WHO WE ARE |
Follow the Water
Watershed Wellness Cooperative is a startup for a new living landscape for practitioners in the health + wellness industries.
We are an ever-evolving experiment in unity, solidarity, and community development. We are the coalescence of many streams of healthcare practices coming together to serve the greater community through cooperation, creative expression, financial freedom, and shared democratic economics.
Follow the Water. Join us.
Our Story |
The deep LORE of how the Watershed Wellness COOP came to be.
It all began with a DREAM — a vision of a multi-modality cooperative where wellness practitioners could work & thrive together.
Easter Sunday 2024
Summer 2024
January 2025
Melisse spots a listing. She calls Collins. Collins has been waiting for this moment — she already has the plan. Now there is a space.
412 Gallatin Pike South | Madison TN
With faith and urgency they secure the lease, rally their community, and build the thing from the ground up. Kalaway joins as a co-founder. Olivia believes and invests.
Watershed opens its doors. The dream flows into being.
In our first year we facilitated $294,386 in practitioner income — returning 83% of gross revenue to the people delivering care.
On time. In full.
As a solidarity ecosystem united in cooperative ownership, Watershed provides inclusive integrative healthcare that empowers individuals on their unique wellness journeys.
We understand that true wellness emerges when body, mind, and spirit are addressed as an interconnected whole. This means shared decision-making, fair compensation, and reinvesting resources back into our community — creating spaces where all bodies, identities, and experiences are welcomed and honored.
THE COOPERATIVE DIFFERENCE
Why We Chose This Model
We ditched the split. In traditional practice settings, clinicians surrender 40–60% of their earnings to a practice owner. Our members keep their full clinical rates and contribute equitably through a shared operation fee — every dollar flowing back into our cooperative infrastructure.
This isn't just about economics. It's about dignity, equity, and professional autonomy. When we ditch the split, we build wealth together, make decisions democratically, and create a practice environment where mutual aid replaces extraction.
Our Founding Members
Olivia Blake
Lending Member
Melisse Prusinski
Managing Council +
Worker Owner
Kalaway Voss
Managing Council +
Worker Owner
Collins Hohne
Managing Council +
Worker Owner
Watershed Serves TWO AUDIENCES
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