Stacey Funt is a practicing radiologist at Northwell Health, a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of LH Adventure Travel, a boutique wellness adventure travel company. She curates small group immersive travel experiences for women that combine movement, nature, cultural connection, and community in awe-inspiring settings around the world.
Dr. Funt lectures nationally on physician well-being and has spoken at professional conferences on lifestyle medicine and immersive travel as a catalyst for behavior change. Her writing explores how immersive travel can support healing and transformation, how physicians can build meaningful careers beyond traditional roles, and how experiences of awe may play a central role in lifestyle medicine. Her work has appeared on KevinMD and in Go World Travel Magazine, including guidance for women traveling internationally.
She shares insights on wellness and travel through Instagram, LinkedIn, and on Facebook via her personal page, Stacey Funt, and her company page, LH Adventure Travel.
In lifestyle medicine, we know the script: eat better, move more, manage stress, sleep well, connect with others. Many of us know what to do. But knowledge alone does not create transformation. What does? Identity. That quiet internal voice that tells us who we are and what we are capable of. Research by Daphna Oyserman and colleagues shows that identity drives behavior …
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Why immersive travel may be a powerful tool for behavior change
Lifestyle medicine is now a known, respected and utilized aspect of medical care to help patients live healthier lives and ward off chronic disease. Clinicians often counsel their patients on the pillars of LM: movement, nutrition, sleep, stress management, connection, and avoiding risky substances. These pillars are powerful and proven to be effective. But after integrating my training as a physician and health coach to lead group wellness travel adventures …
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Why awe may be the missing pillar of lifestyle medicine
As a practicing physician and a wellness travel tour operator, I have the privilege of witnessing firsthand the profound impact that travel can have on health and well-being. Beyond being fun, exciting, and educational, travel has the power to heal—physically, emotionally, and even spiritually.
Wellness adventure travel can embody many of the fundamental elements of lifestyle medicine in real time. Movement, whole foods, relaxation, and community—four of the six pillars—can be …
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The healing power of travel: How adventure transforms mind, body, and spirit
When I was younger, I could not remember a time I wanted to be anything other than a doctor, and I thought this would satisfy all I wanted in my work life. Many years later, I realized I was yearning for a side gig. Based on the existence of more than 110,000 members in a related Facebook group, I wasn’t alone. A side gig can increase life satisfaction by heightening …
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More than a doctor: My unexpected path to building a thriving business
