Dr. Jo Lynn Hawthorne

It is Dr Hawthorne’s passion to be a healing oasis for all those whose life she touches. Her goal is to empowering others to reach their full potential, and assist them as they transform from the inside out. As a physician for 19 years, she has done just that – kept women healthy, cared from them when they were not and literally delivered great joy into the arms of families. As an obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Hawthorne has done all this and more.

In her medical practice, Dr. Hawthorne realized a concerning trend was occurring with the patients she holds so dear. Each year, the scale was creeping up, sometimes dramatically. She began to see her once healthy patients become increasingly unhealthy. And, worse, her patients felt helpless and were losing hope that anything could be done to give them the figure and good health they once possessed.

Then, in January of 2006 a realization hit – Jo Lynn Hawthorne would be turning 50 the following year. With this mile-marker firmly in place, Dr. Hawthorne decided that since she was going to be 50, she would be the best 50 possible. So, she set out to do what she had been telling her patients to do – eat right and exercise. One of the cornerstones of achieving that was a healthy body.

As she does with everything in her life, she went full-force into that goal, determined that nothing would stop her from hitting her goal weight and looking her best on her birth-date. Six days a week, she awoke at 4:30 a.m. to work out at the local YMCA for an hour. She did iwatch what she ate, carefully following the vegetarian diet she grew up on.

The spring and summer months fell away. But her weight did not. In August Dr. Hawthorne stopped exercising and gained 30 pounds by January.

As her birthday was approaching, Dr. Hawthorne had a life-changing realization – Maybe her patients have been telling her the truth all along! Maybe they were exercising and eating better! She began to see very clearly that she, as most physicians, weren’t prepared to address and manage this serious epidemic.

This realization began a process that not only changed her life, but the lives of people within her community. Dr. Hawthorne began to study weight, the causes, the whys. She began to study how to address it and manage it in a way that worked. And what she found was alarming.

In this website, you’ll benefit from the knowledge she learned, the training she then underwent. You’ll learn the startling truth about obesity and what Dr. Hawthorne discovered was the solution.

As Dr. Hawthorne has said dozens of times: “I love delivering babies, it is such a miracle to see life created and to be the first one to touch these new blessings.” But, even more, she loves giving adults their lives back. You see, when people are overweight and obese, their full potential is limited. Their life is limited. By intervening in a significant way, she is able to see people who have given up hope, re-create their lives.

Lynette Wagers

After the birth of my 5th child, I really began to pack on the weight. Less than 2 years after my delivery I weighed more than I had ever weighed in my entire life. I was miserable. I didn’t like the way I looked or felt. I didn’t like looking in the mirror or trying on clothes. My fasting blood sugar and hemoglobin AIC was elevated. I was headed for diabetes! As a nurse, I knew that I had to do something to get my weight off and reverse the disease process that I was causing in my body by not eating properly. Then Dr. Hawthorne started Chrysalis Weight Management I joined the program. I lost 7lbs my 1st week, and 4lbs the 2nd week!! I was thrilled! I have lost 50lbs all together and have gone from a size 18 to a size 10! I now enjoy trying on new clothes and when I look in the mirror I think, “wow is that really me”? My fasting blood sugar and Hemoglobin AIC have returned to normal. I feel sooo much better! I have joined the team here at Chrysalis Weight Management as Dr. Hawthorne’s weight management nurse and health coach. I want to empower people to achieve their weight loss goals so that they can live healthier, happier lives. I have been where you are at, now let me help you get to where I am! May the blessings of the Lord be upon you.

Darren Gibson:

Hi, I am committed to Self-Empowerment and Connection. I am professionally trained by the Newfield Coaching Network in ontological coaching. I am also a Certified LifeCamp Coach and expert. I am starting on a journey to discover myself and to share my experience and learnings with others.

To tell you a little about my self. In High school I was alone and depressed with no friends. Thinking that there wasn’t much to live for, but all that changed in July of 2006 I took a small workshop where I learned how to forgive and accept myself and others. From that day I have been on a journey where I have discovered my Mission and Purpose for being here on this earth and who I Am.

A big changing point for me occurred when I discovered my Heart Virtue™. This is something I am willing to die for, that’s non-negotiable and indestructible at the center of my heart and is driving my life. It is what gives me my greatest happiness in life when it is honored or my greatest sadness when it is being blocked or violated. The second big learning was discovering how much my body is involved in this process of life. I learned the holistic neurology protocols and how dramatically they can shift the body allowing it to cooperate with one in the transformation process. I have combined my learning into HeartBreath.

Some of the things that I love to do are talking with new friends, white water Kayaking, Hiking, Nature, talk time with the family, Cooking, NLP, EFT, Ontology, Emotional territory of learning, my body and how it functions, reading energy, and if you want more I would love to hear from you. send me a message via

Email: darren@gibsoncoaching.com

Cellphone:423-636-3288

Website: www.GibsonCoaching.com

Duane Gibson

I am all about learning and contributing to others. I love to create each day with new possibilities that include my Heart Virtue™ of empowerment and compassion. May I tell you a story? I lost my mom at the age of five and lived in an orphanage. I closed myself off behind a mask of cheerfulness and optimism. I sang my favorite song everyday, “Oh What a beautiful Morning, Oh what a beautiful day”. I discovered that I was pushing away the very people that I loved by my lack of communication. Then, I chose to just “be” with others. I started to share my feelings and having fun just doing activities together and not worrying about getting it right. I learned about the power of “listening” and “intention”. What do I really want to do with my life? I want to coach others that have a dream and want to make a difference in their world and all their relations with the words “I love my life! and ”I make a difference!” and “I matter!” What experience would you like to create today? I am inviting you to live the life you desire or take life to different level. I am committed to empowering others to excellence and wholeness by my acceptance, compassion, and example.

Kathy McCrary: Executive Assistant

You will probably be welcomed to Chrysalis by Kathy. She is the executive assistant who handles your orders, and questions. Kathy loves her job and totally believes in Chrysalis’ life changing programs.