The Foundations of Wellbeing Experience 2026
November 8–10, 2026
The Historic Gasparilla Inn | Boca Grande, Florida
Call to Register 866-921-4415
There are moments when stepping away is the most powerful step forward.
The Foundations of Wellbeing Experience was created for that reason.
Each November, on the quiet shores of the Gasparilla Island, we gather to reset, not through intensity, but through intention. Not through escape, but through reconnection. When we slow the nervous system, clarity returns. When we immerse ourselves in awe, creativity expands. When we rest deeply, the body remembers how to heal.
This is where science meets stillness. Where community strengthens resilience. Where personal wellbeing becomes something that ripples outward, into families, into leadership, into the way we show up in the world.
The Foundations of Wellbeing Experience is not a retreat in the traditional sense. It is a recalibration.
2 Minute Recap Video of Gasparilla 2025
Over three intentionally curated days, we move between learning and embodiment. Mornings begin with awe walks along the water as the light rises over the Gulf. Conversations unfold around longevity, metabolic health, resilience, and nervous system regulation, grounded in science yet deeply practical. Meals are thoughtfully prepared to nourish at a cellular level, reminding us that food is information as much as it is pleasure.
There is space for sound and stillness. For laughter and deep rest. For discussions that stretch perspective and moments that invite integration. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is performative. Everything is designed to help you return to your own internal rhythm.
If previous years have taught us anything, it is this: when we step out of the noise and into nature, and into meaningful community, something profound shifts. We remember that we are not separate from the natural world; we are part of it. We remember that health is not a trend, but a foundation. We remember that longevity is not simply about years lived, but vitality sustained.
Gasparilla Island offers the kind of setting where breath deepens without effort. The quiet elegance of the island allows us to gather in comfort while remaining connected to wind, water, and light, the elements that restore us in ways modern life often forgets.
The Foundations of Wellbeing Experience is designed for those who lead, build, care for others, and carry responsibility, and who understand that sustaining others begins with sustaining themselves. You do not need to be an expert in wellness. You simply need to be willing to pause.
Registration is open and space will be intentionally limited to preserve the intimacy and depth of experience that make these three days so meaningful.
You will leave with more than notes. You will leave with a steadier nervous system, a clearer vision, tangible practices, and a renewed relationship with your body. You will leave with a community that continues long after we return home.
The Foundations of Wellbeing Experience is not about doing more.
It is about building what sustains you.
Call to Register 866-921-4415
2026 Foundations of Wellbeing Experience Speakers
Dr. Matt Dawson, MD
Chief Executive Officer, TruDiagnostic™
Co-Founder, Wild Health
www.trudiagnostic.com | www.wildhealth.com
LinkedIn | Instagram
Dr. Matt Dawson is the CEO and Co Founder of Wild Health, a genomics based precision medicine company. He is also CEO of TruDiagnostic, a deep science epigenetics company focused on human longevity testing. Dr. Dawson has published dozens of research articles, authored two textbooks, and written over 100 book chapters. He has won national awards in education and innovation and given talks in over 20 countries. He has a passion for not only human performance and longevity, but also bringing cutting edge research and science to market so that individuals can actually benefit from them. As such, he has founded 6 companies in the last decade, all of which are still in operation. Three of these have been acquired. His passion for human performance started in high school when he paired it with suboptimal natural athletic abilities to earn college scholarship offers in two different sports. His passion for longevity comes from a desire to be around as long as possible for his 4 children, wife, and future great grandchildren. He lives with his family and two dogs in the woods of Kentucky.
Jim Dethmer
Co-Founder + Coach,
Conscious Leadership Group
www.conscious.is
LinkedIn | Instagram
Jim Dethmer is a coach, speaker, author, and founding partner at The Conscious Leadership Group. He has personally worked with over 150 CEOs and their teams to integrate conscious leadership into their organizations.
Jim also leads monthly Forums for select leaders in Chicago and New York, and trains coaches through The Conscious Leadership Group. He has spoken at Conscious Capitalism, Wisdom 2.0, Mindful Leadership Summit, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, and USC School of Medicine Greenville (where conscious leadership is part of the curriculum).
He is co-author of High Performing Investment Teams, and The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, an Amazon bestseller (2015).
Jim lives in Chicago with his wife Debbie, and in Michigan, their soul’s home, when they’re recharging during the summer months.
Dr. Tracy Freeman, MD
Integrative Medical Physician
BB&R Chief Medical Officer
www.tracyfreemanmd.com
Instagram
Dr. Tracy Freeman is an integrative medical physician whose focus is achieving wellness through a combination of holistic and conventional medicine methodologies. Dr. Freeman, whose medical career spans approximately two decades, has progressively reoriented her practice to include natural treatments and a search for the root cause of disease. As the daughter of a physician and an artist, she learned early on to value a patient’s overall well-being and not to ignore alternative paths to wellness, prevention, and healing. This philosophy was reinforced when her son was born with autism and Dr. Freeman helped him through by employing a holistic approach to his treatment. Upon graduation from Howard University College of Medicine, she received a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at The University of Florida Shands Jacksonville Health Center.
Dr. Eva Selhub, MD
Founder and President, Resilience Experts, LLC
Chief of Medical Affairs, ForHumanity
www.drselhub.com | www.forhumanity.co
LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Substack
Dr. Eva Selhub is a physician, healthcare innovator, resilience expert, executive advisor, and bestselling author. As Chief Medical Affairs Officer at ForHumanity, she helps shape innovative approaches to healthcare that integrate scientific rigor, novel medication delivery technologies, and whole-person wellbeing. For nearly three decades, she has worked at the intersection of medicine, neuroscience, resilience, leadership, and human flourishing, helping individuals, organizations, and audiences navigate change, perform at their best, and thrive.
A former Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and former Medical Director of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Selhub has spent her career exploring how stress, physiology, mindset, relationships, and environment influence health and human potential. Her work bridges conventional medicine, mind-body science, leadership development, and the growing understanding that lasting wellbeing emerges when biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors are addressed together.
Dr. Selhub is the author of six books, including Burnout for Dummies, Resilience for Dummies, The Love Response, Your Health Destiny, and The Stress Management Handbook, and co-author of Your Brain on Nature. Her work has helped advance conversations around resilience, emotional intelligence, stress physiology, the healing effects of nature, and the role of human connection in health and performance.
Through her online programs, executive coaching, consulting, and speaking engagements, she translates complex scientific concepts into practical strategies that people can apply immediately in their lives and work.
Today, her work spans healthcare innovation, executive leadership, organizational wellbeing, and personal transformation. She advises leaders and organizations on building resilience, fostering healthy cultures, navigating uncertainty, and enhancing performance without sacrificing wellbeing. She also serves on multiple advisory boards and is Governance Chair of the Board of Directors for MariMed.
Known for her ability to integrate science, wisdom, and practical action, Dr. Selhub brings a unique perspective that helps people understand not only how to overcome adversity, but how to grow because of it. Whether speaking to thousands, advising executives, developing healthcare solutions, or coaching individuals one-on-one, she helps people cultivate the resilience, clarity, and capacity needed to flourish in an increasingly complex world.
Dr. Selhub has been featured in major media outlets including The New York Times and has authored numerous scientific publications. Her work continues to influence the fields of resilience, mind-body medicine, leadership, and healthcare innovation worldwide.
David Starbuck Smith
Author, Exercise Therapist, Executive Coach
www.davidstarbucksmith.com
LinkedIn | Instagram
David Starbuck Smith is a Washington, DC-based exercise therapist, author, and speaker with over 25 years of experience helping individuals overcome chronic musculoskeletal pain and enhance athletic performance. A former collegiate and professional tennis player, he earned a degree in Human Biodynamics from UC Berkeley and trained under Pete Egoscue before establishing his own Egoscue Method clinic in San Francisco. David is renowned for his expertise in identifying postural and mechanical imbalances and creating personalized routines to restore balance and function. He has consulted for athletes across the NFL, NCAA, ATP, and WTA. As the founder of Select Healing, he offers online programs that integrate physical alignment with emotional well-being. His books, including Ageless, Painless Tennis and Align, Feel, Heal, explore the connection between emotional and physical health, guiding readers toward self-healing and lasting wellness.
