Our Founder
Meet Cami Kesler
With over 20 years in the medical field, Cami has always been passionate about health promotion and disease prevention.
Cami Kesler
founder | nurse practitioner
Cami Kesler is a Nurse Practitioner and mother of five. Her husband, Cameron, is an Internal Medicine physician and the medical director of Founded in Wellness.
Over the years she saw patients' desire for more than just a quick visit and prescription. After her teenager was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, she knew medication alone wasn’t the answer. Cami saw the heightened need for a space that personalized the care of patients and looked beyond just treating symptoms.
She started Founded in Wellness to offer options for patients that wanted to better understand the “why’s” behind their health concerns. She combines both Western and Functional medicine to identify and treat the source of imbalance in your body so you can reverse symptoms.
Cami works with patients to find solutions and then helps them build foundational health systems that are manageable and sustainable. The framework of Founded in Wellness is centered on being intentional, invested, and involved in your daily health practices.
A NOTE FROM OUR FOUNDER
So many times when someone wants to get healthy they feel it must require a lot of work, have strict parameters, and be really hard. Over the years and with research-backed practices, I help my clients realize that it’s in doing the small things consistently, that actually define the wellness of their lifespan. Helping my clients understand the relationship between mind and body health is one of my favorite things. I believe everyone deserves the right to feel “like myself again”.
Best pieces of advice?
Have Intention
How I got here
COLLEGE YEARS
Cami attended college on a basketball scholarship and became the first student-athlete to graduate with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. She focused extra time on understanding health promotion and disease prevention with a variety of projects and was named “Nursing Student of the Year” upon graduation.
Work experience
Cami worked as a Registered Nurse for 13 years and supported her husband through medical school. With frequent moves, she felt fortunate to work with a variety of populations in different communities and states. The one thing that remained consistent in the different working environments was her understanding of patients’ desire to be heard and treated as individuals.
FURTHER EDUCATION
Cami obtained her Masters as a Family Nurse Practitioner because she wanted to be able to widen her scope of practice. Cami prides herself on listening to her client’s stories and providing research-based, pertinent solutions. She believes with the right support and education, everyone has the ability to regain control of their health. She is currently working on her Functional Medicine Certification.
FAMILY LIFE
Growing up during the “fat-free foods” & fad diet era of the 90s, Cami wanted something different for herself and her family. After struggling with gut health issues through most of her 20s and into her early 30s, she did a deep dive into Functional Medicine Practices. She believes that there is a time to treat acute symptoms but also a greater need to focus on the underlying causation of symptoms.
FOUNDED IS BORN
Not wanting to have a time limit with patients in the office, Cami created Founded in Wellness to provide a more well-rounded approach to health for her clients. She considers Founded to be a space for anyone wanting to reestablish healthy lifestyle principles and create a strong & realistic foundation for lasting change. #founded
ON THE DAILY
When Cami isn’t on the sidelines cheering on her kids at sports events or creating personalized wellness plans with clients, she says she’s either an adventure junky or a homebody (no in-between!). Over the years she has skydived in Hawaii, bungee jumped in New Zealand, ran thru all five boroughs for the NYC marathon, participated in the 100-mile cycle “Little Red Riding Hood” to raise money for cancer research, & swam in the To Sua ocean trench in Samoa. But her favorite place to be is in the backyard, swinging on the hammock, enjoying the beautiful mountain views, and listening to the chaos of her family all around her!
How I got here
COLLEGE YEARS
Cami attended college on a basketball scholarship and became the first student-athlete to graduate with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. She focused extra time on understanding health promotion and disease prevention with a variety of projects and was named “Nursing Student of the Year” upon graduation.
Work experience
Cami worked as a Registered Nurse for 13 years and supported her husband through medical school. With frequent moves, she felt fortunate to work with a variety of populations in different communities and states. The one thing that remained consistent in the different working environments was her understanding of patients’ desire to be heard and treated as individuals.
further education
Cami obtained her Masters as a Family Nurse Practitioner because she wanted to be able to widen her scope of practice. Cami prides herself on listening to her client’s story and providing research-based, pertinent solutions. She believes with the right support and education, everyone has the ability to regain control of their health. She is currently working on her Functional Medicine Certification.
family life
Growing up during the “fat-free foods” & fad diet era of the 90s, Cami wanted something different for herself and her family. After struggling with gut health issues through most of her 20s and into her early 30s, she did a deep dive into Functional Medicine Practices. She believes that there is a time to treat acute symptoms but also a greater need to focus on the underlying causation of symptoms.
founded is born
Not wanting to have a time limit with patients in the office, Cami created Founded in Wellness to provide a more well-rounded approach to health for her clients. She considers Founded to be a space for anyone wanting to reestablish healthy lifestyle principles and create a strong & realistic foundation for lasting change. #founded
on the daily
When Cami isn’t on the sidelines cheering on her kids at sports events or creating personalized wellness plans with clients, she says she’s either an adventure junky or a homebody (no in-between!). Over the years she has skydived in Hawaii, bungee jumped in New Zealand, ran thru all five boroughs for the NYC marathon, participated in the 100-mile cycle “Little Red Riding Hood” to raise money for cancer research, & swam in the To Sua ocean trench in Samoa. But her favorite place to be is in the backyard, swinging on the hammock, enjoying the beautiful mountain views, and listening to the chaos of her family all around her!
testimonial
"It’s helped educate me and teach me so much about health and wellness I would’ve never known."
"Before joining the Reset and Reclaim program, I was eating the wrong things, not eating enough, and doing very high-intensity workouts. I've lost 21 lbs and have learned more about what a healthy lifestyle looks like. I've been surprised by how much I like this program and that I'm comfortable talking about my health."
- Cali
