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"About 2 years ago, I decided to get off birth control to allow my body to heal in plenty of time before my husband and I wanted to get pregnant. Post-pill, my periods were irregular, I had an ovarian cyst rupture, and my doctor diagnosed me with PCOS; however, I wasn't satisfied with that diagnosis. I had been listening to the Nourishing Women podcast for about a year at that point and decided to bite the bullet and reach out to Victoria. It was honestly one of the best decisions I've ever made! Victoria worked with me using the perfect balance of a holistic, yet scientific approach. She challenged me to work through my final hurdles to become a truly intuitive eater and helped me re-shape how I viewed exercise. We identified stress as a major trigger for my hormonal problems and worked to find self-care solutions that fit into my lifestyle. After 4 months of working together, my period came back! We did further testing to hone in my supplements, and now that our time has ended I feel prepared to manage my stress and support my hormones on my own. If you are looking to heal your hormones and your relationship with food, I cannot recommend working with Victoria enough!"
“Working with Nourishing Minds Nutrition has truly opened so many doors in my life and I am forever grateful that I came across the podcast last year. I worked with Kelsey to heal my physical body and get my period back, but so much more importantly, we worked to improve my mental flexibility and to let go of the harsh inner critic running my life. Our time together changed so many more relationships than just my relationship with food and my body, I have become a more forgiving, calm and compassionate person and I am no longer limited by fears of food and how others will receive my body. This has allowed me to truly live my life the way I want and to pursue the endless opportunities the world has to offer. I am actually excited for my future and no longer fearful of life events because of lack of access to my safe food and my rigorous routines. I can happily say that food is such a small part of my life now and not until I opened myself up to the possibility of acceptance and leaning in to the fear I felt was I able to see how much more there is to life than just trying to control my body. Without Kelsey, I don't know if I would have ever felt ready to take that leap, and I will never forget the support she gave me during this transformational time.”
“I am a strong believer in “everything happens for a reason” and I feel the stars aligned when I stumbled upon the Nourishing Women Podcast, as the discussions hit true to my soul. I am nearly 30, was on an OCP (oral contraceptive pill) for 11 years, had an eating disorder, and over-exercised (although I didn’t realize it at the time), and never got a period for 6 months after stopping my OCP. I am a healthcare provider myself, and after seeing both my PCP, and OB/Gyn, I was told my bloodwork was normal, and to come back if I still didn’t have a period when I wanted to conceive, and I could see a fertility specialist. I’m all for Western Medicine, but not as a bandaid instead of first trying to correct the root cause. I decided then that I needed to take a different approach, and I am forever grateful that I found the courage to email Nourishing Minds Nutrition because I knew in my heart I needed the help.
Working with Victoria seriously changed my life. While I know I did all the hard work, there is NO WAY I could have done it without her guidance, wealth of knowledge, and support. She helped me to overcome my disordered eating & over-exercising, put me on appropriate supplements specific to my needs and lab results, and get my cycles back!! Cycling again was my main focus, but I came out of our 6 months together with so much more: a new found respect for my body and how strong it actually is (not just being able to lift more weight in the gym strong, but really, truly, mentally strong), a peace with food that I honestly didn’t think was possible for women in today’s society, and a much healthier relationship with movement and intuitive living. Taking this leap of faith was one of the best things I have ever done for myself and 100% worth it!”
“I first discovered Nourishing Minds Nutrition through one of my therapists for my eating disorder, and I wouldn't want to imagine what my life would be like without this wonderful team! I started out listening to Victoria's very first podcast episodes, and instantly became hooked. It was so empowering to hear the stories of so many others like me, and to listen to Victoria's straight-up talk about the human body. My journey with NMN began about a year ago, but just this past summer I had the pleasure of officially getting in contact with the team and working with Megan Perez as I worked through healing leftover digestive issues. Through her kind, compassionate, and professional help, I feel so ready for a new phase in my life and know that I can be flexible for whatever lies ahead. Thank you Megan and Nourishing Minds Nutrition!”
“I feel so happy to have found Kelsey and the Nourishing Minds women. I had stopped ovulating and had very irregular periods caused by a bad relationship with food, over exercising and stress. Kelsey took a look at all aspects of my life and helped me make a plan to take control of my cycle and reduce my stress. We worked not only on my relationship with food but how I handle my daily stress. She is incredibly knowledgeable and I left each session with a game plan that made me feel empowered. After working together I saw my periods become regular and my ovulation come back, I could not recommend Kelsey more!”
“When my period ceased in high-school, I was put on the BCP to mask the symptoms for almost 10 years. During that time, I struggled with increasingly restrictive eating and overexercise. I was incredibly out of tune with my hormones, my body, and myself. When I went off the BCP in my mid-twenties and didn't get my period for almost a year and a half, I felt pretty hopeless. Would it ever come back? I thought I was doing everything I needed to get my period back, i.e. work out less, eat more, etc. When I started working with Victoria, however, I realized that a lot of the work that needed to be done was internal: I needed to change my mindset about healing, learn to trust my body, and loosen my grip on control. Oh, and stop working out (except for walking and light yoga) and eat a whole lotta carbs (yes, I'm talking potatoes, all the fruit, and treats) to really heal. Throughout our six months working together, Victoria walked with me, hand-in-hand (via our amazing Skype seshes), as I acknowledged and worked through my food fears and my limiting beliefs about my body and myself. She helped me get on a protocol of targeted supplements, find a new normal with food and exercise, and learn to (finally) feel at home in my body. Three months into working together and BOOM, I got my period back and have had cycles ever since. I am so, so, so grateful for my work with Victoria and would do it again in a heartbeat. If you're reading this, and you've actually made it to the end of my novella, what are you waiting for?! XO”
“Working with Megan was such an important part of my journey towards intuitive eating. I came to Nourishing Minds Nutrition with some stomach and skin issues I'd been "solving" with a super restrictive diet that was starting to send me down a spiral of stress around food and negative body thoughts. I have a history of extreme dieting but I thought I was in recovery prior to this most recent diet. As Megan and I worked together she helped me unveil the mountains of diet culture I had buried under my "healthy eating." While I believed I'd been in recovery, I still kept myself from buying foods I was afraid I'd overeat if they were in the house and I always ordered the lowest calorie item on the menu when I went out for a meal. Megan was incredible in helping me break through this diet culture fog. She was understanding and caring in her approach and made me feel extremely comfortable as I took baby steps through this process. By sharing her own experiences and sharing research and evidence-based practices, she supported me through the weight gain I deeply feared and the unlearning I desperately needed. While I am in no way recovered, I am well on my way!! I am already in a place I never thought I could be with food and it's amazing. Thank you Megan!”
“Before I started working with Megan, I had sixteen years under my belt post my inpatient stay for my eating disorder. Sure, I had made huge strides and I was recovered from many of my original symptoms and behaviors, but looking back, I would label where I was as "pseudo recovery". I still spent the last 6 years tirelessly chasing the perfect body, the perfect diet and questioning everything that I did regarding food. I would over-analyze my food, stress about my body and as a result, my digestion was not good. I was so sick and tired of the war against my body, the disordered thoughts around food and feeling stuck.
I reached out to Nourishing Minds Nutrition and made the decision to dive in fully and work with Megan. I honestly can say that 3 months after successfully working together, I am fully recovered. That's a huge statement to make and I could not have done it without Megan's educational guidance and nurturing presence. She used such an individual approach to our work together and I went from feeling hopeless to feeling hopeful. My digestion has done a 180 (aka I can go to the bathroom daily!) and the obsessional thoughts about food (what to eat and when) have diminished tenfold. Sure, I have my moments and my days but I feel so much more at ease around food, I trust my body, I eat the foods I enjoy and I have such a balanced and peaceful relationship to food. I've recognized that perfectionism has no place in our relationship to food and memories matter more to me than just macros. if you are on the fence about working with Megan or Nourishing Minds Nutrition, JUMP THAT FENCE! I promise, your body and your mind will not regret it. “
“I loved working with Victoria so much the past 6 months. She was like my therapist and my teacher. She questioned my thoughts in a way no one ever has and has really made me see diet culture as the ugly thing it is. During this time with her, I was able to get my life back. I am no longer scared of food and therefore can have more fun date nights with my husband and outings with my family without worrying about every bite I put into my mouth. While working with her we found the root cause of my binge eating and her expertise in herbal medicine really helped me control my cortisol. Working with her really changed my life and helped me accept me for the way I am. Thanks so much Victoria!!”
“I want to thank Victoria from the bottom of my heart for being so patient, gentle and nurturing these past few months. I am sad that our time has ended because I really really loved our calls and having her support/reassurance. It felt so good to have Victoria’s blessings and confidence in the fact that I was on the right track. Above all else, I am feeling more and more like my old self! And that’s what is most important to me. My digestive issues have cleared, my anxiety diminished and I have loosened the reigns a bit - and I am so much happier for it! With Victoria’s guidance I have been able to find the joy in my wonderful life again and I am so lucky. I have the energy to actually have feelings and emotions again. I don’t want to ever miss out on another second more of feeling how truly blessed I am! THANK YOU!”
"Victoria is changing the game, changing the diet scene, and helping girls heal everyday! I had the pleasure of working with Victoria one-on-one and there were things I was struggling with the beginning that I honestly had no idea about. Just talking to Victoria, who is beyond sweet and caring, opened my eyes to these things I was still dealing with and she helped coach me through them. We were laughing at my last session together about how far I came in 6 months, and almost all of it is because of her! I’m so thankful!"
"I might be these girls number one fan! I read all their blog posts, obsessively listen to their podcast, stalk their Instagrams and just love them. They are doing AMAZING work. I don’t think you could work with either one and not come out changed. Whether that’s food freedom, a healed digestion, hormonal balance, etc. They are so knowledgeable and I love learning from them. They put out amazing information for everyone, and I couldn’t suggest reading it more! I’m thankful for all they are doing in this community. They inspire me every single day and I’m so happy to have crossed paths with them!”
"I had already began my journey with intuitive eating, so when Victoria and I linked up to try and assess what was going on with me (we both knew it was SIBO), we clicked very well. I was open to anything because I wanted to be CURED. That made my process with Victoria all the better. She was so kind and informative. Every choice is the clients’; Victoria simply advises and you get to choose what you feel is right for you! Which is amazing because Victoria’s practice is not just about HEALING your gut, but about TRUSTING it. And in saying that it’s important to mention that because of this, and how our meetings were structured, my recovery was almost seamless. Through the grace of God I am now healed, and it wouldn’t be possible if He hadn’t put Victoria in my path. Every day that I am not in pain I am grateful to God first and foremost, as well as the amazing women of Nourishing Minds Nutrition. I stand behind their movement 100%. "
“It has been four months since my last coaching session with Megan Perez. I just wanted to take some time to say thank you and share how she changed my life. I am grateful to have worked with Megan and Nourishing Minds Nutrition as a part of my personal health journey. When I decided to get help from Nourishing Minds, my primary goal was to improve my IBS symptoms. I got that and a whole lot more.
I am a certified personal trainer, health coach, and nutritional therapist. Health and wellness is not only my profession, it is my passion. Consistent with many other people in the wellness field, I have spent a tremendous amount of energy, money, and years attempting to improve my own health. Ultimately, becoming obsessed with the idea of health and trapped in an orthorexia mindset. All the while, my IBS symptoms weren’t getting any better. Then I discovered Intuitive Eating. I wanted to try Intuitive Eating yet I was scared and uncertain that my symptoms would get worse. I searched the internet for someone that specializes in Intuitive Eating and IBS and found Nourishing Minds. Megan and I worked together for several months. She helped me in so many little ways that resulted in shifting my mindset about health, and ultimately my physical body, in life changing ways. She did simple things like helping me rediscover my love of bread. We also created an action plan to combat my freak outs when going to the grocery store. And she gave me permission to eat snacks and taught me that snacks are okay and sometimes necessary. In big ways, Megan helped me improve my sleep. We also got rid of my chronic constipation. And, most surprising of all, my menstrual cycle came back after not having it for 13 years. While my IBS symptoms aren’t totally gone, they are dramatically improved. Megan helped me realize that I was hiding behind the IBS. I was using it as an excuse to create an identity as the “super healthy one”. In reality, it was just a way for me to continue to control my food in an attempt to find control in my life. Letting go of that need for control has freed me up to spend my time and energy on other passions of mine while enjoying food and eating again.
Megan was always patient and understanding. She listened to me. There were many moments when I felt helpless and embarrassed because of my food fears. She acknowledged my fears and never made me feel silly. I also felt as if we were working as a team.”
"After years of suffering from disordered eating, then taking on a new hardship as a result of it all: digestive distress, my prayer for healing had reached what felt like its peak. Still, God is always good, and it was in my moment of intense despair that I come across Victoria’s practice through Instagram. They weren’t pushy at all with their knowledge sharing, and what was most inviting about them is how personal they were. We’ve all been to doctors that quickly write up a prescription for us when we tell them something isn’t feeling right. I didn’t want that kind of experience, and I knew with becoming a Nourishing Minds member that wouldn’t be the case."
“I had a wonderful time working with Megan. Not only did we dive deep with intuitive eating she also helped me with living intuitively in all aspect of my life. I now have a lot more tools in my tool box as a result of working with Megan. I liked how she had experienced a lot of the same struggles as I have and I felt like she could empathize and relate to what I was going through. It was refreshing to have someone who understood me and had gone on the same journey, No matter where you are on your journey, Megan can work with you and help you continue toward achieving freedom to live your life without overthinking it and to help learn to trust your gut again. I have worked with many health professionals to try to heal my relationship with food. Often times I felt like they were always telling me all the things I should do and change to achieve optimal health, however Megan helped me reconnect with my body and learn what worked for me personally. I found this to be beneficial and its something that I can realistically continue to do the rest of my life.”
"As someone who was struggling with the vicious cycle of a disordered and restrictive relationship with food, yet also having digestive and hormonal problems I was very excited to find Victoria Myers. Her combination of care for physical and emotional wellness were exactly what I needed, and unlike any other practitioner I had worked with before. I looked forward to my sessions with Victoria as a time to meet with someone who truly cared about my well-being and who understood what I was going through. She actually gets it because she’s been through it all, and she has the expertise on how to heal these issues. I went from not being able to count the days that I was bloated, constipated, and in pain because it was such a frequent occurrence, to having these days be something I notice as out of the normal. I went from having extreme fear and anxiety over consuming the tiniest bit of dairy, to eating and enjoying yogurt, testing out how it would make me feel. Even if my stomach couldn’t handle it, I no longer had a fear of that food thanks to Victoria’s encouragement and guidance. Victoria helped me see my ability to say NO to fear around food and not let it have such an influence in my life! She also led me to find the probiotic that is bringing my gut the best healing and herbal supplements that are restoring my hormonal balance. Rather than trying to cover up or ignore symptoms, Victoria has helped me get on the path to healing my body (and heal it in a natural, non-harmful way!) It is amazing to look back on the last 6 months and see how far I’ve come, thanks to the help of Victoria by my side. I still have a way to go, but I am confident that I am on the right path, and would not have been on this path had I not invested in being a client of Victoria’s. I sure am grateful that she, too, invested in me."
"Our bodies are ever-evolving, just like our minds and moods. Since Victoria and I have worked together, I have begun to understand my own body and digestive system. I had known for a few years there was something wrong, it was Victoria who was able to guide me in the right direction. Every body is different, everyone in unique and that 100% applies to our digestive systems. I went through a long phase of attempting to implement different diets to fix my aliments; paleo to vegetarian to vegan to counting macros. What I love the most about this experience is the deep care and compassion (and passion) Victoria has for her clients and the nutrition, mental-health, and mindfulness world. Every time we met, I knew it was ok to be vulnerable. This journey has been challenging and I am grateful to have pinpointed my specific problematic moments with someone incredibly knowledgeable. Now I have the knowledge on what I can do to take back control of my body, so we can work together. Thank you, Victoria. Your guidance has been Nourishing to my Mind. "
"I loved so many things about working with Victoria through Nourishing Minds Nutrition. From the beginning, I knew she would always understand me. No thought was unheard of, no question was stupid, no experience was foreign to her. She sympathized with me where I was at and gently led me in the right direction. She helped me develop peace with food--something I haven't experienced in too long. I have had disordered thoughts around eating for several years, much longer than I struggled with an actual eating disorder. It doesn't constantly occupy my thoughts anymore and it neither scares me or brings me unhealthy comfort. I can eat both salad and ice cream without wondering what it's made out of, how my body will digest it, or what it will make me look like. Victoria also helped me reconnect with myself. By placing less importance on food and exercise, I was able to re-discover the simple things in life that bring me joy. I also became more in-tune to my own thoughts and feelings, and I why I was having them. And most importantly, I realized that no matter what those thoughts or feelings were, they're not explicitly wrong. Victoria helped me love myself, my body, and my femininity more than I ever have. Every day, I am able to "observe without judgment" more and more. My only regret is not finding these ladies sooner. Meg has also spoken to my heart so many times through her Instagram posts and taking the time to reach out to me when I have commented or asked a question. Being a client here was always a joy and never an embarrassment. I feel informed and empowered, and I can't wait to see how much fuller my life will be because of this knowledge."
“My work with Victoria has been nothing short of life changing. Both her and her team not only know so much about hormonal and digestive health and wellness without obsession, they walk their talk. They live and breathe what they teach and have been through a lot of the issues they specialize in. As someone in the midst of a health journey, it is so helpful to speak with someone who understands what you're going through because they did as well. To know that you too will get through it and someday be on the other side. If you're considering working with the women of Nourishing Minds Nutrition, I highly recommend you take a chance and do it. Who knows, it could be life changing for you as well.”
“When I considered the investment of working with one of the ladies at Nourishing Minds, I was hesitant. I've been interested in holistic healing for the past 8 years, and as healthcare provider myself, I've spent a lot of time researching and working on my health issues. I've also worked with numerous practitioners who never took my complaints seriously. After twelve years with autoimmune disease and almost four years without a period, I mostly felt that I was beyond help. However, I knew unless I tried working with a provider who specializes in holistic hormone balancing, I couldn't truly say I had tried everything.
I can't emphasize how powerful it was to have someone outside of my experience listen with compassion and give suggestions from their exhaustive education and personal experience. I didn't realize until I started implementing the steps Victoria provided how much better I could actually feel. And contrary to what we're often told, it wasn't by controlling my life more; it was actually about being patient and doing less. More freedom with food, with exercise, and mostly importantly with my thoughts and relationship to my body. No one was more surprised than me when I got a period four months later. For all the healing I have done over the last several years, this was the indicator that my body was finally starting to feel safe and whole. I am so grateful for the insights I have gained from my time working with Victoria and feel well-equipped to continue healing. For all the money and time I've invested in my health, it's truly the best I've ever spent.”
“What I can say is Victoria has changed my life in more ways than just helping with my digestion. You helped me find my freedom from food and my freedom from myself. I no longer feel trapped within my own body and have the confidence to live life in a way that makes me feel best. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me my body back, for allowing me a place to speak openly without judgement and helping me feel normal. I have nothing but love and respect for you Victoria!!”
“I started working with Megan when I decided to come off of hormonal birth control after 15 years. I have a history of hormonal acne, heavy periods, anemia, and was newly diagnosed with Hashimoto's, so to say I was nervous is an understatement! Megan is equally as knowledgeable as she is caring and supportive. Working with Megan felt like a collaborative partnership, rather than a typical clinician-to-patient relationship. Over the past few months Megan has helped me go off hormonal birth control, get my natural cycle back, choose the best supplements for my body, raise my ferritin levels, and experiment with possible food sensitivities related to my thyroid, all while eating intuitively. Highly recommend working with Megan!”
"I hadn’t had a period for two years and I was trying to listen to podcasts, read books, and scroll social media for a solution to my problem. But, most of the answers were telling me quit exercising and gain weight. I was trying to do just that, but my body insecurities were only getting worse. One night, I told my boyfriend of 6 years he wasn’t allowed to propose to me if I was fat. Who in the heck says that? That’s when I knew things needed to change, so I reached out to Victoria the next day. My time with Victoria has taught me to how to slow down, eat what my body is craving, exercise in way that makes my body feel good, and ultimately to accept my body for all it does for me. I’ve gained 20lbs since working with Victoria and I couldn’t feel any happier. I no longer feel dizzy when standing up, I no longer have nightly sweats, I no longer have panic/anxiety attacks every day, and I no longer tell myself I’m not enough because I’m not skinny enough. While working on body positivity, I was also trying to retrieve my womanhood. I have had two real periods, which means my body was so broken that it’s taking a very long time to allow it to feel safe again and that’s okay. I know that I will soon have consecutive periods and it will come from giving my body what it needs from food, sleep, enjoyable exercise, and less stress. I can’t thank Victoria enough for helping get my life back and for showing me that life is way more than a number on a scale. Your body rocks and periods are cool!”