For a long time, I’ve perceived a pressure of others’ unspoken expectations that I be perfect—whether in how I eat, behave, or live. When I faltered, this judgment felt magnified, feeding an inner dialogue of shame and self-criticism. Recognizing how I might unwittingly fuel these pressures myself has been part of my healing.

Perfectionism shows up for me as isolation, procrastination, restriction, and numbing out. It has held me back from expressing myself, deep connection, and fueled restrictive eating patterns, over-exercising, over-performing, and anxiety. 

It is distracting, self-sabotaging, and painful, and I am consistently working through it in my personal and professional journey. 

Rooted in the science of Functional Medicine, Functional Nutrition is a personalized, whole-body approach to health. It goes beyond just treating symptoms—it asks, “What does your unique body need to heal and thrive?”

For a long time, health and nutrition—at least how I understood them—meant eating low-fat, avoiding animal protein, restricting calories, overperforming, relying on copious amounts of coffee and artificial sweeteners, and running myself into the ground. Somehow, that all balanced out the weekends I spent drinking too much—or so I thought. I had no idea how much damage I was doing to my bones, liver, reproductive system, and mental health.