06/02/2026
I’ve been there too! I was given the diagnoses, the prescriptions, and sent out the door with nothing else but a reminder to sleep more.
I experienced some pretty terrible medication side effects, which I assumed meant I was really broken, and it took me years to learn how to advocate for myself. A functional medicine, root-cause approach to my health changed my life.
This is one of the reasons I do what I do now, working as an integrative health coach and functional nutritionist at a trauma-informed holistic counseling center. I’ve experienced full remission of my illness, and thanks to the support of an integrative medical practitioner, I halted the progression of one of my kids’ diagnoses as well.
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I have client openings this summer for new clients and labs, and while we don’t accept insurance with my practice, we do accept HSA cards!