I have been fascinated with how the mind and brain works since I was a child. I was born with a sensitive nervous system that was prone to anxiety and I was determined to figure out how to use my brain to figure out how to get rid of my persistent and chronic anxiety. This led me on a long and at times perilous journey that almost crippled me. I was rigid in my approach to crush out my sensitivities, toughen up, and attack my so-called imperfections in an all out war.

Thankfully, I was saved by several brilliant and compassionate people who taught me a different way to look at the biological cards I was dealt with and I learned how to use them to my advantage. Slowly my inner war dissipated, and in its place, I discovered my 3 most powerful values: creativity, love, and freedom. I have used my values to guide my growing (and somewhat obsessive) passion on how to optimize mind-health for anyone that is committed to healing and maximizing their own mind’s potential.

I enjoy being nerdy and reading scientific journals and any good book, video, or article on a wide array of topics that can be related back to mind-health.  Years of reading and creating healthy programs for my patients taught me that the key to creating the best health strategies is to be open-minded and receptive to new ideas – even ones that may sound strange at first.

I intentionally read and listen to a wide range of experts, particularly ones who hold different views than the ones I currently have. This strategy has promoted more versatile and creative thinking which I use to evaluate new Mind-Health information (with a healthy dose of skepticism) and conceptualize new ways to optimize brain function.

My major motivation as an integrative medical doctor is to design the most effective strategies to help heal and strengthen the nervous systems and the minds of people I treat.