Heart Centered Leaders Podcast with Dr. Liz Martin

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Kelly Ann Parish, D.Ac, L.Ac, LMT — doctor of Chinese medicine, licensed acupuncturist, and massage therapist with nearly two decades of experience in holistic healing. Owner of Alternative Approach Acupuncture and Wellness in East Patchogue, NY, Dr. Parish specializes in fertility treatment, pain management, hormone regulation, and mental wellness care. She opens up about building a business for 15+ years, overcoming personal infertility struggles, and helping her own daughter through autism spectrum disorder — turning her hardest moments into the empathy that drives her practice today. We talk resilience, reinvention, and what it really means to lead with your heart in the wellness world.

Karen Sullivan is a certified functional medicine coach, nutritionist, and founder of The Wellness Stop in Port Jefferson, NY. A thyroid cancer survivor at 29, Karen turned her personal health journey into nearly 20 years of coaching women through hormones, nutrition, and whole-body wellness. In this episode, she shares how a sidewalk spiritual download led her to open her beloved wellness boutique, why service is in her DNA, and the hard-won business lessons she wishes someone had told her sooner. If you're a woman navigating your health or building a heart-centered business, this one is for you.

In this episode of Heart-Centered Leaders, Dr. Liz Martin sits down with Soke Andrew Stigliano, founder of United Martial Arts Center in Port Jefferson Station. Soke Andrew shares how he was guided — not driven — into martial arts, and why he believes the art is far deeper than what society sees on screen. He opens up about building a heart-centered school in a world of commercial dojos, the power of structure and discipline for children, and how genuine care for students is what builds a thriving business. A powerful conversation about leadership, purpose, and teaching from the inside out.

In this episode of Heart-Centered Leaders, Dr. Liz Martin sits down with Christine Byrnes, founder of Skin and Soul Sanctuary in Stony Brook, New York. Christine shares her remarkable journey — from physical therapist assistant to esthetician, master NLP practitioner, astrologer, and life coach — a transformation that unfolded entirely in her 50s. She opens up about divorce, loss, COVID isolation, and how each challenge became a stepping stone toward her true purpose. Christine's holistic approach blends therapeutic facials with soul work, grounding techniques, and astrology to help clients feel beautiful inside and out. A powerful conversation about reinvention, self-worth, and leading with integrity.

Nicole Gonnelly — founder of Glow Up Scalp & Soul Spa, psychic medium, Reiki master, and certified hypnotist — joins Dr. Liz Martin to share her journey from 27 years in hair to spiritual entrepreneurship. They cover energy healing, mediumship, protecting yourself as a healer, surviving COVID as a new business owner, and building a collaborative studio that lifts other women up. A powerful conversation for heart-centered entrepreneurs