I didn’t come to Integrative and Functional Nutrition because everything in my own health journey was smooth.

 

I came to it because it wasn’t.

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I’m a late-diagnosed ADHDer and a mom to an AuDHD teen. For years, I moved through life feeling like I was “almost keeping up” — until I wasn’t. My brain was fast and creative, but also overwhelmed, foggy, and exhausted. My body felt unpredictable. My energy and mood shifted in ways I couldn’t explain. And no matter how many professionals I saw, no one seemed to be looking at the whole picture.

Understanding My Neurodivergence
As I learned more about neurodivergence — the sensory needs, the interoception challenges, the
executive function realities — I finally understood why traditional healthcare felt so rigid, judgmental, and not built for spicy brains.
 

I began to recognize the hyperfocus, time blindness, sensory sensitivities, and overwhelm that
had shaped my life. Everything suddenly made sense.

 

My Own Health Journey
Over the past decade, I’ve navigated

• anemia

• insulin resistance

• menopausal changes

• poor sleep

• frozen shoulders

• brain fog

• chronic overwhelm

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I saw multiple practitioners who weren’t communicating with each other. I was handed prescriptions or long supplement lists without a clear plan. I left appointments overwhelmed and confused, no closer to answers.
That experience changed everything for me.

How I Found Integrative Functional Nutrition
My frustration — and my curiosity — led me to study Integrative and Functional Nutrition: a whole person, root-cause approach that looks at how hormones, digestion, inflammation, stress, physiology, metabolism, the nervous system, and the brain all connect.

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I wanted to understand why symptoms happen, not just how to manage them. And I wanted to
translate complex science into simple, meaningful steps that real people with real lives could
actually use.

My Professional Background
Today, I’m a Registered Dietitian with over 20 years of clinical experience — and part of a small group of Canadian dietitians with the advanced Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP) credential.

This training allows me to:

 

• look deeper

• ask better questions

• identify patterns

• understand root causes

• create staged, realistic plans

• support complex health with clarity​

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My work blends evidence-based dietetics, functional nutrition, and lived experience.
 

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My Credentials

MSc

• Registered Dietitian (RD)

• Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)

• Integrative & Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP)

       which included training into Systems biology + 

       root cause assessment to Nutrition Focused physical assessment (NFPA) 

• Functional lab interpretation (nutrigenomics, organic acids, microbiome testing (GIMAP)

• Therapeutic elimination diets

• 20+ years clinical experience 

• Specialized training in diabetes, bariatric surgery, pregnancy/postpartum, hormones, digestion, and neurodivergent-informed care

 

 

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