FIND SUPPORT AND THRIVE.

Women Chiropractors is a nonprofit organization aimed at serving women in the field of chiropractic. At the heart of all of our missions and all that we do, is to help women chiropractors succeed. With that goal in mind, we are gearing up to launch our sixth Re-Entry class, a FREE six-month course geared toward women who are struggling and seeking to re-enter chiropractic or refine their skills.

Are you or anyone that you know struggling in your practice, lost of hope or direction, had a life change that has made you leave practice, or just need help getting your feet on the ground and learning where to begin again? This program is for you. Apply below through October 22, 2024. Program applicants will be selected and notified by December 2, 2024.

What RE-Entry Offers

Community & support

In our Re-Entry program, you will be given access to a community and a sisterhood of like-minded women, who understand what it feels like to be in the trenches. This community will be your classmates, your accountability group, and eventually, your sisterhood of support as you progress through this program and beyond.

Tools for growth

Through this program, you will be mentored by some of WDC's Platinum and Board members, and some of the most successful women docs we know! - each with a unique perspective, many having been where you are, and have gems to impart to help you learn and grow both personally and professionally.

Continual mentorship

You will be given access to our Re-Entry Facebook group and website page where you will connect with your community in your class, as well as many of our Re-Entry mentors to ask questions, have conversations, and continue supporting one another throughout the week.

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED FOR 2025 CLASS. CHECK BACK NEXT YEAR!

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Biography | Cristina Padilla

Dr Cristina Padilla Bravo was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where her family currently resides. In 2008 she graduated from University of Puerto Rico for undergraduate studies in Biology, Her interest for women’s wellness and healthcare led her to New York Chiropractic College in 2011.

During her time at NYCC, Dr Padilla furthered her passion for Nutrition, Pediatric and Prenatal Chiropractic Care by becoming Webster Certified by Jeanne Ohm in 2012, via the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA). While continuing her clinical education in Buffalo NY, Dr Padilla began her training with the ICPA for the pediatric certification program. Currently, she is working on completing the clinical research to finalize the requirements for the Certificate in Pediatrics from the Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics (CACCP).

After graduating in from NYCC in 2014, Dr Padilla relocated to Jacksonville FL to continue her career. Wanting to pursue her dream of being a business owner and after observing a constant need to make Chiropractic care more accessible to families, in the fall of 2017, Thrive Family Chiropractic, a house call Chiropractic practice, was born.

The idea behind a house call practice came from the desire to conveniently deliver individualized, patient-centered care to families in NE Florida, primarily women during and post pregnancy as well as families with children. The vision for Thrive Family Chiropractic is that Chiropractic and Wellness become part of a family’s routine or a family activity, rather than “something they should do or have to do”. Currently, she provides her services at homes, gyms, businesses and/or birthing centers.

Dr Padilla is an active member of several international groups like Women Chiropractors (WDC) and the ICPA. Locally, she currently holds the President seat for a second consecutive year at the River City BNI Chapter, she is an exclusive member of the Jacksonville Maternity Directory and the North Florida Birth Alliance and manages, along with other birthworkers, the Jacksonville Natural Birthing and Parenting group, a Facebook group with over 1,000 women. She also serves on the board for Sanctuary on 8th Street in Jacksonville. In 2019, she participated as a panelist for House Call Chiropractors at the Florida Chiropractic Association’s The National, its yearly convention in Orlando, Fl. Most recently, Dr. Padilla participated from the 2020 Women Chiropractors Re-Entry class and was awarded the Linda Atkinson Memorial Award by such organization and as of December 2020 is certified as a Birthfit. She continues to further her techniques and education towards the promotion of wellness, preconception and craniosacral technique to help families from the pre-conception stage through postpartum and specifically to cater to infants with plagiocephaly and tethered oral tissue conditions (TOT’s).

As a new member of the WDC Board, Dr Padilla wants to further improve the access of mentorship and resources to recent female DC graduates in order to best prepare them for entrepreneurship, something she felt she was missing during her first few years in practice. She also wants to promote mentorship for under represented WDC to increase representation across our profession, not only for women but for WOC and Hispanic/Latina Chiropractors.

Biography | Michelle Wendling

Dr. Michelle Wendling DC owns All Seasons Chiropractic Sustainable Health Center a full body chiropractic practice she started right out of school in 2006. Her passion at ASCSHC is to get you better and SHOW you how to STAY better! She has over 30 years’ experience working on the human body and running her own businesses, including Physical Therapy, Massage Therapy, & personal training; giving her a unique perspective on the body and how to make each person invincible! She specializes in full body chiropractic adjustments, exercise therapy and effective patient education.

Dr. Michelle Wendling started mentoring chiropractors in 2009 to become more successful in practice through improved patient education, better adjusting skills & streamlined practice procedures. She welcomes students and young docs to shadow at her practice as often as they like. Her patients are supportive of her passion to help chiropractors be their BEST. She enjoys showing chiropractors new ways to look at the body, simple and effective treatment protocols, and ways to enhance their patient education skills to increase retention, referrals, and revenue! She now has well over 150 videos covering those topics created as a resource for chiropractors all around the world

Dr. Michelle states, about serving on the WDC Board, “I am excited to serve on the board of WDC in 2021 because this is a pivotal time for women chiropractors. WDC has been bringing women chiropractors together to share and support each other for years and has become an asset to our profession. Women have so many hats in addition to being business owners, and we are better when we help each other to succeed! WDC has reduced the walls of competition and built a platform for collaboration and I’m excited to contribute my time and skills to our awesome profession!”

She has grown other organizations, including her own practice, and charity groups by bringing people together and creating a “win win” environment so that everyone involved experiences success. She believes that the more we help each other, the more we grow, and the bigger the waves of change we can ignite. She is highly organized and skilled in seeing the “how” to support and create an organization’s “what.” She has also been teaching adjusting technique and simple rehab for 10+ years in order to enhance patient care and elevate their results. She is passionate about seeing our profession succeed.

On a personal note, Michelle has a thirst for adventure and travel, so after 15 years in practice, she is selling her practice and heading out on the road with her husband to travel and “work” for the next few years. She says, “I would love to stop by YOUR practice and connect with you, so reach out and say “hi!” I look forward to creating a new community, filled with amazing women chiropractors, in this mobile lifestyle!”

Achievements:

Dr. Michelle (as her patients affectionately refer to her) was voted Rising Star Chiropractor of the Year in 2013 and 2015 by the Colorado Chiropractic Association for her passion to support the profession and her commitment to helping chiropractors succeed in Colorado.

In 2013 she was elected to the Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners by Governor Hickenlooper and continues to serve as vice president to protect the public in chiropractic matters.