Dr. Andrea Pennington is an integrative physician, acupuncturist, and bestselling author. She is founder of the online holistic health platform, In8Vitality, which integrates ancient wisdom with modern neuroscience and conscious media. With over two decades of medical practice specialized in trauma recovery, addiction medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture, Dr. Pennington has provided medical services, workshops and retreats to help thousands of people build resilience, reclaim vitality after burnout, recover from Adverse Childhood Experiences and nurture real self love in order to thrive in all areas of life.

After years of running a successful Intensive Outpatient Program for binge eating disorder, Dr. Pennington developed The Cornerstone Process, a proven bio-psycho-social-spiritual model for healing trauma and facilitating conscious evolution. This 5-step holistic framework, which has been taught all around the world, provides a process for self-guided or group-led recovery from developmental and intergenerational trauma and adverse childhood experiences. It serves as the foundation for building resilience, and integrating insights gleaned from sacred ceremonies, psychotherapy and personal development work.

The Cornerstone Process is used in Dr. Pennington’s Psychedelic Assisted Therapy preparation and integration programs, which she offers in person and online in the HERO Collective, along with her signature LifeWriting program which empowers you to heal your inner child, reprogram your subconscious mind, transform from victim to hero, and rewrite your life story.

As a sought-after media personality for over twenty years, Dr. Pennington has shared her empowering wellness advice on the "Oprah Winfrey Show," the "Dr. Oz Show," "iTV This Morning," "CNN," the "Today Show," "LUXE-TV," "Thrive Global," and as a news anchor for "Discovery Health Channel."

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