Kelly McClintock has a master's degree in professional counseling, a bachelor's degree in sociology, and an associate's degree in criminal justice. With 30 years of experience, Kelly has specialized in mental health and addiction treatment. Kelly now works with clients from all walks of life, helping them find fulfillment.
Kelly McClintock is a mother of five, a licensed counselor, best-selling author, sought-after speaker and presenter, and co-founder of McClintock Wellness. Kelly’s light-hearted and down-to-earth attitude, mixed with a little sass, has served her well during her social service career spent working with a court ordered, incarcerated population.
Kelly's journey to becoming a “happiness expert” began in one of the unlikeliest of places: a jail. As a jail-based therapist, Kelly has worked with thousands of incarcerated individuals, providing her a unique view of the profound human desire to overcome difficult circumstances. And then, in early 2014, it was she who was on a mission to escape the darkness that had suddenly engulfed her life.
In her best-selling book entitled Find Your Happy, Kelly chronicles what she refers to as “the Divine Storm of 2014”, which came in the form of a life-threatening diagnosis. And it wasn’t her diagnosis; it was far worse. After complaining of leg pain, Kelly’s 11-year-old son was diagnosed with a Ewing Sarcoma tumor on his left femur. Armed with years of professional counseling experience and the deep belief that happiness is truly the best medicine, Kelly implemented an integrative treatment regimen that heavily focused on mind/body therapies to achieve wellness. This book allows you to walk beside this author as she honestly and organically sorts her personal trauma, while developing 30 innovative strategies to comfort, soothe, guide, heal, and help us to persevere. Explore the power of spirituality and methods like mindfulness to harness thoughts and emotions, empowering us to effectively deal with life’s most difficult circumstances.
Kelly is also the co-founder and CEO of McClintock Wellness, where their motto is Strong Mind, Strong Body and the focus is on integrative therapies to achieve optimal mental and physical health. Kelly offers a variety of services, to include online self-paced courses, as well as one one-on-one and family tele-sessions.
And because happiness is truly the best medicine, when she’s not writing or running her empire, Kelly can be found laughing her a$$ off with her family, creating a culinary masterpiece, walking the trail, on her yoga mat, enjoying a green juice, or cuddling her sweet golden retriever while binge watching Netflix.
Cade McClintock has a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from the University of North Florida with research experience in wearable accelerometers. Cade is a certified exercise physiologist, as well as a certified personal trainer and is currently pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy.
I’m Cade!
Let me be perfectly honest. A diagnosis sucks. Like, in the worst way possible.
However, because our philosophy focuses on the belief that “state of mind” largely impacts physical health; this bio will not be a play by play of what treatment was like, it will not talk about “the odds” or list grim statistics, and it will not use ugly words like “chemo”. I will instead tell my story through a lens of gratitude.
So while a diagnosis does suck, we will choose to focus on the fact that there has never been more innovative treatment methods readily available to help us deal with even the most complex conditions. Instead of focusing on my diagnosis, I will choose to focus on the fact that I am now cured, healthy, & well.
Backstory
As the youngest of 3 boys, I have played year-round sports since I was in diapers (literally, I played “big bat” at age 3!). I have always loved sports. I love to play sports, to watch sports, and to talk sports. Then in early 2014, at age 11, I started to experience leg pain. What doctors initially thought was a sports injury turned out to be a Ewing Sarcoma tumor on my left femur.
Wellness Approach & Outcomes
I was blessed to have parents who actively sought the most innovative treatments and wisely decided to utilize an integrative approach to wellness. Our family committed to this treatment program in solidarity; it was our diagnosis. We all ate a plant-based diet, exercised daily, did family meditations, and got adequate rest. I never wore a hospital gown (those were for sick people). I took targeted supplements, had weekly massage therapy, and we used affirmations as part of our daily routine. During treatment sessions, we surrounded ourselves with success stories, set up a movie screen, and hung a basketball hoop in our hospital room; fun was the best medicine. Even though it was against hospital policy, we also went outside to the rooftop terrace to play some baseball (IV in tow).
During my 12 months of treatment, I had no unplanned hospital visits or infections (we were told to expect many), no transfusions, never missed a workout, had 100% necrosis, and finished early! And amazingly, intense physical therapy allowed me to continue to play sports, despite being told that I would never run or jump again. Admittedly, my PT regimen was not a typical routine. I was blessed to have received consults from some of the top providers in the U.S. From Dr Blauwet (Harvard), who has four Paralympic gold metals herself (totally amazing), to Mike Ryan who has more than 26 years of athletic training experience in the NFL. These extraordinary medical professionals taught me that the right physical therapy would ensure that my passion for sports could continue.
Our Mission
My amazing outcomes ignited a passion for health/longevity and a desire to spread the word about the efficacy of integrative care and mind/body therapies.
In fact, during my undergrad, I was the guy in the dorm that everybody came to for health and performance advice. The truth is, I may have known more about integrative medical practices than Hippocrates himself (that’s humor by the way). Much of my knowledge came while dealing with my own health crisis and traveling the globe seeking the most innovative treatments (Harvard, Yale, CHOP, etc.). While obtaining second and third opinions, what I got was a world-class education. Ask me anything about physical performance, endurance, herbs, supplements, energy therapy, mind/body medicine, natural cures for cancer, etc.
So it made sense to launch McClintock Wellness, where our mission is expansive. From an educational website, online courses, and philanthropy, to a future clinic that will seek to bring together a “dream team” of professionals under one roof (physical therapist, naturopathic doctors, herbalists, dietitians, psychologists, massage therapists, etc.) to provide a unique brand of integrative care (nutrition, targeted herbs, cryotherapy, detoxification, acupuncture, etc.) to speed the healing process and increase performance.
So while a diagnosis does suck, such an obstacle contains lessons for opportunities and growth. I now realize that without my diagnosis, there would be no book, no educational website, no opportunity to serve others, no full circle moment.
I also realize that not all stories unfold the way mine did. I am humbled and grateful beyond words.
In Health,
Cade
