The story behind Mind Rooted Strength.
CHAPTER ONE
Before the Program
Sports has ALWASY been a massive part of my life.
I grew up swimming at a national level (for Canada & Brazil) and playing soccer at a high level. My body was strong, and I never had to think twice about how I ate.
Then I stopped competing.
Everything changed.
I was still eating like I was training nine times a week, but my body wasn't asking the same things of me anymore.
I gained weight.
I felt SOO incredibly uncomfortable in my body.
My confidence disappeared.
For years, I chased EVERY solution I thought would finally "fix" me.
Low carb.
Paleo.
Fat Burner supplements.
Overly priced food.
Underneath it all, I didn't trust myself around food.
I was constantly negotiating with myself...
Convincing myself tomorrow would be different.
CHAPTER TWO
Learning to Trust Myself
Eventually, I found CrossFit.
Then Olympic Weightlifting.
For the first time in YEARS, I wasn't exercising to punish myself.
I genuinely loved moving my body again.
Around that same time, I hired a nutrition coach and learned how to track my macros.
To this day, it's one of the most valuable skills I've ever learned.
Not because tracking macros is magical.
Because it taught me something I'd been missing for years.
How to trust myself.
I learned that hunger wasn't something to fear.
I learned that I could sit with discomfort instead of escaping it.
I learned that one meal never defined me.
Looking back, the biggest transformation had very little to do with food.
It was learning how to lead myself through discomfort.
CHAPTER THREE
The Missing Piece
Then, in 2025...
I was diagnosed with ADHD.
I TRULY thought it was going to change everything.
I thought,
This is it.
This is the missing piece.
Instead...
I felt more confused than ever.
AND once again, I felt uncomfortable in my body.
Everyone and their cats had advice.
What to eat.
What to avoid.
Which supplements to take.
Which planner to buy.
Which morning routine would finally "work."
It was exhausting.
The information wasn't necessarily wrong.
It was fragmented.
Everyone was talking about one piece of the puzzle.
Very few people were talking about how it all fit together.
Then something clicked.
You can't understand nutrition without understanding behaviour.
You can't understand behaviour without understanding your emotions.
You can't understand your emotions without understanding your environment, your nervous system, and the experiences that have shaped the way you respond to the world.
Everything is connected.
That's the work I couldn't find.
So I built it.
Mind Rooted Strength is the program I wish I had years ago.
A place where nutrition, behaviour science & ADHD all belong in the same conversation.
I'll help you understand yourself so you can lead yourself with confidence, clarity, and self-trust.
Learn more about the program!
We build a strong, capable body.
But that's never been the whole goal.
We're building something even more important:
Your belief in what you're capable of.
The real goal is building the kind of self-trust that changes the way you see yourself.
Every promise you keep.
Every workout you complete.
Every difficult choice you follow through on.
That's where confidence comes from.
The best part?
It doesn't stay in the gym.
It shows up in your work, your relationships.
The way you make decision, speak to yourself & the way you move through life.
That's when the transformation stops being about your body...
...and starts becoming about the person you're becoming.
This meal plan and grocery list template was created specifically for ADHD minds who want to:
Keep a bank of simple, go-to meal ideas for low-energy days
Use an easy, streamlined grocery list that makes shopping faster and less overwhelming
Avoid multiple trips to the store by tracking what you already have at home
Make meal planning feel lighter with a simple visual layout your brain won’t fight