When I started my holistic business, I did it with two intentions: 1. Offer a more comprehensive functional test because honestly, I think bloodwork often tells us very little until something catastrophic happens in someone’s health. 2. Spend REAL time with clients getting to the root cause instead of recreating the rushed 15-minute appointment experience so many of us left conventional healthcare frustrated by. During my beta phase with clients, I kind of intuitively asked @Shannon Sullivan if she wanted to partner with me. We had both spoken during the Sandbox Session and I remembered her talking about movement and fitness. Michael had also mentioned the program she was creating. After I spoke during the Sandbox, Shannon booked an HTMA discovery call with me because she was considering incorporating HTMA into her own business. As we talked more about our businesses, I learned she had just become a certified nurse coach and we immediately vibed. 💛 So I threw it out there:“Do you want to partner together?” She said yes, and we’ve been building a program ever since. What I didn’t realize was how needed partnering would feel. The missing piece in my business structure was the deeper ongoing support. I can do the testing, interpret the HTMAs, create nutrition plans, build custom supplement protocols, and help clients understand what’s happening physiologically at the cellular level… …but trying to also hold space for the emotional deep dives, behavior change, fitness accountability, nervous system support, and weekly coaching calls by myself? That is A LOT. And honestly? Both pieces matter if we truly want to get to the root. We haven’t officially launched our partnership yet, but I’m SO excited about what we’re creating because this feels as holistic as it gets. It genuinely feels like we’re closing gaps that so many of us witnessed over and over again in conventional healthcare. And maybe one of the biggest lessons for me in all of this: building a business doesn’t always mean doing everything alone.