Sanctuaryiam

07/25/2025

Founder’s Moment ✨ | Permission to Ease

As we head into the weekend, I’m reminding myself—and you—that it’s okay to slow down.
Ease isn’t laziness. It’s restoration.
Joy isn’t indulgent. It’s essential.
This moment—quiet, simple, mine—allows me to disconnect, imagine, and dream.

Whether it’s a book, a cup of something warm, or just your own breath, give yourself permission to rest.
Your Sanctuary begins within, and it radiates outward. 🌿

07/23/2025

👗 Like it or not — style still opens doors.

Whether it’s fair or not, how we show up often speaks before we do.
At Sanctuary, we style executive women to lead with clarity and confidence — aligning their outer presence with their inner power.

Because when you feel at home in your clothes, you show up differently in every room.

👣 Pictured: A walk between appointments. Our stylist knows that ease, elegance, and intention go hand in hand.

✨Style isn’t superficial — it’s strategic.
📷 Images by Sandra

07/21/2025

🧠🌿 MONDAY WELLNESS WISDOM: Gut Health = Whole Health

Did you know that 70% of your immune system lives in your gut? 🧬
Your gut isn’t just about digestion—it’s your second brain, impacting your mood, energy, sleep, skin, and even your hormones.

At Sanctuary, we approach gut health as the foundation of whole-body wellness. Whether you're struggling with bloating, burnout, or brain fog, supporting your gut could be the missing link.

💡 You deserve to feel good from the inside out.

👉 Ready to restore balance? Our Functional Medicine and Nutrition services are here to help you heal and thrive—gently and holistically.

07/18/2025

Frequent Asked Question

07/18/2025

07/14/2025

Monday Motivation

Move like you know —
The vision is BIG.
The mission is BIG.
What’s ahead is greater than what’s behind. 💫

I don’t train for events — I train for my life.
Because at Sanctuary, we believe great vision requires great capacity.
And capacity is built in the daily moves — physically, mentally, and spiritually.

So sis, be encouraged.
Move, prepare, and build like you KNOW it’s coming.
Like you know you are the one.
Because you are. 💛

07/11/2025

Friday Reflections | Preparing for the Weekend

Nearly three months ago, we celebrated our hard opening with a ribbon cutting—marking the beginning of an exciting journey.

As we head into the weekend, we’re holding space for the bigger picture—the why behind the work.

At Sanctuary, we’re building something that lives at the intersection of power and purpose.

✨ Individually, we strive to live as our own sanctuaries—spiritually, physically, and in the spaces we shape.
✨ Corporately, we’re growing a social enterprise that integrates wellness into infrastructure, design, and leadership.
✨ Communally, we’re building access—through fiscal sponsorships, nonprofit partnerships, and the belief that well-being is a birthright, not a luxury.

We know many of you are high-capacity women—leading with strength, investing intentionally in your well-being, and looking for ways to make that wellness mean more than personal gain. You care deeply about access, and you want your healing to help open doors for others, too.

If that’s you—know this:
Your peace is not selfish. It’s part of the solution.
You being well is a seed for collective healing.

We are still working to perfect our service delivery and model. Systems and capacity building are still evolving.
But we’re committed to the vision—and the discipline it takes to live into it, one step at a time.

We’re engaging with corporations, healthcare providers, FQHC's, retailers, and community developers to bring wellness into homes, organizations, and healing-centered spaces.

So as we step into the weekend, let’s pause to reflect, refuel, and remember:
This is how we change the wellness landscape—
By owning it. Living it. Sharing it with each other.

07/09/2025

🌿 Let’s Talk About Your Relationship With Food

Most women have been taught how to diet, but not how to eat — in a way that honors their body, mind, and real life.

At Sanctuary, our approach is rooted in whole, unprocessed foods that fuel clarity, movement, and well-being — not restriction. Because food should never be a source of shame.

Our expert Registered Dietitian, Reshaunda Thornton — affectionately known as the Dietitian Against Diets — brings a philosophy centered on freedom, not fads.

She reminds our clients every day:

“You don’t need a diet. You need a better relationship with food.”
If you’re ready to nourish yourself well — not just eat “right” — we’re ready to walk with you.

07/07/2025

🌱 Struggling with hormone imbalance, brain fog, or chronic inflammation?

You don’t have to guess your way through healing.

At Sanctuary, our Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Jamila Owens-Todd, brings over 17 years of experience blending science with plant-based medicine to help women restore balance—especially when conventional approaches fall short.

From stubborn perimenopausal symptoms to autoimmune flares, Dr. Jamila uses lab data, personalized protocols, and natural therapies to address what’s really going on beneath the surface.

✨ We collaborate with your healthcare provider to ensure safe, integrative care that supports your whole health.

🧪 Former chemist. 🌿 Plant medicine expert. ✨ Root-cause healer.

📍 Work with Dr. Jamila at Sanctuary.
🗓️ Book a discovery call: SanctuaryIAM.com

07/04/2025

I don’t know about you, but freedom has been ringing louder and louder in my spirit, heart, and soul.

On the heels of Juneteenth and on the cusp of Independence Day, many of us understand that freedom isn’t truly free. The older I get, the clearer I become about what freedom looks like for me:

To be unbought by systems that don’t allow me to live in my full truth.
To have ownership in platforms that intentionally serve marginalized individuals and communities.
And so much more.

You may be wondering—what does any of this have to do with integrated health and lifestyle services?

For Sanctuary, it has everything to do with it.

Regardless of our social or economic positions, what I know for sure is this: it takes clarity to understand the depth of who we really are—and what we’re here to do. Sanctuary’s ethos and services are designed to help you do the work that our “busy” lives never make room for: the work of surrendering, finding the courage to transform, and embracing the unmitigated gall to evolve.

Our freedom is realized when we are aligned—spirit, mind, and body—and when we have the courage to claim it.

Free people, free people.

And if Sanctuary can help you transform and locate your own freedom, then the cost( and the responsibility) is to use your unique gifts and skills to help free other women.

May this chaotic season give birth to more than just perceived safety.
May it give birth to freedom.

With love and peace,

Kelli Anne Braggs
Founder & CEO

07/02/2025

Meet Bri Maxwell, Sanctuary’s Personal Stylist

Confidence starts in your closet, and Bri’s here to help you find it.

Bri brings years of experience in wardrobe consulting and personal styling to help women feel confident, authentic, and aligned with their style. After navigating conservative corporate dress codes and learning how to style her own hard-to-fit body, Bri became an expert in helping others express themselves through intentional, functional fashion.

Whether you’re:
👗 Revamping your wardrobe
🧥 Discovering your personal style
🛍️ Building new outfits from what you already own
🌸 Needing a seasonal refresh
🧳 Preparing for a big event or life transition

Bri offers personalized Styling Consultations + Style Plans (in person or virtually) designed to fit your body, your lifestyle, and your goals.

If you are ready to feel seen, styled, and confident in your clothing, book your session today at sanctuaryiam.com

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