THE TEAM
No More Doing This Alone. We're With You Every Step Of The Way.
Five specialists are coaching you. Decades of combined experience. Every single one of us is in our fifties. And every single one of us has lived the kind of life that makes us genuinely qualified to help you navigate yours.
WHY THIS TEAM IS DIFFERENT
The Power of This Team
This program is built on something hard to find and impossible to fake: a team of professionals who have actually lived what they are teaching.
Every specialist on the Younger With Age team is in their fifties. Every one of us has decades of clinical and professional excellence. And every one of us has also lived a full, complicated, sometimes challenging human life -- the kind that does not appear on a resume but shapes everything about how we show up for the women we serve
Between us, we have navigated cancer diagnoses, miscarriages, divorce, single parenting, the loss of people we loved, the weight of aging parents, careers that demanded more than was healthy to give, and the particular exhaustion of being the person everyone else depends on.
Some of us became mothers in our 20s and 30s. Some of us -- Cornelia and Bettina among them -- became mothers in our 40s, at an age when the world often suggests it might be too late. It was not.
We have built practices, scaled companies, worked at prestigious institutions. We have refused to accept that the best of life is behind us.
What we bring to this program is not only clinical expertise but earned wisdom. We bring the perspective that only comes from experiencing our own bodies surprise us, betray us, or stun us with what they were capable of.
We care about the women who come to us, not as cases or clients, but as women we deeply relate to. The ones who have been carrying everything for everyone. The ones who are strong, successful, and quietly wondering when someone is going to show up for them. The ones who are doing everything right and still feel like something is missing.
We have been exactly where she is. We know what she needs. And we built this program to give it to her.
DR. MARY SHACKELTON
Dr. Mary Shackelton is a naturopathic physician and the founder of The Women's Center for Natural Health (1999) and Holistica Integrative Care (2013), with more than 25 years of clinical practice focused on women's health. Her Master's in Public Health gives her a prevention-first lens on everything she does. Her current focus is Environmental Medicine -- the conditions associated with toxic exposures including hormone imbalances, autoimmunity, cognitive decline, and neurological conditions. Dr. Shackelton approaches each client the way a skilled investigator approaches a case: she leaves no stone unturned, works at the level of root cause rather than symptom, and brings the rare combination of deep clinical experience and genuine curiosity to every consultation. She is also the author of Pre-Conception Cleanse and co-founder of Insulite Laboratories and PridePads Africa.
"If you are tired of feeling lousy and need help figuring out what your body is telling you and what it needs, this is the practice for you. Dr. Shackelton is like an investigative reporter. She leaves no stone unturned in pursuit of the root cause. I am very grateful for the help and support I have received."
Anna McDermott
DR. CORNELIA WENDT
Dr. Cornelia Wendt is a medical doctor trained in women's health and wellness, with a special focus on longevity, healthy aging, and the impact of stress on the body and mind. She studied medicine at the University of Marburg and worked at the renowned Charite University Hospital in Berlin before continuing her medical career in the UK, where she is fully licensed to practise. Her work focuses on one of the most powerful drivers of long-term health: the nervous system. Drawing on her medical training and expertise in stress physiology, she helps clients understand how chronic stress affects both physical and mental wellbeing -- and how regulating the nervous system supports resilience, vitality, and healthy aging. Becoming a mother at 43 further deepened her interest in sustainable health and longevity. Cornelia combines evidence-based medicine with practical tools that help people restore balance, strengthen resilience, and create the foundations for a long, healthy, and vibrant life.
Before working with Cornelia, I was constantly running on stress and low energy, unable to switch off even when I tried to rest. Her combination of medical knowledge and calm, grounded presence helped me recognise patterns of stress I had been living with for years without realising it. Within a short time, I was sleeping better, thinking more clearly, and feeling far more resilient."
Sarah R., Business Owner and Founder, WOW Worthy Women CIC
NJERI JARVIS, RD LDN
Njeri Kai Jarvis brings nearly two decades of clinical experience to the intersection of nutrition, functional medicine, and whole-body wellness. Board-certified and licensed as a dietitian, she also holds a Master's degree in Herbal Medicine -- a rare combination that allows her to work with both the precision of clinical science and the depth of integrative practice. Her expertise spans an exceptionally wide range: from hormonal and metabolic imbalances to cardiac and kidney health, cancer support, autoimmunity, and chronic inflammation. She uses functional testing to identify underlying imbalances that standard labs often miss, then builds individualized nutrition and lifestyle programs around what she finds. Njeri is also trained in food sensitivity assessment, sleep optimization through nutritional support, and the gut-immune connection -- all areas that sit directly at the intersection of how we age and how we feel. She does not treat symptoms. She looks for the root.
"After working with Njeri, my doctor said I may be able to stop my blood pressure medication at our next visit. I was told at diagnosis that I would be on it for life due to my family history, and that 'lifetime' label killed my motivation to even try. Njeri gave me the courage and willingness to treat my body with the utmost respect. Truly life-changing."
Jas O. Wilson
JOSHUA WAYNE
Joshua Wayne holds a Master's degree in Counselor Education and has spent more than 25 years helping people get out of their own way. He has spent most of that career coaching and guiding people through the gap between who they are and who they are capable of becoming. His approach is direct, warm, and practical. He creates the space to talk things through, and he listens for what is underneath. Within the Younger With Age program, Joshua meets with you regularly to keep you accountable to your own commitments. What did you say you would do? Did you do it? And if you did not, what was really going on? When something deeper surfaces, he has the training and the instinct to go there with you. Joshua is also Bettina's husband of 20 years. He has watched her transformation from the front row, and he intimately understands the changes and challenges women navigate in midlife. He knows when to hold space, when to listen, and when to take a deep breath and push forward. He brings that same instinct to help you get where you want to be. Bettina calls him her secret weapon.
"Joshua's guidance has allowed me to access the point within myself from where I am able and confident to go out into the world as a happy and balanced individual, always being at my best. I have had years of prior therapy and nobody has ever come close to stepping into Joshua's realm of contact, help, and guidance."
David Constance, Houston, TX
BETTINA GORDON-WAYNE
Bettina Gordon-Wayne is a journalist, longevity expert, and TEDx speaker whose work sits at the intersection of cutting-edge science and the lived experience of aging well. Harvard Medical School-certified in Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching and credentialed as a Mental Strength Trainer by Mentalakademie Europa, she brings both clinical rigor and deep personal wisdom to everything she does. Her story took its sharpest turn on a spring day in Washington DC, when her doctor handed her a diagnosis she never saw coming: invasive breast cancer. Her son Hunter was four. She looked at him that night -- this little boy who believed his mom could do anything -- and made a decision that changed everything. She came out the other side genuinely, measurably transformed. Her TEDx talk on biological age and longevity reached over 100,000 views in its first ten weeks. She has spoken on three continents, from C-suite boardrooms in Washington DC to leadership retreats in the Sahara Desert. She founded Younger With Age because she needed it. And it did not exist. So she built it.
"I've been a therapist for 20 years and have personally worked with hundreds of women -- but when I am the one who needs support, I turn to Bettina. She's truly a gifted coach. Through her skillful questioning, honed over decades in journalism, she helps me go to the core of my issue and fears, define my next best step, and take action quickly and boldly."
Katharina P., Germany
This Is the Team That Will Be in Your Corner. Ready to Meet on a Call?
The discovery call is where it begins. You tell us where you are. We tell you honestly whether this program is the right fit right now. And if it is, you will leave with the clearest picture you have ever had of what is actually possible for you.
Apply for Your Discovery CallApplications are reviewed personally by Bettina. Founding member rate available to the first six clients only.
A Note On How We Work
Younger With Age is a coaching and wellness program, not a medical practice. We are not here to replace your doctor. We are here to make sure you that if you walk into that doctor's office knowing exactly what questions to ask, what to request, and what your numbers actually mean. Your doctor prescribes. We empower.
Because the most powerful moment in your health is not when you realize that you need to see a doctor. It is every single choice you make before one ever becomes necessary.
You do not have to watch yourself slowly become a lesser version of who you are today. The goal is not just a long life. It is a long, vital, fully lived life. Strong body, sharp mind, and the energy to show up fully for yourself and for everything and everyone that matters, for decades to come.
We are here to give you the knowledge, the tools, and the roadmap to make that possible. Not as a patient waiting for answers, but as a woman who takes ownership of her biology before life demands it of her.
