The Gut Instincts Approach
Everything is connected.
Everyone is unique.
All things matter.
The Gut Instincts approach is a structured 3-phase program to help organize, prioritize, heal, and fortify your body for better functional health and well-being.
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Organize.
Comprehensive Case Review
It all begins with the important task of organizing your “health story.” The manner in which you choose to tell your story can significantly influence how your health is approached and addressed both by yourself and by the healthcare professionals you decide to engage with.Through the thorough process of a Comprehensive Case Review, we will carefully sort and document everything that has had an impact on your health journey, which includes significant life events, various diagnoses, therapies, and their outcomes.
After collecting this vital information, a comprehensive Timeline, Matrix Summary, and Complete History will be carefully curated specifically for you.
These Narrative Documents serve as living tools that you can update and share as you navigate your ongoing health needs.
By organizing this information effectively, you are able to make more effective choices and better communicate with your care providers, when addressing your health needs; in turn, you save valuable time, reduce feelings of stress, and enhance your decision-making capabilities, ultimately achieving optimal outcomes and allowing you to take better navigate and advocate for your health.
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Change.
The Gut Instincts Approach is organized into
3-Phases that you can move through at a pace that serves you best.Gut Instincts Phase 1:
“Clearing the Muddy Waters”Through this phase, we will begin the important process of removing obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your optimal functional health, by carefully identifying what aspects no longer serve your overall wellbeing and discovering those elements that truly support the balance of your full body systems.
We will be inviting you to make gentle yet impactful shifts and upgrades to your lifestyle that will lead to improved function and sustainable health outcomes over time. This phase can continue indefinitely, until you feel genuinely ready to transition into the next phase of your health journey.
Gut Instincts Phase 2:
“Fortification and Healing”
This phase is focused on prioritizing and supporting the body systems identified in Phase 1 that are most significantly impacted.We will engage in cycles of assess, recommend, and track (A.R.T.) to help guide which specific areas require fortification, and how your body is responding to any interventions. A variety of assessment and tracking tools will be analyzed for valuable clues that reveal “what’s going on in there.”
Recommendations will be made for necessary lifestyle shifts, as well as nutrients that can be obtained through food or supplementation. Tracking how you respond to these subtle yet meaningful changes is a crucial part of this process.
This phase is where you will enhance your skills for tuning in to understand what your body is communicating through its symptoms, and how to effectively tailor your approach to address those signals in the most efficient and sustainable way possible.
This phase can also continue indefinitely, until you feel genuinely ready to transition into the next phase of your health journey.
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Navigate.
Gut Instincts Phase 3:
“Navigate and Advocate”Phase 3 is where you truly gain the power and take command of your health journey!
Utilizing all the organizational and detective skills that you practiced and honed in the earlier phases, you are now fully equipped to ask insightful questions, seek relevant answers, and effectively address any symptoms or concerns that may arise during this process.
You will recognize how making thoughtful lifestyle adjustments, along with shifting your perspectives, can propel you in a supportive and functional manner that actively prevents any new onsets of dys-function or dis-ease.In this phase, you will find yourself comfortably in the "driver's seat." You will be encouraged to bring questions, concerns, new symptoms, and any obstacles that pertain to your optimal health to our sessions as needed for guidance and support.
With this newfound clarity, you now have the confidence and skills to navigate and advocate for yourself on your health journey, all while trusting and following your “Gut Instincts”!