Healthy Chicks

Good afternoon beauties, and Happy Friday! If you haven’t already, be sure to check out my go-to New Month Ritual to help you set your intentions for the month ahead with heart and ease.

Alrighty, onward to this week’s feature on Healthy Chicks in the Community, a weekly series highlighting rockstar Girl Bosses doing their thang in the wellness community and beyond.

I’m excited to introduce you to fellow SheBreathes member Lisa Paige, who works with teens to lessen their stress while they prepare for the SAT and/or ACT and apply to college. I love that she integrates meditation and journaling for wellness, and teaches communication skills to help parents and teens stay close through that last precious year that the teens are living at home. How cool is that?

Without further adieu, I’ll let Lisa take it over from here!

NAME: Lisa Paige, PhD

DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS/LINE OF WORK: Holistic tutoring, test prep, college admissions

WHERE YOU LIVE: Franklin, MA

HOW YOU SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR WORK: My practice is geared toward facilitating a healthy journey through the college test prep and admissions process.

NUMBER ONE PASSION OUTSIDE THE JOB: Spending time with my adult children and my fiance

INTENTIONS/GOALS YOU HAVE FOR YOURSELF IN THE NEXT 3 YEARS: Build my practice to include a psychotherapist and two more tutors!

ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU’D TELL YOUR CHILDHOOD SELF: You’re great — believe it

FOODS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL ALIVE & BRING THE MOST JOY: Pizza, chocolate chip cookies, froyo

SONG THAT MOVES YOU: Anything by my son, Peter Stone, and his band, The Rare Occasions

THREE FAB THINGS ABOUT YOU: I was once on CBS Morning News as a spokesperson for college alums working toward reduction in on-campus sexual assault; I speak German fluently; I can play Brahms piano Intermezzi.

FAVORITE BODY PART & WHY: My brain. It’s powerful.

I GET MY INSPIRATION FROM: People who speak up and tell the truth. Current heroes: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren. Lifelong hero: Sophie Scholl.

EXERCISE THAT MAKES YOU SHINE: Yoga.

SOMETHING IN YOUR “WELLNESS TOOLBOX” YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Meditation with the Pacifica app

GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Raising three incredible kids

FEMALE LEADER(S) YOU LOOK UP TO: Elizabeth Warren, Diane Feinstein, Jeannette Rankin (she was the first woman in Congress and the only vote against WWI), and the Dixie Chicks even though they’re no longer performing/recording

IF YOU COULD PICK ONE PERSON TO HAVE DINNER WITH, WHO WOULD IT BE & WHAT WOULD YOU MAKE THEM: I would love to meet Iris Murdoch and cook her spaghetti, but she passed away years ago. I wrote my dissertation on her. She was fabulous. My second choice would be Emily Dickinson, and I would bake her cookies.

GO-TO MANTRA OR INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: Be the change you want to see in the world.

MESSAGE YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH OTHER HEALTHY CHICKS: Find yourself and be that person. Boldly. Always.