The Root-Cause Health Method
Addressing health at the root — including stress-related belly fat, digestion, and emotional load.
A Root-Cause Approach to Whole-Body Health
Symptoms are not random — and your body isn’t broken.
I’ve come to believe this through both my work and my own life.
Over time, I’ve learned that physical symptoms are often the body’s way of asking for attention. Sometimes it’s a quiet nudge — a tight shoulder, low energy, digestive discomfort. Other times, the signal becomes louder and harder to ignore.
Often, the intensity of a symptom reflects how much the body has been carrying — and how much change may be needed.
Nutrition and lifestyle changes are important. I’ve seen that clearly. But I’ve also learned that they’re rarely enough on their own.
When we don’t explore the emotional patterns and lived experiences held in the body, we often end up managing symptoms rather than truly transforming health.
The Root Cause Health Method grew out of everything I’ve learned and lived. It’s a gentle, whole-body approach that looks beneath symptoms to understand what the body is communicating — physically and emotionally — and to support meaningful, lasting change.
This work brings together nutrition, lifestyle, stress regulation, and emotional exploration, because real healing doesn’t come from fixing the body — it comes from listening to it.
WHERE THIS WORK COMES FROM
My work brings together everything I’ve learned and lived — nursing, nutrition, and root-cause health — alongside my own personal journey.
Through both professional training and lived experience, I’ve come to question how often we’re taught to look outside ourselves for healing, rather than learning how to support what’s already happening within.
I believe the body holds an innate capacity to heal when it’s met with the right tools, support, and understanding.
The Root Cause Health Method is about creating those conditions — so healing can unfold from the inside out.
A GENTLE — BUT PARTICIPATORY — APPROACH
This work is gentle, but it isn’t passive.
I offer guidance, structure, and support — but real change requires participation. Healing isn’t something I do to you; it’s something we work toward together.
My role is to help you understand what your body is asking for and to support you through the process. Your role is to be willing to listen, reflect, and make the changes that feel necessary — at your own pace, and in a way that’s sustainable.
Working With the Body, Not Against It
The Root Cause Health Method is a 16-week process that supports health by addressing what’s happening beneath the surface — physically and emotionally, within the context of your life.
This work isn’t about forcing change. It’s about understanding what your body is responding to and offering the support it needs to change naturally. Real change takes time — the body responds gradually as it feels supported and regulated, not rushed.
We work through four interconnected areas, guided by your needs, your pace, and what your body is ready for:
1. Regulate
2. Rewire
3. Nourish
4. Align
Here are the details within the four pillars:
1. Regulate — Stress & the Nervous System
Creating safety in the body, because nothing shifts when the system feels overwhelmed.
2. Rewire — Emotional Roots & Inner Patterns
Exploring the emotional patterns and lived experiences the body holds — the layer that often determines whether change is temporary or truly transformative.
3. Nourish — Nutrition at the Root
Using nourishment to support digestion, energy, and balance, without restriction or rigidity.
4. Align — Lifestyle & Daily Habits
Adjusting sleep, movement, and daily rhythms in ways that fit real life and support consistency.
What’s Included
Personalized 1:1 Support
- An initial intake session to understand your health history and current concerns
- Four follow-up sessions focused on support, reflection, and integration
- Ongoing direct messaging support between sessions
Emotional & Root-Cause Exploration
- Gentle exploration of emotional patterns and lived experiences that may be shaping your health
- Root-cause inquiry using reflective tools and guided writing exercises, when appropriate
- Support in integrating emotional awareness alongside physical changes
Nutrition & Lifestyle Support
- Personalized nutrition guidance, including meal ideas and recipes when helpful
- Lifestyle adjustments that support digestion, energy, and balance
- Education to help you understand how stress, digestion, and daily patterns affect health
Additional Resources
- Access to professional-grade supplement discounts, when appropriate
- Guidance around targeted supplements if they support your process
Investment: $598 CAD (full payment)
(payment plan option: $149.50/month for 4 months)
About Me
I didn’t come to this work through a single course or quick certification.
I come from a long career in nursing, having completed my Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Toronto, where I was deeply immersed in allopathic medicine and the world of chronic illness. Caring for people living with a wide range of conditions gave me a front-row seat to what happens when symptoms are managed, but the deeper picture is overlooked.
Over time, this work sparked a desire to understand how to support people more holistically. That curiosity led me to pursue a Certification in Holistic Nutrition from the Institute of Holistic Nutrition, and later to deepen my training as a Root Cause Practitioner through the Root Cause Institute.
My background spans both conventional medicine and holistic principles, but my understanding of the body goes beyond training alone. It has been shaped by my own lived experience — through grief, prolonged stress, and my own health challenges — moments where my body clearly reflected what I was carrying emotionally and physically.
Those experiences changed how I see symptoms.
They taught me that the body isn’t something to override or control, but something to listen to and support.
This work — and this program — is an extension of that belief, and of my desire to help others understand what their bodies may be asking for beneath the surface.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this just another weight loss or diet program?
No. This is not a calorie-counting, restriction-based, or quick-fix approach.
The intention is to support the body more holistically — through nutrition, digestion, stress regulation, lifestyle habits, and emotional patterns.
Do I need to exercise intensely or overhaul my lifestyle?
No. This program is designed to work within real life.
Movement is supportive, not extreme. Lifestyle changes are practical and realistic, focusing on consistency rather than perfection. The goal is to reduce internal stress, not add more pressure.
What if I’ve tried many things and nothing has worked?
That’s very common — and often a sign that previous approaches focused on the surface.
This work looks at why the body may be holding on in the first place. Many people haven’t failed — they were simply given solutions that didn’t address the deeper picture.
Is this approach suitable as I get older?
Yes. In fact, this approach often becomes more relevant with age.
As stress load, digestion, hormones, and recovery change over time, a gentler, root-cause approach can be far more supportive than pushing harder.
Your Next Step
If something here resonates, the next step is simply a conversation.
This is a calm, no-pressure call to explore what you’re experiencing and whether working together feels supportive and aligned.
Questions?
Get in touch!