“I am currently a detective working for the Huntington Beach Police Department and have 28 yrs on the job. I have been a member of the department’s Trauma Support Team for the past 10 yrs or so and am a firm believer we, as law enforcement professionals, neglect our own mental health and that of our co-workers. The mental health impact of this career is real and must be addressed. I have completed a large amount of peer support training related to this field to help members of our agency through traumatic events.

During the short time I have been a part of the RENEW Program with Alisa, I have learned tools based on science and proven studies that will help me not only manage stress, but help my health into the future. I can see the documented reasons for what I have learned through peer support training that this program WORKS!

I can also see from my own personal traumatic experiences throughout my life that managing stress effectively will not only help me heal emotionally but will help me live a much longer and healthier life. Not to mention the benefits my family will reap with the ‘RENEWED’ me.”

— Jayson Lewis, Detective, Huntington Beach Police Department

I am so impressed with what a comprehensive tool this is and recommend it for fellow police officers in big cities and small.

“I was a LAPD officer for 35 years, recently retired. I was fortunate to find the RENEW Program. It’s comprehensive and works on many different levels. By learning to control your emotions you have a positive effect on your physical and mental health. The program provides short-term goals that are easily attainable to lead you in this direction. Each goal builds on the next and creates a road map you can follow, even in difficult situations. Learning to recognize stress signals and how to manage stress in a more effective manner has helped me tremendously. The tools put you on track. You don’t feel hit over the head. A simple change of the channel in all aspects of your life makes it easy to follow.

Nutrition is so individually tailored that there’s no doubt you’ll benefit. Just by changing a few simple things, I lost weight easily. I can’t say enough about working with Alisa and her genuine concern and attention to detail, which has helped me so much.

I think the real end result is happiness to be honest, because I’ve learned to manage everything so much better and all good health flows from there. I wish I had found the program earlier.”

— Glen H, LAPD, retired

This is a holistic lifestyle enhancement that improved my mental health, my physical health, and has helped improve relationships with those immediately around me. I only wish I had found it sooner.

“I‘m Kirk Pool and I served with the Fresno Police Department for 36+ years as an officer and a sergeant. I recently retired on January 5, 2021. As an officer, I found that I developed habits and certain ways of perceiving and reacting to threats and stressors based on my cop mentality and experiences. My biases that I developed over my career helped keep me alive, but also harmed my health in ways I didn’t realize.  This program showed me that in order to protect my health physically and mentally this required me to develop new ways of thinking in order to perceive and react to the stress in a healthier and more accurate way.

Prior to my retirement I was diagnosed with heart disease primarily caused by significant amounts of stress over the years. I’ve experienced stressors in my life both from my career and my family circumstances. The RENEW Program has given me new coping tools to effectively deal with stressful circumstances. This has helped me reduce the levels of my responses to many stressful encounters. As a result, my blood pressure has gone down and I feel more relaxed overall.

The program and it’s recommended lifestyle changes/improvements are very doable even in a busy lifestyle. They have made a measurable difference in my happiness level and quality of life within a short period of time. My wife commented to me that she has noticed I’m more relaxed, and handle stressful circumstances in a more even keeled and controlled manner. I feel I’m more stress hardy now. I don’t allow negativity to infect me like it did before. Alisa did a great job at personalizing the program to my individual needs and lifestyle. Thank you!”

— Kirk, Police Officer & Sergeant

It is exactly the thing I was looking for; a way to address stress, nutrition and wellness all at the same time. My mental well-being has improved and my health has done the same.

“My name is Daniel and I am a member of IBEW Local 18. I work for the city of Los Angeles. After attempting to address multiple health problems (including mental health issues,) I was fortunate enough to be introduced to the RENEW Program. No avenue I have sought before has given me what the RENEW Program has given me. From my first session, I knew I was entering a different path and embarking on a type of journey that I had never been on before.

The most beneficial thing I have gotten so far out RENEW is the ability to identify and address stress. I have learned methods that I will implement and continue to practice for the rest of my life, which beyond a doubt now has the capability of being extended. I feel more optimistic and capable than I have ever felt before. I will continue to implement the things in my daily life that I’ve learned.

I would like to thank everyone at RENEW. It has been an amazing experience. Alisa is amazing and I felt more than comfortable through the entire process. She was flexible with me with scheduling and completely understanding of what was in my best interest. I cannot begin to thank everyone involved enough!”

— Daniel O., IBEW Local 18

“I have fibromyalgia. I can honestly say I see 99% improvement from following the RENEW Program. Since I started this program I have no pain. This is a miracle for me. My total cholesterol has gone down and my triglycerides have gone down dramatically. I am handling the stressors in my life differently. There is so much I didn’t know before this program! I have made many, many changes in what I reach for and what I feed my family. My 8 year old has had some health issues and since we’ve been following the RENEW Program he is doing better too. My teen is even making better food choices! I am so grateful for this program and am recommending it to everyone I see.”

— Conni, college administrator

“Within six month I had the lowest total cholesterol reading I have ever had, and without medication. The lowest it was on medication was 240, now it’s 197. I also reduced the amount of plaque in my heart. The program really delivered. The stress management was the standout for me. I had a back injury at work that now causes career uncertainty. It’s a tremendous stressor. I learned how to communicate more effectively when something’s going on, which my wife appreciates. I’ve learned how to pay attention to my personal signs of stress and discuss it. The tools I’ve gained from the program are things I use every day now. I’m much less stressed about food. I have had a lifelong eating disorder, which is now completely manageable. This is a big win for me! My profession is a stressful one and the stress of seeing trauma was contributing to my eating disorder. I’ve learned to be more balanced; what to do with my anger, instead of holding it in. I feel better about life overall. I highly recommend this program to public safety workers but also for everyone.”

— Don, Battalion Chief, firefighter