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Motivation & Inspiration

Ginny Hoover Before and After

Ginny Hoover’s Success Story

Shedding 160 pounds led one woman to discover her many strengths ­— and commit to prioritizing her health.
By Ginny Hoover
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Jessica Tobin doing a stretch

Jessica Tobin’s Success Story

One woman shares hard-earned lessons from her postpartum recovery to help others recognize the importance of persistence, self-care, and patience.
By Jessica Tobin
Member StoriesMotivation & Inspiration
Our success-story profiles, Derek Ballard, Jr., is pictured.

Derek Ballard Jr.’s Success Story

By switching to a plant-based diet and redoubling his training efforts, this young basketball player finally lost the weight that had been holding him back.
By Derek Ballard Jr.
Metabolism/Weight LossMotivation & Inspiration
two people standing in front of a love sculpture

Karen Kitchel’s Success Story

How one woman is finding purpose and fulfillment in her retirement through volunteering in her community.
By Karen Kitchel
Motivation & InspirationPersonal Development
Woman hiking

Laurel Kallenbach’s Success Story

How visualization exercises helped one woman heal from the trauma of three hip surgeries and take her dream vacation. 
By Laurel Kallenbach
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
three images of Tom Tittman standing in front of mountains and white water rafting

Tom Tittmann’s Success Story

After suffering from ulcerative colitis for more than three decades, one man discovered a way to get to the root cause of his illness.
By Tom Tittmann
Gut HealthInclusive Wellness
Richard Morris Success Story

Richard Morris’s Success Story

One man shares how he reclaimed his health — and lost more than 150 pounds — by embracing whole foods and his family's agrarian roots.
By Richard Morris
Food CultureInclusive Wellness
Phyllis-Jones

Phyllis Jones’s Success Story

After recovering from a life-changing brain aneurysm, one woman discovered a workout program that helped her change her lifestyle and lose nearly 70 pounds.
By Phyllis Jones
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Bill Heyman

Bill Heyman’s Success Story

How one man — after losing his wife to leukemia and surviving his own cancer treatment — reclaimed his health and completed a 365-mile bike ride through Israel.
By Bill Heyman
Motivation & InspirationSports & Recreation
Amari Pollard

Amari D. Pollard’s Success Story

Playing lacrosse gave one young woman newfound body confidence — and the motivation to stop seeing food as the enemy.
By Amari D. Pollard
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Scott Kranz

Scott Kranz’s Success Story

Pursuing a newfound love of the outdoors motivated one attorney to rethink his career path.
By Scott Kranz
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Couple walking their dog through a field

16 Ways to Move More

Resist the call of the couch! For our basic well-being, we need to get moving.
By Andrew Heffernan
Active AgingFitness Tips
Anna Louise Kallas

Anna Louise Kallas’s Success Story

How EL’s six-month workout program helped one cancer survivor find the support she needed to take back her health.
By Anna Louise Kallas
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Eric O'Grey

Eric O’Grey’s Success Story

A dietary shift offered hope to an overweight, socially isolated man, but it was a rescue dog that saved his life.
By Eric O'Grey
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Claire Cameron

Claire Cameron’s Success Story

How an elimination diet — and some tenacity — helped one young woman reverse her alopecia.
By Claire Cameron
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Christina Peters

Christina Peters’s Success Story

One woman’s yoga practice spurred her recovery from an eating disorder — and offered her a path to self-acceptance.
By Christina Peters
Food CultureMotivation & Inspiration
Gene Armstrong

Gene Armstrong’s Success Story

How one man is creating a family tradition of healthy living by making manageable changes to his own diet and lifestyle.
By Gene Armstrong
Metabolism/Weight LossMotivation & Inspiration
Christina Coleman

Christina Coleman’s Success Story

How a new fitness regimen helped an overstressed mom manage the pressures of raising a special-needs child.
By Christina Coleman
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Sahar Aker

Shifting Focus: Sahar Aker’s Success Story

How cognitive behavioral therapy gave one woman the tools to work through depression and start a social-media movement.
By Sahar Aker
Functional/Integrative MedicineMotivation & Inspiration
Alec Syme

A Dose of Reality: Alec Syme’s Success Story

One man's sobriety led to lower cholesterol, stable blood sugar, and a healthier, more vibrant life.
By Alec Syme
Motivation & InspirationSuccess Stories
Michael Somsan

Out of the Darkness: Michael Somsan’s Success Story

Despite an injury that left him blind, this Army veteran sets his sights on triathlon's most legendary event.
By Michael Somsan
AddictionInclusive Wellness
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