#31: Dr. Desiree Bartlett: Creator of The Body Mind Workout-Yoga, Fitness, Meditation, Leading Women's Health Expert, Author

Dr. Desi Bartlett is a leading women’s health expert, internationally published author, and creator of The BodyMind Workout™, a trademarked system that unites yoga, fitness, and meditation. With 30 years of experience, she was honored as the 2025 IDEA™ Fitness Leader of the Year and was recently named #1 in MSN’s Top 10 Health Voices Helping People Feel Better. In this episode Kelley and Desiree discuss their career path with a combined 50 + years helping women become the best version of themselves from the inside out. Both Chicago natives who met over twenty years ago in Santa Monica, California when Bartlett hired Kitley to teach 6am spin classes at the local health club. They share some similar life experiences and discuss how they’ve transformed their pain into a life long passion and aren’t stopping any time soon. Known for her signature message of strength from the inside out, Desi’s mission is to empower women through all of life’s impactful transitions, including pregnancy, new motherhood, and perimenopause.She combines ancient technologies such as yoga, meditation, and breathwork with modern science from the fields of kinesiology, fitness, and women’s health to create accessible, effective practices that meet women exactly where they are.She’s the author of ‘Your Strong Sexy Pregnancy’ and co-author of ‘Total Body Beautiful’ and upcoming release, ‘Inspire the World to Fitness.’ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kelleykitley.substack.com