Shannon Dahlum, FDNP

I understand what it's like to be food addicted and feel out of control.  I know what it means to have no self confidence.  I know how hard it can be to create peace within your body when you've been consistently fighting against it, trying every diet and detox in the book.

It took many years for me to learn that the information we’ve been taught about weight loss and maintaining balance within our bodies was exactly what was making matters worse for me. Calorie deprivation diets and over exercising in an effort to balance the energy equation wound up triggering more fat storage for me, not less. Not only that, but the deprivation led to insatiable cravings that willpower just couldn’t stand up to. I’d wind up bingeing, then feeling guilty and ashamed with even lower self confidence. This snowball grew out of control for years. It sent me on a downward spiral that threw me into desperation and an intense struggle with bulimia. My life revolved around trying to manage food and find a healthy balance within my body. My attempts at making my body shrink only made my sense of shame grow.

Eventually, I learned that loving my body into a healthier state was the answer, not fighting against it. I finally discovered that there was nothing wrong with my body; it was simply responding appropriately to the punishment I was giving it.  I then learned how to work with my body’s physiology to gently encourage healthy energy production, and how to stop inadvertently triggering energy storage by over-stressing my system. 

I got my life back.

Once I saw how managing the stress load on my body literally changed everything for me, it became my passionate mission to help others do the same.  There is nothing more fulfilling for me than helping others who have been stuck in a losing battle against their body to regain control and learn how to love their bodies back to a state of wellness.

My Education and Experience

  • Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, American Academy of Drugless Practitioners

  • Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner

  • Mind Body Eating Coach, Institute for the Psychology of Eating

  • HTMA Expert (hair tissue mineral analysis)

  • Author of the monthly wellness column for Bayou Life Magazine

  • Strongfirst Kettlebell 1

  • 200 Hr Yoga

  • Strongfirst Bodyweight

  • Functional Movement Screen

  • Triggerpoint Therapy

  • Cooper Institute Personal Training

  • National Level NPC Figure Competitor

  • Former Gym Owner for 10+ years