Built On Caring
Our Story
Who Are We?
We’re tired of seeing patients, especially women, dismissed and unheard by their healthcare providers. Too many of us are exhausted, anxious, depressed, or living in chronic pain without ever getting real answers.
We’re told, “Your labs are normal,” “It’s just part of aging,” “Lose some weight and you’ll feel better,” “Here’s a pill for that.” No more.
It’s time to stop treating symptoms as isolated problems and start uncovering the true root causes so real healing can begin.
By looking at the mind, body, and spirit as an interconnected whole, you can finally address what’s happening beneath the surface. This approach empowers you to reduce or even eliminate symptoms without simply masking them with medication.
We’re not here to “fix” you. We’re here to walk beside you on your journey to a fuller, happier, and healthier life. You deserve to live the life of your dreams—and your health shouldn’t be what holds you back.
We offer the education, support, resources, and mentorship you need to step into the healthiest version of yourself. But to get there, you must be willing to let go of old ideas about “health and wellness,” stay open to guidance, and do the inner work that leads to transformation.
You already hold the keys to your future. It’s time to get in the driver’s seat.
Meet Our Team
Patti Schell
Owner / RN, BSN, FNP
I have over 13 years of clinical nursing experience as an RN, BSN and FNP. Prior to starting my holistic health practice, I worked the front lines of COVID in an urgent care setting. It was at this time it became overwhelmingly clear to me that we are sick as a nation. I saw patients coming in day after day who already self-diagnosed themselves and already knew what medications they wanted me to prescribe. I understood this mindset because I too had a story of feeling tired, anxious, etc. I would go to my doctor hoping to be diagnosed with a thyroid condition so that I would be prescribed a pill to help manage my symptoms. This is what we’ve been taught in the traditional medical model. But the traditional model is clearly not working for us.
As a mom of 5 and Mimi to 8 grandchildren, I began to realize there was a better way to help people.
Instead of prescribing a pill for every ill and treating each system as an isolated incident, why not treat the body the way it was designed – all of the systems functioning together? Helping people on the front end. What if I could see people BEFORE they got sick? What if I could help people free themselves of depression and anxiety and gain the energy required to live a full happy life? What if I could help people reduce their pain, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, etc. without the use of a prescription drug but with lifestyle medicine instead. Helping people to live longer, happier, healthier lives became my burning passion and thus Rise Above Wellness was born.
Megan Eddinger
NBC-HWC / Health Coach
My health journey began in 2006. I was a young mom with a 2 year old, working and going to school full-time and trying desperately to lose weight for my upcoming wedding. I hated the way my postpartum body looked. I spent years chasing an unrealistic number on the scale, eating lean cuisines, counting calories, exercising to burn off what I had eaten, etc.
In 2010, after having two more babies, I found a much healthier version of myself. I fell in love with running and began to understand nutrition and eating like an athlete, exercising to improve strength and endurance, and living the example I wanted to set for my three children. In 2020 this came to a screeching halt as my depression kicked into overdrive. I didn’t have the will to get out of bed and brush my teeth, let alone get up and go for a run. I packed on weight pretty quickly as my nutrition went out the window and my body went into survival mode. I finally got help for my mental health at the end of 2020 and spent the next few years truly learning the holistic approach to health.
I learned that everything is connected and that managing my depression was not going to be as easy as simply taking my medicine. I needed to learn what true self care really was. I define self-care as having the wisdom and the discipline to do things you know your future self will thank you for. Now I have healthy coping skills, prioritize movement daily, prioritize nutrition, prioritize FUN, and ask for what I need. Today I live with less aches and pains, less anxiety and depression and more energy. I’m back to being the example for my kids that they deserve.
I help men and women of all ages but I am particularly passionate about helping women prioritize themselves so they too can step into the best version of themselves. I help our patients achieve sustainable health inside and out with solutions that are simple and achievable and finally stop the all or nothing approach they’ve been taking.
Kaye Corbliss
Wellness Coordinator
I joined the Rise Above Wellness team in 2025 after retiring from the marketing and communications department at Johns Hopkins Medicine. I spent much of my career in the health and wellness field promoting and advocating for healthy living. Throughout my life I have always tried live as healthy as possible, and encouraged my husband and kids to do the same.
However, during the early days of my retirement I became very ill with a life-threatening infection. I had emergency surgery which saved my life. My surgeon and doctors said my survival and prognosis were extremely positive because I was so healthy.
It would have been easy for me to stay inside, pull the shades down, and never re-emerge. But the realization that my health had been a major factor in my quick recovery made me recommit to my health so that I not only survive, but thrive. My health and wellness are a priority and I am excited to help others achieve their wellness goals.