I found the Eat to Thrive program extremely informative. I learned a lot about plant-based living and now have a greater appreciation of the benefits of this lifestyle. I also found the discussions on the importance of exercise and meditation invaluable. Thank you, Betsy for facilitating such a great and much needed program. – Cheryl Lee Gilbert (2022)

I had the great pleasure of being an intern with Eat to Thrive and Real Kids Real Food in the
Fall of 2021. As the counselor for the 7-12 club this fall, I had so much fun not only getting
to know the kids but also working with the wonderful team that Betsy has created here at
ETT and RKRF.
Being a counselor was so much more fun and rewarding than I ever could have thought.
Lots of my experiences working with kids in the past were in sports settings, playing
volleyball mostly, and I got to share some of the fun games and activities that I had learned
with the kids this fall. I had great fun not only creating the lesson plans, making the slide
presentations, and most fun of all writing the mindfulness meditations. Teaching children
about the simple pleasures of life like great food, fun exercise, and deep relaxation are not
only the building blocks for a healthy and successful life but are also amazingly fun to teach
and the kids so greatly enjoy preparing and eating new and exciting recipes. Watching the
kids explore new ways of creating new recipes with such genuine curiosity and desire to
learn has reinvigorated my passion for healthy food and lifestyle.
This internship has been a great learning experience, in health, food, mindfulness, and
compassion. I am extremely grateful for the teaching and leadership opportunities this
internship has provided me with and the skills it has provided me as I move forward in my
career. Thank you, Betsy!

There are few things more powerful than the community and when embracing an alternative lifestyle, the community is a huge key factor in how well one stays on the journey. ETT is an amazing community that I am so happy to have the opportunity to have joined. I have been living a raw food lifestyle since 2002 and have randomly helped so many people, I was overdue to find a coaching program that would help me to better help others in a cohesive way.  The very same day a dear friend sent me the link, I spontaneously joined the first class of the course just to see what it was about, thinking I would join the next round – I checked out the ETT website.  It was the combination of the energy from the class, the content outline, the mission of the course, and Betsy’s amazing personality and leadership… I was sold and made time in my schedule. Did it meet my objectives? not exactly…I thought I knew what I wanted in a course, but I let go of expectations and got sooo much more than I could have imagined. The well-researched content over the 10 weeks just kept me excited. The guest presenters, experts in their field, were all so very Knowledgeable and generous with their presentations and personal offerings. We often don’t know what we don’t know, I revisited areas of holistic living that I had barely touched and gained big learning curves…  such as a better understanding and importance of cellular movement.  I also really enjoyed the gift of partnering with a buddy. Darla was so lovely to connect with, our shares helped me think outside of the box and I continue to be inspired by the experience.  Betsy Brag has really outdone herself, in content, orchestration, and leadership skills with the ETT Course… and all with such humility. She not only does the hard work, but she also does the heart work. I feel very blessed to have the honor of calling her my teacher, mentor, and supportive friend. ‘When I grow up, I want to be just like Betsy’. and I am excited to share and pass the information on. One thing I would change is to start with the Healing Cancer Naturally class first. The priceless shares and lessons in this class touched me at my core and have me riveted on my quest to learn how to live a healthy life with ease and grace for the better good of all. 

I had the sincere pleasure to be able to work with Betsy and the astounding team that I worked with at Real Kids Real Foods (RKRF) and Eat to Thrive (ETT) during the fall of 2021. From this particular experience that I had in the fall, I learned valuable skills such as gaining personal connections with students and participants of the RKRF program and also valuable skills such as planning lessons, technological skills such as uploading videos on Youtube, and learning how to record and save zoom recordings and also writing skills such as writing emails that inspired the kids and parents to come to the weekly meetings at Real Kids Real Foods. This internship was definitely challenging at the first to get the hang of things, but once I figured out how to effectively time manage with all the objectives and goals of uploading videos and preparing videos for the kids at RKRF, I started to actually enjoy the process of teaching kids as it was a great experience to interact with the kids as I always had an interest in the teaching field. I got to learn what specific materials and activities that kids typically prefer. Some examples of these making the food demonstrations, doing the physical activity, and also creating slides such as the homework activity as an activity that the kids could do at home by themselves. I also gained additional knowledge on nutrition and how to eat on a vegan diet. With Eat to Thrive, I learned what specific foods are good and valued in nutrition for my body. I also learned what actual Real Foods and Processed Foods are, which changed my daily diet I what types of foods that I typically ate. For instance, before this internship, I was eating a lot of processed foods such as hamburgers, fries, and soda. On the other hand, once I learned that these types of processed foods are, I started eating more real foods such as fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, strawberries, and eating guacamole that is freshly made from fresh avocados. From this piece of information that I gained, I learned that dining hall food is not nutritious or healthy to eat. Based on the recommendations from what I learned from Betsy, and what I gained from Real Kids and Real Foods, it made me initially question my dining supervisors at Boston University what food choices we had to serve to our college students. This internship gave me so much knowledge and additional technical skills that will help my future career in public health. At the beginning of this internship, I was not good with my time management skills as at first it took a lot of time to develop my lesson plan my slides. With time and effort, I worked on my time management skills and communication skills and developed my skill in technology, and improved them by learning from my co-interns Maunika and Emma such as the website Canva and creating creative presentations on Google Slides. Betsy allowed me to grow not only as an intern but also as a person that will try to make a difference in the public health sector. I recommend any college student to use this internship to work with Betsy since she is very passionate about eating nutritious foods and also is very kind and keeps inspiring her interns to do their ultimate best work. I recommend this internship to anyone who is interested in the field of nutrition and has a passion for teaching kids as this internship is a good development for me and every other intern who aspires to have a career in the medical field.