Frances Brown serves as the Alumni and Wellness Coordinator at Operation Healing Forces, overseeing all wellness initiatives and support services. She earned a master’s degree in psychology and holds multiple certifications, including Board Certified Coach, advanced yoga instructor (500 hours) from Yoga Alliance, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessor, and a Personal Training certification from National Council on Strength and Fitness.
Frances is an active, multi-disciplined fitness instructor who has volunteered for other benevolent SOF organizations following her passion in functional medicine and holistic wellness in service of our nation’s protectors.
With a family background deeply rooted in various military branches, she has a profound respect for the sacrifices made by service members. Having experienced constant deployments firsthand, Frances is married to a retired west coast SEAL with 26 years of service. She understands the challenges faced by military spouses and has a deep compassion for the SOF community, recognizing the mental and physical hurdles during and after military life. Her life’s work revolves around researching ways to cultivate gratitude in the present and excitement for the future through a growth mindset. Her dedication to wellness drives her to connect healing modalities to the SOF community and discover unique methods to ease the transition from military to civilian life.
Frances’s journey into alternative health practices was influenced by personal experiences with family members facing severe age-related illnesses, depression, suicide, and trauma. Her own life was nearly cut short by a severe motorcycle accident in her 30s, which left her in an induced coma with both a severed and collapsed lung. She leverages her experiences and education to provide valuable insights to those navigating changing situations.
