Unbound Wholeness Holistic Medical Weight Loss

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You've been trying to lose weight for years, but the only thing you've lost is your mind ... or maybe your hope that you can turn this ship around.

You're not crazy. You're not looking for an easy way out. You're looking for support. You're looking for permanent solutions to finally feel better in your body.

I know exactly how to help.

Unbound Wholeness is a holistic medical weight loss program for Michigan men and women ready to release the inflammation, exhaustion, chronic disease and food noise. Nourishment required. Starving not allowed.

Chances are, you relate to some, or all, of these:

You are tired of managing the incessant food noise. It seems to be getting louder and more difficult to manage. And also, you look at a cookie and put on 3 pounds. You realized you spend so much of your mental energy thinking about managing the food noise.
Worrying about your weight and health is taking up so much mental space. You just want some food peace! You need a leg up ... or a year long vacation, though the latter is likely not going to happen.
You may be struggling with chronic health issues: weight gain, exhaustion, inflammation, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, autoimmune, chronic fatigue, energy highs and lows, anxiety, prediabetes, depression, cholesterol issues, joint pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and so on.
Or you may be entering middle life where it seems like your hormones are going crazy and they're just not on your side anymore. The middle age bulge is happening ... and it doesn't seem to budge.
You are done with short-term solutions and quick-fixes because you know that true wellness is rooted in going deeper. This is why you have been hesitant about a medical weight loss approach.
You have tried everything to not feel like absolute crap. The diets. The bootcamps. The intuitive eating. The starving yourself. The low carb. The no-joy diet. Yet, nothing has worked long-term.
You suspect that your weight is causing a lot of inflammation and distress on your body and everything you've tried hasn't worked so far. It's been awhile since you had any hope of about how to address your weight.
You want to feel understood and seen by someone who actually gets it.
And you don't want another diet that leaves you exhausted or hungry!

It's a whole lot when you think about it, and it's time for (the right) support.

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You see all these people saying that using weight loss medication is "taking the easy way out" or you read the horror stories that they are going to cause all sorts of health issues. Yet ... there's a small part of you that suspects they might help you.

Listen, friend. I get it. Honestly.

At age 8, I was 140 pounds. At age 11, I was 165 pounds. At age 13, I was 200 pounds, and at age 18, I was 280 pounds. Eventually, I wound up at nearly 400 pounds.

Since my teens, I have been dealing with autoimmune disease, which progressively worsened until I was in my 30s. At the height of illness, I was nearly 400 pounds, on 9 pharmaceutical drugs, and had Lupus along with other autoimmune disease, stage 3 kidney disease, fibromyalgia, severe anxiety & depression, bleeding ulcers, Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, histamine intolerance, IBS, migraines, and hundreds of food sensitivities.

I am also a survivor of significant psychological, emotional, religious, and sexual trauma, which impacted my health in a multitude of ways.

I am one of the strongest people you will ever meet, and I put off using these medications for the longest time, until I actually did the research. And though I know that you likely don't have the degree of weight loss struggles that I do, please know that I deeply understand what it's like to live in a body that feels like a prison.

Here's what I know, as experienced conventionally trained holistic clinician, who believes in treating the whole person right in front of me

Sometimes, we need a leg up.

Sometimes, medication is exactly what we need.

Sometimes, we have to be realistic with ourselves that things are too far out of hand and that we don't have the mental space to manage it anymore.

Sometimes, there's a synergistic middle ground where Eastern and Western medicine meet and that meeting elevates both approaches.

This, my friend, is one of those times where I believe that using support from the Western medicine field in the form of medication and combining that with a holistic approach to optimize your results will make all the difference in the world.

Said another way, we will combine:

the missing puzzle pieces (a holistic, personalized 1:1 approach)
medication to help your body feel satiated, lessen inflammation, and start losing weight (compounded Tirzepatide)
a slow + low approach to minimize side effects and maximize results (with completely personalized dosing)

I'm so ready for this!

The result is the chance to change your health outcomes permanently for the rest of you life. We are talking about substantially improving the quality of your life.

Some of the things that Tirzepatide is showing promise for, other than diabetes and weight loss alone are:

Cardiovascular disease
Kidney disease
Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's
Anxiety & Depression
Addiction/Substance Abuse
Fatty liver, insulin resistance, prediabetes reversal (healing your metabolism, yes please!)
Autoimmune disease
Significant, life altering decreases in inflammation, allowing you to move freely

And though it sounds like a miracle ...

The side effects are real when weight loss injections are used in a way that doesn't support you holistically, allowing you to fully nourish you body-mind-spirit. And this, my friend, is why I have created this program. As I said in the beginning: Nourishment required. No starving allowed. I mean it.

Client Love

Allie says ...

I have two autoimmune diseases so I’ve been to MANY doctors and none of them come close to the care I’ve received with Shannon. I came to her in March with terrible pain, GI issues, and fatigue. Fast forward to now, my pain is managed, I no longer have GI issues, and my fatigue is much better.

One of the things I love about working with Shannon is that she’s always thinking outside of the box. I’ve always had symptoms of hypothyroidism without low thyroid hormone, so Shannon tested my thyroid peroxidase antibodies and bingo! I have Hashimoto’s disease. Her helping me figure that out helped my family members also get their diagnosis. I still have a long way to go of course, but I have hope now. It’s hard to feel optimistic with chronic illness. Especially as a woman, very often our symptoms are viewed as “over exaggerated.” Shannon has helped me get back on my feet and to a better place, physically and mentally. A truly life-changing experience working with Shannon.

Theresa says ...

I went to see Shannon at the request of my physical therapist. I was not sure what to expect but the experience has been very eye opening. I have been in a state of high anxiety in what feels like forever. I knew I had issues with my health, my body was just not functioning properly. Many doctors in the past wrote my problems off as "old age" saying to me it just happens when you get older. I knew deep down something was wrong it made no sense to me what was happening.

Since I have begun my journey with Shannon I feel lighter mentally and I feel as if I am really living my life with joy and awareness. Her knowledge and intuition about what your body needs, as far as supplements and support are concerned, is truly amazing.

Cindi says ...

Wow- how do I describe in words an experience that has been profoundly life changing? I had been searching for someone to help me safely reduce meds and feel better. Shannon is a modern medicine woman, with the heart of an angel and the soul of a wise healer. Her intuitive gifts coupled with her skill in scientific medicine are unrivaled in the medical community. And I have spent enough time and money with plenty of them.

Ashley says ...

When I came to Shannon, I felt off and couldn't figure out why. I had been following her on social media for quite some time, so I decided to reach out. I hadn't really worked with a holistic practitioner before, but I had heard great things.

From my first conversation with Shannon, I felt so well taken care of! She listened – actually listened – and paid attention to the whole picture of what was going on with me. She didn't push pills at me or run basic panels. She ran a handful of thorough tests to get visibility into what was really going on with me. She explained it all to me, and then she created a customized protocol with check-ins.

I would hands-down recommend working with Shannon. She's wicked smart, grounded in science, deeply intuitive, and is genuinely committed to your healing.

Julie says ...

I'm beyond grateful that I found Shannon and started working with her. For DECADES I've experienced symptoms that no one could explain, and while doctors shrugged and scratched their heads, we treated symptoms as best we could because there wasn't anything else we knew how to do.

As I got older and my symptoms progressed, and I looked at the lives of my parents and decided that I wanted to age in a much better way than they did, I realized that I really wanted to dig in and find root causes for what I was experiencing...and then Shannon appeared.

Shannon is super compassionate, non-judgmental, and a wealth of knowledge, and she looks at patients as whole humans. She encourages us to go slowly and gently as we learn more about our bodies and what it needs to feel healthy, which provides time and space to make the adjustments we need to in a sustainable way.

I still have a ways to go, yet in two short months I'm feeling HUGE progress. Jaw clenching that's plagued me consistently for 25 yrs is hardly noticeable right now. Other muscle tension I've suffered with is markedly reduced. Serious fatigue, general apathy, and generalized anxiety are resolving.

I firmly believe that aging well is not an accident, but that it's very intentional. I intend to age well, and I'm confident that I will with Shannon by my side.

For just a moment, let's think about the changes that are possible in your life and body just a year from now. Imagine ...

Freedom from the incessant thoughts of food, eating, and cravings. Imagine how much mental space you will have for the fun things you've been missing because you've been struggling to just get through the days.
Your freedom in your body has grown so much because you've been keeping your word to yourself and invested time and energy into your body. You no longer dread the workouts because your body hurts.
Your clothes fit better and you feel more confidence in being seen.
Stepping on the scale and seeing a much lower number but also knowing you did it the right way - without starving yourself or hurting yourself overexercising.
Possibly getting off of your blood pressure medication, antidepressants, or pain pills.
Waking up in the morning, being able to get out of bed without you feet hurting and sleeping through the night without the back and hip and shoulder aches.
Waking up in the morning ready to go AND moving through your days with consistent, stable energy. No more highs and crashes. Consistent, stable energy. Yes, I'm serious!
Alleviating or substantially chronic health issues you've had for years or decades. These generally worsen with age, and I've seen women completely transform these issues (repeatedly) with functional/holistic medicine. We are now adding a peptide to the mix that has the ability to heal tissue, reduce inflammation, reduce visceral fat, regulate blood sugar, improve gut health in the long run, and even reduce neuroinflammation so things like anxiety, depression, and ADHD symptoms improve.
Looking forward to sleep because ... you can finally rest deeply. Your body and your brain are finally on the same page! No more wired + tired nights and days.
Planning and taking the trips you've been putting off because you FINALLY feel good enough in your body to do the damn things!
A luscious libido and desire for more intimacy. You don't want to be an uptight b*tch. Really. I know you don't. ;)
The upgrades in your business or professional life when you aren't constantly distracted by feeling unwell. The truth is, chronic illness and dis-ease impacts every single part of our lives.

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The truth is: these outcomes are possible for you, along with even more. What is it that you want?

Can you see your big, brilliant smile and body full of energy? The desire to move through the world with confidence? How strong and fit your body feels? The way you look in that new outfit? You notice the differences in you and so does everyone else. And look, I know you feel far away from that today ... but one step at a time, together, with a holistic plan, we're going to get there.

Early-Bird Investment until 5/5/24 is only $675/mo or $7500 pay-in-full. As soon as you sign up, you can schedule your 1:1 visits!

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We start with 6 months of personalized holistic medical support with injectable GLP-1 medication, Tirzepatide. This is a one-of-a-kind program, only available to Michigan residents.

You get:

Labs prior to getting started so we know the best approach to treat you. That's right. We are wasting no time getting a baseline for you and how your body is doing. We are going to look at your liver/kidney health, electrolytes, inflammation, thyroid, and blood sugar control. We will draw more than just the basics. We are going to check your CBC, CMP, lipids, HbA1c, fasting insulin, TSH, free T3, free T4, and HS-CRP. I believe these are important to getting you started the right way.
Personalized puzzle pieces ~ monthly 1:1 visits with intuitive modern medicine woman, Shannon Stockwell, MS, PA-C. We start with a 60 minute intake that includes a review of the labs you had drawn. You will also receive five monthly check-in calls over the six months.
A hair mineral test with optimization session. As helpful as labs are, they don't show up everything about how to optimize your weight loss journey so that you get the best weight AND health outcomes. That is what the hair mineral test (HTMA) is for! After your hair mineral test is back, we will have an optimization session with how to best support your nervous system, metabolic health, nutrition, and workouts. This test tells us SO MUCH about your stress patterns, how your cells are working, digestion, blood sugar, liver/kidney stress, and heavy metal toxicity. This is one of the unsung stars of this program.
Bonus: monthly group support calls (approximately 1.5 hrs, optional) We will gather together and reconnect, reviewing our goals/intentions and setting new goals/intentions. These will be held once per month on Sunday evenings at 7pm EDT and will not be recorded due to the sensitive subject matter. It's extra bonus support that I want to give back to my community, including this community and my Sustainable Miracles women on GLP-1s who want additional support.
Email support (for brief questions/concerns). You aren't left hanging out to dry. You'll have email support during the weekdays with a 24-48 hour turnaround time.
Weekly tracker. This is where we watch your progress week-to-week (and yes, I am going to be checking them! I want to see your wins and celebrations and other nonscale victories between our sessions.
Your first vial of medication with supplies and shipping ($325 value) is included. That's right, this package includes your first compounded medication vial, which contains 20mg of tirzepatide. This is a minimum of 6 weeks dosing, but for many folks, is easily an 8-10 week supply.

The holistic, medical weight loss program that minimizes risks and maximizes results is finally here.

Welcome to Unbound Wholeness!

Presale through 8/30/24: $2700 pay-in-full or $825 downpayment with 5 monthly payments of $450.

As soon as you sign up, you can schedule your intake visit. Your lab order and intake paperwork will be emailed within 2 business days.

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Why I am so passionate about this work

From super sick and exhausted most of my life to full of energy, maintaining 100+ pound weight loss, and reversing autoimmune disease - more energy in my 40s than my 20s! And yet, the food noise that I have lived with ever since I lost the 100+ pounds, never went away. I was tired of trying to mentally manage it. So I started researching GLP-1 medications and what I found blew me away. They are powerful tools when used in the right context.

As someone who has lived in a larger body for my entire life, I am not new to stigma and judgment associated with this. I did notice that, even though I had kept off a 100+ pound weight loss, and was feeling pretty good, I was gaining some weight during perimenopause and the loud food noise was growing even louder. I started researching these peptides (GLP-1s) and found out most of what mainstream media says about them are blatantly either incorrect or overblown ESPECIALLY when someone is using them as a tool instead of a magic pill. As I mentioned above, I was diagnosed with multiple health conditions as a child, teenager, and adulthood, progressively getting sicker and sicker. It went from ear infections and eczema to anxiety and gut issues to hypothyroidism in my teens. Through the years, I got sicker and sicker, told repeatedly to lose weight. I was over 200 pounds in middle school, 280 pounds in high school, and up to nearly 400 pounds in my twenties. It was as if the medical system didn't have an answer for me, though. I felt incredibly frustrated by the (lack of) care I was receiving. I knew they wanted to help me, but they didn't have the actual resources to help me. Pills after pills. Side effects after side effects. No one could help me get to the root cause. At one point in time, I was on 9 or 10 pharmaceutical pills for fibromyalgia pain, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and thyroid. I went to doctor after doctor, psychiatrist after psychiatrist. Not a single one could put my symptoms together. And, looking back, I think this was a big key, and one that is still missed with holistic medicine practitioners. It's this ability to put it all together, to see the whole person in front of me, along with using my clinical and intuitive knowledge, that actually helps people truly heal. I trained in conventional medicine as a PA, graduating in 2012, and working in conventional medicine nearly a decade. I voraciously read journals and texts and case studies. I sought information wherever I could. And then ... My neurodivergent brain began to piece all the things together: conventional medicine, functional medicine, mind-body medicine, trauma, stress, genetics, environment, toxicity. My claim to fame is that I healed my daughter of chronic diarrhea when she was was a toddler, using nutrition and gentle supplementation. I'll never forget the day that her daycare provider called and excitedly exclaimed, "Omg, Shannon! You won't believe this! She had a normal BM!" I was so excited, but I wasn't surprised. I knew that she would heal, and from that day on, no more gut issues. I also helped my son tremendously with anger and rigidity. He struggled intensely with emotional regulation. Proper testing revealed hypothyroidism and copper toxicity. Using mineral balancing, we reversed both and he no longer needs thyroid supplementation and he no longer struggled with the same rigidity and anger. His healing, like my daughter's, is truly remarkable. Personally, I have reversed multiple autoimmune diseases, stage 3 kidney disease, IBS, migraines, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue. I have nearly put my formerly out-of-control Hashimoto's thyroid disease into full remission. I feel better now, in my perimenopausal mid-40s, than I did in my 20s! Now, for the women out there who are in perimenopause or menopause, you know this is huge! Here's the low down: in 2021, I opened my practice using an intrinsic coaching model + holistic medicine. I've had the honor and privilege of seeing hundreds of folks actually get better! Just like me, they've put seemingly lifelong diseases into remission. I've seen women reverse autoimmune disease, nutrient deficiencies, diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety, insomnia, deeply embedded gut issues, migraines, high cholesterol, brain fog ... seriously, I could go on and on and on. In conventional medicine, we put bandaids on symptoms. In whole-person medicine, we treat the whole person through a TRULY holistic lens - physical, mental, emotional, physical. This is what it takes to truly heal and create sustainable miracles. Whole person medicine works if you go all-in. You can create sustainable miracles in your life and health if you truly take the time to honor and nourish yourself and receive the right support. Seeing women out living their best lives continues to drive me to bring this medicine to the world! After doing this for 3 years now, I have learned what works and what doesn't. I have discovered, for sustainable healing, we need: a personalized, truly whole-person appraoch + community support to know we are not alone + a length of time to solidify new ways of being. This is what creates sustainable miracles. This is the magic missing in medicine and healing (even holistic and functional medicine practices). I know that a year from now, you could be having a totally different life experience than you are now. I hope you'll join us.

What are the requirements for the program?

Yes, there are some requirements for this program:

You must be a Michigan resident. I can only prescribe in Michigan.
BMI > 30. Calculate it here. Yes, I think BMI is dumb, but I am here to help you heal metabolic health, not lose vanity weight, so this is the cutoff. If your BMI is 27-30 and you have chronic illness, schedule a call so we can chat.
Willingness to use the injection as a tool, not a magic pill. I prescribe Tirzepatide in a personalized, safe way, not at standard doses that cause a bunch of side effects. I do NOT need you losing your muscle mass and hair on my watch.
Lifestyle changes like strength training 2-4 times per week and adequate protein & fiber intake. And hey, it's okay if your body is hurting too much to exercise right now. As we get you on Tirzepatide and supported holistically, the pain and inflammation generally decreases pretty quickly.
Showing up prepared to your monthly check-in calls and complete your weekly tracker so both you and I can monitor your progress. Yes. I care deeply and want you to be supported fully.
Review my Tirzepatide information guide and understand what's required on the program and find out more.
You may not be on insulin injections. If this is you, I encourage you to speak to your diabetes doctor for management. Additional, if you are on multiple diabetes medications, please discuss using GLP-1s with your prescriber.
If you have significant chronic health issues and are on multiple medications, I encourage you to schedule a call with me. I want to make sure I am able to help you safely (and I usually am, but just making sure).

I meet the requirements! Now what?

I am so excited that you meet the requirements and we seem to be a good fit. Next steps:

If there is any hesitation on your part at all, and I want to make sure we are a good fit, I invite you to schedule a call with me.
If we are acquainted and you meet the requirements and are ready to move forward, you can sign up here on this page. Please note: there are no refunds.
After you sign up for your package, you will receive a "package receipt" to schedule your visits. Schedule your first visit at least 2 weeks from now to allow time for you to complete your labs and paperwork, and for me to receive and review them.
Within 2 business days of scheduling your intake visit, you will receive a lab order and intake paperwork. It is recommended that you make an appointment for your lab work at either Quest Diagnostics or Labcorp, whichever you chose when making your appointment. Make sure you are fasting (no food) 12-13 hours prior to your draw. Water is okay. Make sure you get your labs done at least 7 days prior to our visit.
Look for more onboarding paperwork to complete including your intake forms. Please ensure these forms are filled out at least 2 days prior to our visit.
Review my Tirzepatide information guide again for FAQs and other information.

FAQs

How long is this program?

6 months from the date of your first visit. If your first visit is on Sep 12, you complete your program Mar 12. There will be renewal options ongoing.

Do you offer in-person options?

Currently this program is virtual, though I am considering an in-person option again.

Will you prescribe Semaglutide instead of Tirzepatide?

I can do that, but Tirzepatide has been shown to be superior in every way, including blood sugar/insulin reduction, fewer side effects, and higher average weight loss as it works on 2 receptors. Read more here about Tirzepatide.

Am I stealing medication from diabetics?

What a beautiful heart you have. But no, you are not. These medications are compounded at an accredited, Michigan pharmacy here in Troy, MI for weight loss and chronic disease treatment.

Do I have to be on this medication forever?

It depends on you. There is evidence that some people are GLP-1 deficient, especially in those with obesity, fatty liver, SIBO/gut health issues, insulin resistance, and diabetes, and if this is the case, you may want to take it long-term. That said, I don't believe you have to.

Yes, I realize there is fearmongering related to weight regain after going off of them, but that is generally because those folks did not follow a comprehensive plan that included eating enough protein and strength training. Many folks lose a lot of muscle, which is actually our metabolic organ of longevity. If you are losing muscle, after you stop taking this medication, you are more likely to gain the weight back as essentially entirely fat ... making yourself more metabolically sick than when you started.

Additionally, a recent study showed that fully 1/3 of those who go off of these medications actually continue to lose weight. This peptide helps heal metabolic, insulin resistance, and inflammation among other things, so it's actually not only helping you eat less, but it's helping you heal.

That said, "all or nothing" mentality doesn't work here either. Nothing says you cannot cycle on and off of these after you get to your goal, and in fact, I think it would be a brilliant plan to stabilize until you finally feel ready to come off.

What about all the scary side effects?

Again, please review my Tizepatide information guide. I believe many side effects can be minimized with a low + slow approach, personalized support, healthy diet, and strength training. Taking the doses typically prescribed do lead to a lot of side effects for some people. Most of them are nausea, vomiting, and constipation, seen with higher doses.

How long will it take to get my medication?

It takes 1-2 days to process and is shipped overnight. Most folks get it in 2-3 business days.

What dates/times is the monthly Sunday support group?

Currently scheduled dates are Sep 8, Oct 6, Nov 10, Dec 8, Jan 5, Feb 9 from 7-8:30pm EDT. These are open to those on GLP-1s in this program as well as my Sustainable Miracles program.

I can just go online and do telehealth to get this prescription. Why should I hire you?

You can do what you want, my friend. Nothing is stopping you but all the crazy side effects and fears you’ve heard about, lol. Truthfully, though, the reason you should hire me is because you want the deepest holistic support as well as the support of the medicine. You know that you haven’t felt your best for a long time and you want the best outcome for yourself. I've seen enough hair loss, muscle loss, and exhaustion when these medications are done wrong that it inspired me to create this program.

I often talk about the the women on the message boards I see who can’t eat, are nauseated constantly, and are too tired to strength? The ones losing their muscle mass and hair? Well, this is why you hire me. Because we are playing the long-game here and I’m serious about making sure you do this thing the right way. You also hire me to feel seen and heard and supported. Losing weight is an emotional process. It’s worth it to invest in yourself with someone you know, like, and trust, as well as someone to look at all the angles to optimize your results. That’s me! ;)

Do you offer refunds?

Due to the nature of the deep, intensive work I do, I do not offer refunds. If, for some reason, this program turns out to be the wrong fit for you, I am happy to transition you into a holistic medicine package where we support you without the medication for the rest of your package.

What additional costs will there be as part of this program?

Depending on your medication dose and how quickly we ramp up, how frequently we dose it, and your results, you can expect your first vial of medication to last 6-8 (or maybe up to 10) weeks. Additional medication averages $250-450/mo when dosed weekly after 3-4 months of ramping up the dose, with the very highest dose being $650/mo. I have to tell you that most people are not going to get to that dose in a holistic plan like this. They don't need it and for many, it may cause all sorts of side effects. Additionally, we have to remember that your dosing schedule may be every 10-14 days, not just every 7 days like it's generally given.

Additional labs may be ordered. Basic lab panels are generally $35-75 depending on what we want to repeat. There are some testing that costs a bit more, but much of the time, you're feeling so much better, we may not need to order more than the basics.

Other than that, no additional costs are expected during this program period. If, for some reason, you need functional medicine testing (GI Map, food sensitivity, hormone testing), we can discuss the discounted rates of those.

I would ask you this: if you knew that this would work, are you willing to invest your health NOW so you can have a brighter future with far less medical costs?

Where can I learn more?

This handy-dandy Tirzepatide information guide that I update frequently.