Explore more than just conventional talk therapy
Nourishment For Your Mind & Body
Why is nourishing your mental health important?
I grew up with this motto:
Feel Good, Look Good, And You Be Good!!
All throughout my life, I strived to feel good because if you eat right, you feel right! Nutrition is directly linked with how we feel: our mood, our hormones, and our digestion.
Did you know that our gut and our brain are interconnected and the foods we eat influence our digestive system and our brain functioning? Some foods we eat can disrupt our mental health with increasing anxiety, depression, low energy, frustration, and sleep.
For me, once I figured out what food my body needed, I had an increase in energy, less physical ailments, more life balance as I set my nourishment as a priority, AND my anxiety has gone from a scale of 100 (being high anxiety) to 10 (very low)!!! Absolutely fascinating, and yet, so simple!
Food can be our medicine
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What? Food is part of therapy sessions?! YES! It is one of the first places to start when assessing your mental health. We will review and reflect on your relationship with food. We will assess what you eat, how it makes you feel, and how your digestive system responds to the foods you eat. From this assessment, we will build an individualized plan to implement into your daily routine with lots of ongoing assessment, check ins, and encouragement. With these small changes and effort, you can experience more energy, more balance & better mood!
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These sessions will not only focus on your nutrition, but we’ll also discuss other factors including: stress, worry, sleep, hygiene, water intake, social relationships, etc. This process creates a mind body connection, resulting in a regulated nervous system, manageable emotions, clearer mind, and our therapy work goes even deeper for sustainable changes in your mental health!
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When you support yourself with nourishing food for YOUR body, not only will you be positively impacting your brain, nervous system, and emotional regulation, but therapy becomes even more effective, and sustainable! Our brains needs steady blood sugar, healthy fats, and key nutrients to regulate our moods, and our capacity to respond instead of react. Eating right for you can reduce stress, lower cortisol, and helps your body feel more safe! Balanced meals can decrease brain fog, loud thoughts, and panic sensations. This nourishment for you, not is healing you intellectually, but physiologically and emotionally. Let’s Do This!
Together we’ll find that:
Nutrition is a key component in balancing our nervous system.
And I’ll be there helping you throughout the entire process.
Is a Nutritional Review right for you?
A Nutritional Review is a good fit for you if…
You feel exhausted, low energy, or sluggish after a meal
You feel shaky, panicky, or have brain fog
You have trouble sleeping or staying asleep
You are irritable, low tolerance, or reacting negatively to daily situations
You can not go back to work after lunch or enjoy your date night, or have enough energy for your kids
You experience aches and pains or migraines
You have inflammation, bloating, or other digestive issues, low blood sugar levels or puffiness
You have tried “diet” trends or fads without success
What we’ll work on:
Nutrition for Your Mental Health…
Our end goal is to reduce negative food-related effects on your body and mind, to improve brain function, boost your mood, and enhance your concentration. During our sessions, we’ll work together to:
Track what foods you eat
Assess how food impacts your body, mood, digestion, and anxiety
Reflect on your relationship with food, identifying any patterns
Learn how to nourish your body that feels supportive and doable.
After a holistic assessment on nutrition, stress, sleep, and other life factors, we’ll begin slowly to implement EASY shifts to what you eat, so you can experience more energy, better moods, and a healthier relationship with food!
Let’s Start Your Nutritional Journey Today!
Commonly asked Questions:
FAQs
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Many clients worry this will feel like dieting, or having restrictions. And no, not at all! You are in charge of your nourishment journey. This journey is about awareness, choice, making connections between food and mood, and how your nervous system feels. And we will not be tracking calories!
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Clients often fear that there will be more shame or failure with this journey. Not at all! What this does do, is open the door to understanding how your body responds to different foods, and identifying different patterns, especially with mood and anxiety. This journey is implemented to meet your unmet needs.
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I would love to say yes, however, this approach is not to diagnose or treat eating disorders. I am happy to refer you to a trusted colleague, just let me know! On the other hand, if you are worried that you have an eating disorder, I will definitely take your concern seriously. This approach is not about restriction, weight loss, or control. If these food focused conversations feel unsafe or overwhelming for you, we can adjust your nourishment journey and/or explore additional support.