What is functional medicine anyways?
Functional Medicine is root cause medicine that treats the whole person, addressing the unique physical, mental, and emotional needs of each individual. It provides a framework to systematically identify and address underlying processes and dysfunctions that are causing imbalance and disease in each individual. By understanding a patient’s genetic, environmental, and lifestyle influences, functional medicine helps to create personalized interventions to restore balance, health, and well-being.
We do this together with a lifestyle prescription of education and habit change. Co-creating a personalized plan focusing on sleep and relaxation, exercise and movement, nutrition and hydration, stress and resilience, as well as relationships and networks that are crucial to living your best life.
SLEEP & RELAXATION
EXERCISE & MOVEMENT
NUTRITION & HYDRATION
STRESS & RESILIENCE
RELATIONSHIPS & NETWORKS
Our Approach in Simple Terms
Together we will build on your strengths with small daily actions that foster behavior change. Without attachment to a specific outcome, we will use evidence-based practices to empower you as your own healer. You will learn to take care of yourself, and discovery your truth, and find your purpose. By uncovering your inner gold, you will shine and thrive.
Functional Medicine understands that we perform our best when we are healthy and balanced. Imagine yourself as a tree— strong roots require nourishment to support sturdy, flexible branches. Let me help you lead an energized and passionate life through personalized guidance, support, and education. As your accountability partner, I will walk with you on your transformation journey, helping you strengthen your foundation.
Discovering your Inner Gold
In today's fast-paced, material driven world, we often neglect our inner world— the unconscious the root of our being. Our ancestors relied on instinct and impulse rather than logic, and as Carl Jung stated, "people don't have ideas, ideas have people."
For years my identity was shaped by my job title and societal expectations of my industry. The version of myself I presented to the world didn't always align with how I felt inside. When I began my journey, I chose to let go of external expectations and reconnected to my true self. I paid attention to qualities in others, identifying what resonated with me and what didn't. Facing my inner world, including my shadows, was both challenging and transformative.
​
Simple daily choices, like smiling at strangers or singing in the car with the windows down, helped me to embrace my authenticity. Living true to myself meant no longer apologizing for who I am. By honoring my inner gold, I cultivated self-acceptance and joy.