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What I do and who I help

Hi! My name’s Melyssa and I’m a health and wellness coach. This means I offer information and motivation to people who want to make changes to their lifestyle and food choices in order to reduce their symptoms and improve their quality of life.

Who I help

If you’re:

  • Tired of being told by your medical doctor that you’re healthy, your symptoms are normal and you’re just a hypochondriac
  • Not well-served by the conventional medical model
  • Wanting to be responsible for your own health decisions rather than being told what to do by an “expert”
  • Willing to expend time, money and energy to embrace a countercultural approach to wellness
  • Wanting to learn how to use alternative methods to support your health
  • Already utilizing functional/holistic medicine and want to take your health to the next level

Then you may enjoy working with me.

My philosophy

Holistic

My perspective is holistic; it acknowledges that healing is an interconnected process involving the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and relational aspects of human existence.

Physically speaking, the body is a complex, interconnected network. I view symptoms as part of a unified whole, rather than isolated pieces that need to be addressed individually and separately.

Natural

I prefer noninvasive approaches that align with and gently restore the body’s natural healing process. This means I view symptoms as messages and corrective responses, not as signs that the body is damaged or broken.

I embrace a root-cause approach that aligns with functional, integrative, naturopathic, energy, and homeopathic medicine.

Lyme-literate

As a Lyme survivor, I have a deep understanding of the disease processes caused by hidden chronic infections and environmental toxins.

Trauma-aware

Illness can cause trauma. Trauma can lead to illness. Sometimes, it is necessary to address trauma before a person can regain their health and autonomy.

Highly sensitive, intuitive, gifted, or empathic individuals are particularly susceptible to trauma when their needs aren’t acknowledged or understood.

My education

I’ve completed my official health coach training with Justine Stenger via her Mitochondrial Mastery course. Justine is an educator, nutritionist, certified functional health coach and cellular repair expert who has over 13 years experience supporting clients with chronic complex illnesses.

Over the past 14 years my perspective has been shaped by books, presentations, articles and other training materials by integrative medical doctors and other practitioners who work within the chronic complex illness recovery space, including