In this Elevate 360 Summit episode, Melissa sits down with Dr. Emily Roedersheimer, a family practice physician turned functional medicine expert who used lifestyle-based medicine to reverse her own rheumatoid arthritis after battling it since childhood.

After more than a decade in traditional primary care, Dr. Emily discovered functional medicine through her own healing journey and realized there was a better way to support patients dealing with chronic conditions. Today, she helps high-performing women reclaim their energy, reduce inflammation, and create sustainable health through nutrition, lifestyle changes, and personalized coaching.

This conversation explores the powerful intersection of functional medicine, entrepreneurship, and accountability. From making the leap to a cash-based practice to scaling impact through health coaches, Dr. Emily shares why information alone isn’t enough and how real transformation happens when clients are supported, guided, and committed.

Takeaways

• functional medicine and reversing chronic illness
• Dr. Emily’s personal rheumatoid arthritis healing journey
• food, inflammation, and the foundations of healing
• leaving traditional primary care for a cash-based practice
• why insurance models limit chronic disease reversal
• accountability vs information in lifestyle change
• scaling impact through functional medicine health coaches
• nutrition shifts that most commonly reduce inflammation
• slowing down, inner work, and a true 360 approach to health

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Chronic illness is often reversible with the right lifestyle support.
• Food can either fuel inflammation or healing.
• Functional medicine requires time, education, and commitment.
• Cash-based care attracts more motivated, accountable clients.
• Lifestyle change works best with guidance and support.
• Health coaches dramatically expand reach and impact.
• Small, consistent changes compound into big results.
• Environment design matters more than willpower.
• Slowing down creates clarity, vision, and sustainability.
• True health transformation addresses the whole person.

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In this Elevate 360 Summit episode, Melissa sits down with Dr. Thea Blystone, a visionary consulting pharmacist who is redefining what pharmacy can look like beyond the traditional W-2 model.

After 20 years in pharmacy and eight different roles that kept her “inside the box,” Thea hit a personal and professional breaking point that forced her to reevaluate everything — her career, her beliefs, and what she was willing to accept moving forward. From rebuilding her life at rock bottom to launching multiple businesses, Thea shares how she transitioned from dispensing prescriptions to delivering true clinical care, patient advocacy, and mentorship for pharmacists ready to evolve with the future of healthcare.

This conversation dives deep into the modernized approach to pharmacy services, the realities of automation and mail-order prescriptions, and why pharmacists are uniquely positioned to fill the growing care gap in healthcare. It’s a powerful reminder that believing you can is often the missing piece between staying stuck and building something meaningful.

Takeaways

• Burnout can be the catalyst for clarity and transformation.
• Traditional pharmacy models limit both care and fulfillment.
• Pharmacists are trained to manage diagnoses — not just dispense medication.
• Automation and mail-order prescriptions increase the need for human advocacy.
• Care management creates space for deeper patient support.
• Keeping a W-2 can provide stability while building something new.
• Mentorship collapses years of trial and error.
• Entrepreneurship requires choosing a “different hard.”
• Inner belief directly impacts outer results.
• The future of pharmacy depends on evolution, not preservation.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• pivoting from traditional pharmacy after burnout
• rebuilding life and career from rock bottom
• being a go-to parent in a demanding healthcare system
• limitations of the traditional W-2 pharmacy model
• dispensing vs true clinical care and patient advocacy
• care management as a modern pharmacy service
• imposter syndrome and taking the first entrepreneurial leap
• starting a business while keeping a W-2 for stability
• the future of pharmacy as retail locations close
• mail-order prescriptions and loss of patient access
• why pharmacists are essential for medication safety
• physician time constraints and growing care gaps
• mentoring pharmacists into consulting models
• collapsing time through mentorship
• choosing a “different hard” in entrepreneurship
• belief, mindset, and inner work as growth catalysts
• embodying the Elevate 360 approach to life and business

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In this Elevate 360 Summit episode, Melissa sits down with Ashley Davis – former OB nurse turned founder of Illuminate Legal Nurse Consulting – who now leads a team of 12 specialized nurses reviewing medical records for personal injury and medical malpractice cases.

Ashley doesn’t just summarize records. She investigates them. Her work uncovers documentation discrepancies, audit trail irregularities, and strategic vulnerabilities that can completely shift case strategy, settlement posture, and how attorneys prepare for depositions.

They dig into how Ashley went from bedside nursing to running a niche legal nurse consulting firm, what most attorneys are missing in the chart, and the five medical record patterns that can quietly undermine a case if you’re not looking for them.

Takeaways

• Inconsistencies in the reported mechanism of injury can create major credibility issues.
• Conflicting descriptions of pain, symptoms, or events can shift both plaintiff and defense strategies.
• High pain scores without matching clinical indicators often signal deeper review is needed.
• Treatment gaps and missed appointments influence how damages are evaluated.
• Preexisting conditions must show true aggravation — not just correlation.
• Attorneys often overlook patterns hidden in plain sight.
• Strategic medical insight is a competitive advantage when done correctly.
• Healthcare providers can become entrepreneurs with the right plan and mindset.
• Small steps taken consistently build confidence — and momentum.
• A blend of tactical strategy + inner work (Elevate 360) accelerates both personal and business growth.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• medical record analysis for attorneys
• mechanism of injury inconsistencies
• conflicting injury descriptions + progression
• pain scores without clinical correlation
• gaps in treatment and non-compliance
• preexisting conditions vs true aggravation
• plaintiff vs defense strategy considerations
• using AI safely for case strategy
• leading and mentoring a team of specialized nurses
• mindset + confidence for healthcare providers becoming entrepreneurs
• Elevate 360 clarity, alignment, and next-step planning

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