Metabolic Health

You’re not broken. You’re not lazy.

You’re not failing.

If you’re struggling with eating patterns, weight concerns, or mental health symptoms like anxiety or low mood, there may be more going on under the surface than you’ve been told.

Your brain is part of your body. When your body is out of balance—whether from stress, not eating enough, nutrient gaps, or blood sugar swings, your thoughts and emotions can feel out of balance too. This is where metabolic psychiatry comes in: it looks at how your body’s energy systems affect your emotional and mental well-being.

If you’ve been told to “just eat less,” or “just think positive,” you’re not alone. But healing is not about willpower, it’s about understanding your whole system.

  • Here’s what might be happening:

    • Skipping meals or restricting food can cause blood sugar crashes, anxiety, or binge urges later.

    • Long-term stress can raise cortisol and lead to cravings, fatigue, and sleep issues.

    • Undereating or purging can confuse your metabolism and affect your mood.

    • Weight gain or difficulty losing fat is often the body’s way of protecting you—not punishing you.

    What to expect in therapy

    Your body may be trying to tell you something. Together, we can listen with curiosity, not judgment. We can explore how your:

    • Relationship with food and your body developed

    • Daily habits (eating, sleep, stress, movement) affect your mental clarity and emotional resilience

    • Protective parts (like inner critics, controllers, or perfectionists) are trying to help you—often in outdated or exhausting ways

    We’ll also bring in gentle education around how fueling your body responds to the food you eat. I can support you with:

    • A compassionate, non-diet approach to healing

    • Tools to regulate your nervous system and reduce shame

    • Science-backed insights on how to nourish yourself—physically, emotionally, and mentally

    • Monitoring your glucose and ketone levels and the impact they have on the way you feel

    You don’t need to go to war with your body. We’ll build a path toward peace and vitality, one small step at a time. Imagine that inside your body, you have a little engine that helps turn the food you eat into energy. That energy doesn’t just help you run and play; it also helps your brain feel good and work well. When everything is balanced and your little engine is running smoothly, your brain can feel happier and calmer.

    However, sometimes, if that engine isn’t working quite right—maybe it’s not getting the right kind of fuel or it’s not burning energy properly—it can affect how you feel. You might feel more tired or more worried or sad. So the idea of metabolic psychiatry is to help make sure that your body's engine—your metabolism—is healthy, so your brain can feel healthy too. It's like making sure you have the right fuel and everything is running just right!

    “Your brain fog, fatigue, or intense hunger might not be a character flaw—they could be signs your body needs deeper nourishment and balance.”

    Watch here a case report on metabolic health for a client who had 7 mental health diagnosis prior to the metabolic intervention.