Academy Founder and Natural Wellness Expert

LindaJoy Rose, PhD is a therapist, author, professional speaker, international trainer, and Academy founder with over 30 years of experience. The author of eight books, she contributes regularly to The Huffington Post and has frequently starred as a Healthy Living Expert on eHow.com and Tampa NBC affiliate Daytime TV and Bloom TV. As a former director for the American Board of Hypnotherapy, she is a pioneer in subconscious dynamics and clinical hypnotherapy, training thousands of therapists worldwide. She also spearheaded a healthy lifestyle retraining program with an Astra-Zeneca Foundation grant at one of the nation’s largest clinics.

Dr. Rose developed her practical and delicious eating philosophy to overcome a debilitating auto-immune disorder, which she combined with her background in psychology to launch the Academy’s coaching program. “From training therapists internationally in the fields of psychology and hypnotherapy to being an online mentor for two West Coast Universities, to founding the Natural Wellness Academy, teaching has always been my passion. I enjoy nothing more than informing and inspiring prospective coaches and therapists.”

During my 27 years as a Registered Nurse, I’ve worked in some of the most high-tech, fast-paced, critical care areas of healthcare including ER, Cardiac Cath Lab, and the OR. My experience also extends into areas such as Hospice, Palliative Care, Clinical Trial Drug Research, and Case Management.

However, I have felt deeply in my heart that our healthcare system is broken, constrained by insurance companies, and doesn’t truly promote a healthier society or focus on improving health. To compound the issue, nurses experience severe burnout, the patients are sicker than ever, and there is no time to spend on helping patients learn and understand how to participate in their own wellness journey.

The current reactionary healthcare system we have seems to support a lazy society and quick fixes – favoring prescription pills and procedures over improving a patient’s actual health. Eventually, I decided that it was time to do something about it.

In 2021, the need for a shift was impossible to ignore so I enrolled in a Nurse Coach board certification course in order to really dial in on how to help others change their mindset, feel empowered in their health, and work to prevent feelings like burnout before they cause physical health decline.

Because I get to help my clients, who like me, want to be healthier in all areas of their lives. Trading in a job that left me with nothing to give to myself or others for one that helps clients make noticeable improvements in their lives using methods that feel authentic to me, truly lights up my soul.

However, no single approach is right for everyone, that’s why I founded Bondaventure Wellness and Coaching to tap into the different modalities and principles that combine body, mind, emotion, spirit and environment.

I work with clients in a collaborative process that builds upon their strengths because I believe the client is the expert on their own needs and choices while I nudge them in the direction of what their heart desires.

Denise started her journey with astrology, tarot, guided meditation, lucid dreaming, meditation, channeled material and “new age” emerging wisdom in 1987, when she began casting charts for friends by hand. Additionally, Denise earned an honors BA in psychology and communication arts and an MA in English with an emphasis in creative writing, which paved the way for an eclectic career that took her to Bain Consulting and the American Medical Association in Chicago.

Mentor Cannabis Coaching

A two-time DARE Essay Award Winner back in fifth grade, I would’ve easily been voted least likely to leave my corporate training career to talk cannabis. Until my own chronic pain was unresponsive to treatments. My story is not unlike many others you will hear as you build your own coaching practice: I suffer from major depression, anxiety, PTSD, fibromyalgia, problematic sleep, migraines, and a chronic knee syndrome that used to render me way too often unable to even get out of bed, let alone complete daily activities, work, and social requirements. Cannabis has significantly improved my own well-being in nearly every aspect of my life, so much so that I’ve devoted my work to it. I am a Certified Cannabis Coach through the Academy, founder of Highly Well Cannabis Coaching, an educator and advocate, and a content enthusiast.

It is my goal to combine my professional background in communication and corporate management and training along with my coaching and cannabis education and experience to provide you with the tools you need to succeed as you incorporate cannabis into your personal wellness and/or the wellness of others. When working with me, you can expect privacy, honesty, empathy, knowledge, and a good sense of humor.

I live in Cleveland, Ohio with my soon-to-be husband, our three dogs, and a ton of plants. When I’m not hustling, I enjoy hiking (we have a beautiful National Park a half hour away, I swear!), reading, rooting for our often-disappointing Cleveland sports teams, and watching all the true crime documentaries.