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The Practitioner Who's Been in Your Seat.

Not just educated. Actually experienced. There's a difference.

LET'S TALK
LET'S TALK

Let me tell you about the moment everything changed.

Post-cancer, still not feeling right, still not getting answers — I realized something that made me equal parts relieved and furious: nobody was asking about what I was eating, how I was sleeping, or the fact that my nervous system had been in a full-blown panic for the better part of a year.

They were looking at my labs. They were not looking at me.

So I did my own research. And one day I stumbled across a video of a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner working with kids with cancer and their families.

I ugly cried. Like, embarrassingly so.

This. This is what I was supposed to do.

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Hi, I'm Karianne,

AND I’M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT HEALING DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK SHINY, POSITIVE, OR PICTURE-PERFECT.

I work with women who have been through the health wringer — cancer, autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, major injury — and are ready to stop just surviving and start actually building something new.

I live in Spokane, Washington, where I spend as much time as possible on the water (seriously, if there's a lake nearby I will end up in it), making pottery, singing loudly in my kitchen, and being mom to my kid Benny, who is hands-down my favorite person.

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I'm also a single mom. A divorce survivor. Someone who has had to rebuild her life more than once and has learned — sometimes the hard way — that rebuilding is actually kind of a superpower.

I say all of that not to make you feel sorry for me, but because I want you to know: I am not speaking to you from some polished place of "I figured it all out." I am on this journey with you. I just happen to also have the training, credentials, and lived experience to help guide the way.

HERE'S THE THING ABOUT MOST WELLNESS PRACTITIONERS:

they treat your body and your emotions like two separate projects.

THEY’RE NOT.

The reason you reached for the chips at 10pm isn't a willpower problem. The reason your digestion flares up when you're stressed isn't a coincidence. The reason you can follow a protocol perfectly for two weeks and then completely blow it isn't a character flaw.

It's your nervous system. It's your emotional patterns. It's the deeply human way that what we feel drives what we do — and what our bodies are able to heal from.

I am one of the very few practitioners weaving nutritional therapy and somatic nervous system work together — because I genuinely believe you cannot fully heal one without addressing the other. This isn't a theory for me. It's what worked when nothing else did.

Here's the official stuff, since you probably want to know I actually know what I'm talking about:

(But honestly? The credential I lean on most is the one that isn't on any certificate — the one that comes from having lived it.)

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    Certified yoga teacher

    (200-hour Yoga Teacher Training

  • Badge with the text 'Functional Nutrition & Lifestyle Practitioner (FNLp)' encircled by 'Functional Nutrition Alliance' and 'Official Certification' on a gray background with a small colorful logo in the top right corner.

    Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

  • Logo of Integrative Psych Institute with the words Applied Somatics.

    Psychosomatic Practitioner

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    Cancer survivor

MY VALUES

What to expect:

Expect honesty. I will tell you the truth, even when it's not what you want to hear. That's what older sisters do.

Expect compassion. I will never shame you for your choices, your setbacks, or the days you just couldn't. I've had those days. I get it.

Expect to laugh. I know that sounds weird for a wellness practitioner, but I genuinely believe healing doesn't have to be so serious all the time. There will be jokes. You've been warned.

Expect to be seen. Not as a diagnosis. Not as a set of symptoms. As a whole, complex, capable human being who is doing something really hard — and doing it anyway.

Expect practical. We're not building a perfect wellness routine here. We're building something that actually fits your real life — ADHD-friendly hacks and all.

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"You simply won’t meet someone like Karianne in the wellness space. Someone who cares so deeply, listens to deep concerns, and has experience, knowledge, and tools to help.”

— Bekah

A few things you should probably know about me before we work together:

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    • My phone is in a bright yellow case because I lose it constantly and I've made peace with that

    • I am an extremely good whistler — this has come up in client calls

  • I believe women supporting each other's big dreams is one of the most powerful forces on the planet

    • My entire house is from Facebook Marketplace and I am proud of that

    • Pottery is my therapy. Water is my reset. Benny is my why.

If you've read this far, I'm guessing something here resonated. Maybe you recognized yourself in my story. Maybe you're exhausted from practitioners who haven't quite gotten it. Maybe you're just ready.

Whatever brought you here — I'm glad you came.

Your body is wise. Healing is possible. And joy absolutely belongs in the process.

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