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Kelly Engelmann, FNP-BC, founded Enhanced Wellness Living in the Jackson/Ridgeland area of Mississippi in 2004. Kelly has dedicated years to researching and developing treatment strategies using a food first approach for healing her patients. Through years of experience in clinical, hospital, surgical, and obstetrics/OBGYN healthcare, and her keen observations, Kelly became aware that, even with the best doctors, the patient population she was serving was developing and living in a chronic disease state. She understood that the tools and resources patients needed to gain control of their health and live a life of vitality were limited.
Kelly was convinced she could be doing more for her patients and her passion for using food and nutrition as a tool for healing blossomed. Kelly began with what she knew best, hormone balancing, and our practice has grown to support hundreds of patients through taking control of their health and overcoming conditions such as, hormone imbalances, dietary challenges, nutritional health, body composition, thyroid diseases, cardiovascular diseases, erectile dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, incontinence, CIRS, autoimmune disease, hair loss, mental health, skin health, gut health, natural aging, and more! Kelly and the team will work with you to understand the underlying root cause of symptoms and empower you to heal your body and cultivate a life-long plan of energy and vitality!
At Enhanced Wellness Living, Kelly and her team partners with each of their patients to develop individual wellness plans, which ensures you are educated in creating a sustainable lifestyle of wellness. Kelly understands that your beliefs and values should align with your wellness goals. She developed a well-thought-out curriculum for her patients that serves as a part of the learning and empowerment of their journey. Kelly believes that a lifestyle of health and wellness has a ripple effect and knows that the tools she imparts on her patients impact not only the patient, but their families and friends as well.
Enhanced Wellness Living provides the latest and most comprehensive clinical education in Functional Medicine to serve our local community! Specializing in body composition, women’s health, detoxification, hormone balancing, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, fatigue, gut health, thyroid health, GAINSWave Therapy, men’s health, hair loss restoration, nutritional education, supplements and vitamins, and more!
“Let food be thy medicine.”
-Hippocrates
Kelly Engelmann
Family Nurse Practitioner
FNP-BC, MSN, MSMS, FAAFM, ABAAHP
Founder of Enhanced Wellness Living and Co-Founder of Synergee
Kelly Engelmann found her passion for healing others early on in life, beginning her career in medicine working in an OB-GYN clinic while still attending high school. With limited funds for college, Kelly’s mentor encouraged her to pursue an Operating Room Technician Certification. Kelly successfully completed her Certification and worked in the operating room and labor and delivery while continuing her education.
Kelly earned an Associate of Arts Degree from Hinds Community College, followed by her Baccalaureate Degree from the University of Mississippi. While studying at the University of Mississippi she was selected to serve in the Valor Program at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. There, Kelly received mentorship from professional nurses, which inspired her to continue her education and nursing path. Kelly soon graduated top of her class, receiving the Christine Olavee Award.
After graduation, Kelly joined the team at the Mississippi State hospital; an experience which she reflects on as humbling. Here, Kelly cared for chronically ill patients that often had little to no financial resources or family support. During this time, she earned her Masters in Nursing and her Family Nurse Practitioner training at the University of Southern Mississippi. Kelly was blessed to find her dream position in an OB-GYN clinic on the Mississippi Gulf Coast with yet another inspiring mentor. Here she learned the value of always listening to your patients. Kelly completed her RN-FA Certification and was able to support the physician in both the operating room and clinic.
In 2004 Kelly founded Enhanced Wellness Living Functional Medicine Clinic in Mississippi using her passion and education for food as medicine and healing. Kelly knew that understanding the underlying cause of symptoms and disease and treating them with the use of nutritional education would empower her patients to live long, healthy lives. She started with what she knew best, hormone balancing, and since then the clinic has flourished through the proactive approach to Functional/Integrative/Lifestyle Medicine. Kelly and the Enhanced Wellness Living team thrive on educating and empowering their patients to take control of their health through healthy lifestyle changes which lead to the prevention of chronic illness.
Kelly received her Master’s Degree in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida’s Medical School. She completed the Fellowship in Anti-Aging Medicine with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. Kelly is committed to both the Mississippi Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association. In 2019 Kelly co-founded Synergee, a network of Integrative Medicine practitioners, with a passion and commitment to expanding education on and access to Functional Medicine.
Kelly is passionate about supporting her Mississippi community and is an active member of the Pinelake Church community. Kelly and the EWL team thrive on giving back, including participating in World Food Day, the annual Hearts of Compassion Fun Run, the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child, the annual Run Up for Downs, and more!
Kelly is a student for life and a student of life, she finds joy in impacting the lives of all of those around her! A former marathon runner, Kelly enjoys nature and getting outdoors, bicycling, yoga, traveling, and spending time with, and cooking for her family.
Leigh Gault
Family Nurse Practitioner
FNP-C, MSN
Leigh Gault’s love for the human body led her to enroll in pre-med and chemistry when she entered college, a pursuit which was paused during her early years of motherhood. Embracing motherhood revealed her passion for caring for others. In 2013 Leigh returned to her plans of medical education, earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mississippi College.
Leigh’s launch into Nursing began at St. Dominic Hospital as a Registered Nurse on their cardiac step-down unit. She saw firsthand the devastation of chronic disease, especially heart disease, and was frustrated by the limits of what could be done after the fact. Leigh transferred to St. Dominic’s Healthy Heart cardiovascular screening program in 2015 where she could encourage the prevention of heart disease through lifestyle changes.
Leigh is happily married to Brian. Leigh brought 4 daughters to the marriage, and Brian brought 2 daughters. Brian jokes that he lives in a sorority! Leigh has always had a healthy lifestyle mindset and enjoys cycling, jogging, yoga, cooking, and gardening. Her practice is shaped by curiosity-driven research, the importance of story, the uniqueness of the individual, the power of choices, and the practice of compassion. Chat with Leigh!
Felice Blanco
Clinic Director
RHIA
Felice grew up in a small-town north of Austin, Texas and graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, with highest honors, earning her Bachelor’s in Health Information Management. Felice has been instrumental in the development of Enhanced Wellness business practices since its inception in 2006. As our Clinic Director, Felice oversees the daily operations and financial management of our clinic. Her vast knowledge of Functional Medicine and attention to detail ensures the successful operation of EWL and cultivates a caring environment for our patients.
Felice is credentialed as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Felice is actively involved with the Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) program at the UMMC. Felice enjoys welcoming and educating EWL patients and mentoring them in a clinical setting. Throughout her years with us Felice has formed impactful bonds with our patients and thrives on seeing others achieve their wellness goals.
In her free-time, Felice enjoys spending time with her family, attending Ole Miss football games to watch her twin boys perform in The Pride of the South marching band and she loves playing tennis! Chat with Felice!
Branch Dildine
Outreach Coordinator
Branch is from Vicksburg, Mississippi and joined EWL in 2010. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Ole Miss and his Masters in Human Resources from Central Michigan University. After serving his country for 20 years in the US Army, Branch dedicated his experience to helping others grow and achieve success in the pursuit of their health and career goals. He is passionate about connecting with people and helping them understand the importance of Functional Medicine and EWL’s focuses on healing the person and not just managing symptoms. Branch has a keen sense for the importance of listening to, and treating each patient as an individual.
Branch continues to develop personally and believes that the limits of your accomplishments rest on your desire and the effort you put into making them a reality. As our Outreach Coordinator, Branch oversees our GAINSWave discussions, leads our Grocery Store Tour and Juicing & Smoothies classes, and oversees our Supplement Shop.
A lifelong desire to learn and teach others is his passion. In his off time, Branch enjoys spending time with his family, running, strength training, traveling and reading! His extensive travels to over 35 countries taught him how to listen and quickly adapt to his environment. In his travels, he collects toy soldiers as a way of remembering the historical roots of his visits! Chat with Branch!
Tiny T. Common
Clinic Manager
Tiny is from Tchula, Mississippi and joined the Enhanced Wellness team in 2014 with almost 20 years of medical experience. Tiny studied at Holmes Community College, is a Certified Nursing Assistant, holds a Phlebotomy Certification, and has plans to continue her education in Nursing.
As our Clinic Manager she enjoys educating patients on testing, not guessing. Tiny understands the value in the wealth of information testing can provide a patient and contribute to each patients Wellness Journey. Tiny manages our overall lab operations and develops procedures to ensure safety, security, quality, and accuracy of results. In her free time Tiny enjoys spending time with her family, daughter Ja’Niya, shopping, traveling, and staying fit. Chat with Tiny!
Sherie Bailey Holland
Board Certified Health Coach
Sherie is the founder of Recontrol Health in Oxford, Mississippi. She began partnering with Enhanced Wellness Living as our Health Coach in early 2019 to further educate our patients on healthy lifestyle and nutrition choices and to support healing from chronic health issues. Sherie believes in a holistic approach to healing and nutritional counseling. After years of dealing with her own chronic illnesses, she discovered the importance of nutrition and thyroid health to your overall wellness.
Sherie understands what it is like to know something is wrong with your body and overall health but to be told that your testing is “normal” or to be completely misdiagnosed. After 10 years of being told that symptoms of hair loss, infertility, brain fog, the inability to lose weight and more were all “normal”, a thyroid nodule was found and she had half of her thyroid removed. From there Sherie took the proper steps, including detoxing her body and taking JuciePlus and iodine, to overcome nutritional deficiencies. Sherie now serves as a health advocate on a mission to empower people in learning how to become better advocates for their health and the health of their families! She hopes to close the gap from the time that people experience symptoms to when they are properly diagnosed. Sherie believes in educating the public on thyroid health, nutrition, and holistic approaches to healing the body.
Sherie studied at the University of Mississippi and has over 10 years of experience as a Health Coach. She is an American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) Certified Lifestyle Health Coach, a Board-Certified Health Coach with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and a Metabolic Effect Nutrition Consultant.
Around the Enhanced Wellness Clinic, you will find Sherie educating patients through our Orientation, Understanding your Labs, Emotional Eating, Healthy Holiday Eating classes and more!
In her free time Sherie enjoys reading and spending time with her husband, Vance, and their children, Ryan and Lizah Riece. Chat with Sherie!
Chelsey Venne
Patient Care Coordinator
Chelsey is a graduate of Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business. After a decade of chasing the “dream” in corporate America, Chelsey founded CVP Life Strategies, leveraging her experiences as a sales and marketing leader, to provide Health, Wellness, Functional Medicine, and Yoga business owners a boutique marketing experience in navigating the ever-changing world of digital marketing. Chelsey joined the Enhanced Wellness Living team in the spring of 2019 as a Marketing Consultant and her role has since flourished to supporting our patients as our Patient Care Coordinator. Chelsey supported Enhanced Wellness Living in rebranding our website, building our wellness Educational Health Portal, developing our LiveLifeWellSupplements.com Supplement Shop, and in welcoming our new patients and guiding them through the first steps of their Wellness Journey.
Joining Enhanced Wellness Living has changed Chelsey’s life! After years of chronic pain and misdiagnosis, Chelsey has become empowered in taking control of her health. Chelsey embraces all that she has learned from Kelly Engelmann’s wellness protocols and loves making juices and smoothies each day! Not only has EWL empowered Chelsey to get healthier, lose weight, and feel better, she shares this lifestyle with her husband, Will, and as many friends and family members as she can.
Chelsey is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, focusing on alignment, injury prevention, and post-op rehabilitation. In her free time, Chelsey loves spending time with Will and their two pups, Reese and Shelbers, sharing the gift of yoga, going to concerts, spending time at the beach and paddleboarding, traveling, and spending time poolside with friends and family. Chelsey encourages anyone who is looking feel better and live a healthy life to contact EWL, it will change your life! Chat with Chelsey!
