Our Team
Our team at Grounding Spot is a dynamic tapestry of dedicated individuals, ranging from experienced instructors and coaches to our guest service representatives and visionary corporate leaders. We stand united as an organization propelled by a shared passion: the relentless pursuit of creating meaningful change in the lives of others. Embracing the philosophy that teaching is an ongoing journey of learning and that true leadership is not just about doing, but about BEing, we're committed to fostering a community where every interaction is an opportunity for growth and empowerment.
Frances Borshell, MBA
Founder
Grounded in Self-Love
Studies show that nearly 80% of our thoughts are negative and 85% are repetitive. No wonder happiness often feels out of reach. We’re told it’s something to pursue, yet the truth is, happiness isn't outside of us; it has always been within—sometimes beneath layers of self-doubt, criticism, worry, or stress.​
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A Pivotal Moment
At 24, I landed in the ER, convinced I was having a heart attack. It wasn’t my heart—it was anxiety. That moment could have defined me, but instead it awakened me. The doctors offered me a prescription. What I truly wanted was freedom. So I made a choice: I would find my way out of fear.
​That decision became the beginning of my lifelong journey into mental fitness. I immersed myself in therapy, self-development, and leadership training. I earned degrees, including one in psychology. But more importantly, I learned how to love myself. That love became my anchor, my medicine, and the foundation of my greatest transformation.
Grounding Spot was born from that transformation. It exists on the simple but powerful belief that the most important love story you’ll ever live is the one with yourself. When you strengthen your mental fitness, you shift from fear to freedom, from doubt to trust, from self-criticism to self-love. And when that shift happens, it doesn’t just change your life—it radiates outward, touching everyone around you.
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Dedicated to Self Development
I also became trained in Transcendental Meditation, gratitude, art, yoga, sound and present mind awareness techniques. Studying with Eckhart Tolle and learning from some of the most renowned teachers, I could feel shifts within me. I could observe myself without reacting to myself. It was very powerful to experience.
What does being grounded feel like?
You are focused on one thing: the present. Your brain is not frantically jumping from one thought to another or obsessing on anything. It feels like freedom. You're centered, connected and joyful.
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Grounded in Truth
Alli Wilhelm
Chief Operations Officer
From a young age, Alli Wilhelm carried a natural gift for creating order out of chaos. Where others saw stress and scattered pieces, she instinctively built systems, structure, and flow. But her drive for perfection often came at a cost—behind the achievements and checklists, she sometimes felt the quiet pull of exhaustion, wondering if slowing down would mean falling behind.
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Her turning point came when she realized that true strength isn’t found in control—it’s found in balance. In the spaces of stillness, she began to rediscover joy, clarity, and connection. That awakening became her passion: not only to create systems that work, but to create lives that feel aligned, sustainable, and free.
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As Chief Operations Officer of Grounding Spot, Alli brings both her precision and her heart. She ensures that every detail of our sanctuary—from the flow of a class to the warmth of a guest experience—reflects our deeper mission. Her leadership is rooted in the belief that structure should create space, not pressure; that systems should serve people, not the other way around.
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For Alli, Grounding Spot is more than a workplace—it’s a living expression of her journey. A reminder that when we bring order to the external, we free ourselves to soften internally. That is the heartbeat of Grounding Spot: a sanctuary where you can ground, grow, and fall back in love with yourself.
Our mission is simple.
To inspire you to fall in love with yourself. When you do, everything else—healing, joy, success, relationships, purpose—flows from that place. Self-love isn’t the end of the story. It’s the beginning of the most powerful one you’ll ever tell.
Grounded in Excellence
Stephen Prendiville, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Stephen Prendiville is recognized as the facelift expert serving Ft. Myers, Naples, Port Charlotte, and Punta Gorda. Trained exclusively in surgery of the head and neck, Dr. Prendiville offers the latest advances in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Procedures include reconstructive surgery after skin cancer removal, and mole removal. In addition, Dr. Prendiville performs a wide range of minimally invasive and surgical procedures for facial rejuvenation. These procedures include, but are not limited to facelifts, rhinoplasty (surgery of the nose), blepharoplasty (eyelid lifts), skin rejuvenation lasers, neuromodulators such as Botox®, Dysport®, facial volumizers such as Sculptra®, Voluma®, and injectable wrinkle fillers such as Juvederm®, Resylane®, and Perlane®, and minimally invasive soft tissue tightening techniques like Ultherapy®.
This extensive range of surgical and non surgical procedures are performed in office and in our state of the art surgical center, which is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF).
Dr. Stephen Prendiville serves the Southwest Florida area. He is a Fellowship Trained and Double Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon in Fort Myers – certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and The American Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. You can expect natural looking results–with the latest advances, the greatest respect and treatments tailored to your personal goals.