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In this summer mini-series episode of Rooted & Rising, Kaitlyn welcomes Zach, pitcher for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. We discuss the new, exciting partnership between Into the Woods Wellness and the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders – including providing nourishing team meals. Zach shares some rapid-fire favorites, a meaningful high school baseball memory with his brother, and habits like yoga, visualization, hydration, and prioritizing nutrition.

As a college athlete with aspirations to go pro, Zach explains the unseen work behind game day, his typical in-season routine, and how his family supports him. The conversation highlights men’s physical and emotional health, stigma around seeking help, resilience through setbacks, and how the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders baseball team build connection and support overall community wellness.

In this mini-episode, we explore:

• Day in the life of Zach as a college athlete
• Men's Health and Stigma
• Sleep Recovery Performance
• Hydration And Fueling
• Importance of Nutrition – and how it boost Zach's performance
• Advice For Young Athletes
• Life Lessons From Baseball
• The Fond Du Lac Community & Ballpark Family Fun

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📞 Call 920-904-8128
📍 1424 Lynn Ave, Fond du Lac, WI
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Episode 14: Julie’s Healing Journey — Trauma, Cancer, Nervous System Regulation & Finding Personalized Care

In episode 14, the KK and Jenny welcome Julie – a client of Into the Woods Wellness – to share her healing journey and what changed after finding the team at Into the Woods.

Julie describes a childhood in foster care, longstanding trauma, and feeling stuck, unheard, and boxed in by traditional medical care after a 2021 lymphoma diagnosis (treated with surgery and follow-ups, no chemo) and later melanoma, alongside insomnia, fatigue, and multiple medications. She explains how individualized, compassionate support at Into the Woods—high-dose vitamin C IV therapy, bloodwork, mindful yoga for nervous system regulation, and a parasite cleanse—helped her sleep, come off medications, and begin feeling safe and “more human.”

Through the personalized wellness program, she learned how inflammation-triggering foods, caffeine, sugar, gluten, and dairy affected her body, lost significant weight, and gained tools and accountability.

Julie hopes her story reaches others in dark places and shares there is more healing to come (including EMDR in time) as part of her healing journey.

00:00 Intro & Disclosure
01:21 Welcome Back Episode 14
01:34 Meet Julie Today
02:14 What Fills Your Cup
03:28 This or That Game
04:33 Writing as Healing
08:17 Planning and Social Style
09:51 Feeling Stuck Before Help
10:35 Cancer Diagnosis Spiral
12:16 Finding Into the Woods
13:03 Personalized Care Difference
16:29 Trauma and Mental Health
19:44 Alternative Healing Modalities
22:19 Fight or Flight Breaking Point
25:24 Compassionate Team Support
26:25 Mindful Yoga Release
27:10 Vulnerability and Release
27:32 Breathwork and Nervous System
28:13 Yoga Yin and Connection
29:05 Writing and Not Good Enough
30:22 Parasite Cleanse and Detox
32:00 Sleep Breakthroughs
36:01 Personalized Nutrition Reset
40:01 Weight Loss and Root Causes
41:54 Lifestyle Balance and Consistency
43:53 Owning Your Health
46:35 Healing Next Steps EMDR
48:10 Hope Investment and Closing

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📞 Call 920-904-8128
📍 1424 Lynn Ave, Fond du Lac, WI
✉️ info@intothewoodsjourney.com

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Can what you eat really lower blood pressure, calm inflammation, and change your health story?

For Jess, Into the Woods Wellness Culinary Specialist, the answer is yes. In this episode, Jess opens up to Jenny and Kaitlyn about her own healing journey—years of worsening symptoms, mounting prescriptions, vertigo, and passing-out episodes—and how the Into the Woods Personalized Wellness Program helped her get to the root cause, lower her blood pressure, and reduce her medication.

We explore Jess's passion for whole-food, nutrient-dense, minimally processed meals, and how she creates menus designed to reduce inflammation and fuel real wellbeing. We also tackle the real-world barriers that hold people back from eating well—time, cooking skills, convenience, and the perception that healthy food is expensive—plus simple, sustainable strategies to overcome them.

And we share what's next: how the Into the Woods meal prep service (Wellness That Moves) and our upcoming Woodie healthy food truck are bringing functional nutrition, clean eating, and root-cause wellness directly to the Fond du Lac community.

Whether you're navigating chronic symptoms, recovering from diet culture, or simply looking for an easier path to nourishing your family—this conversation is for you.

00:00 Meet Jess

00:28 This or That

04:26 Why Nutrition Matters

06:15 Culinary Wellness Role

07:49 Jess Health Turnaround

13:22 Meal Prep Barriers

22:27 Clean Eating Basics

24:35 Global Flavors and Sauces

25:28 Quick Cucumber Chicken Prep

26:31 Simple Cooking Mindset

27:22 Meal Prep Program Explained

29:48 Breakfast Beyond Breakfast Foods

31:17 Diet Needs and Allergies

32:51 Favorite Meals and Next Bowl

34:33 Menu Inspiration and Purpose

36:57 Recipes and Future Plans

37:32 Woodie Food Truck Vision

44:07 Habits Over Perfection

46:09 Mindful Eating and Slow Down

47:30 Closing Thanks and Wrap

For more wellness pathway support:

🌲 Visit www.intothewoodsjourney.com
📞 Call 920-904-8128
📍 1424 Lynn Ave, Fond du Lac, WI
✉️ info@intothewoodsjourney.com

Follow us on social media @intothewoodswellnessfdl for daily inspiration, wellness tips, and community stories.