Vicky Lynn, Founder and Lead Facilitator

“You are not alone. Rooted Within Wellness retreats are nature-based sacred spaces where life-affirming experiences, an understanding community, and sharing of valuable resources for well-being and coping provide essential support for mothers, fathers, and caregivers moving through medical crises with children, and beyond.”

– Vicky Lynn

Vicky Lynn is a mother to five children, inspirational public speaker, philanthropist, and endurance athlete. She knows firsthand what it is like to navigate deep waters with her children facing medical crisis, while balancing the love, protection and emotional wellbeing of her healthy children at the same time. It takes awareness, resourcefulness, endurance, commitment, and self-care.

Her personal journey has shaped who she is, inspiring her to establish nature-based Rooted Within Wellness retreats where mothers, fathers, and caregivers can come together to release, relax, reconnect, play, and renew.

Learn more about Vicky Lynn’s speaking engagements at VickyLynn.org

Debbie Brannan

Debbie is a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation, consultant, and facilitator with over twenty years of experience helping people grow through learning, reflection, and connection. Guided by the belief that people are people first, she creates spaces where others can pause, breathe, and rediscover their strength and joy. Her style blends authenticity, compassion, and a touch of humor, reminding us that laughter often opens the door to healing. A Pacific Northwest native, Debbie finds renewal near the water and inspiration in good conversation. Through her work, she helps others navigate change with grace and curiosity, leaving them feeling grounded, seen, and a little more joyful than when they arrived.

Describe your session in 3 words
“Real. Resilient. Joyful.”

– Debbie Brannan

Lisa Colleen

Lisa is the founder and principal with LC Coaching LLC, (DBA LC Rhythm Events), a high-energy consultancy that applies rhythm, movement, and neuroscience to the art of reframing perspectives for release, regulation, health and well-being. For over 15 years she has focused on bringing rhythm and wellness programs to schools, special needs and senior living communities, and other support communities. In 2021 she completed the graduate certificate program in Applied Educational Neuroscience from Butler University. She uses rhythm and movement as a framework for enhancing emotional regulation, releasing anxiety and excess energy, and encouraging positive connection to self and others for improving well-being.

What does being rooted mean to you?
“To me being rooted means trusting the process of personal growth, with a deep knowing that I have within me the wisdom needed to move in peace.”

– Lisa Colleen

Kerry Foreman

Kerry MA, Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Hiking Therapist, a Mindfulness Practitioner and a Women’s Healing Coach. Kerry is a writer, a non-conformist and a system questioner. She has been married to her best friend for 26 years and is a mom of two amazing grown humans. Kerry is passionate about understanding the patterns we grew up with and creating awareness around current patterns of behavior. Change your thinking and it changes your life. Kerry is on a journey, to live authentically and at her best.

If you could offer one piece of advice to someone walking through a hard chapter, what would it be?
“Keep walking. You have everything you need inside of you right now to get through this-reminding you of your own strengths and bringing you back home to those strengths. Yes. There you are, you weren’t lost after all. You just needed to remember who you are.”

– Kerry Foreman

Ashley Grant

Ashley is a Hospitality and Culinary Coordinator and has a passion for bringing light to people, and helping to rebuild their life stories. As a survivor and former caregiver, Ashley knows the strife and will always remember those who gave back to her. She has a deep passion in preparing food for others, believing that it is the #1 thing that brings us all together. Share a meal, share a laugh, and most importantly share the stories.

What is your one wish for Rooted Within Wellness guests?
“I hope every guest leaves feeling loved, nurtured and restored through sharing a nutritious meal together.”

– Ashley Grant

Kirsten Kairos

Kirsten Kairos (KK), founder of LightHorse Equine & Wellness, a 501c3, is a Creative Life Guide, Sound Medicine Musician, Touch Medicine® Bodyworker, Equine Gestaltist™ and GROF® Breathwork Facilitator, who also has experience as an Advanced Autism Caregiver, Doula and Infant Massage Instructor. Her love of sound, movement and breath as both a soul expression and a healing modality has been cultivated through lifelong careers as both an international touring and studio musician and as a narrator for documentary projects. Partnered in practice with her horse, Ash, Kirsten is inspired by nature, multiculturalism and inclusion, as she holds space for the release of trauma and the emergence of authenticity in all beings.

What are you most looking forward to with our Rooted Within Wellness Retreats?
“My heart is filled when I am invited into the Circle to uplift, inspire and unite others in compassionate community.”

– Kirsten Kairos

Jennifer Mocarski

Jennifer is a 200 hr certified yoga instructor, pediatric occupational therapist, mother of two grown children, who embraces a mindful, active lifestyle centered around her faith. She also enjoys bringing people together on their mats to share in a yoga practice. Her goal is to help others release tension, quiet their minds, connect to their breath and leave their mats with a sense of peace they can carry into their day.

What does “being rooted” mean to you?
“To me, being rooted means to be established deeply and firmly in love. To be centered, feel safe and have a sense of ease.”

– Jennifer Mocarski

Lori Pine

Lori is The JOY CEO—executive leadership coach + strategist, workshop facilitator, and host of a top ranking podcast: The JOY CEO Podcast. She transforms how women lead and how organizations perform.

Lori made her mark in large, global consumer brands where she learned that joy isn’t fluff—it’s fuel for performance, retention, and courageous leadership.

Today, she partners with senior women leaders and small-to-midsize businesses to rewire cultures from the inside out—where connection isn’t nice-to-have, it’s the DNA of unstoppable teams. Her clients don’t just shift mindset; they transform their leadership, their teams, and their bottom lines. Lori’s work is straight-talking and deeply supportive: part strategy, part mirror, all impact.

She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her husband, two sons, and golden retrievers, Lucy and Annie.

What first drew you to this kind of work?
“I think in some ways I’ve been doing this work my whole life. It’s part of me. But experience, loss, hardship and life gave me a deeper sense of empathy, vulnerability, and connection. As my calling would unfold, I wanted to make sure that anyone suffering in silence had an opportunity to find a path to their own healing.”

– Lori Pine

Rebecca Soltis

Rebecca founder of Breath Expanded, is a holistic health facilitator and breathwork guide with a background as a family nurse practitioner. Her work bridges science and soul—rooted in the belief that the body holds an innate wisdom to heal when given space, safety, and breath. After years of walking beside others through illness and crisis, she now helps people remember what it feels like to be fully alive. Through trauma-informed, heart-centered practices, she invites each participant to soften into presence, rediscover trust in their body, and return home to themselves. Rebecca feels deeply honored to walk alongside guests at Rooted Within Wellness, offering breath as a bridge to stillness and renewal.

What does healing look like to you?
“Healing begins when we allow ourselves to soften into the moment, trust the breath, and remember that we are already whole beneath it all.”

– Rebecca Soltis

Drew Horn

Drew Horn is a licensed social work therapist, specializing in children and adolescent mental health. Drew’s work recognizes that children are all in varying developmental stages with different emotional needs, but that all children have fully complex emotions. Since children have such wonderful imaginations, it is no surprise their minds are as complex as adults. Children are incredibly resilient and able to overcome so many obstacles in life and finish their days simply wanting to play. Through play and other therapy modalities, Drew helps children identify their emotions and express them in healthy ways. Drew’s work is trauma-informed, client-centered, and aims to incorporate as much family work as possible. Drew is passionate about creating a calming, welcoming presence for children and families who are navigating life challenges. Drew is honored to connect with the Rooted Within team and guests and serve as a resource.

What first drew you to this kind of work?
“I have always wanted to work with children for two reasons: firstly, it is a time where the most impact can be made to ensure they grow up with strong resiliency and mental health coping skills and secondly, it is fun! Children are incredibly enjoyable to work with and make every day so much brighter.”

– Drew Horn