Today we’d like to introduce you to Drs. Maia Walton and Monica Scales.
The M Center was founded by two mothers on a mission, Dr. Walton, and Dr. Sales. After walking through the experience of healing their own children and families with a Functional Medicine approach, they discovered their children were a catalyst to realize their own life missions… to share their expertise, insight, and healing gifts with other families like their own. Dr. Walton is a Board-Certified Pediatrician and a Member of the Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr. Sales holds a Ph.D. in Health Communication & Research with an expertise in behavior change with vulnerable populations and is currently a part of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. By combining their skills, expertise, and experiences, the concept of healing from the heart was born. Their experiences from both sides of the exam table as patients, parents, and healthcare professionals have provided them with priceless insight to help others along their journey to healing.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Overall, it has been a relatively smooth process. The key has been partnering with like-minded people and having the necessary tough conversations as we drilled down the details and pressed forward. It is critical to know your strengths and weaknesses and delegate tasks accordingly.
Please tell us about The M Center for Integrative Wellness.
The M Center for Integrative Wellness is a patient-centered, holistic medicine practice with providers who heal from the heart. We focus on healing exceptional children and their families utilizing a Functional Medicine approach… mind, body, and soul. The M Center for Integrative Wellness helps families separate signal from noise. When a child has differences or challenges, parents are often bombarded with confusing information. The M Center parses this information, creating a meaningful and unified plan for how a child can get on the same wavelength as their peers while maintaining their uniqueness. The M Center uses a Functional Medicine paradigm to identify underlying patterns within a constellation of behavioral and health symptoms in children and adolescents. Once this key information is teased out, families can chart a course toward wellness.
Do you think there are structural or other barriers impeding the emergence of more female leaders?
Some of the barriers can be culturally defined presuppositions about competency and effectiveness. Fortunately, we haven’t had any issues with that during this business venture but we have both dealt with that in previous positions that we’ve held. One of the many benefits of working for yourself and the clients that you serve is not be subjugated to stereotypes and allowing your work to speak for itself.
Contact Info:
- Address: 555 Sun Valley Drive
Suite C2
Roswell, GA 30076 - Website: www.themwellnesscenter.com
- Phone: 888-381-8556
- Email: info@themwellnesscenter.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themcenter/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMCenter/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMCenter1
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