In this episode of the Happy Whole You Podcast, host Dr. Anna Marie Frank sits down with Addison Labonte, founder of Sweet Addison's, a healthier dessert brand that's gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and preservative-free. Addison shares her journey from Division I athlete and finance professional to multi-seven-figure entrepreneur, sparked by a devastating diagnosis, a stubborn streak, and the world's biggest sweet tooth. Her viral Christmas cookie series and a surprise layoff turned a side hustle into a full-blown business, with a potential national retail launch on the horizon for 2027.

Hear more about:

• Addison's compartment syndrome diagnosis and refusing surgery
• Going gluten-free and running her first marathon weeks later
• Starting an Instagram recipe account (Organically Addison)
• Replacing her finance salary through brand deals and content creation
• The viral Christmas cookie series that changed everything
• Getting let go from corporate, and loving it
• Building Sweet Addison's into a seven-figure brand
• The mental toll and imposter syndrome of year one
• Why running a business is harder than an ultramarathon
• Navigating mentorship and the founder community
• A potential national retailer launch in 2027
• Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: start as a side hustle
• Addison's favorite product and the ultimate cookie-and-ice-cream combo

About Addison LaBonte:

Runner, recipe developer, ingredient-label reader, and the reason a gluten-free cookie finally tastes like the real thing. Sweet Addison's exists because she refused to choose between feeling good and eating cookies.

Connect with Addison:

Website: sweetaddisons.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweet.addisons

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Sweet-Addisons/61552849422462/
Tiktok:https://www.tiktok.com/@eatsweetaddisons

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou

In this episode of the Happy Whole You podcast, Dr. Anna Marie Frank sits down with Dr. Edward Park, a Harvard- and Columbia-trained physician who spent 17 years in OBGYN before pivoting to anti-aging medicine and telomerase activation. Dr. Park now specializes in exosome therapy, having performed nearly 4,000 procedures across six states. Together they explore how exosomes, once dismissed as "cellular poop", are actually the primary way cells communicate and heal, how they compare to stem cells and PRP, and why this regenerative approach may be more accessible than you think. The conversation also covers telomere science, the future of longevity medicine, stem cell banking, and the surprising benefits of nasal exosome delivery for cognition, mood, and even autism.

Hear more about:

• Telomeres and why they shorten with every cell division
• How exosomes differ from stem cells and PRP
• Dr. Park's 89-year-old mother's remarkable recovery story
• Treating joint injuries: shoulder, knee, Achilles tendon
• Nasal exosome delivery for cognition and mood
• Exosomes for autism and neuroinflammation
• Stem cell banking and cord blood preservation
• Telomerase activation supplement (TA-65) and its effects
• Exosome quality, brands, and what to look for
• Cost of exosome treatments
• The future of longevity: frequency healing and regenerative medicine
• Why Western medicine misses root causes
• FDA approval status of exosomes and informed consent

About Dr. Edward Park:

Dr. Edward Park, MD, MPH, is the Founder and Medical Director of Recharge Biomedical in Los Angeles, specializing in regenerative medicine, exosome therapy, telomere science, longevity, and evidence-based anti-aging care. With clinical training from Harvard and Columbia, over 16 years attending and speaking at A4M conferences, and 7 years of exosome experience, he has treated 709+ patients and performed 3,454+ procedures.

Get in touch with Dr. Edward:

drpark@rechargebiomedical.com

epark89@yahoo.com

(714) 369-8633

Youtube: @drpark65

Instagram: @dredpark

Substack: @dredpark

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou

In this episode, Anna Marie sits down with performance coach Angie Wisdom to unpack why success often feels like it's shrinking your capacity instead of expanding it. Angie breaks down the three keys to reclaiming your mental bandwidth, protect, direct, and expand, and explains how emotional leaks, overthinking, and the drive to "get it right" are silently taxing your brain's resources. From the neuroscience of the prefrontal cortex to the body's physical warning signs, this conversation is a wake-up call for high achievers running on empty.

Hear more about:

• Why success can actually shrink your capacity
• The "open tabs" metaphor for mental overload
• What What Got You Here Won't Get You There has to do with capacity
• The iPhone low-battery analogy for a maxed-out brain
• Protecting capacity from emotional and mental leaks
• Why frustration, worry, and self-doubt are capacity thieves
• Choosing whether to "allocate capacity" to a feeling
• Directing capacity with intentionality and the money analogy
• Expanding capacity through automation and habit
• How identity and belief systems free up mental bandwidth
• The default mode network and where your best ideas come from
• Why wins stop feeling good when you're maxed out (dopamine vs. cortisol)
• How the need to "get it right" steals joy and creativity
• Physical signs your nervous system is under capacity stress
• The "capacity tax", and going duty-free
• Why even a billion-dollar CEO might have more capacity than a solopreneur
• Angie's upcoming free event on the freedoms of success (link in her Instagram bio)

About Angie Wisdom:

Angie Wisdom is an executive leadership strategist, keynote speaker, sitting CFO, and bestselling author known as The Capacity Creator. With more than two decades of experience coaching executives, advisors, and Fortune 500 teams, she helps leaders protect and direct the capacity behind focus, judgment, and resilience. From starting her banking career at 16 to building a seven-figure business before 30 and becoming CFO of a global alternative investment firm, Angie brings firsthand experience to high-pressure leadership. She is the author of The Non-Negotiable You, creator of The Capacity Advantage methodology, host of the Sharing Wisdom podcast, and a trusted advisor to organizations including Abbott, Verizon, Chase, Morgan Stanley, Hyatt, and Cision.

Links for Angie's book and journal:

https://angiewisdom.com/product/start-with-you-100-day-morning-mindset-journal/

https://a.co/d/0dto1Dy3

Where to find more from Angie:

Website: www.angiewisdom.com

IG: @angiewisdom_

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou