Candice Van Dertholen is a holistic practitioner and mental health advocate whose work bridges lived experience with professional leadership in human-centered systems. She has dedicated her career to helping others rebuild inner stability, identity, and hope during life’s most disruptive transitions. With over two decades of experience across healthcare, wellness, and organizational leadership, Candice has supported individuals and teams through crisis, burnout, and systemic change. Her background includes clinical supervision in emergency veterinary medicine and senior leadership roles in wellness organizations. She now works privately with clients in her practice, The Warrior Within Healing. Candice developed Grounded Spirituality, an integrative approach combining energy medicine, somatic awareness, and intuitive coaching to help individuals move beyond survival patterns and into sustainable wellbeing. Her work focuses on long-term vitality. Candice also serves as Vice President of HR-4U Inc. and leads national initiatives for the Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce, advancing compassionate leadership and community resilience across professional and service-based environments.