A Journal to EmpowerYOU

For those who know me, you know I’m a pretty open book. Sometimes maybe a little too much. But lately, I’ve found myself reflecting on something I didn’t entirely expect when I opened EmpowerYOU Medical Wellness. I opened this practice with the goal of doing medicine differently. I wanted to spend time with patients. To really get to know them. To understand their stories, struggles, goals, fears, frustrations, and what has or hasn’t worked for them in the past. And honestly

There’s a moment that comes up in so many of my conversations with patients, and it usually starts the same way. We’ve talked through their history, what they’ve tried, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and then they pause for a second and say something like, “I’ve lost weight before… I just can’t keep it off.” Most people I work with are not new to weight loss. They’ve tried different approaches over the years, and many of them have been successful, at least initially. The weight