Plan your morning at LIV. Here are the 2024 Living in Vitality Morning Breakout Sessions!
- ♫♪The Heart Bone’s connected to the Tooth Bone♪♫ A Whole Body Approach to your Health
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Join AdventHealth Cardiologist Dr. Michelle Dew, MD and Kurlbaum Dental's Dr. Nicole Kurlbaum, DDS for a thrilling talk (YES! Really!) about how mouth health and heart health are interconnected! This is for the woman who thought that brushing teeth was just a mouth exercise, important but limited to mouth and tongue care. Did you know that inflammation and bacteria from the mouth can affect the heart and other parts of the body! Learn additional specific considerations for women that are often overlooked in our conversations about health, including how hormonal changes throughout our lives affects our hearts, mouths and overall health!
Presented by:
Dr. Michelle Dew
Dr. Nicole Kurlbaum
- When Stress and Burnout Collide with our Emotional Wellbeing
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Join AdventHealth’s Behavioral Health experts as they have an interactive, casual chat about the impact stress and burnout can have on our daily lives. Managing family, work, education, activities and relationships can bring joy but can also lead to high levels of stress as we try to navigate everything at once. Typically, our own self-care can be the first thing to go as other things take priority. Learn more about strategies to manage stress effectively and boundaries to help you prioritize your own health and wellbeing.
Presenters: Rennie McKinney, LCP and Kellie Strube, LCPC
- From Peri to Power: A New Guide to Thrive
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Are you ready to ease into menopause with spirit and strength rather than feeling apprehensive and alone? Join functional medicine nurse practitioner Angela Katzer, APRN, NP-C, IFMCP, as she demystifies the keys to thriving from peri-menopause to post-menopause so you can transform this stage into the best years of your life. Through practical strategies and empowering insights, you'll gain essential tools to turn the challenges of menopause into opportunities for growth and resilience.
Presenter Angela Katzer, MSN, NP-C, IFMCP
- Strength Train to Age Gracefully
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Did you know adults lose more than half a pound of muscle every year after age 30? This muscle loss leads to a 5% reduction in metabolic rate every decade—unless you strength train. This gradual decrease in metabolism is closely related to the increase in body fat that often accompanies aging. Therefore, strength training is critical to unlocking optimal performance because it shapes and defines your body’s composition, boosts your metabolic function, improves your posture, and reduces your risk of injury. In other words, strength training will help you age gracefully.
Join our interactive session, Strength Train to Age Gracefully, where you will learn the importance of strength training and why you should use more than the scale to monitor your progress. You'll also perform strength training exercises that require zero or minimal equipment.
If you are new to strength training, Candice will help you gain the confidence to begin. If you already strength train, she will help you elevate your regimen. Get your athletic clothes and sneakers ready, and let’s start aging gracefully!
Presenter: Candice McField
- "Thriving Through Your Gut: Unveiling the Secrets of Digestive Health and Longevity"
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In Thriving Through Your Gut we will explore the crucial connection between gut health and overall longevity. This presentation will delve into how a well-functioning digestive system supports long-term health, boosts immunity, and enhances quality of life. Attendees will learn practical dietary strategies for maintaining a healthy gut. Additionally, enjoy a live cooking demonstration featuring delicious, gut-friendly recipes that you can easily incorporate into your daily routine to promote a longer, healthier life.
Presenter Mary Carter, RD, LD
- Sorting Through: What To Do With All This Stuff
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Letting go of physical possessions can be challenging, but also very healing. This session is designed to help you consider how to let go of both practical and sentimental belongings, and guide you as you develop a plan and strategies to manage those items.
Presenter Christy Hansen, Grief Support Specialist
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care - Financial Planning for Women-Empowering Your Financial Life
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Did you know that by 2030, women are on track to control two-thirds of the country’s personal wealth? At Creative Planning, we recognize that as women investors you are not a niche market – you are the market. You face many unique challenges when it comes to managing your financial health. Join us as we discuss some of the strategies and tools that you can use to overcome these unique challenges and reach your version of financial success.
Presenters
Elizabeth McLeod, MBA and Bri Peck, CFP
Creative Planning
- Pickleball, Paddleball and Par 4’s: How active adults can avoid and manage orthopedic injuries
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Lifestyle sports like Pickleball are exploding in popularity and participation across the country. Kansas City is the epicenter of this movement. Are you experiencing discomfort, or have you suffered an injury playing one of the fastest growing sports in America? Maybe you participate in a different sport or are just trying to stay active. What should you do to avoid injury and what is the best advice if you tweak, strain, or pull something? Today you will have the opportunity to hear and interact with a panel of orthopedic experts from KCOA, on the best ways to prevent, manage and treat that pain or loss of function associated with maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle.
Presenters
Brit Moore, MD
Kenneth Unruh, MD
Adam Wait, DO
- Doing What's Best for the Breast: Steps you can (and can't) take to reduce your cancer risk
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When it comes to breast cancer risk factors, there are some things a woman can do to decrease her risk of getting the disease. Join Lesley Hofer, APRN, FNP-C, AOCNP, AdventHealth High Risk Breast Clinic nurse practitioner, for a discussion on the intersection of genetics and cancer. You'll learn about what factors make patients high risk, some modifiable actions you can take to decrease your risk, and non-modifiable risk factors that figure into your risk scores.
Presented by Lesley Hofer, APRN
Plan your afternoon at LIV. Here are the 2024 Living in Vitality AfternoonBreakout Sessions!
- Food as Medicine: Unlocking the Power of Food for Health
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The concept of “food as medicine” involves using food not merely for nourishment, but as a proactive, therapeutic tool for enhancing health, preventing disease, and supporting the healing process. Join Lisa Markley, AdventHealth’s Whole Health Institute Director of Culinary Medicine for this interactive session to explore how leveraging the healing power of food can help pave the way for a healthier future.
Presenter: Lisa Markley, MS, RDN
- The Skinny on Weight-Loss Medications
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Anyone who has ever wanted, needed or tried to lose weight knows that it's often not an easy task. Lots of factors affect weight management—genetics, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress, mindset—and, therefore, goals to lose weight can feel complicated and hard to achieve. So, it's no surprise that the recent increase in visibility and availability of weight-loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound has left a lot of slim-down-seekers wondering if medication is the right course of action for them. Learn the facts about these medications, including how they work, what they cost, who can use them, potential side effects and more from Christine Khong, MD, Board-certified obesity medicine and family medicine physician with AdventHealth Medical Group in Prairie Village.
Presenter: Dr. Christine Khong
- Mental Health Matters: Supporting Our Kids while Supporting Ourselves
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Struggling with finding the right words to talk to your kid about mental health? Are you the go-to aunt for your niece or nephew, yet don’t feel equipped to truly understand all they might be going through? We get it! As parents and supportive adults, we may recognize mental health as part of our overall health as humans but find it much easier to talk about sore throats and skinned knees. Join this panel discussion as we navigate ways to connect with children and teens and how to talk about mental health and mental wellbeing.
Presenters: Rennie McKinney, LCP, Dr. Caroline Danda, Megan Endres and Susie Gurley
- Empower & Nourish: Building a Stronger You, Together
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Join us for an inspiring workshop that focuses on replenishing your spirit through holistic wellness. Learn practical strategies for enhancing your mental and physical health, and then unite with like-minded women to support one another's growth. When one woman empowers herself, she empowers her entire community. Together, let's build a network of resilient women living with purpose and lifting each other up.
Presenters
Lauren Cook, Church of the Resurrection
Dr. Rebeca Chow, Church of the Resurrection
Pastor Cheryl Bell, Church of the Resurrection
Ashley Huber, AdventHealth Kansas City
- Own Your Space: Feng Shui Your Way to Peace & Prosperity
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Join Robyn Stevens, a Kansas City based, Certified Feng Shui Consultant, to discover how Feng Shui can enhance your daily life. In this engaging and informative presentation, we will delve into the ancient Chinese practice of Feng Shui, breaking down its concepts so you can easily apply them for tangible results. By the end of the session, you'll gain a deeper understanding of Feng Shui, its importance, and how to align it with your space. Plus, you'll walk away with practical tips to immediately improve the energy in your home!
Presenter: Robyn Stevens
- Curate Your B.R.I.E.F. Retreat
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You know what you want but are afraid to go after it. For others, you’re ready but don’t know
how to start. I thought I knew exactly what I wanted, ran full speed ahead, and burned myself
out. Healing and preparing to carry out my purpose took me on a journey to create the B.R.I.E.F.
Retreat Framework. The emphasis is never simply gaining leadership skills and knowledge for
knowledge’s sake. Anyone can offer that. Our team owns expertise in building both individual
and collective capacity for embodied practice & application across sectors. Partner with me in
this workshop to unleash those groundbreaking ideas, catalyze individual transformation, and
drive progress in your work while not burning yourself out. The B.R.I.E.F. Retreat Framework is
a personal and collective model for deciding how you want to show up in the world and doing
just that!Presenter: Dr. Jumesha Wade
- Empowered Intimacy: Essential Pleasure Education
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Coach Kristen addresses the discomfort associated with discussing sex, highlights the impact of pleasure on the brain, body, and interpersonal relationships, and explores limiting beliefs around intimacy and our bodies. It encourages a positive and holistic approach to sexual health, emphasizing the importance of communication, consent, and self-care. The presentation includes exercises to enhance personal and relational intimacy, practical advice for incorporating more pleasure into life, and resources for further learning and exploration.
Presenter: Kristen Thomas
- Social Media Wellness
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We often try to squeeze the best moments of our lives into tiny social media frames, but what if we were framed for more? Join Krista Boan, cofounder of Screen Sanity + author of The Social Compass newsletter, as we unpack the challenges and traps today's women are facing in the social media world, and what your children need to know before they open their first account. You'll walk away with:
- An understanding of specific ways social media can interfere with your mental and emotional health
- A clear set of guideposts to empower your kids as they enter the social media years
- A draft of your personal social media “manifesto” to help you live with digital integrity
- Please note: will NOT be discussing internet safety and filtering solutions, but they are super important! Visit screensanity.org to learn more.
- Safe, Secure and Savvy: Tips from a Crime Prevention Officer
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As strong, independent women, we can sometimes get lulled into a sense of invincibility. But if you're honest with yourself, how prepared are you for unexpected dangers? Join Overland Park Police Officer Wes Griffith, CPP, for a discussion about shoring up your personal safety practices so you can feel at ease as you go about your busy life. Officer Griffith will discuss safety tips related to internet presence, trusting your intuition, alertness and preparedness, tactics for escaping an attack and ways to stay safe anywhere.
Wes Griffith, CPP, is a crime prevention officer with the Parkway Division of the Overland Park Police Department. Officer Griffith presents regularly on a variety of topics including scams and fraud, personal safety and active shooter scenarios. He holds a certification as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), widely considered the gold standard in security, and he is trained in ALICE, providing specialized training for schools in active shooter events. He has been a police officer in Overland Park for 23 years, including service in patrol, field training, personnel, recruiting and explosive ordinance disposal. He has served in his current role as a crime prevention officer for four years.