New Beginnings Nutritional Services - Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

19/06/2025

Please consider following me on this new page.
I’ve been waiting a long time to share this.
After years of personal experience, professional study, and so many late-night conversations, Cameron and I have finally brought our vision to life. ThriveCare Collective is here.
This is more than a business. It is a passion project. A grassroots effort. A reflection of everything we have lived, learned, and believe in.
Over the past two years, Cameron and I have had the opportunity to serve as full-time tandem caregivers. We were not just supporting care. We were living in it, learning from it, and navigating it daily. That experience is now deeply woven into our work.
ThriveCare Collective brings together my 20 years of clinical experience in nutritional therapy and functional medicine with Cameron’s background in coaching and project management. Together, we have created a space for real support, whole-person wellness, and compassionate care.
We are still building behind the scenes but will be opening to new clients soon. If you are interested in functional nutrition, brain health, caregiver support, or just want to follow along as we grow, I would love for you to visit our page and follow our journey.
If you feel moved by what we are creating, we would be incredibly grateful if you would like, share, or tag someone who might benefit from this work. Our mission is to help as many people as possible find support, healing, and a path to truly thrive.
Thank you for being here. This is just the beginning.
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ThriveCare Collective empowers caregivers through an inclusive community, providing resources and education to promote wellness for both caregivers and their loved ones.

15/03/2025

I'm so proud! After two years I finally finished my coursework and passed my final exam today - officially a Brain Health Professional per Dr Daniel Amen.

I have been very focused and dedicated to this process. In less than two weeks I begin a nine month cohort with Amen's clinics - I will then be able to teach these programs to others. Weaving this information into my current system is exciting.

This is full circle and completely in line with all my other credentials. As of now I am certified as a Functional Nutritional Therapist, GAPS Practitioner, Neuro Nutrient Therapist and Brain Health Professional. Ironically this marks my 20th year as a professional in this field, I still love it as much as I did when I first started, maybe even more.

Applying this knowledge to unique and complex medical needs populations has been really incredible. It's a beautiful life.  Stay tuned for more! Cameron and I have some really exciting prospects in the pipeline that I will share once they become more solidified. For now you should know that I am turning out lots of curriculum and caregiver wellness programming to share with the community in the near future.

04/01/2025

09/12/2024

I need to make this for myself

🌬️🌿:: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 ::🌿🌬️ This is a really neat formula, as it combines some of the best lung tonic herbs from Chinese Medicine (Cordyceps, Ganoderma, Schizandra, and Astragalus) with some of our better tonics in the west.

🌱𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
𝟑𝟎% 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐬 (𝘈𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴)
𝟐𝟎% 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢 (𝘎𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘮)
𝟐𝟎% 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐲𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐬 (𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴)
𝟏𝟎% 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 (𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴)
𝟏𝟎% 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞 (𝘐𝘯𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮)
𝟓% 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝘎𝘭𝘺𝘤𝘺𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘢)
𝟓% 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐥 (𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴)

This blend combines warming herbs like 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞, moistening herbs like 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐬 and 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞, and astringent properties from 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐥 for a rounded tonic that’s deeply nourishing. Ideal for those who experience frequent respiratory issues and need ongoing lung support.

✨Note: Do not give it to someone who is acutely ill, this is only to be used when someone is healthy to strengthen up their respiratory system.

09/12/2024

Ideas for seasonal gifts to share

Warmth and joy are in the air, and there’s nothing like the scent of a home filled with the cozy aroma of botanicals and spices. 🏡🫚

If you’re in your winter wildcrafting era, now is the perfect time to enroll in an herbal short course or to go all in with a path package…

Shop our Holiday Course Sale and get up to 30% OFF herbal courses sitewide. Hurry, the sale ends next week!

Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your existing herbal knowledge, we guarantee you’ll find a course that inspires your curiosity. Learn at your own pace and get access to hundreds of DIY hands-on recipes for the whole family.

Are you ready to let the holiday spirit guide you to your next herbal adventure? ☃️🩵

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09/12/2024

Harvesting Usnea is such a delicate please. Do you know how to tell apart from the look-a-like?

Usnea has an elastic quality.

Usnea is an amazing lichen that has powerful medicinal benefits. Learn how to forage, identify, and sustainably harvest usnea!

09/12/2024

What a true gift. One of my early herbal inspirations.

Free Community Resource: Michael Moore’s Materia Medica & More

Mountain Rose Herbs is a proud sponsor of The American Herbal Products Association Foundation for Education and Research on Botanicals. This year, the grant funded the relaunch of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine’s website, which contains decades of free teachings from the one and only Michael Moore.

The online platform is a comprehensive resource that features:

🌿Herbal Lectures
🌿Courses
🌿Folios
🌿Historical Texts
🌿Botanical Drawings and Photos
🌿Audio recordings, & more.

The preservation of this information is invaluable to the future of herbalism and will allow these foundational teachings to continue educating and inspiring future generations of herbalists.

This massive project wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible work of Greta de la Montagne, Nicole Telkes, Donna Chesner, and Kelly Yarns. Thank you to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Team for providing such precious herbal resources and for also making them accessible to all. Thanks, also, to AHPA for managing this fund for the community.

AHPA- American Herbal Products Association - AHPA
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
Greta de la Montagne-
Nicole Telkes- Nicole Telkes
Kelly Yarns - Kelly Yarns
Donna Chesner- Donna Chesner

Check out the new and improved site here: https://swsbm.org/

09/12/2024

Seasonal delights

Do you love crafting with wild plants? 🌲🍂

Hit the woods with your harvest basket in hand and learn how to safely and sustainably identify, harvest, and use beneficial wild herbs year-round, including nettle, burdock, dandelion, yarrow, pine, and more in The Foraging Course.

Enroll before December 10 for only $45!

https://theherbalacademy.com/product/the-foraging-course/

09/12/2024

The inflammatory process has a time and place in the healing process, however, excess inflammation is at the root of so much disease.

SAVE THIS FOR LATER! ⬇️

These inflammation-reducing breakfast ideas are fantastic!

Thank you, 🍳

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13/03/2024

This is truly one of my favorite cold tasty beverages. Super super easy to make!

Lilac lemonade- yes! Lilacs are edible! And they taste just like how they smell, which is pretty rad if you're into floral flavors like jasmine, violet, and rose. All you have to do is submerge a few rinsed flower heads in the lemonade for at least a few hours, preferably overnight. Strain and serve! It's a really simple way to celebrate spring

26/01/2024

The sacrificial carbohydrate 🫠🧇

05/01/2024

For testing fresh eggs