Signature scent: Nécessaire The Deodorant Gel.
My workout aesthetic in three words: Mindful, music-driven, consistent.
My uniform: Vuori AllTheForm leggings and bra on repeat.
Favorite running shoe: On Cloudrunner 2.
Current workout: 3-4 SESSION Pilates classes each week, a cycling class and Crew Training Club for their CYCLE50 for cardio.
Favorite activity: Martinis and oysters at Urban Grub with my fiancé, Sam . Mantra: If it’s not a hell yes, it’s a hell no.
Escape: A walk outside or a weekend at the beach.
My weakness: A warm chocolate chip cookie and a glass of milk.
Mentor: Brittany Grignon Hays, founder, and Molly Grace Sambol, director of marketing at SESSION Pilates.
Best advice: Treat others as you’d want to be treated.
Philanthropy: The SESSION Foundation.
Favorite app: Brown Noise: Sleep + Focus app.
Bedtime: Between 8 and 9 p.m.
Book at bedside: Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez.
Wellness essentials: 8 hours of sleep, the LUMEBOX portable red light, and a sauna anywhere, anytime.
Yesterday: In the past.
Today: An opportunity to learn, grow, and show up for my family, my SESSION team, and little girl Liza’s wildest dreams.
AMANDA FREDERICKSON
A chef and cookbook author, she transformed Nashville’s food scene into a fresher, healthier version.
When Amanda Frederickson moved her family to Nashville from California, she found it hard to believe that with all of Music City’s great restaurants, there was nowhere to get fast, healthy, fresh food for a busy family. As a former Williams-Sonoma test kitchen chef and cookbook author, she set out to create the place for wholesome salads, hearty grain bowls and healthy wraps that she missed. Enter, Radish Kitchen which now has four locations around Nashville and Franklin, offering fast pick-up, casual dine-in and catering options, as well as the Little Rad Market in Belle Meade. Her wildly popular Instagram videos, called Fridge Foraging, offer home cooks plenty of ideas and quick tips, and she continually keeps us inspired to live a well-rounded, balanced lifestyle. amandafrederickson.com; radishkitchen.com
Wake-Up Time: 6:15 a.m.
Breakfast Routine: Lots of coffee, then a shake with Be Well By Kelly protein powder
Go-To Supplements: Magnesium and Vitamin C
Skincare Essential: Skin Flooding with Toners
Signature Scent: Kiehl’s Musk (I have worn it since the ‘90s) My Workout
Aesthetic In 3 Words: Low effort energy My Uniform: Jeans and a sweater or T-shirt
Favorite Running Shoe: I will always be an Asics girl
Current Workout +Favorite Activity: Walking my dog at Percy Warner Park
Mantra: Be. Have. Do. You don’t become by achieving, you achieve by becoming.
My Escape: Percy Warner Park
My Weakness: Toasted bagel with butter and items on Facebook marketplace
Best Advice: Your reaction has the power to be your greatest strength—or your greatest weakness
Philanthropy: Land Trust for Tennessee and Wags & Walks
Favorite App: It is a tie between Sky Guide and Merlin Bird ID
Bedtime: 10 p.m. (9:30 if I am lucky)
Book At Bedside: The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl and Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
3 Wellness Essentials: Food made with fresh ingredients, walking outside, and an occasional tequila and soda
Yesterday: Was a challenge
Tomorrow: Will be a great day
BRENT YATES
When you start at the bottom, the only direction you can go is up. Entrepreneur and bestselling author Brent Yates did just that, and got a lot stronger and healthier along the way.
Before Brent Yates was a bestselling author, motivational speaker and successful entrepreneur, he hit rock bottom. In The Gravity of UP, he describes his lowest moments of declining health and subsequent depression. His solution was to take charge by building up his strength and overall wellness. His tool? A weighted vest. Now, his invention, founded in Franklin, has become a trend-setting brand called Aion. What sets Yates’ weighted vests apart is the cutting-edge technology with dynamic resistance and a compression fit, and their style. Trainers, professional athletes, and beginners alike are fans of the versatile collection that will elevate your training, regardless of your age or fitness level. Recently, Aion teamed up with Life Time Athletics on an exclusive partnership, and continues to work with an impressive roster of professional athletes as brand ambassadors. aiongear.com
Wake-Up Time: 5:00 a.m.
Breakfast Routine: Oatmeal with Ascent vanilla protein, sourdough toast, sausage and AG1
Go-To Supplements: Rho NAD, Perfect Amino, creatine, turmeric, multi-vitamins and peptides
Skincare Essential: Obagi and Skin Plated
Signature Scent: Creed Viking
My Workout Aesthetic In 3 Words: Strength, endurance, intensity
My Uniform: Lululemon sweatpants, Aion hoodie, Aion compression weighted vest and an Aion hat (usually backwards)
Favorite Running Shoe: Nobull
Current Workout: Tai Chi for muscle engagement, breathing and stretching followed by strength training
Favorite Activity: Training
Mantra: Strong is healthy
My Escape: Sound bed with red light
My Weakness: Patience
Mentor: Jack LaLanne
Best Advice: Yesterday only gets you to tomorrow, one time. After that, what you bring every day gets you to tomorrow.
Philanthropy: RestoreUS Favorite App: Bible Bedtime: 9:30 p.m.
Book At Bedside: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
3 Wellness Essentials: Breathwork for grounding, red light therapy and training
Yesterday: Reboot
Tomorrow: Better than today
JESSICA JACKEL
The trend of ‘natural botox,’ or facial acupuncture, is taking root in Nashville. Dr. Jessica Jackel is a master of her trade, going beyond skin deep to achieve harmony from within.
While completing her post-graduate studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jessica Jackel says she often heard the adage, “your specialty picks you.” When she opened her first practice in Austin, TX, she shared a space with two holistic aestheticians and started getting requests for natural wrinkle-reducing remedies. So began her deep dive into Chinese medicine for facial cosmetic enhancement. Now based in Nashville, her clinic sees a range of clients who are ahead of the trend in seeking ‘natural botox,’ but Jackel insists beauty is more than skin deep and treats your whole being, beyond your facial landscape. “Through compassionate care and timeless medicine, I hold space for healing that honors both body and spirit.” Here are her daily essentials to keep her own rhythm in balance. nashvillefacialacupuncture.com
Wake-Up Time: Sunrise (most days)
Breakfast Routine: Warm oatmeal with protein powder and lots of berries
Go-To Supplements: Omega 3s
Skincare Essential: Water. Drinking lots of water (pro tip: avoid the ice)
Signature Scent: Everyday Oil, Mainstay or Early Morning
My Workout Aesthetic In 3 Words: Inspiring, embodied, energizing My Uniform: FIGS scrubs
Favorite Running Shoe: Hoka Trail, even for road running
Current Workout: SESSION Pilates has been my ritual lately
Favorite Activity: Anything with friends or family
Mantra: The root of all healing is love.
My Escape: Running or a good podcast
My Weakness: Black Coffee
Mentor: I have two individuals I lean on for growth as a practitioner: Anne Cusick, L.Ac., my teacher and acupuncturist and Dr. Yueying Li in Los Angeles for facial cosmetic acupuncture.
Best Advice: “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems,” -James Clear, “Atomic Habits.”
Philanthropy: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health), Davidson County.
Favorite App: Spotify for music and podcasts Bedtime: 9:30–10 p.m.
Book At Bedside: ACOTAR, I just started the series
3 Wellness Essentials: Water, movement, sleep
Yesterday: Grateful
Tomorrow: Endless Possibility
KATY WHALEN
The ultimate problem-solver, Katy Whalen joined forces with her husband’s online platform, Joi + Blokes, giving women nationwide hormonal and wellness support.
After a long journey through IVF, miscarriages, childbirth and nursing, Katy Whalen was constantly feeling exhausted, foggy and emotional while struggling with weight gain and perimenopausal symptoms. Doctors said it was normal and her search for specialized hormonal support for women didn’t turn up much. She tried her husband’s online health platform, Blokes and actually saw some change. Enter, Joi + Blokes, the national online health platform based in Nashville, offering specialized hormonal care with diagnostics and a path forward to take control of your vitality. They offer lab services and one-on-one consultations, plus partner with leading wellness advocates. Recently, Joi +Blokes was named the official diagnostics partner for F45 Training. Here are Katy’s everyday essentials for keeping it all together. joiandblokes.com
Wake-Up Time: 5:30 a.m.
Breakfast Routine: Half-caf with raw milk, collagen, and creatine
Go-To Supplements: My Smart Supps. Personalized to my biomarkers because guessing is so last season.
Skincare Essential: Joi’s GHK-Cu peptide cream.
My Workout Aesthetic In 3 Words: Functional, communal, fun.
My Uniform: Aviator Nation and Free City sweats
Current Workout: Lifting heavy things
Favorite Activity: Nature walks
Mantra: Purpose over perfection
My Escape: A moment to myself
My Weakness: My kids’ puppy-dog eyes. I’m powerless (and they know it).
Mentor: A small circle of strong, generous women who remind me what’s possible.
Best Advice: You can do anything, just not everything. Choose with intention.
Philanthropy: Women’s health access and hormone education
Favorite App: Shopbop. My poor husband.
Bedtime: When the kids go down, I go down. Book At Bedside: The Queen’s Code by Alison A. Armstrong
3 Wellness Essentials: Red light therapy, PEMF mat, and the Chi machine, all at once.
Yesterday: Building the future
Tomorrow: Celebrating the progress
CHIRAG CHALLA AND EVAN GALANTE
Backyard ice camps started by musician and producer Evan Galante have evolved into the city’s hottest social contrast therapy studio, Lolu. Here is a glimpse at a day in the life of its co-founders.
Named after the ancient Finnish term that refers to steam, Lolu is poetically described by its co-founders, Chirag Challa and Evan Galante, as “the transformative moment when water meets hot rocks.” The name is fitting given the studio’s offering of contrast therapy, paired with connection, or what they phrase as “sauna, plunge, connect.” Challa and Galante are deeply embedded in the Lolu community, often leading breathwork or guided sessions, as well as outdoor events and the unique “Alternative Night Out” parties that provide a wellness-focused alternative to Music City’s traditional nightlife. The founders themselves have embodied transformation in their professional lives and holistic living in their personal lives. Here is some of their favorite gear to stay grounded on a daily basis. lolulife.com
Wake-Up Time: 5:15 am (first snooze obvi) Breakfast Routine: 4 eggs, a sourdough slice, half an avocado, a scoop of protein powder, and a lot of hot sauce.
Go-To Supplements: Momentous vegan protein powder and multivitamin
Skincare Essential: Water!
Signature Scent: Hopefully the opposite of “smells bad.”
My Workout Aesthetic In 3 Words: Together we can
My Uniform: Anything with a hoodie
Favorite Running Shoe: On Cloudmonster
Current Workout: Running, yoga, any movement with friends
Favorite Activity: Dinner with friends
Mantra: Whatever you’re thinking, think bigger
My Escape: Meditation
My Weakness: My ego, and cinnamon buns
Mentor: Family and chosen family
Best Advice: Flow like water
Philanthropy: Helping humans in our neighborhoods live a fuller life.
Favorite App: Strava
Bedtime: 10-ish
Book At Bedside: My journal
3 Wellness Essentials: Breath, sun, movement
Yesterday: A dream
Tomorrow: A gift
MELISSA RHODES
Both locations of Ona Skincare are loved by clients for highly skilled staff and natural results. Their founder, Melissa Rhodes, shares what keeps her looking stylish and feeling great.
After a history of laser treatments for a birthmark in childhood, then a career as an ICU nurse with a part-time job working for a plastic surgeon, it’s no surprise that Melissa Rhodes became a certified aesthetic nurse practitioner and is now the owner of two Nashville locations of Ona Skincare. Both clinics are known for cutting-edge medical aesthetics with a holistic approach to overall wellness. Rhodes continues to expand her own certifications, and Ona’s services, with a full aesthetics program, IV therapy, body shaping, customized weight loss programs and now hormone therapy. Rhodes and her all-female team are dedicated to helping clients look and feel their best in a spa-like setting. Her personal wellness style is a unique mix of science and sophistication that begs imitation. onaskin.com
Wake-Up Time: 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast Routine: Protein coffee and egg or cottage cheese with toast
Go-To Supplements: Intramax Multi Vitamin, fish oil, Vitamin D3 with K2
Skincare Essential: Intellishade Truphysical by Revision
Signature Scent: Bond #9 Nuits de Noho My Workout Aesthetic
In 3 Words: Soft, comfortable and ideally doubles as a travel outfit as well
My Uniform: Black all day, every day
Favorite Running Shoe: On
Current Workout: Quantify Fitness, ARX weights, Pilates and walking my pups daily
Favorite Activity: Anything outdoors, like the beach or a hike Mantra: Your glow starts within
My Escape: The beach with a good book
My Weakness: I don’t always prioritize rest. I push through too much, from my old ICU days.
Mentor: I’ve had so many over the years. I’m currently working with Dr. Deb Mathews, my hormone and functional medicine guru.
Best Advice: To celebrate the now and not always be looking at what’s next
Philanthropy: Russel Rescue of Tennessee, Nashville Humane Society and Second Harvest Favorite App: Calm
Bedtime: Too late! Usually 11:00-12:00 p.m.
Book At Bedside: How to Menopause by Tamsen Fadal and Joyspan by Dr. Kerry Burnight
3 Wellness Essentials: Mouth tape, LED bed and movement of any kind
Yesterday: NAD injections
Tomorrow: NAD precursors that help your body create its own intrinsic NAD
