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A Leadership Style: Jen Heisey

Meet Jennifer Heisey, Chief Alumni Officer and VP of Alumni and Donor Experience for the University of Cincinnati Foundation. 

Sometimes “wellness” extends beyond leafy greens and jogging regimes. For Jennifer Heisey, her  wellness specifically starts and ends with spending time with good people. This translates easily into her job as the Vice President of Alumni and Donor Experience for the University of Cincinnati Foundation.

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Career + Mental Health Emily Betz Career + Mental Health Emily Betz

A Leadership Style: Lucrecer Braxton

Our Leadership Style feature this month is none other than Lucrecer Braxton, who just had a personal conversation with Oprah Winfrey. Yes, you read that correctly. Actually, there was a broadcast of their conversation featured on the Oprah Daily "The Life You Want" class on service. But after learning about Lucrecer’s dynamic and mindful background, a conversation with Oprah really isn’t all that surprising. 

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The Well 52: Dr. Emma Schmidt

I'm the owner of Hey Emma, a sex therapy, relationship therapy, and sex education practice with four locations in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana working to increase intimacy and decrease shame. After struggling with my own sexual health challenges with little to no access to help, I sought out to make sure others didn’t have to go through the same obstacles. With 45,000 clients sessions delivered and a sexual therapy certification school, I'm passionate about making sexual healthcare accessible to everyone. I've sought out nationally as a speaker on sexual health matters and have served on multiple sexual health boards. My specialty areas focus on medical sexual health challenges, sexual pain disorders, desire discrepancies, couples therapy and sexual trauma. I hold a Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology, am a licensed professional clinical counselor, supervisor, and an AASECT certified sex therapist, supervisor.clinicians.

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Body Image & Acceptance

In my years working at an eating disorder clinic, this was a topic that repeatedly came up: “how do we help someone love their body?“ From a clinical perspective, there isn’t one strategy or therapeutic modality that has proven to be effective in improving body image. This is a very individual journey. That being said, there are strategies we can implement and actions we can take to help us with body acceptance and to learn to truly appreciate the bodies we are in.

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