WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS
I had a conversation recently with Trisha Harms in her clinic in Le Mars called Sacred Wellness Studio. Trisha has been open for a while, but she is entering into a new season with more expanded services and hours. Sacred Wellness is located in downtown Le Mars at 21 Central Avenue SW in one of the buildings that Mike and I have owned since about 2023. Trisha and I talked about functional medicine and her passion for what she is doing now as well as the journey to get there. We have had many conversations through the last few years, and it has been sweet talking about things that we have in common like our relationship with Jesus and our love for the word of God. We have also talked other times on my Facebook Live called Friend Friday about each of our personal health journey and how we both came to the point of choosing natural healthcare as a really great alternative. She started as a CNA at age 16 and knew she wanted to continue learning more. She received her BSN in Nursing in May 2013 and was employed from 2013-2019 at UnityPoint Health. After that she received her master’s from Morningside University and went on to get her Doctorate also there in 2022 as a Nurse Practitioner. Trisha is still enrolled at the Institute of Functional Medicine and will graduate this year.
I asked Trisha about the name of her clinic Sacred Wellness, and she said that our health is a sacred trust that she takes so seriously and how important it is for us all to see it that way. The word sacred means something that is set apart as holy, divine, or profoundly important and it demands careful, respectful treatment. In functional healthcare the goal is always about looking for root causes so that people don’t just take pharmaceuticals that will mask their symptoms but look for what is really going on and find the imbalance. We are most times born with sickness that we have been pre-exposed to in utero and that continues throughout our life and continues to get worse. When we look deeper into what is happening and how long it has been there, clues begin to emerge that will lead us to logical thinking about how we can take responsibility for our own health. I started to learn this about 10 years ago with a functional medicine doctor in Omaha, Dr Jon Lozier. He has helped me to overcome so many health issues and I have made many recommendations over the years to friends and family.
The first thing Dr. Lozier taught me is that I am in charge of my own body and I have to listen to it. He asked me questions that no other doctor had ever asked me. He told me that there were some things that I had struggled with my whole life that were not normal and why did I ever accept that? He still asks me what feels off or what hurts and that takes me a while to think about. We all have things that we have been accustomed to like waking up every night at the same time. It is a system in our body that is struggling and we can work on that system to get it healthier, because if we don’t it will be the system that takes us early. The biggest piece of this equation is what we are eating and drinking, what we are thinking about and the stress that we are under. It turns out it is work and we have to pay attention and nourish and care for ourselves holistically. It is what led me to start the Healing Waters Therapy that happens at Side by Side in Le Mars. I am looking forward to partnering with Trisha right in our community so that I can refer to her and she will also to us. She deals more with the physical and we are ministering and helping people find healing with the mental/emotional and spiritual. But they all go together and are a cause and effect.
Trisha has been open since May of 2021 and she will look and listen to help people find the root cause of whatever they are experiencing. She is licensed to work with all ages birth to end of life. In her clinic she also does Halotherapy, Red Light Therapy, IV Hydration, and weight loss consultations. You can get CLIA waiver testing for UTI’s, strep, Influenza A & B, and Covid. She is also partnering now with Amanda Larson in her clinic, MSN, ARNP, CPNP-PC. She is a master’s prepared pediatric board-certified nurse practitioner with a special interest in functional medicine and integrative modalities. Amanda lives in Le Mars, and she evaluates and addresses root causes of physical and mental health problems. She has over two decades of combined experience in the neonatal intensive care and pediatric units, pediatric home health, and pediatric primary care. Amanda’s interest came as a result of her own child’s symptoms, and she loves using nutrition, lifestyle modification, and evidence based functional medicine treatment for long term solutions leading to happy healthy children.
You can call 712-560-3338 and 712-560-3359 to set an appointment with both Trisha and Amanda. You can also do a discovery call that is virtual to talk about concerns and see if you are a good candidate for their services. Office hours available Tuesday to Friday evenings and Saturdays 9:00-4:00PM. There is also online booking at www.sacredwellnessstudio.org
Sacred Wellness Studio’s mission statement is to provide a holistic approach to health and wellness, combining modern aesthetic services with functional medicine for all ages. We empower individuals to achieve optimal wellness through personalized care.
