she engages you in her content. Here’s what you can expect from one of Cathy’s presentations—you will benefit from stories, humor and shared spirit, be engaged in meaningful eercises, and gain fresh strategies for positive action.
A highly energetic and experienced performer, Cathy has continually captivated diverse audiences—from her college days as a Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader to a myriad of groups as a professional educator to the past 20+ years as a nationally sought-after speaker. Her love of adventure has led her to ski the German Alps, mush a dogsled in Alaska, hike the Incan Trail in Peru and scuba dive in the Caribbean.
In her previous roles as teacher, athletic coach and wellness/student assistance coordinator, she studied the effects of risk, energy and emotional intelligence on performance issues. Cathy has helped thousands of people—from health professionals to HR managers to school administrators—stretch themselves further by handling change, work/life balance, teamwork, wellness and leadership with confidence.
Cathy is the author of two eLearning courses and four books. Her books are: Balancing Work & Life in a Crazy, Connected World (Full Swing Publishing, Kansas City, MO, 2014), Living in Full Swing (Advantage Media, Charleston, SC, 2007), It Takes Character (Incentive Publications Inc., Nashville TN, 2003), and RISK IT! Empowering Young People to Be Positive Risk Takers in Learning and in Life (Incentive, 1996).
Her honors include selection for inclusion in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, recipient of the Soroptomist “Woman of Distinction” award, the “Alumni Pioneer Award” from the University of St. Mary and the “Service to Education” award from the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Cathy was a 2009-2017 member of the Board of Trustees for the University of St. Mary in Kansas.
Diane Doolin, RN
Diane is a nurse who is passionate about wellness! Although she loves caring for patients in the hospital, she would much rather help people avoid the need to be there. This passion for helping empower others to reach and maintain their optimal level of health shines through in all that she does. Wanting to promote healthy self-care, Diane earned advanced certification and began teaching therapeutic and restorative "demystified" yoga classes in 2005, eventually tweaking her program and incorporating other movement arts to create Peaceful Stretch classes.
Realizing that how we nourish the body greatly affects our health mentally and emotionally as well as physically, Diane also began studying whole, natural foods. She attended multiple intensives at Kripalu and the Himalayan Institute, as well as many hours of independent study, learning a variety of approaches to holistic nutrition and natural living. She created her business- Reach into Wellness- to share with others what she has learned over the years, and to encourage and support those beginning (or continuing!) their own journey.
Denise Williams
Denise Williams has been a Shawnee resident for 17 years and was an elementary educator for 9. Out of the many hats she wears, being an essential oil user and educator is top of the list. Using oils has positively impacted everything else she does! Denise has been a Young Living essential oil user for 3.5 years. In her journey to maintain wellness and kick toxic products, Denise’s passion for oils has exploded and she wants to share her oil journey with everyone. She wants to show people that you don’t have to be an aromatherapist to use oils to promote wellness. You can start right where you are!
Dr. Dana Huebner
Dr. Huebner graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College in April 2018. He chose to open his own clinic to help people attain the pain free lifestyle they desire and deserve. He has pursued a wide variety of treatment options through post-graduate education seminars which gives him the tools to match the treatment to the patients’ needs.
Susan Richards
Susan is a Wellness Yoga Teacher, an E-RYT 500 (experienced 
yoga teacher level II) registered with Yoga Alliance, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), and a certified by Judith Hansen Lasater as a Relax and Renew® restorative trainer. Susan has been a student of yoga since 1997 and began teaching yoga in the Kansas City area in 2004. With a foundation in Iyengar training, she teaches public classes and private sessions from a yoga-as-wellness perspective. She leads public workshops and yoga teacher-trainings which focus on subjects such as but not limited to hand-care, back-care, posture improvement, arthritis functionality, insomnia, meditation, stress relief, and adaptable chair yoga.
Susan successfully uses yoga to manage her own physical challenges from spinal surgeries and symptoms of arthritic bone degeneration. She sees clients privately with scoliosis and other back-related issues. For more information: www.susanrichardsyoga.com
Lisa Gates
Lisa is an Overland Park-bred single mom of an 11-year-old boy, CEO of Gates Manor and devoted HR professional at Johnson County Community College. She has single-handedly changed the lives of tens of people through her journey in Minimalism.
An education in Applied Behavioral Sciences with an emphasis in Juvenile Justice and Criminal Delinquency and a Concentration in Psychology has absolutely nothing to do with her career, her knowledge of Minimalism or her early-life goal to become a Fly Girl on In Living Color, however as long as she is still paying the loans, a Benefits Specialist she will be!
While no single approach to Minimalism will work for everyone, Lisa’s hope is to give you just enough information to be dangerous and her ultimate goal is to be the cause of the largest influx of garage sales anyone has ever seen this side of the Mississippi!
Jamie Millam
Jamie completed her Yoga Teacher Training at The Yoga School for Therapeutics in Overland Park.
She enjoys teaching yoga to all levels and ages so that they can learn the art of breath and movement to calm the body and mind. She also has enjoyed teaching her students to use foam rollers and other props to assist in keeping the body healthy. her goal is to bring authenticity. healing and ease to her classes.