“Before meeting Molly, I suffered for over a decade with GI related symptoms including severe inflammation, constipation, and diarrhea that on the surface level seemed to be triggered by food. I experienced constant pain in my legs and hands, water retention, and a drastic increase in my weight even though my daily habits did not change – consistent with exercise/living an active lifestyle and only ate “safe” food that wouldn’t trigger stomach issues. Over time, as my symptoms got worse, the list of foods I would eat got smaller and smaller and I exercised to an extreme almost daily. Over the course of this time, I met with specialists from a nutritionist, an endocrinologist, and a rheumatologist. While I always initially would make some progress in managing my symptoms and dropping weight, it would eventually all come right back and then some without explanation. For several years, I have been at a loss on how to manage my symptoms, lose weight, and overall feel better as my lab tests always come back pretty normal.  Social media and doctors say that exercise in combination with being in a calorie deficit will make you lose weight – you must be lying about what you’re eating since you keep gaining weight. I knew, however, that this was not the case for me. I was meticulous with what I ate and tracked everything – it wasn’t adding up. I knew I needed to make a change but was at a loss of what to do and where to start in order to get back on track. 

Molly was able to connect the dots for me that no other doctor has been able to do before. I learned that after years of restricting my diet, eating only safe foods, and doing high intensity workouts several days a week, was actually hindering the ability for my nervous system to heal. I began working with Molly to increase eating opportunities to 3x a day (scary for someone who has been in a severe calorie deficit for years due to weight gain) and switched from high intensity workouts to low impact. Molly also introduced me to several supplements to support my nervous system and allow the healing to begin. It has only been about 6 weeks since I started working with her but I already feel better than I have felt in years. She has been able to connect the dots on my various symptoms that no other doctor has been able to do for me so far and has helped me navigate my fear of food, manage my symptoms, and feeling overall better than I have in years. I finally feel like I am on the road to recovery and am able to take my life back without living in a constant state of anxiety and fear around my symptoms.“