In this episode of the Happy Whole You Podcast, host Dr. Anna Marie Frank sits down with Addison Labonte, founder of Sweet Addison's, a healthier dessert brand that's gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and preservative-free. Addison shares her journey from Division I athlete and finance professional to multi-seven-figure entrepreneur, sparked by a devastating diagnosis, a stubborn streak, and the world's biggest sweet tooth. Her viral Christmas cookie series and a surprise layoff turned a side hustle into a full-blown business, with a potential national retail launch on the horizon for 2027.

Hear more about:

• Addison's compartment syndrome diagnosis and refusing surgery
• Going gluten-free and running her first marathon weeks later
• Starting an Instagram recipe account (Organically Addison)
• Replacing her finance salary through brand deals and content creation
• The viral Christmas cookie series that changed everything
• Getting let go from corporate, and loving it
• Building Sweet Addison's into a seven-figure brand
• The mental toll and imposter syndrome of year one
• Why running a business is harder than an ultramarathon
• Navigating mentorship and the founder community
• A potential national retailer launch in 2027
• Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: start as a side hustle
• Addison's favorite product and the ultimate cookie-and-ice-cream combo

About Addison LaBonte:

Runner, recipe developer, ingredient-label reader, and the reason a gluten-free cookie finally tastes like the real thing. Sweet Addison's exists because she refused to choose between feeling good and eating cookies.

Connect with Addison:

Website: sweetaddisons.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweet.addisons

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Sweet-Addisons/61552849422462/
Tiktok:https://www.tiktok.com/@eatsweetaddisons

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou

In this episode of the Happy Whole You podcast, Dr. Anna Marie Frank sits down with Dr. Edward Park, a Harvard- and Columbia-trained physician who spent 17 years in OBGYN before pivoting to anti-aging medicine and telomerase activation. Dr. Park now specializes in exosome therapy, having performed nearly 4,000 procedures across six states. Together they explore how exosomes, once dismissed as "cellular poop", are actually the primary way cells communicate and heal, how they compare to stem cells and PRP, and why this regenerative approach may be more accessible than you think. The conversation also covers telomere science, the future of longevity medicine, stem cell banking, and the surprising benefits of nasal exosome delivery for cognition, mood, and even autism.

Hear more about:

• Telomeres and why they shorten with every cell division
• How exosomes differ from stem cells and PRP
• Dr. Park's 89-year-old mother's remarkable recovery story
• Treating joint injuries: shoulder, knee, Achilles tendon
• Nasal exosome delivery for cognition and mood
• Exosomes for autism and neuroinflammation
• Stem cell banking and cord blood preservation
• Telomerase activation supplement (TA-65) and its effects
• Exosome quality, brands, and what to look for
• Cost of exosome treatments
• The future of longevity: frequency healing and regenerative medicine
• Why Western medicine misses root causes
• FDA approval status of exosomes and informed consent

About Dr. Edward Park:

Dr. Edward Park, MD, MPH, is the Founder and Medical Director of Recharge Biomedical in Los Angeles, specializing in regenerative medicine, exosome therapy, telomere science, longevity, and evidence-based anti-aging care. With clinical training from Harvard and Columbia, over 16 years attending and speaking at A4M conferences, and 7 years of exosome experience, he has treated 709+ patients and performed 3,454+ procedures.

Get in touch with Dr. Edward:

drpark@rechargebiomedical.com

epark89@yahoo.com

(714) 369-8633

Youtube: @drpark65

Instagram: @dredpark

Substack: @dredpark

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou

In this episode, Anna Marie sits down with performance coach Angie Wisdom to unpack why success often feels like it's shrinking your capacity instead of expanding it. Angie breaks down the three keys to reclaiming your mental bandwidth, protect, direct, and expand, and explains how emotional leaks, overthinking, and the drive to "get it right" are silently taxing your brain's resources. From the neuroscience of the prefrontal cortex to the body's physical warning signs, this conversation is a wake-up call for high achievers running on empty.

Hear more about:

• Why success can actually shrink your capacity
• The "open tabs" metaphor for mental overload
• What What Got You Here Won't Get You There has to do with capacity
• The iPhone low-battery analogy for a maxed-out brain
• Protecting capacity from emotional and mental leaks
• Why frustration, worry, and self-doubt are capacity thieves
• Choosing whether to "allocate capacity" to a feeling
• Directing capacity with intentionality and the money analogy
• Expanding capacity through automation and habit
• How identity and belief systems free up mental bandwidth
• The default mode network and where your best ideas come from
• Why wins stop feeling good when you're maxed out (dopamine vs. cortisol)
• How the need to "get it right" steals joy and creativity
• Physical signs your nervous system is under capacity stress
• The "capacity tax", and going duty-free
• Why even a billion-dollar CEO might have more capacity than a solopreneur
• Angie's upcoming free event on the freedoms of success (link in her Instagram bio)

Where to find more from Angie:

Website: www.angiewisdom.com

IG: @angiewisdom_

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou

Christine, host of the Girl Out of Order podcast, joins The Happy Whole You podcast for a candid five-question conversation about what happens when the version of you that built your success no longer fits. They explore shedding old identities, the Wheel of Life as a diagnostic tool, the freedom of stopping the argument with reality, how to curate the roles and labels you carry, and how to tell a hard season apart from an identity you've genuinely outgrown. Christine also shares her own story of navigating infidelity in her marriage, growing up in a dysfunctional home, and signing a new book deal.

Hear more about:

• Shedding the "good girl" identity from childhood
• The Wheel of Life tool for finding what's missing
• Stopping the argument with reality, "now what?"
• Choosing who you bring to hard situations
• "Who am I now?" and dancing with your roles
• Ripping off labels that no longer fit
• Fixed values vs. seasonal values (Tony Robbins' Date With Destiny)
• Life rules: family first, always tell the truth, become the friend you want
• Christine's new book deal announcement
• The True Legacy Collective mastermind group

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou

Sara Banta returns to the Happy Whole You podcast to break down why so many high achievers are running on empty despite coffee, peptides, and willpower. The root cause isn't a lack of effort, it's depleted mitochondria. Sara explains how everyday toxins, chronic stress, and post-pandemic spike protein damage are crushing cellular energy, and why foundational supplements like iodine and methylene blue can take ATP production from 2 to 36, no shortcut required.

Hear more about:

• Why 96% of Americans are iodine deficient and what it does to your cells
• The "parking spot" analogy for how halogens replace iodine
• How iodine turns the P53 gene back on post-pandemic
• Methylene blue's role in ATP and brain function
• Why copper deficiency blocks the final step of energy production
• The thyroid–liver connection you can't ignore
• Why caffeine is a "credit card" for energy
• What GLP-1 weight loss is really doing to your body
• Free body-temperature test for thyroid function
• Sara's son's cancer recovery story through cell health

Connect with Sara Banta:

https://acceleratedhealthproducts.com/Happy

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou

This episode features a live panel conversation with Dr. Monique Rogers, Courtney McDermott, and Dr. Anna Marie Frank, recorded at a women's community event in Bakersfield benefiting Casa Esperanza. The evening blends personal storytelling, practical wisdom, and raw honesty as three dynamic women unpack what it truly means to reclaim clarity, trust, and freedom. Topics range from the ego's role in protecting versus connecting, the neuroscience of the mind versus the brain, the art of asking unapologetically, navigating power dynamics in negotiations, healing from trauma, and the danger of competing instead of collaborating. The conversation is grounded in lived experience and offers both provocative insights and actionable tools for women ready to stop conforming and start leading with their soul.

"A desire ignored is a demon born. By not asking for what we need, we're creating our own internal chaos, and denying someone else the joy of giving." — Dr. Monique Rogers

Hear More About:

• Ego as protector vs. soul as connector
• What a dominatrix taught Dr. Monique about asking and receiving
• Courtney's TEDx: the moment she tried to buy the TED stage
• Why most people have no picture of their own mind
• One question that instantly reclaims your agency in any room
• Competition vs. collaboration — and how to rewire it
• The micro-to-macro philosophy for inner and outer change
• Happy Whole You: the wellness space that didn't exist 20 years ago

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou

In this conversation, Dr. Anna Marie and high-performance coach James Laughlin explore the shift from hustle culture to sustainable, habits-based high performance. They unpack how chasing external validation and constant achievement leads to burnout, nervous system dysregulation, and emptiness, and contrast that with a life built on clarity, boundaries, and aligned habits. James shares practical tools like micro "exposure therapy" to rest, leverage-based boundaries, and a simple daily journaling framework to help high achievers protect their health, redefine success from the inside out, and create impact without sacrificing well-being.

"If you don't make time for health, you'd better make time for sickness." – James Laughlin

Key Points:

• Hustle feels great until it doesn't.
• External validation (status, money, fame) is not sustainable fuel.
• High performance = results and healthy relationships + well-being.
• Signs of burnout: constant fatigue, flat mood, withdrawal, no joy.
• Reducing work triggers fear; the brain reads "rest" as "danger."
• Use small "exposures" to time off (e.g., 2 hours, then 4, then a full day).
• Boundaries with yourself are harder than boundaries with others.
• Leverage (painful consequence) helps you keep your own commitments.
• Simple daily journaling: gratitude, what went well, what you learned, 1% better.
• Top performers are radically clear on what success looks like for them.

Connect with Anna:

Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com

Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou

Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com

Instagram: @happywholeyou

Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie

Facebook: Happy Whole You

LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank

Venmo: @happywholeyou