Sharing a review of my experience at the Reinventing Health Summit. If you’re reading this and want to learn more about becoming an integrative health practitioner, check here and use FITNESSISTA to get up to $250 off. This is by far the best certification I have ever done.
Hi friends!
I hope you are doing well so far and enjoying your week. Our school week is short during Thanksgiving, so we planned to do some fun things this week. The weather has been absolutely dreamy, so I’m going to see if I can convince the crew to go hiking.
In today’s post, I’d like to share a recap of my FT journey. Fort Lauderdale for the Reimagining Health Summit. This is my second time attending this event – check out last year’s recap here! – This is my first time attending as a speaker. I was invited to speak on a panel with three amazing coaches – all of whom have inspired me on my journey as an IHP – and although I was extremely nervous, it went really well.
Some highlights of the trip:
-foot. Fort Lauderdale! This is my first time in Ft. Fort Lauderdale, which is surprising because it’s the Disney Cruise Line port and we love Disney Cruise Lines – I think it’s super cute. It reminds me of Jacksonville, which was one of our favorite beach spots when we lived in Valdosta. I arrived a night early and had time to have dinner with Revenue Rx clients at Pura Vida,
Attend Lagree classes,
And got a blowout on the dry bar, it fell off quickly in the wet but I tried it haha.
– Dinner with IHP friends. We had a delicious dinner at the hotel’s Lona restaurant and it was great to chat face-to-face with so many friends I’ve been meeting online and at EquiLife Ambassador Board meetings. We chatted over tacos, which was the perfect way to start the trip.
–energy.
There’s something special about being surrounded by passionate people who share the same mission as you: a desire to help others live their best, happiest, and healthiest lives.
– Meeting.
This year’s event is dedicated to IHPs – who alternate public and coaches-only events – and features a number of impactful sessions.
My favorite is from Dr. Tony from Hope 4 Cancer in Mexico,
Keynote speech by Dr. Cabral,
and Eric Lofholm’s talk on business building.
– Our group! !
I was invited to speak to a six-figure expert health coaching group alongside some of the powerhouse women I admire: Rebecca, Ellen, and Tricia
When I was asked to speak, I didn’t know if I would do it. I constantly struggle with imposter syndrome and public speaking is (was?) my worst nightmare. I’m consistent about all parts of my content creation and online business, but at least once a day I wonder, “What am I doing? Does anyone care? Am I terrible?”
I read a book on public speaking strategies and did a lot of meditation, prayer, and visualization. I wanted to do it, but I didn’t want to pass out on stage.
Some of the things that led to it happening worked in my favor:
We were led backstage by Cassie, who was an absolute angel. Everyone who works at EquiLife is an amazing person, but Cassie is an especially bright, beautiful light. (You can catch her on the IG live we do here!) Before we took the stage, she gave us a much-needed pep talk and assured us that we had a lot to teach the community.
I grabbed the CBD gummies from our swag bag. It’s enough to take the edge off laughter.
We pray together. We held hands and Rebecca said the most beautiful prayer, and after that, I felt like I could do it.
Additionally, Dr. Cabral is a truly nice guy and it has been very helpful for me to talk to him in the past. I knew he would ask great questions and be easy to talk to, so this part of the group took away a lot of stress.
– VIP awards dinner.
Thanks to everyone’s overwhelming support, this trip has made me the winner of the 100 Day Challenge. I am #7 out of over 5,000 IHPs and was lucky enough to be #7 last year 😉 It means the world to me that I get to be a small part of your health journey and I am so grateful to all of you and all my wonderful clients.
It was so much fun enjoying a delicious meal with other challenge winners, conference speakers and the EquiLife team.
– Expo!
While smaller, the quality was much higher than some conferences I’ve attended. Some of my favorite brands are in there, including HigherDOSE and Redmond’s Real Salt.
One of my favorite things in a swag bag: a wallet-sized sea salt shaker
Link to all my outfits here
Personally, this trip was also a big step up for me because before this trip I hadn’t been alone for more than an hour since February. When we started homeschooling, many things in our lives changed. Since then, I have not been in our house alone, let alone a hotel room. It felt like the postpartum days – trying to remember what it felt like to be on your own – and while part of me couldn’t wait to leave haha, I was sad when it actually happened.
(My room has enough bed and space for my family! Next year, they will come!)
At the same time, I actually feel like my creative mojo is flowing again for the first time in months, which is really exciting.
All in all, it was a great trip and I’m already looking forward to next year’s RHS.
Hope you have a great day, friends, and I’ll see you soon.
Western Europe
Gina
