In Western culture, health has long been approached through separation—
dividing wellbeing into body systems and treating symptoms through conventional medicine, often overlooking the interconnectedness of the full person. Yet the body is more than organs and tissues; it is also influenced by the microbiome and the many microorganisms that impact our hormones, emotions, cravings, stress responses, and overall vitality.
Just as a house requires a strong foundation and balanced points of structural support to remain sound, our wellbeing depends on stabilizing the foundational pillars of our entire being—mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health, along with practices that support nervous system regulation, nourishment, and inner balance.
Research continues to show that those who engage in mindfulness, meditation, prayer, or regular self-reflection, and who actively cultivate peace, joy, love, and emotional awareness, carry lower disease burden and experience longer, more fulfilling lives.
Foundations Natural Therapies offers a unified, root-cause approach to coaching that supports the whole person through intentional lifestyle medicine, nutrition, and body-centered therapies, empowering you to strengthen your foundation and live your healthiest, most aligned life—we believe that the foundation you build shapes everything above it.
A native of Boone, North Carolina and a proud Appalachian State University School of Music Alumni, Jodie brings over 25 years of hands-on experience in therapeutic bodywork, holistic wellness, and integrative health education. She has been a licensed massage therapist since 1998, a diet and lifestyle intervention coach since 2011, an esthetician since 2015, and holds multiple certifications as a fitness trainer, yoga instructor, sports nutritionist, AEMT and Reiki Master.
Before and while entering the health and wellness field, Jodie spent years immersed in music—teaching, performing, and serving as a worship
leader, choir member, and bandmate within her church community and Up With People. She also worked and volunteered with Samaritan’s Purse, experiences that shaped her deep commitment to service, compassion, and whole-person care. This musical background naturally evolved into her use of vibrational therapy and sound healing, including singing bowls, which she integrates into her practice to promote relaxation, emotional and spiritual balance, and energetic harmony.
Her journey into holistic health began as a personal one. As a teenager, she faced serious health challenges and found that traditional medical approaches often masked symptoms rather than addressing their root causes—and in many cases, made things worse. After years of pursuing conventional methods with little to no improvement, she chose to explore a natural, whole-body path to healing. Within just a few weeks, her health began to shift dramatically, and that experience ultimately transformed not only her wellbeing, but her life’s work.
She later expanded her training internationally, spending time in Asia and Europe studying traditional bodywork therapies, further deepening her understanding of the body as an interconnected system rather than a collection of isolated parts. Today, her work blends clinical experience with a global, integrative perspective.
Jodie specializes in a whole-person approach that combines therapeutic bodywork, functional and lifestyle medicine principles, integrative nutrition, and holistic skin care. Her services are designed to support the body’s natural healing processes—addressing pain, stress, inflammation, mobility, skin health, hormone balance, and overall vitality.
She believes that when we reduce toxins and stressors in our daily lives and support the body through therapeutic bodywork, detoxification practices, and meaningful lifestyle shifts, we free up the body’s energy to do what it’s designed to do: heal. By creating a cleaner internal environment and removing unnecessary burdens, the body can redirect its resources toward restoration, balance, and long-term wellness.
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leader, choir member, and bandmate within her church community and Up With People. She also worked and volunteered with Samaritan’s Purse, experiences that shaped her deep commitment to service, compassion, and whole-person care. This musical background naturally evolved into her use of vibrational therapy and sound healing, including singing bowls, which she integrates into her practice to promote relaxation, emotional and spiritual balance, and energetic harmony.
Her journey into holistic health began as a personal one. As a teenager, she faced serious health challenges and found that traditional medical approaches often masked symptoms rather than addressing their root causes—and in many cases, made things worse. After years of pursuing conventional methods with little to no improvement, she chose to explore a natural, whole-body path to healing. Within just a few weeks, her health began to shift dramatically, and that experience ultimately transformed not only her wellbeing, but her life’s work.
She later expanded her training internationally, spending time in Asia and Europe studying traditional bodywork therapies, further deepening her understanding of the body as an interconnected system rather than a collection of isolated parts. Today, her work blends clinical experience with a global, integrative perspective.
Jodie specializes in a whole-person approach that combines therapeutic bodywork, functional and lifestyle medicine principles, integrative nutrition, and holistic skin care. Her services are designed to support the body’s natural healing processes—addressing pain, stress, inflammation, mobility, skin health, hormone balance, and overall vitality.
She believes that when we reduce toxins and stressors in our daily lives and support the body through therapeutic bodywork, detoxification practices, and meaningful lifestyle shifts, we free up the body’s energy to do what it’s designed to do: heal. By creating a cleaner internal environment and removing unnecessary burdens, the body can redirect its resources toward restoration, balance, and long-term wellness.
NC LMBT 1430
NCSBoC E 16360
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