As a nutritionist, joining a counseling practice to work with therapists, means bringing a team of people to help individuals meet their personal goals. We are complex human beings. And addressing only one part of an issue can feel disconnected. I am excited to announce that I have joined Mente Counseling as a Nutritionist staff […]

“At the core of perfectionism lies a view of self as weak, flawed, and easily rejected ” (Overholser & Dimaggio, 2020). Ooof, reading this sentence was a punch to my stomach but a great reminder in my journey to overcome perfectionism. Unfortunately, the diet culture created unobtainable standards of perfectionism. For many of us, this […]

I didn’t know I needed to make peace with my body. In my college years, I was determined to be a certain weight and wear a certain size. I was living in the greater Long Beach area in Southern California, and the ideal body image was to be thin. When people would compliment my thinness, […]

Here is my story about diet culture and the effects of fad dieting. I remember moving away from home to attend college in Long Beach, California. I was young and so excited to be in close distance to some of southern California’s most famous beaches and party life. But navigating new experiences and adjusting to […]

Nutrition and mental health, or is it mental health and nutrition?  As my dear friend Amanda asked, “which is the chicken and which is the egg?” In 2017, I embarked on a nutrition journey to understand how food physiologically impacts our bodies.  Watching my family members and friends battle chronic disease and mental health, I wanted to […]

May is mental health awareness month. And I am diving into the ‘Eat to Beat Depression & Anxiety’ book by @drewramseymd to understand further how nutritious foods can positively impact mental health. I think Hippocrates was on to something when he said, “Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Westernized medicine […]