Mind Body Soul Panelist Bios

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Showing Up in Mind, Body & Soul Panelists

She is a Body Image & Business EmpowHERment Photographer. She helps women embrace the beauty of diversity within themselves. To become accepting of their beauty of diversity within themselves. To become accepting of their beauty and their flaws by creating meaningful experiences for my clients. Included but not limited too- capturing unique and raw moments created through playful posing and professional techniques for a once in a lifetime experience. She is a specialize in self love boudoir, women owned business branding, lifestyle, and shoot one wedding a month!

When she was a kid her name was Jessica Michelle Dillow fat-belly pillow, honey, sweetie, queen, pillsbury dough girl, Ogren. When she was a teenager, her best friend and her family lovingly referred to her as chunky-butt. She used to call the flap of fat over her belly button her “hoodie”. One time, her mamaw offered her $200 to lose 20 lbs. She has been a lot of things, but she has never exactly been “skinny”. That’s all she has ever used to want. She bargained with herself time and time again, “if you could only get down to 128 lbs, then we could be happy.” (A random number, but younger her was very specific). She tried “everything” to lose weight. Eat less food, eat less junk, low-carb, keto, CrossFit, HITT workouts, treadmill, 5ks, etc. some of it worked for awhile, some of it didn’t work at all, none of it created lasting change for her. That’s when she tried something new. Instead of changing her body, I changed her mind. Instead of focusing on losing weight, she focused on healing trauma. She stopped beating herself up and started loving herself. She had a baby naturally, with no pain medications; something she never thought she could do. She recognized her strength. She took back her power over her food, exercise, and her relationship with her body. Today she go by Jessie. She is not defined by the number on a scale. She is not enticed by the latest diet trend and she certainly don’t subscribe to the thought that in order to make her body “beach ready” she need to join a gym. She is a photographer, body positivity coach, author, model, reiki practitioner, ADHD advocate, mama and a beautifully, imperfect human. She uses her story, skills, and passion for self-love to drive her work and everything she does. Her goal is to inspire change and her desire is that she can spark a revolution of women that love their bodies and selves enough to change their own narrative and the narratives of the girls that come after them.

Kira Cardwell, Life Fulfillment Coach, is a certified life coach & CEO/Founder of Unveiled Life Solutions. Kira received her coaching credentials through Dr. Sam Chand’s ICF Certified Coaching School, Dream Releaser Coaching in 2017 and launched her own practice in 2018. She is the creator of the Unveiled Life Method which can be experienced through her online course, Unveiled Life. Kira coaches women all over the nation to discover, become, & accomplish their true identities, dreams, & goals. Leading them to a life of fulfillment. Kira is also certified through living waters ministry to teach and guide healing the heart classes and coaching.

Certified Personal Trainer, Yoga Instructor, and Dancer with a specialty in Sports Nutrition. She is originally from KY but she currently lives in Traverse City, MI. She took a leap a faith over a year ago and decided to uproot herself and start her online training business, Fierce Body Love. Her goal as a fitness coach is to encourage others to go beyond the desire to reach a physical transformation such as a “goal weight” or pant size, but to develop a mindset of FIERCE BODY LOVE that will last a lifetime. Story behind FBL: What started as a IG live conversation became an entire community. Her brand: Fierce Body Love. In 2020, she opened a conversation with her mentor, friend and author, Jaydee Graham @thesoulgrind. We stepped into our truth and shared the evolution of our own struggles with body image to finding a FIERCE love for ourselves even when life is tough. She realized there are so many who fall into self deprecating behaviors. So she turned our conversation into ACTION.

Renesha is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate with wide-ranging experience treating children, adolescents, and adults with complex social and behavioral health needs, including those struggling with co-morbid medical and mental health difficulties. Her work experience includes treatment of children, youth, and families receiving services through in-home, professional office settings, group homes, drug and rehab facilities, and school-based services. She aims to meet the client’s needs by providing research-based treatment from an affirming and developmentally conscious perspective. She received her Bachelor’s degree at Northern Kentucky University and a Master’s degree at Webster University. Renesha has spoken at a dozen events and sat on panels discussing her passion for ending mental health stigma. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., KCA Mentoring Leadership Academy Clinicians of Color-mentee, Bellarmine University Women of Color mentoring group, MindFEST- program developer, and Doss High School Advisory Board President.

Sherri Jenkins is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Clinical Supervisor, Usui Reiki II Practioner, and Owner of Beutifull Remedi LLC – private practice specializing in counseling and wellness services. Sherri is also a local award-winning mixologist and a self-proclaimed self-care aficionado. It is Sherri’s belief that one must be intentional, practice discipline, and be open to temporary discomfort in order to channel and achieve growth as they journey through this enigma called life. She believes that one may achieve optimal growth and wellness by way of a mind/body/soul connection. When Sherri is not being of service to the world, she enjoy all things nature-related, mind-stimulating, and that involve physical activity.

Showing Up in Mind, Body & Soul Panel Facilitator

Chloe' Devin, certified Master Energy Healer, trailblazing Empowerment Leader, trained and specializing in various modalities such as Reiki, Shamanism, Shadow Integration, Inner Child Healing, Trapped Emotion Release, 200-hr Yoga Teacher, her list of Mastery growing infinitely as she evolves and navigates her own course of Self-Mastery. Co-Founder of The Moment MethodTM, Souled Out EmpowHERment, and Third Eye Vibe Podcast. In her perspective light, Chloe’, values and defines Healing as ‘not a codependent fixing’, but as a Liberation, found only by a deeper Understanding, Integration, and Embodiment of one’s full-faceted Self. Internally, we have multiple layers that want to feel safe, desire to be acknowledged, heard, seen, felt, held, understood... Loved... not fixed. She uses her intuitive gifts and unique approach to hold space for the Activation within your own Experiences and Gifts; creating a sense of sacred Interdependence along your Healing journey, empowering you to not only navigate, but Lead the Life you Desire to experience. “If we desire for the World to shine Brighter, it's time we all journey within... When we all focus on our Own Light, feel safe to stand in our Divine Artistry, and beat to the rhythm of our Own drums, we align with our Uniqueness that ultimately adds to the Collective Brilliance, Masterpiece, and Symphony." - Chloe’ Devin

She attended Florida State University for her undergraduate education and then moved to Louisville to pursue a masters degree from University of Louisville in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She graduated from UofL in 2016 and is now a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in the state of Kentucky. To further her education after graduate school, she enrolled in a yearlong certificate program in advanced psychotherapy through the Wayne Institute at Bellarmine University. It was there that she deepened her knowledge in understanding the psyche and how one becomes their most authentic self. She is also Level 1 trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), is seeking certification and will continue additional training with this model. This therapeutic framework, education and consultation assists her in meeting her clients where they are at all while accepting and understanding the internal system that makes them who they are. Her approach to counseling is informed by IFS, trauma and attachment research and years of learning and healing of my own system. All is considered through a strength- based lens, with the goals of increasing connection to all aspects of ourselves, heightening self-awareness and ones understanding of how our bodies carry the past, current and future happenings of our lives. She is well-versed in evidenced based treatment models that address presenting problems such as depression, anxiety, effects of traumatic experience, stress, and family/relationship concerns. Her training and experience includes working in a variety of different settings including schools, hospitals, community mental health settings and now in the private sector.

Chauweda Smith is a licensed Clinical therapist that works with a diverse population including children, adolescents and adults. She specializes in Trauma therapy, general mental health, and life coaching. Within the past 12 years, she has held a variety of positions in settings such as residential, community based, schools, hospitals, Department of Juvenile Justice and corrections and has worked with all ages within these settings. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Pan-African Studies, a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Social Work all from the University of Louisville. She is also trained in EMDR and utilizes this therapeutic approach with her clients suffering from trauma. She grew up in the West End of Louisville in which she is passionate about giving back to her community. She believes her life experiences are what makes her a compassionate and relatable therapist who sees potential in everyone. She is also the owner of Total Life Counseling & Consulting, LLC an agency that’s provides community- based services, in office therapy, case management, and medication management that serves people of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds. She is a life-long learner who is currently a doctoral student at Spalding specializing in Community and Agency Leadership.

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