Bend into Balance

Christopher Russell, PA-C, is the co-founder and owner of Elevation Family Health in his hometown of Bend, Oregon. With over 25 years in healthcare, including eight years as a medical director, Chris brings extensive experience in internal, family, and community medicine. He is passionate about making healthcare more personal and helping patients find wholeness in […]

A lifelong Oregonian, Jake Metolius Waits has called Bend home for many years. He has spent the past 14 years working as an emergency room doctor, a career that has given him a front-row seat to the humor, heartache, resilience, and occasional absurdity of being human. More recently, Jake has turned to creativity and writing […]

With ski racing parents from Vermont and Oregon it was no wonder skiing became easier than walking for Tommy. Mt Bachelor was the playground where he grew. Soon after finishing public high school Tommy simultaneously joined the US Ski Team and Dartmouth College. After a couple of years of competing in DH, SG, GS and […]

Laura Evenglow, LCSW, is a trauma therapist, educator, and creator of the Unconscious Mind Technique. Her work is built on a simple belief: our symptoms are not random. They are messages pointing toward something unresolved. After years of working with trauma survivors, Laura developed the Unconscious Mind Technique to help people move beyond coping strategies […]

Jon Paul Crimi’s journey began at rock bottom. Struggling with addiction, he reached a point where life felt unmanageable, and traditional approaches offered little relief. Sobriety became his first breakthrough, but it was a Breathwork class that completely transformed his life. The experience was so profound that he knew he had to share it with […]

John O’Sullivan is the founder of Changing the Game Project, an organization dedicated to helping coaches, parents, schools, and youth sport organizations give sports back to our kids and put a little more “play” in “play ball.” He is a former collegiate and professional soccer player and has coached for more than 30 years on […]

Dorian Adam, founder of Embark Fitness, is a former collegiate athlete and experienced fitness and longevity coach specializing in TRX training, strength development, and functional fitness. His coaching philosophy combines athletic performance principles with evidence-based training strategies to help clients move better, get stronger, and live healthier lives. www.embark-fitness.com LISTEN NOW:

18-year-old, Nathaniel (Natty) Perullo discovered climbing at the age of 7. He won his first national at age of 9, and has been competing ever since. Natty is currently the Under 19 US National Champion and competes for the US National Team. Excelling in both bouldering and lead climbing, he has rapidly emerged as one of the […]

In this episode host Adriana Marino sits down with Andy Sabatier, Doctor of Physical Therapy, speaker, and educator. Andy is the founder of Academy West Breathing Performance in Bend, Oregon, and brings a unique perspective shaped by his experience working in intensive care, athletics, and movement science. He shares how a pivotal realization about dysfunctional […]

Holly Ladd is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Holly draws on her experience and education in teaching and communication to work with her clients to help them uncover the root cause of why they can’t make the changes they are looking for and to support them in […]