LETTER

Hey, I’m Dr. Diane!

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Linda Sciuto, who suddenly passed away in February 2022. Linda was our Marketing Director and was instrumental in helping us launch Essential Naples. She made hundreds of calls to potential advertisers and introduced us to many business owners she had made strong connections with over the years in her position at Naples Illustrated. We will always remember her as this—impeccably dressed, a radiant smile on her face, and living life to the fullest.

Welcome to the Spring issue of Essential Naples—a quarterly lifestyle publication in Southwest Florida for health-minded locals looking for credible information on holistic health and well-being trends. In this issue, I’m excited to announce something that I’ve been working on for years! As many of you know, we have a sister publication in Connecticut, Natural Nutmeg, that we’ve been publishing for 15 years. Over this time, countless readers have asked us for more of what they love about our magazine. So, I’ve created a community for both Natural Nutmeg and Essential Naples called “The Essential Experience”!

The Essential Experience is a tribe of readers and healthy lifestyle practitioners who come together to teach, to learn, to inspire, and to support each other. The Experience includes “Talk to the Expert” Live Q&A Zoom calls monthly with our Natural Nutmeg and Essential Naples practitioners; exclusive products and discounts on services local to your area; webinars and classes on natural medicine and holistic lifestyle; VIP passes to our private Essential Experience events; and The Essential Experience Box, filled with eco-friendly and organic local products. In addition, every day I’ll be showing up for you via email or text with an inspirational message; an engaging, useful, tip; a via email or text with an inspirational message; an engaging, useful, tip; a laugh; or a challenge to make you shift your perspective and think differently laugh; or a challenge to make you shift your perspective and think differently about a situation.

The Essential Experience is for people who are ready to is for people who are ready to step up. The world needs you now. After everything we’ve . After everything we’ve been through the past two years, the world needs you to be been through the past two years, the world needs you to be confident, healthier, wealthier, passionate about your work, confident, healthier, wealthier, passionate about your work, and happier in your relationships. The world needs you and happier in your relationships. The world needs you to be a leader in living and teaching a healthy and natural to be a leader in living and teaching a healthy and natural remedies lifestyle. The world needs you to set an authentic remedies lifestyle. The world needs you to set an authentic example for others. The world needs you to be the best you example for others. The world needs you to be the best you can be. Whether you’re conquering a health challenge, can be. Whether you’re conquering a health challenge, starting or growing a business, or looking to make a starting or growing a business, or looking to make a big change in your personal life, we’re here to help big change in your personal life, we’re here to help you reach the highest levels of your creative potenyou reach the highest levels of your creative potential and tap into the deepest wisdom within you. tial and tap into the deepest wisdom within you.

My commitment is to bring you the very best My commitment is to bring you the very best of what I’m living and learning, the best from the of what I’m living and learning, the best from the writers for my publications and book collaborawriters for my publications and book collaborations, and the best from the amazing experts on tions, and the best from the amazing experts on my shows and podcasts—thought-provoking my shows and podcasts—thought-provoking ideas, timeless wisdom and humor, and an ideas, timeless wisdom and humor, and an unwavering devotion to help you train your unwavering devotion to help you train your mind like you train your body. Please check out mind like you train your body. Please check out the ad on the inside front cover for information the ad on the inside front cover for information on how to join our new community.

Wishing you health and happiness,

Dr. Diane Hayden, PhD Publisher & Owner, ELM Publishing

EssentialNAPLES

Vol. 2, Issue 4 Essential Naples is a quarterly lifestyle publication in SWFL for health-minded locals who need credible information on holistic health and well-being trends. Our coverage is 100% local with expert content that interests both local residents and professional integrated practitioners.

PUBLISHER/OWNER Dr. Diane Hayden, PhD

Diane@essentialnaples.com

DIR. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/OWNER Christopher Urso

Curso@naturalnutmeg.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Lori Emelander

essentialeditorlori@gmail.com

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jim Nissen

jim@commandshi option.com ADVISORY BOARD Nina Azwoir, Financial Deanna M. Cherrone, MD Véronique Desaulniers, DC Derrick DeSilva, MD Theresa Edmunds, CHC Jamie Kliewe, CHHP, LMT Betsy Opyt, RD, LD/N, CDE Denise Pancyrz, Nutrition Josephine Perez, DMD

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