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The Movement Mentality
Missy Bunch is a multi-certified movement coach, entrepreneur, speaker, educator, and podcast host with over 15 years of experience helping health and wellness professionals build expertise, confidence, and thriving businesses.
Her journey began as a professional dancer battling injuries—until one brain-based session erased four years of chronic knee pain. That breakthrough didn’t just transform her movement; it reshaped her career. She went from mastering neurology-based movement strategies to scaling successful businesses and is now on a mission to empower other professionals to do the same.
As the Founder of The Movement Mentality LLC, Co-Founder of Movement IQ, a Z-Health Master Trainer, and host of The Movement Mentality Podcast, Missy blends cutting-edge neuroscience with proven business strategies. She helps movement professionals go beyond technique—teaching them how to attract clients, increase income, and create lasting impact. Whether through mentorship, education, or real-world business coaching, Missy is on a mission to turn passion into profit while making the wellness industry stronger, smarter, and more sustainable.
Beyond her professional achievements, Missy is a dedicated mother, wife, and advocate for health, movement, and family. She is passionate about helping others build businesses that support the lives they truly want to live.
The Movement Mentality
Ep. 7 - Reconnecting and Reflecting: A Heartfelt Conversation
The Movement Mentality Podcast
with Missy Bunch
Episode 07: Reconnecting and Reflecting: A Heartfelt Conversation
Hey, everyone! Welcome to the Movement Mentality Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Anna Hartman to talk about the crazy story of our friendship, learning to have the difficult conversations, the different manifestations of grief, holding space for Anna’s mom, and allowing ourselves to let go of societal expectations.
In this Episode:
- [01:44] A bit about Anna.
- [10:04] Our shared trauma experiences.
- [16:46] Loving seafood.
- [18:03] Reflecting on our memories.
- [35:00] The sacred final moments.
- [37:17] Destigmatizing death.
- [47:55] A different kind of grief.
- [50:18] The waves of grief.
- [51:35] The story of Anna’s mom.
- [57:30] Anna’s message to her younger self.
Quotes:
- “Days with your loved ones are numbered. Make the most of them.” [26:36]
- “You’ve got to ask your parents what they want.” [35:28]
- “From the moment we are born, we are all marching towards that end.” [37:32]
- “There’s so much more to you than how you look.” [58:01]
Connect with Missy
· Instagram: @missybunch15.
· Instagram: @themovementmentality
· Watch this episode on YouTube: @TheMovementMentality
Connect with Anna
· Instagram: @movementrev.
About Anna
Anna Hartman AT, MS, ATC, CSCS(R), PMA-CPT(R), is an Athletic Trainer with 16 years of experience working with athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA, USTA, WTA, PGA, LPGA, NHL, MLS, and Olympics. Anna is also a PMA-Certified Pilates Teacher, comprehensively trained in Polestar Pilates, has completed a 200hr Vinyasa Yoga training, and is an NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach.
For the past 5 years, Anna has been studying and practicing The Barral Institute’s Visceral, Neural, Vascular, and Articular Manipulation techniques for assessment and manual therapy, as well as exploring the integration of osteopathic philosophies within her movement, rehabilitation, and performance methods.
As an athletic training professional, she’s presented at world-class conferences, such as the National Athletic Trainers Association Annual Symposium, and has been featured on big-name fitness sites, including USA Today Sports, Women’s Running, and ESPN.
About Missy
Missy is a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.
As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.
The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain, and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, joint mobility, and decreasing pain, holistically.
