about
Confused about food and health?
So was I.
My name is Sue
For most of my life I never gave much thought to food or my weight. The first photo was taken at the top of the Eiffel Tower while I was studying in France during college. Then, in my late 30s, my body changed.
The weight became harder to lose. My pants got tighter. The cravings got stronger. My blood sugar started to go on a roller-coaster. I used to fall asleep the minute my head hit the pillow, but over time that turned into waking up several times every night.
And in spite of trying just about every popular way of eating over the next two decades, I never found something that both worked for my body long-term and was something I could actually stick to.
Really?
food shouldn’t be this confusing
I’ve spent years reading hundreds of health and nutrition books, hiring and listening to experts, joining groups, exploring different approaches, and asking questions, trying to figure out how to feed myself well and be healthy in the process. The more information I gathered and the more experts I listened to, the more confused I got.
But it matters to me. A lot.
So I enrolled as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner student and am spending the next year up to my eyeballs in anatomy and physiology, digestion, endocrinology, blood sugar regulation, stress physiology, bio-individuality, and clinical assessment.
Not because I’m looking for another diet.
Not because I need more nutrition information.
Because I want to understand how it all fits together.
I’m sharing what I’m learning as I learn it—because I care about my health, and I also care about fitting into my pants again.
Maybe you do, too.
how I see it
What if this was simpler?
The more I learn, the more convinced I am that good health doesn’t have to mean turning food into a full-time job.
I don’t believe midlife women need more guilt, more perfection, or another extreme plan.
I think we need a simpler way forward.
One built on foundational nutrition, traditional whole foods, steadier blood sugar, simpler meals, and slower rhythms around food.
You’ll find influences from French eating traditions, practical kitchen habits, and the nutritional therapy principles I’m studying—but more than anything, you’ll find ideas that make healthy eating feel a little less confusing and a whole lot more doable.
There’s a pattern here
For most of my career, I’ve been helping people untangle things that felt overwhelming.
Before nutrition became my focus, I spent more than 25 years coaching, consulting, and teaching. Later, I built a specialized RV service business from the ground up, trained hundreds of professionals, and eventually sold the company so I could focus on studying nutrition, lifestyle, and health.
Different subject, same curiosity.
Plus, this is personal.
I like taking complicated information, finding what actually matters, and making it easier to understand.
For now…
I’m still in the middle of my Nutritional Therapy Practitioner training, so I’m not working with clients just yet.
In the meantime, this website is where I’m sorting through what I’m learning, sharing what surprises me, and writing about the ideas that are changing the way I think about food, health, and midlife.
If you’re curious too, I’d love to have you follow along.