Circle of Mentors Sleep Edition 2024

Getting a good night’s sleep is critical for good health. Many experts now recognize sleep as being as important for good health (if not more) as nutrition and movement. So many things factor into whether or not we get high quality sleep – our emotional and spiritual health; what we consume – food, drinks, substances, music, news, social media; our lifestyle and daily habits; our physical health; our sleep environment. continue reading »

Sarah Abu-Absi

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As a forest therapy guide and mind-body coach, Sarah’s mission is to help people feel better, while remember their connection to the Earth and each other. She guides and supports people recovering from chronic illness and pain, and anyone looking for stress relief and more meaning and connection. She meets with people in parks and forest preserves throughout Chicagoland, as well as over Zoom – both in groups and one-on-one.

Drawing from her own experience recovering from chronic illness and pain is an important part of her practice, in addition to years of training in different modalities like Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Inner Relationship Focusing, Holistic Life Coaching, and Nature and Forest Therapy. She has a BA in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Sociology and Anthropology, and spent the first part of her career working in the environmental field.

Sarah lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband, two teenage kids, and rescue pug-hound.

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Dr. Suzanne Badillo, PT, DPT

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Dr. Suzanne Badillo is the co-founder of Link Physical Therapy, a boutique private practice in south Evanston. Link Physical Therapy specializes in women’s health and pelvic health for adults and children of all genders, with a mission to empower individuals to live life better! Dr. Badillo is a board-certified clinical specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy with over 25 years of experience as a physical therapist.  Her clinical, research, and educational interests include pelvic floor health, pregnancy/postpartum rehabilitation, women’s health across the lifespan, and gender and cultural/racial disparities in healthcare, and she is an educator locally and nationally on these topics. continue reading »

Lela Beem, SEP, C-IAYT

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Lela Beem is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, certified yoga therapist and the co-founder of Grateful Yoga of Evanston. Lela has been leading group and private yoga sessions since 2005. She also specializes in alleviating with psychosomatic symptoms of post-traumatic stress using Somatic Experiencing.

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Sarah Bernauer

Sarah Bernauer is a certified Energy Healing Practitioner. Her practice is Radiance Revealed, and her office is at Heartwood in Evanston. She creates active partnerships with her clients, supporting their inner work and facilitating healing through clearing sessions and sharing tools and practices for the client to use outside of their sessions. She feels privileged to work with her clients and to witness their embodiment, empowerment and conscious awareness evolve as they shift, grow and heal. continue reading »

Mishra Keller

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Marcy Kirshenbaum, MS, CNS, CLT, LDN

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Dr. Jason Langslet

Dr. Jason Langslet is a board certified NUCCA doctor and the owner of HealthSmart. He graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. His chiropractic journey began in 2007 when his first visit to a chiropractor drastically improved his athletic performance in Track & Field. It was not until he enrolled in chiropractic school that he was introduced to the NUCCA technique, but he has since developed an unmatched passion for this incredible work. continue reading »

Mary Leopold

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Mary Leopold is a psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience, specializing in the treatment of children and adults, with a private practice office in Northbrook, Illinois.  One of her primary interests is focusing on the often-lost connection between mind and body.  In July 2017, she completed her health coach certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, further expanding her interest in the connection between mental health and integrative nutrition. With an integration of complementary approaches, she draws from a variety of methodologies and techniques to incorporate what is most helpful for each individual. Her goal is to help clients achieve a state of emotional, physical and mental balance. She has always been fascinated by the connection between the mind and body, and she works in an integrative manner with all of her clients. She often incorporates breathing techniques and grounding exercises to help calm the nervous system and connect more deeply with our deeper selves.

Mary Leopold lives in Evanston with her family and a menagerie of animals. She helped place a wind phone on hole 11 of Canal Shores Golf Course in Evanston as a place to connect with her late son, Oliver. continue reading »