Whole Self

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Jennifer Catlin is an International Instructor of Transpersonal and Spiritual Hypnosis, a subconscious reprogramming and Emotional Intelligence expert, and a mindfulness teacher.

During her early career as a school psychologist, Jen’s own anxiety and overwhelm became a turning point. Through a series of spiritually transformative experiences, followed by a near-death experience, she was guided to discover the profound combination of transpersonal hypnosis and mindful living, which led her to a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Jennifer works with individuals and groups to help them experience inner peace, freedom and fulfillment. She uses a combination of transpersonal and spiritual hypnosis, mindfulness and coaching in her practice.

In addition to facilitating retreats and workshops, Jen has been an invited speaker for the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, the Expressive Therapies Summit Conference and the International Association for Near-Death Studies. She has served as the Assistant and Interim Director of the Education Committee for the Michael Newton Institute for Life Between Lives.

Jennifer is excited to be part of the NxT community because, through her work and personal life, she has found that when we reach this stage of our lives, in a very busy world, our hearts yearn for something more: the inner call to come back home to ourselves.

Certified Transpersonal Hypnotherapist · Certified Past Life Regression and Life Between Lives™ Hypnotherapist · Certified in Somatic Hypnotherapy & Hypnotic Parts Work · Yoga Teacher Certification (Kripalu) and Yoga Ed. Certified · Integrative Life Coaching Certification

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Hi, I’m Jessica Hallahan, MPH, founder of Journey To Yourself (JTY Consulting), speaker, and author of Drink the Coffee While It’s Hot.

I help organizations and hardworking teams understand how stress affects communication, decision-making, accountability, and workplace safety. My work focuses on helping people pause before reacting, communicate more effectively, and take accountability for how they show up at work and with one another.

Through interactive workshops and speaking engagements, I bring practical, real-world tools to teams in construction, trades, utilities, manufacturing, and other demanding work environments. My approach is built around the Coffee While It’s Hot Framework, a reminder that we can take care of ourselves and make a different choice long before we feel overwhelmed.

I’m also passionate about supporting women as they navigate stress, confidence, communication, boundaries, and workplace safety. With a background in public health, I bring an educational, approachable, and hands-on perspective to the conversations that matter most. My goal is to help people slow down, recognize what’s happening, and leave with tools they can use long after the day ends.

Master of Public Health (MPH), West Chester University · Certified Talk Saves Lives Presenter, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) · Education Chair, AFSP Greater Philadelphia · Author, Drink the Coffee While It’s Hot

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Tara is a certified astrologer, coach, and founder of Luminary Parenting. Through her daily Instagram posts and The Luminary Community, she shares practical, easy-to-understand ways to work with the celestial bodies and bring astrology into everyday life.

Tara believes our natal charts offer a powerful roadmap for self-discovery, healing, and personal evolution. She teaches a wide range of astrological topics, helping people better understand themselves, their relationships, and the cycles of life through the wisdom of astrology.

She weaves her knowledge of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Polyvagal Theory, anthroposophy, and holistic living into her work, bringing a unique perspective to her astrological teachings.

One of Tara’s specialties is parenting astrology. She believes that parenting our children, and perhaps more importantly, reparenting ourselves through the wisdom of our natal charts, can help us heal and evolve both individually and collectively. She also weaves nervous system regulation into her astrology offerings.

Her signature course, Parenting Astrology School, brings these teachings together, supporting parents in honoring both their own unique soul curriculum and that of their children. She also teaches fellow astrologers how to interpret children’s natal charts and deepen their understanding of astrology through a variety of classes and workshops.

As a mom of three, Tara considers motherhood, living in rhythm with the Moon and her cycles, and ecstatic dance to be some of her greatest teachers and avenues toward healing and wholeness.

Certified Astrologer · Coach · Founder, Luminary Parenting and The Luminary Community

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In my early twenties, I left a comfortable life in Tokyo and moved to Los Angeles with one suitcase and limited English, determined to discover who I really was. I went on to build a 28-year acting career in Hollywood. Alongside that outward success, I still carried self-doubt and inner conflict, and that experience led me to explore the unconscious patterns shaping my inner world.

For more than a decade, I’ve been exploring how unconscious thought patterns shape our perception of reality, our decisions, and ultimately, the lives we create.

I studied directly under Mau Isshiki, the founder of Fractal Psychology®, a Japanese framework rooted in TAW Fractal Phenomenology. My work focuses on identifying and updating unconscious thinking patterns developed in childhood, patterns that often continue to shape our adult lives without our awareness.

I created the Train Your Brain Master Course and Child Mind Transformation Work to help people move beyond childhood conditioning and develop a more logical, structured, and independent Adult Mind. My approach goes beyond managing emotions or changing individual habits. It addresses the underlying thought structures that influence how we perceive ourselves, others, and the world around us.

I’m also a Grof Certified Holotropic Breathwork® and NeuroDynamic Breathwork® facilitator. For four years, I developed and taught the personal development component of the six-month NeuroDynamic Breathwork Facilitator Training Program, working with eight cohorts of future facilitators.

Guided meditation is an integral part of my work. My meditations are structured around how the conscious and unconscious mind work, helping to update outdated childhood narratives, introduce new perspectives, and support new neural pathways. One of them, Adult Mind Meets Child Mind, has been experienced by tens of thousands of people.

At NxT, my hope is to help members expand their awareness, recognize new possibilities, and become more capable of consciously creating the future they desire.

Trained directly under Mau Isshiki in Fractal Psychology® and TAW Fractal Phenomenology · Grof Certified Holotropic Breathwork® Facilitator · NeuroDynamic Breathwork® Facilitator · Author of four autobiographical books published in Japan

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Most of us will sit beside someone we love as their life changes shape, often without a guide to show us how.

I’m a threshold companion, walking alongside people and their circle of care through the liminal places: the diagnosis that rearranges a family, the seasons of dementia, the final weeks, and the quiet after. I’m a certified end-of-life doula and dementia practitioner, and the founder of Compassionate Crossings.

I came to this work through loss. A cluster of goodbyes, close together, taught me how much a family needs someone steady in the room. Those years opened my heart. Sitting beside my mother in her final days, I felt called to offer other families the same presence.

Yes, my work is about aging, grief, and death. Strangely enough, it is mostly about living. I help people find words for what they already feel, make room for grief that has nowhere to go, and become care partners rather than caregivers, because the person you love is still part of the story.

Dementia is already among us, at our tables and in the house next door. I’d rather we meet it with curiosity than fear. People living with cognitive changes can teach us so much about presence and joy. As a volunteer community lead for Dementia Friendly Montgomery County, I help build places where everyone belongs, and brain health is part of everyday conversation.

At NxT, I’m here for the woman at life’s thresholds, the tender places where love meets loss and something is always ending, even as something begins.

Every transition is a threshold, and you can cross yours with someone beside you.

INELDA Certified End-of-Life Doula · Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) · Certified Dementia Death Doula · Dementia Professional, NIDE Certified (DP-NC) · NEDA Proficiency Badge · Doulagivers Institute Certified · Community Lead, Dementia Friendly Montgomery County

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My name is Katie Overturf, and I am an LCSW and co-founding partner of Still Waters Therapy. I am fortunate to have founded this practice with my friend of over 20 years, Shawn Newdeck. Though our paths led us in different directions as young women, they ultimately came back together, allowing us to create a space where we offer clinical therapy for individuals and couples in a safe, supportive and peaceful setting. We are firm believers that connection to self, others and community fosters growth, healing and change.

I am a mom, wife, sister and friend. Every day, I carry many different responsibilities, each asking for a different piece of myself. I know many women can relate to this routine of caretaking, working, scheduling and organizing, while the very important job of caring for ourselves and remembering who we are slips to the bottom of the list. Talk therapy offers the time and space to speak aloud what may be hard to voice in daily life. It helps us notice the patterns and beliefs we’ve outgrown, and rebuild ourselves in the way we deserve.

I’ve become deeply rooted in a holistic perspective, because I believe the body, mind and environment are interconnected. In my free time, you may find me in my garden digging in the dirt, or practicing yoga, skiing or swimming. These challenge my body while keeping me centered and grounded. Talk therapy is amazing, and I believe our hobbies are a form of therapy too.

Today, with social media and full schedules, true connection matters more than ever. Human connection helps us feel seen, valued and understood, and it supports our emotional and physical health. NxT is that space where women can connect, learn and belong just as they are. I am so excited to meet you, and to work with and beside you.

Katie offers clinical therapy for individuals and couples through Still Waters Therapy. NxT sessions are supportive and educational; clinical therapy is provided separately through her practice.

LCSW · MSW, University of Pennsylvania · BA in Social Work, Millersville University · Trauma-Focused Therapy training (2016) · EMDR training (2026)

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Isabel Knight is the founder of The Death Designer, a company that provides end-of-life planning services, including funeral and vigil planning, digital account password management, advance directives, and support in making peace with mortality.

She takes a human-centered design approach, with a focus on promoting individual autonomy, sustainability, and home deathcare options. Her goal is to create a more humane and equitable end-of-life experience for all.

Isabel is also a volunteer with Philly Community Deathcare, a group that offers free after-death care support in Philadelphia, and a board member of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Pennsylvania, which promotes funeral consumer rights and publishes funeral price lists for families comparing options.

INELDA (Doula Training) · LUMA Institute (Human-Centered Design) · Board Member, Funeral Consumers Alliance of Pennsylvania

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Soozy is a career advisor with 30 years of experience in professional business writing. As a certified behavior analyst, Master Resume Writer, and recruiter, she brings deep expertise in leadership behavior, hiring software, and the full hiring lifecycle. She is also the co-author of the bestselling book Business Leadership and Culture, and has helped hundreds of job seekers around the world land their dream jobs.

Recognized as a Top 10 Communications Coach by Yahoo Finance, Soozy has shared her insights in Bloomberg, Yahoo News, MarketWatch, Street Insider, and on multiple radio shows. Her bestselling book, Control Your Career: 5 Steps to Stand Out and Get the Job You Want, has been a #1 New Release and a New Book Bestseller in three categories on Amazon since its release.

CPRW · CDCC · CDP · Certified Behavior Analyst · Master Resume Writer · Author, Control Your Career · Co-author, Business Leadership and Culture

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I spent the first two decades of my career in education. When the pandemic permanently closed my international school, I pivoted into financial services, where I enjoy educating my clients on all things money related.

First and foremost, I am passionate about female empowerment. It comes out in my music as a singer-songwriter, as well as in my career in personal finance, my true calling. Helping you build confidence in your personal finances brings untold meaning and purpose to my life.

What is your money story? We are all shaped by the messages we receive from our parents as children, from extended family and friends, and from society at large. Some of those themes we may wish to unlearn, so we can feel calm and confident with money. I’m here to help you work through what’s on your mind and find actionable solutions to reach your goals.

In the NxT community, you can depend on me to serve as your confidante, accountability partner, and trusted resource on your financial wellness journey.

Through Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners, Caitlin also offers comprehensive financial planning, investment management, retirement planning, estate planning coordination, tax strategy, insurance planning, healthcare and Medicare guidance, and wealth transfer and legacy planning. NxT sessions are educational; personalized financial advice is provided only through Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners.

Series 65 License (FINRA/NASAA) · Financial Advisor, Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners

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