The Search for Answers

At 12, I wasn’t just learning about food—I was searching for answers.

I flipped through Seventeen magazine, trying to learn everything about eating ‘right’ and being ‘healthy.’ Food wasn’t just about nutrition—it carried meaning. It was comfort, structure, identity. It shaped how I moved through the world.

In college, I majored in journalism, eager to share everything I’d learned about food. But looking back, I realize it wasn’t just about writing. It was about making sense of my own relationship with eating.

Then, during a one-on-one evaluation, my professor looked at me and said, “I don’t think journalism is your thing.”

Maybe she wanted me to prove her wrong. Maybe she was just being honest. Either way, I switched my major to dietetics.

I didn’t have a backup plan. I just knew I needed to understand food.

At first, I thought nutrition was about teaching people to “eat right.” I bought into all the usual messaging—good foods, bad foods, eat this, not that.

I thought nutrition was simple and about making good decisions.

But then I began working with people whose decisions were shaped by trauma, shame, scarcity, and the need to feel in control.

And everything I thought I knew about nutrition wasn’t so black and white.

What I Learned Beyond School

Most of what I’ve learned didn’t come from lectures or research studies. It came from the teams I worked with—people who cared deeply and kept showing up day after day.

But the greatest lessons came from my clients.

Two people could have the same diagnosis and completely different experiences. What helps one person heal might not even make sense for someone else.

Years of doing this work—sitting with clients through the highs and lows, celebrating wins, navigating setbacks, and being a witness to others’ recovery—has shaped everything I know about nutrition.

Because this work is never just about food.

It’s about people—what they’ve been through, what they carry with them, and the beliefs they’ve adopted about their own bodies. And when the world reinforces disordered behaviors, healing takes more than just knowledge—it takes challenging everything they’ve been taught to believe.

The Silent Struggles We Don’t Talk About

I’ve seen how trauma stays in the body long after it’s passed.

How bullying teaches people their body is something to fix.

How an eating disorder can feel like the only way to be seen—or to disappear.

I’ve heard the silent struggle—because “you don’t look sick.”

The praise for weight loss that reinforces the disorder.

The fear of eating. The emotional chaos. The loss of control.

I’ve watched people hold the eating disorder closer than those who love them.

And I’ve seen what it means to lose people to it.

That’s why this work goes beyond meal plans or nutrition facts. It’s about helping people untangle years of learned beliefs, rebuild trust with their bodies, and understand what nutrition actually looks like—not just in theory or on a plate, but in their everyday lives.

What a Dietitian Actually Does

• We help people eat adequately. Not just enough, but in a way that supports full physical, mental, and emotional function—so you can engage in life, not just get through it.

• We challenge food rules that make eating feel impossible. The ones that convince you hunger is a problem or that you can’t eat after 7pm.

• We help you reconnect with hunger, fullness, and cravings. When you’ve spent years tuning them out, those signals don’t always feel reliable. We work on leaning into those instead of away.

• We monitor physical symptoms and coordinate care. Dizziness, fatigue, bloating, heart palpitations—your body is communicating with you. We assess labs, track vitals, and collaborate with doctors to ensure your body is actually healing.

• We help manage co-occurring conditions. Many people with eating disorders also navigate PCOS, diabetes, GI disorders, autoimmune conditions, allergies, and more. We integrate nutrition to support both recovery and overall health.

• We make food feel less complicated. Fewer rules. Less stress. Less overthinking. Whether it’s eating at a restaurant, challenging a fear food, or just getting through the day without obsessing over food—we work toward that.

Because recovery isn’t just about eating—it’s about eating in a way that actually supports you. Something that fits your life, not something that controls it.

Why I Started Hohl Nutrition Group

I started Hohl Nutrition Group because I saw people needing more than just nutrition facts.

I’ve sat with clients who felt exhausted no matter how much they slept, who thought they were ‘doing everything right’ but still felt unwell. Ultimately, their body wasn’t getting enough nutrition to function the way it was meant to.

Food is more than fuel—it’s culture, emotion, connection, and healing.

That’s what we focus on.

We unlearn years of misinformation, food rules, and fear-based nutrition.

We bridge the gap between nutrition and physical health.

We meet people wherever they are in their journey—whether they’re struggling with an eating disorder, unlearning years of diet culture, or just trying to feel normal around food again.

What’s Next?

If food has felt confusing, overwhelming, or like something to control rather than experience, you’re not alone.

It doesn’t have to be this hard.

And if you’re tired of overthinking food, we’d love to help.