Maternity Maven

I hired Kodiak when I needed to go on an elimination diet to save my nursing relationship with my daughter. My daughter had a severe case of 24hr/​7-​day colic and we tried everything. I was determined to get to the bottom of it and if I had to totally cut out everything I was eating, so be it. But I needed help. I don’t cook and I didn’t know where to begin. Starting with my first consultation with Kodiak, I knew I was in good hands. As a certified Health Coach and constant student of health and wellness, I knew my stuff, but it’s hardest to work on yourself. I was skeptical, but within minutes, Kodiak made me feel comfortable with her knowledge and blew me away with her in-​depth understanding of nutrition as therapy. She took the time to really listen and genuinely care about me and our situation. With her help and her most incredible cooking, I uncovered things I didn’t even expect to uncover. She taught me things and she made me feel so well cared for. It was nice to totally let go and let someone else care for you. Anyway, I truly wish I had her by my side during my pregnancy. Nutrition and holistic healing should be in every parent’s tool box. As Hippocrates said «Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.» Kodiak gets this. I didn’t get into herbal medicine yet but as a new mom, I plan to. Kodiak is a clinical herbalist and a great person to have on your side. Anyway, clearly, I recommend her and think highly of her services.

My partner and I began working with Kodiak when we decided to think about starting a family. We knew that if we wanted our conception to come easily and to have a healthy pregnancy, having a solid state of health first was very important. Kodiak provided us with so much information to get us going on the right path, and really listened to where we were both at in order to figure out the best plan of action for us. After our first meeting with her, we were both full of inspiration and were already well on our way to conceiving a healthy child.
Shortly after, we were able to conceive without any difficulty, and we soon began our maternity consultations with her to ensure a healthy pregnancy. Kodiak has been wonderful at ensuring she gets all the details about our health histories as well as witnessing how my diet has changed through my pregnancy, and has helped me stay on track.
We just had our first cooking lesson with her and we really enjoyed it. She got us to look at our kitchen in a different light, and I am no longer resistant to cutting onions — something I would rarely do willingly.
Kodiak has an obvious love of working with pregnant parents, and it is clear that she takes the time to do research, not just for pregnancy in general, but for me as an individual. With my health history, I had been told by doctors that it would be difficult to conceive and maintain a pregnancy. Kodiak has been very supportive and reassuring through my pregnancy, and I can now laugh in those doctors’ faces.