Who I Work With

Gut Rebel Wellness supports adults dealing with gut health issues, the daily work of feeding themselves, and hormone changes like perimenopause. That includes people of every gender identity and sexual orientation, and people whose brains are wired differently. Diagnosed or not.

Gender and Bodies

If I use the word “women” in my materials, I mean it expansively. My care extends to anyone experiencing hormonal or digestive health challenges, whether or not you identify as a woman/female, and regardless of your surgical history.

I recognize that:

- Not all women have a uterus

- Not all people with a uterus identify as women/female

- Gender isn’t binary

- Your identity and lived experience deserve respectful care

What this means in practice

If you’re having symptoms related to your body’s own hormones, I can help, whatever your gender identity.

If you’ve had a hysterectomy or are in menopause, I can support your digestive health and coordinate with your hormone therapy provider on anything hormone-specific.

If you’re navigating perimenopause, menopause, or another hormone transition, naturally or with medical support, I have tools and evidence-based approaches for you.

If gut health is your main concern, my programs welcome people of all genders, no exceptions.

If you’re transgender and on hormone therapy, you’re welcome here. I’ll support your digestive health and respect the hormone plan you’ve built with your care team.

Neurodivergent Folks

Gut Rebel Wellness was built with ADHD, autistic, and otherwise neurodivergent brains in mind. You don’t need a diagnosis to work with me. Self-identification counts, and so does “I’m not sure, but this sounds like me.”

What that looks like:

The goal is nutrition that fits how your brain actually works. I’m not trying to make you eat like a neurotypical meal-prep account.

Safe foods, repeat meals, and sensory preferences are part of the plan. I work with them.

Plans are built around your real capacity on a given day, including the days you’re running on empty.

Forgetting a step, missing a supplement, or going quiet for a week won’t be treated as a failure to comply. We’ll look at what got in the way.

Not noticing hunger, fullness, or thirst is common. We build around it instead of telling you to “listen to your body” harder.

You can communicate in whatever way works for you: written messages, camera off, notes before a call, a written summary after. Tell me what helps and I’ll do it.

I’ll explain the reasoning behind what I suggest, so you’re never asked to follow rules that don’t make sense to you.

A Trauma-Informed Approach

I’m a nutrition practitioner, not a therapist. I don’t diagnose or treat trauma, and you never need to share your trauma history to work with me.

For me, trauma-informed means how I run my practice. A lot of people come to food and body care carrying hard experiences: with diets, with being dismissed by healthcare providers, with food scarcity, or with their bodies. So I build consent, choice, and collaboration into every stage of working together.

Consent

- I’ll ask before moving into sensitive topics, and before any assessment or test I’ll explain what’s involved and why.

- You can skip any intake question. “I’d rather not say” is a complete answer.

- Weighing and body measurements are never required.

- Consent isn’t a one-time form. You can pause, change direction, or stop at any point.

Choice

- I offer options. You decide what to try, and in what order.

- Functional testing is available if it would help. It’s never a requirement.

- You set the pace.

Collaboration

- You know your life and your body. I bring the nutrition knowledge. The plan comes from both.

- If something I suggest doesn’t fit, I want to hear it. That tells me something useful.

- With your permission, I’m happy to coordinate with your doctor, therapist, or other providers.

When something is outside my scope

If food is tangled up with trauma, an eating disorder, or mental health concerns that need more than nutrition support, I’ll tell you plainly and help you find the right person. I have referral relationships with mental health professionals, and I’m glad to work alongside them.

The Language I Use

I’m actively working to make my language more inclusive while still speaking clearly to the people I serve. You’ll see terms like:

- “People with uteruses” when discussing specific physiology

- “Hormone health” rather than “women’s health” where it fits

- Gender-neutral language throughout

- “Neurodivergent” and “differently wired” in place of deficit-based or pathologizing terms

- When/If I do say “women,” I mean trans women, cis women, and anyone who identifies with womanhood in their own way.

My Practice Commitments

I’m committed to:

- Not assuming anyone’s gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, or neurotype

- Respecting gender fluidity and non-traditional gender presentation

- Using your preferred name and pronouns

- Listening to your experience without judgment

- Never using shame, fear, or “willpower” as motivation

- Continuing my education in inclusive, neuroaffirming, and trauma-informed care

Committed to Learning

My understanding of gender, identity, neurodivergence, and trauma-informed care is a work in progress. I’m currently completing the Nutritional Neuroscience Certificate through the National Academy of Neuronutrition, which is shaping how I think about food and the nervous system. I welcome feedback on my language and approach. If something I say lands wrong, please tell me.

Confidentiality

What you share with me stays private, including anything about your gender identity, neurotype, health history, or personal life. I only share testimonials or client stories with your explicit permission, and never with identifying details unless you’ve agreed to it.

There are a few situations where confidentiality has legal limits, such as when someone’s safety is at serious risk. We can discuss these at any time.

A Safer Space

I can’t promise everyone will experience my practice as safe. Safety is something you get to decide, based on how you’re treated. What I can promise is that I’ll keep working to earn it: through respect, honesty, and taking your feedback seriously.

The Rebel Part

Gut Rebel Wellness exists because a lot of wellness advice assumes one kind of body, one kind of brain, and a life with time and energy to spare. I’d rather work with the body, brain, and life you actually have.

If you’re not sure whether my work is right for you, reach out and ask. Your care should respect your body and your identity.