A personal journey into wellness
For Lisa D’Alessandro, the journey into wellness began with her own family.
A mother of four and grandmother of four, Lisa has spent about 30 years exploring wellness and holistic approaches. She began as a massage therapist before moving into nutritional and advanced energetic wellness practices.
“I am first and foremost a mother of four, a grandmother of four,” Lisa said. “I got into wellness 30 years ago, and I’ve been on a journey through my own health challenges, my children’s health challenges.”
When her fourth child was about a year old, Lisa noticed dramatic changes in his behavior.
“He became this head-banging, screaming baby boy who had GERD and she knew something was seriously wrong,” she recalled.
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After doctors and allergists could not find an answer, Lisa turned to a naturopathic practitioner. The experience became a turning point.
“It was kind of my aha moment, where I learned more about gluten intolerance and the gut-brain connection,” she said.
Her search for answers eventually became a passion for helping other mothers and their children do better, feel better and live better.
Turning family challenges into a mission
Lisa said her two youngest children experienced behavioral challenges, including OCD and post-traumatic stress issues. She began changing their diets and exploring holistic approaches that she believed could support their well-being.
“I used food as medicine, frequency as medicine, natural holistic solutions to help work through that,” she said.
Today, Lisa said she is grateful to see her children thriving in school and pursuing their careers.
“They’re succeeding and thriving,” she said. “It’s wonderful when you can see your children and grandchildren living a healthier and happier life rather than struggling.”
Those experiences strengthened her desire to support parents and caregivers.
“This has been my kind of mission and passion to empower people and even turn their health challenges around.” she said.
Caregivers need care, too
Lisa believes caregivers must also make time for their own well-being.
“You can’t really heal the body without calming the nervous system and removing the toxic load,” she said, emphasizing lifestyle changes such as sleep, hydration, movement, time outdoors getting back to the natural rhythm and healthier meals.
But she recognizes that these changes can be difficult for busy families. Parents may be working long hours, facing financial pressures or struggling with children who have sensory sensitivities or are selective about food.
“We’ve been entangled in this fast paced lifestyle that is full on where people rely on processed and fast foods that adds to the toxic body burden while not being able to fix nutrient dense meals,” Lisa said. “So that’s a biggie for people.”
Her message is to begin with small, manageable changes rather than trying to change everything at once.
Building a community of hope
Lisa believes families need more accessible resources and opportunities to learn how we can make better choices, that lifestyle matters.
One of her dreams is to bring parents, caregivers and wellness practitioners together in a community setting where families can find information and support.
“Maybe teaming up with a lot of other holistic practitioners and caregivers, that maybe we can have some kind of holistic center,” she said. “If we can have some kind of center like that, I guess that’s always been a dream of mine.”
She believes greater awareness can also help families see that support and natural solutions can make a difference..
“The more that we can expand it out there into the community, that there is hope,” she said.
Lessons shaped by life experience
Lisa said her personal healing experiences, that of her children and those who I’ve impacted as a wellness practitioner has shaped the way she sees life and lives it everyday.
“I believe it’s all our life experiences that shape us and help us reclaim what we believe in. That we’ve been given this one precious life to live it well or to the best of our ability.” she said.
She encourages people to care for their whole selves and not view self-care as selfish.
“It’s not selfish,” she said of self-love. “That self-love is what we all need to deepen into.”
For Lisa, personal experiences can become a way to help others the simpler, not harder way with root cause healing.
“I think we all come here with a purpose, and our purpose is, you know, to be more of the light, to use our experiences to help others and guide us through,” she said.
A vision for a healthier future
Looking ahead, Lisa hopes communities will become more supportive of families seeking wellness resources and different approaches to health.
She also hopes to see broader changes in the food system “where are produce, grains and plants are not as compromised as other countries.”
In a follow-up message after the interview, Lisa wrote, “What I would love to see change for the better would be to transform our food system.”
She added, “We know that a cleaner, healthier and less stressed body can fix itself the way it was designed when we give the body what it needs.
For Lisa, the message is ultimately about empowerment—helping parents and caregivers learn, make informed choices and find support rather than feeling alone.
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