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Meet Marilee Tolen RN
Marilee has been on the internet for over two decades and began marketing her professional work as a Holistic Nurse in the year 2000. She has created and marketed many online businesses and websites in the world of Natural Health and Wellness. These include an award winning website and newsletter "Home Spa Lady" and an online show "Green Tea with Marilee", where she interviews experts and authors in Alternative Medicine, Integrative Health, and Consciousness Studies.
Today Marilee is a nationally recognized EntrepreNURSE and a marketing expert. Since 2006 she has been educating and consulting to Health Care Professionals to help them market their practices online.
She is author of "Eight Steps to Kick Start Your Practice" and is a contributing author to the acclaimed, award winning book Invitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life (Bartlett and Jones). She authors a popular column "Money As Energy." Marilee was one of the first 25 nurses in the country to become Board Certified in Holistic Nursing. She is also Board Certified as a Health and Wellness Nurse Coach, a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner and Instructor, and a graduate of the four year Barbara Brennan Healing Science Program.
Speaking both the language of medicine and healing…
Marilee is a Registered Nurse with a Board Certification in Holistic Nursing (Holistic Nursing is now a recognized nursing specialty through the American Nurses Association). She was among the first 25 nurses in the United States to become Board Certified in Holistic Nursing and today is a recognized leader in the field of Holistic Nursing.
Her clinical background has been in Intensive Care with experience in cardiac care, neurology, shock and trauma, and pediatrics. She is a former owner and Director of a Physician-Staffed Wellness Center that offered primary care, IV therapies, Colon Hydrotherapy, Longevity and Anti-Aging approaches to health, including her private practice in Energy Medicine and Clinical Aromatherapy.
Marilee's areas of expertise are:
- Energy Medicine
- Holistic Nutrition
- Clinical Aromatherapy
- Cleansing and Detoxification
- Longevity Lifestyle Medicine
- Integrative Nurse Coaching
Energy Medicine
Marilee is a graduate of the four year Barbara Brennan School of Healing Science (Class of 1996), and is a Healing Touch Practitioner and Healing Touch Instructor (14 years). She has traveled throughout the US and British Columbia teaching Healing Touch. Marilee has also had personal studies in The Science of Intuition with Caroline Myss PhD and Norm Shealy MD at the Holos Institute of Health. Marilee has interviewed the following experts and authors in Energy Medicine on her "Green Tea with Marilee" show:
- Thomas Moore, author – "Care of the Soul"
- Bernie Siegel MD
- Debbie Ford
- Sonia Choquette
- James Oschman PhD
- Caroline Myss, PhD
Holistic Nutrition
Marilee is a graduate of the School of Natural Cooking and Integrative Health Studies at Drexel University with Christine Pirello. Other nutritional studies include training with:
- Daniel Vitalis 2009/2010/2011
- Truth Calkins 2009/2010/2011
- David Wolfe 2009/2010/2011
- Fordham-Page Clinic – Clinical Nutrition 1990
- Alissa Cohen's Raw Foods Level 1 Chef Certification 2009
- Denny Waxman – Strengthening Health Intensive 2008
- Donna Gates, author "The Body Ecology Diet" 2001
She is a guest teacher at the Natural Kitchen Cooking School in New York City and Haddonfield New Jersey. Marilee has interviewed the following experts in Nutrition on her "Green Tea with Marilee" show:
- Christina Pirello – "Cooking Whole Foods for Health and Beauty"
- Tom Woloshyn – "The Complete Master Cleanse"
- Carolyn DeMarco – "Bone Building Solutions"
- Sheri DeMaris – "Healthy Kids in the Kitchen"
- Denny Waxman – "The Great Life Diet"
- Ori Hofmekler – "The Anti-Estrogenic Diet"
- Kaayla Daniel, PhD – "The Whole Soy Story"
- Udo Erasmus – "Fats that Kill, Fats that Heal"
Clinical Aromatherapy
Marilee has 17 years experience in the use of Therapeutic Essential Oils for health and healing. She believes that the plant kingdom is designed to help people heal and using essential oils for many common ailments, disease processes, and preventative natural medicine, is one of the most effective and empowering practices people can do today for high level wellness.
She is currently completing her Clinical Aromatherapy certification through the Institute of Spiritual Healing and Aromatherapy (ISHA). She has studied with Gary Young, founder of Young Living Essential Oils for 14 years, including Raindrop Therapy and Emotional Release work. Marilee traveled to Egypt to recreate the Frankincense trail for an educational documentary. She currently has an organization of over 2,300 distributors worldwide. Experts interviewed on "Green Tea with Marilee":
- Nida Gonzales – "Aromatherapy in Nursing Homes"
- Dr. Joan Barice – "The Doctor Who Dropped from the Sky"
- Dr. David Stewart – "Essential Oil Chemistry Made Simple"
- Linda Smith – "Sacred Healing, Sacred Beauty"
- Dr. Edward Close and Jacqui Close – "Saving Health and Home from Toxic Mold"
- Dr. LeAnne Deardeuff – "Realizing Love through Essential Oils"
Integrative Nurse Coaching
Marilee is on the ground floor of an emerging integrative health model designed to provide people with help using conventional medical treatments along with integrative strategies. She is among the first nurses to complete the Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate Program (under the direction of Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN and Susan Luck, RN) and has received her Certification as a Nurse Coach — Health and Wellness Nurse Coach, Board Certified.
Experts interviewed on "Green Tea with Marilee":
- Chris Jackson PhD, RN – "Self-Care for Nurses"
- Lucia Thornton RN, MSN, AHN-BC – "Being A Holistic Nurse"
- Barbara Dossey PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN – "Holistic Nursing"
- Robert Nash MD – author, "Common Sense Medicine"
Longevity Lifestyle Medicine
Marilee is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and has been personally and professionally practicing the most progressive natural approaches to wellness and anti-aging.
Marilee has interviewed the following experts in Lifestyle Medicine on her "Green Tea with Marilee" show:
- John Perkins – "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"
- Dr. Jonathan Cohen – "How to Awaken Your Man"
- Leo Babauta – "The Power of Less"
- Harville Hendricks – "Getting the Love You Want"
- Donald Robbins DMD – "The Toxic Dental Office"
- Robert Nash, MD – "Health Effects of Toxic Metals"
- Freya Koss and Attorney Charlie Brown – "The Dangers of Silver in Your Mouth"
- John Roeder DMD – "Learn About Holistic Dentistry"
- Philip Getson MD – "Breast Thermography for Early Detection"
- JoAnne White PhD – "Creative Aging"
- Susan Silberstein PhD – "Life-Saving Secrets About Breast Cancer"
- Maureen Drummond – "Hesitate to Vaccinate?"
- Susun Weed – "Menopause the Wild Woman Way"
- Karilee Shames PhD, RN – author "Thyroid Power"
A Little Personal Stuff About Marilee
On a personal note, Marilee is:
- Currently lives in Southern New Jersey (outside of Philadelphia)
- PASSIONATE about helping YOU achieve your health, wellness, and wealth goals so you can "Make the rest of your life the BEST of your life!"
- Determined to be healthier and more vibrant each and every day
- A yogini (she LOVES Bikram!)
- A foodie who COULD stay in the kitchen ALL DAY
- A passionate Dog Mom (of Prin and Pepper)
Want 1:1 Support?
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