Christine MacCarroll shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Christine, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: Who are you learning from right now?
I feel like I’m always learning from someone. Sometimes that’s through a mentor I’ve personally hired, and other times it’s through books, podcasts, or teachers whose work continues to shape my thinking.
Right now, I’ve been revisiting the work of Kasia Urbaniak, both through her book, Unbound, and recordings from programs and workshops I’ve taken with her in the past. Her insights on relationships and personal power always land in new ways depending on the season of life I’m in.
On the business and strategy side, I’m learning a lot from Codie Sanchez. I love how she thinks about ownership and creative problem-solving. Also from Leila Hormozi’s BUILD podcast, which is a masterclass in clarity and leadership.
I recently finished Benjamin Hardy’s new book, The Science of Scaling, and it’s phenomenal for anyone trying to get crystal clear on direction and growth.
And even though it’s been out for over a decade, I just read Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project and it had a huge impact on me. I’m actually planning to start my own happiness project in 2026 as a way to intentionally bring more joy, curiosity, and lightness into my daily life.
So, whether it’s relationships, business, or how we structure our attention, I’m constantly learning from people who help me think and live better.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m the owner of The Tox Denver, a high-vibe wellness studio in RiNo specializing in lymphatic-focused body sculpting and detox treatments. It’s NOT a spa; it’s a downtown studio with black walls, house music, and crystal chandeliers. The vibe is luxury meets energy.
Our method blends lymphatic drainage, body sculpting, and detox work to help clients feel lighter, leaner, and more energized. People often come in for the aesthetics but leave talking about how good they feel, like clearer, less bloated, more in tune with their bodies.
Before opening The Tox, I spent over a decade in functional and holistic nutrition and wellness, so detoxification has always been a big part of my world, and something I’ve been talking about with private clients for years. Bringing The Tox to Denver felt like the perfect next step.
We’re proud to be the city’s first location and are already planning a second. Whether someone comes in to prep for an event, recover after travel, or just reset, The Tox is all about helping people look and feel their best from the inside out.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
The part of me that believes I have to do everything myself. That version of me built a lot: two businesses, a supplement brand, a studio . . . and she got things off the ground through sheer willpower. But she’s tired.
That version served her purpose. She got me here. Now I’m learning to let her rest.
Right now I’m focusing on trust. Trusting my team, trusting the systems we’ve built, and trusting that I don’t have to hold every detail to make things run beautifully. I’m realizing that leadership isn’t about doing more; it’s about creating space for others to thrive.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me resilience. You can’t truly grow or expand in your personal potential if you’re never challenged.
Over the years, I’ve built two businesses, juggled family life, made big decisions, and walked through seasons that stretched me to my limits. There have been moments where everything felt uncertain, whether financially, emotionally, or even physically. But each time, I learned more about my own capacity.
Those experiences taught me that resilience isn’t about being unshakable, or never getting off center. It’s about trusting that you’ve learned enough and been through enough to bend without breaking, to adapt, and to rebuild. Once you’ve walked through enough storms and seen yourself come out the other side, you stop being so afraid of challenge, and you start seeing it as proof of what you’re capable of.
Kindness
Before you know what kindness really is
you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment
like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved,
all this must go so you know
how desolate the landscape can be
between the regions of kindness.
How you ride and ride
thinking the bus will never stop,
the passengers eating maize and chicken
will stare out the window forever.
Before you learn the tender gravity of kindness
you must travel where the Indian in a white poncho
lies dead by the side of the road.
You must see how this could be you,
how he too was someone
who journeyed through the night with plans
and the simple breath that kept him alive.
Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.
You must wake up with sorrow.
You must speak to it till your voice
catches the thread of all sorrows
and you see the size of the cloth.
Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore,
only kindness that ties your shoes
and sends you out into the day to gaze at bread,
only kindness that raises its head
from the crowd of the world to say
It is I you have been looking for,
and then goes with you everywhere
like a shadow or a friend.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
I think a lot of smart people get it wrong by assuming that being smart means knowing everything.
True intelligence, to me, is being able to stay curious, especially when you disagree. I see this all the time in the health and wellness space. People get so attached to being “right” that they stop listening, stop questioning, and stop evolving.
The truth is, the world is rarely black and white. There’s always something to learn from the other side. The minute you think you’ve figured it all out, you’ve stopped growing. Something I’m most proud of is how many things I’ve changed my mind about because I was willing to keep listening and keep asking questions.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What will you regret not doing?
So far there’s only one thing I regret not doing: dancing with my grampa on my wedding day. He was known for being a great dancer, and just an all-around super suave guy. I regretted not paying attention to making that dance happen almost the very next day, and my thoughts have returned to it even more since he’s been gone. Everything else I’ve missed out on so far in my life, I think of exactly like that: so far. I still have a lot of life left in me, and I’ve got big plans.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.thetoxtechnique.com/stores/the-tox-denver-rino/
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/thetoxdenverrino
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinemaccarroll/
