Full Name Kathy L Gruver Notable work Journey of Healing | Nationality American Parent(s) Paul and Nancy Gruver | |
Born Jan 6, 1970 Pittsburgh, PA Occupation Massage Therapist, motivational speaker, Author, stress expert Known for Massage, guest expert, TV host Alma maters Penn Hills High School, Point Park University Books The Alternative Medicine, Conquer Your Stress: Wi, Journey of Healing, Conquer Your Stress With Mind, Body Mind Therapies for the Bo | ||
Dr kathy gruver the alternative medicine cabinet
Kathy Gruver (born January 6, 1970) is an American motivational health speaker, massage therapist, TV host and author known for her award-winning books and appearance as an expert in over 250 educational radio and TV shows.
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Early life
Gruver was born on January 6, 1970 and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. An only child born to Paul and Nancy Gruver, she attended Penn Hills High School where she discovered her interest in theatre and began dancing at an early age with O’Steen School of Dance. Gruver then attended Point Park University, where she received her BFA in Theatre Arts and graduated Cum Laude. Gruver decided to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress and moved to Hollywood, CA in 1992 immediately after graduating college. While living in Hollywood, Gruver performed in numerous live theatre productions, nation and regional commercials and independent films. She also worked as an associate producer for Terra Nova Television where she assisted with documentaries such as Riddle of the Desert Mummies and Fires of the Mind. During her time in LA she studied massage at numerous schools including LMT Success Group.
Career
After leaving Los Angeles and her production career behind, Gruver fell back on her massage and healing skills. She attended Santa Barbara School of Massage and started to build her, now award-winning practice, Healing Circle Massage. Gruver pursued further education at Clayton College of Natural Health and finished her hypnotherapy training at HMI. She also attended the famed Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Harvard where she honed her mind/body skills and solidified her stress reduction program.
She was awarded the NAWBO Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award, was a finalist for the Gutsy Gal Awards and was selected as a best practice by Massage Magazine. Gruver still maintains her massage and hypnotherapy practice in Santa Barbara, CA.
She published her first book, The Alternative Medicine Cabinet in 2009 and has written five multiple award-winning books in total including Body/Mind Therapies for the Bodyworker, Conquer your Stress with Mind/Body Techniques, Market my Practice (co-author) and Journey of Healing.
She lectured around the world for organizations and corporations such as Raytheon, Ca Headstart, American Heart Association, NENA, APCO, IMA, Arthritis Foundation, NOSHCON, National Association of Women Business Owners, Professional Women’s Association, International Women’s Festivals and dozens more.
Gruver has been featured in radio and TV locally and internationally like Lifetime Television’s The Balancing Act, The Morning Blend in Las Vegas, SkyNews London, NPR, ABC Radio, regional/local newscasts among others. She has written countless articles on stress, nutrition, women’s health, GMOs and natural health and has been interviewed for scores more including More, Fox News, CBS, Women, First for Women, Glamour, Dr Oz’s The Good Life, Ladies Home Journal, WebMD, Huffington Post, Time, Wall Street Journal, Prevention and CNN among others.
She also hosts her own TV series based on her first book The Alternative Medicine Cabinet (set to air late 2016/early 2017 with Elation Media). Gruver acted as a consultant in 2015 for phase I of creating a stress reduction program for the military and has also served as an expert witness in court cases.
Gruver is also a trapeze artist and has studied at schools around the country.
Publications
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