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Women Leading Wellness

Women have played a crucial role in transforming the wellness industry, introducing new ideas, and genuine compassion, and have sought to empower others through their work. They have redefined self-care and advocated for mental health awareness, establishing a benchmark for more inclusive and comprehensive wellness practices. As we look back on the past year, we honor the accomplishments of women in wellness—those who have sparked change, dismantled obstacles, and improved lives through their commitment.

 Dr. Unoma Okorafor shared the philosophy that guides her as a Founder and CEO.  

 “As the Founder and CEO of Herbal Goodness, my guiding philosophy is built on three core values: integrity, innovation, and impact. I believe in conducting business with honesty and transparency, ensuring the highest quality and safety standards, and continuously improving and innovating. Our customer-centric approach prioritizes their health and well-being, while our commitment to sustainability and social responsibility drives our practices. I also empower our team members and customers through education and development, and our passion and purpose drive everything we do. By adhering to these principles, I strive to lead Herbal Goodness with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to making a positive impact.”

Our mission is to share the incredible health benefits of natural, organic superfruits, which I grew up with, with the world. We source and manufacture only the highest quality ingredients, crafting a range of products including herbal teas, supplements, extracts, smoothie powders, and energy bars. We prioritize sustainability and ethical sourcing, partnering with environmentally friendly farmers to benefit our customers and the planet.

Our products are carefully formulated, combining traditional herbal wisdom with modern scientific research, making them both effective and safe.

The Anise Health founder’s initial personal experiences with mental health services are what prompted their passion for mental health and lie at the core of Anise Health.

Alice, as a 1.5-generation immigrant, experienced firsthand the feeling of not belonging, the pressure of demanding expectations, and the struggle of being caught between polar opposite cultures. But when Alice finally sought therapy to work through those challenges which were inextricably linked to her Asian values and immigrant upbringing, she ended up cycling through multiple therapists, each time feeling more defeated. She knew that if finding effective care was hard even for someone like her who had an understanding of mental health from her undergraduate degree in neuroscience, career in healthcare, and training as a Health and Wellness Coach, she thought it must be nearly impossible for many others to find effective care.

Nisha grew up in a traditional South Asian household as a second-generation immigrant where mental health was never discussed. Nisha’s emotional personality was viewed as “weak-hearted” and it wasn’t until college that she realized it was ok not always to be ok. Unfortunately, her school had a broken mental health system and, like her, many classmates weren’t able to get the support they needed. There was a tragic loss of lives – 14 suicides – and she noticed many of them were people of color and Asian Americans, specifically. This rang alarm bells for Nisha and left her asking: if POC in this country had better treatment options to help process emotions, could the outcome be different?

At every stage of their lives, the needs of their community were underserved by existing one-size-fits-all mental health care. After meeting at Harvard Business School, Alice and Nisha realized that a solution for Asian Americans did not exist because very few healthcare executives experienced the problem firsthand. Thus, they took a leap of faith to create Anise Health themselves and build the mental health solution they had been envisioning their entire lives. 

Anise Health is a mental health platform that provides therapy, coaching, and resources dedicated to the Asian American Community.  Their culturally responsive care” is an evidence-based approach to providing therapy and/or coaching, which acknowledges the role of cultural context and recognizes the rich variety of experiences that each individual confronts due to their racial background, enabling clients to feel understood and receive care that is tailored to their unique needs.

The 130M people of color (POC) in the US, including Asian Americans, have long faced unique barriers to one-size-fits-all mental health care, such as provider incompatibility, under-/mis-diagnosis, stigma, and language gaps. As a result, POC are ~5x times more likely to drop out of care prematurely and ~50% more likely to report treatments being ineffective vs. their White peers. At Anise, we’re doing things differently. We have built culture into every inch of our business, acknowledging the fundamental truth that our cultural identities shape our experiences, and how we see the world and relate to others. By holding the shared understanding that intersectionality and cultural context impact our values, emotions, and behaviors, our providers are able to build trust quickly with clients, keep them engaged in care, and drive clinical outcomes, reversing many of the trends we see among POC with the current standard of care. With growing diversity in the US, we believe that increasing access to affordable, effective, and culturally responsive care is a necessity.

Precious Jones is the founder of Power P Bounce & Co an alternative form of exercise known as Bounce. She shared with us why wellness is important for executives and business owners and what her philosophy is.

The lifestyle demands of executives and business owners are high. We all need an outlet to offset the demands that some executive roles can bring. Being able to release mentally and physically through exercise is important for your overall health. Her fitness philosophy is to help people recognize the POWER they have within. Being able to provide a safe space without judgment is important.  Encouraging consistency and gaining inner and outer stress for challenges ahead. Helping people recognize the POWER they have within. “Being able to provide a safe space without judgment is important”.  There have been many highlights from Community service awards to interviews for magazines and radio/TV shows etc. But, the biggest blessing was for 2 women to meet at Power P Bounce & Co. and one was able to save the other’s life by donating her a kidney.

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