Eat Better, Feel Better

I help individuals find a balance and better understanding with food, help them move towards the root causes of their health concerns and live a more healthful life through food and lifestyle changes.

Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner + Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Focusing on bio-individual health for each unique person

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About Me

Currently living in Minnesota with my husband, Nick, daughter Eloise and baby Callen! You can usually find me in bed by 8:30, going for an after dinner stroll with my little fam, walking the aisles of Costco and listening to health-related podcasts. Click the button below to learn more about my own health journey!

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A meal isn’t complete to me without vegetables, anyone else!? 😂 🥬 ⁣ This is how my meals look 90% of the time: some type of organic veggies, greens, healthy fats, some type of quality protein and 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚?
You can’t supplement your way out of a bad diet ⚡️⁣ ⁣ Its the consistent, little things you do on a daily basis that make the biggest results - this includes what you eat! When you are trying to make drastic changes or immediate positive progre
Life has been busy lately, fun-busy and Eloise turned one last week! 🥰 So if you know me at all, you can imagine I was searching for a healthier, sugarless, simple ‘smash cake’ idea for Eloise because this girl loves loves to eat and I w
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 💫⁣ ⁣ These are some of the basics I start looking at and recommending when helping others make improvements with their gut and digestion health. So often today we are eating through lunch, only have 10 minu
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝-𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞! 🫐🍌🍒🥥🥑🥒🥦⁣ ⁣ Finally it is seasonally appropriate to make smoothies, even though I make them year round 🌞. I love them for a quick, nutrient dense breakfast th
Not only is digestion incredibly important for overall health, but it also is crucial for 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!⁣ ⁣ 🌀 Digestion is closely related to hormone health and balance. If your digestion is off, you likely aren’t absorbi
‼️ How to level up your homemade burgers to make delicious and juicy burgers 🍔‼️⁣ ⁣ Earlier this year I’ve shared that we purchased beef from a local farmer here in MN that gives cows happy and healthy lives and they are grassfed and finished
Digestion - one of the most important things for our bodies to be functioning optimally and is often under appreciated! This isn’t a list to scare you or feel overwhelmed, but more to bring awareness to some of the possible root causes for the
Came home to this delicious salad for Mother’s Day yesterday and spent the day outside, going for walks and lots of snuggles from Eloise 🥰 Wishing a happy mother’s day to all the mamas out there, they make the world a better place! ❤️