Message from Maggie Grant
Maggie Grant is the founder and owner of Granted wellbeing; a health and wellness company. Maggie works with individuals and corporations to curate their personalized or corporate lifestyle and meal plans, and runs global workshops on a variety of subjects; from aromatherapy to longevity and mindfulness meditation. She meets her clients where they are, guides them in healing based on their individual needs what ails them, and empowers them to reach their health and wellness goals.
Maggie entered the wellness world out of necessity when her then young son struggled with debilitating developmental challenges. She traveled the world looking for answers but instead came home with a new perspective on finding and addressing the root causes of medical mysteries, not bandaging the symptoms. Happy to report and Against all predictions, her son is a thriving, recent college graduate who played competitive football and is now entering the fire academy to serve his community for several years before launching his next life adventure.
In a previous life, Maggie served as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at The White House for President George W. Bush as well as the President’s liaison to the nation’s Governors. Prior to that tour in Washington, Maggie lived in Chicago and served as Executive Director of the Council of Great Lakes Governors under the chairmanship of then Governor Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania and Governor Bob Taft of Ohio. Prior to her tenure at the Council (repetitive?) She has also served as Executive Director of Governor of Illinois Jim Edgar’s campaign committee.
In addition, Maggie served in President George HW Bush’s Administration as Assistant Director of Media Affairs at The White House and was a political field coordinator for President Bush’s 1992 re-election campaign. Before joining President Bush’s staff, Maggie worked in the special projects division of ABC News, Washington bureau.
Maggie has a bachelor’s degree in political communications and is a certified mindfulness meditation coach, ayurvedic health counselor, RYT500 yoga instructor, trauma yoga specialist, and nutritionist. She and her husband Max have two grown children and a pack of dogs. They live in Arlington, Virginia.