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ABOUT SUE


 

 

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ABOUT SUE


 

 

To all who need to hear this today…

After working with Sue, I was able to ask my body what she needed, which is a big deal considering my journey of... not really... ever... asking myself that question. I thought she might need more water. Or protein. Or greens. Or stretching. Or supplements. Or sunshine. Or a sweat session. Or a hug. But, as I stood in the shower reflecting on her stretch marks, her roundness where I would like flatness, her softness where I would like firmness... all those conditioned wishes that form a bundle of Never-Quite-Right-Ness... she whispered back to me...Could you just love me like this?
— Jessica


Are you yearning for your ‘love me like this’ internal work? Where nourishing food, a loving wholehearted relationship with yourself, a your sense personal well-being all come together?

You are in the right place.

Hello, I'm Sue Van Raes: Author of Food and Freedom: Discover Your Personal Recipe to Eat, Think, and Live Well, functional nutritionist, food psychology specialist, author, leadership mentor and founder of Boulder Nutrition. I teach women who are stressed out about food and their body to finally make peace with their plates!

I know it's confusing out there, I have been there myself. Finding the right kind of support can be downright frustrating.  The good news is, you have landed in the right place.

While food may be the most important tool in transforming your health, your relationship with your health is complex, multi-layered, and intricate. I am here to help you rewrite your personal recipe to thriving in your body, heart, mind and soul.

Because food? Is never just about the food. 

I consider our relationship with the food we eat and how we treat our bodies as the most important and primal relationship we have, yet it can often be the most complicated.  

Don't worry.  I can help you navigate all of this and learn what is just right for you to make a lasting and sustainable difference in how you feel each and every day. You deserve peace!

In my practice, I use a combination of science-based testing, clinical nutrition, holistic nutrition, somatic nutrition, natural medicine, herbal medicine, metabolic profiling, personalized coaching, and my signature methodology so that you can experience clarity, peace, vitality, self-love and body-positive living.

You too can enjoy the art of eating to love your body with every bite and the power to revolutionize your relationship to your food, body, pleasure, and self-care.

Whatever you are facing in your health and body and wherever you are in your journey, you are going to be relieved reclaim your health through total food and body freedom.

You too can make peace with your plate!

 

 
 

WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION?

Just as Functional Medicine approaches the body from the perspective of treating the root cause of disease, Functional Nutrition looks at the foundational way that food affects your body at the cellular level.  By using food as your most powerful tool in transforming your health, you can positively influence your biochemistry, prevent and treat imbalances, change the way you think and relate to food and have a sustainable and lasting impact on how you feel.

WHAT IS FOOD PSYCHOLOGY?

Food psychology is the study of both how we eat and the mental and emotional processes behind our eating. Our relationship to food and our bodies has significant impact on how we think, feel, and experience our day to day.  Food psychology examines the holistic and psychological impact of food on our body, mind, heart and soul.

 

WHAT IS INTEGRATIVE HEALTH?

Integrative Health is a state of well-being in the body, mind, heart and soul. Here we consider the relationship between our thoughts, feelings, behaviors and physical health. Integrative health includes we track the physical sensations of our body (including hunger and satiation), how our thoughts impact our wellness, and how our emotional resiliency informs our health.


TRADITIONAL  BIO:

Sue Van Raes, M.S. is a functional nutritionist, food psychology specialist, and wellness expert who is dedicated to helping women who are stressed out about food finally make peace with their plates. After her own life-long struggle with food and her two decades of private practice, she discovered a surprising pathway to food freedom and body compassion. Sue draws on her personal and professional experience providing a body, heart, mind, and soul approach to stop stressing and start living.

Sue’s insight on nutrition, food psychology, and yoga has been featured in numerous publications, including People Magazine, The Chopra Center, The Sacred Science, Lululemon, Natural Solutions Magazine, Origin Magazine, Elephant Journal, The Hanuman Festival, and Travel Mag. 

Sue's mission is to help heal the feminine through food, mind-body connection, and pleasure. 

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Sue provides a cornucopia of inspiration, advice, and information that can transform your life and your health.
— Dr. Christiane Northrup, M.D. - OB/GYN and author of the New York Times best sellers: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause
Just what I was looking for! Sue took plenty of time discussing my options with me. She made sure all of my questions were answered before I fully committed to working with Boulder Nutrition. Sue is leaving nothing up to the imagination or guessing what my issues are, we are using clinically proven testing to decipher what is keeping me from my optimal health. I am very much looking forward to working with such a long-standing nutritionist such as Sue.
— Hannah
Sue helped me relieve my ailments & put me on track to lifelong healthy lifestyle...I credit Sue for this. When I came in, I had heart burn, ulcers, sleep apnea and inflammation. Through her guidance, she helped me resolve my nutritional issues and opened up my world to the wonderful, nutritional foods that are out there! Today, I feel great and strive to remain on this track. It’s doable... because Sue gave me the tools to make it so!
— C.R.
I appreciate her expertise and support. Every time I work with Sue I know that her expertise and support are moving me forward. Her workshops and nutritional coaching have helped me make a deeper connection to myself and have propelled me forward in achieving my long term goals. “
— Mia
Sue’s ability to lead is remarkable. She gracefully and intentionally adapts to the needs of the group and is able to dig in to get to the heart of the matter in a tender and loving way. Her wisdom and thoughtfulness is evident in everything we did. She is a wonderful yoga teacher and remarkable workshop leader. Her heart-centered approach allows woman the safe container to be vulnerable and open up in ways that can accelerate growth. All of our needs are met so we can focus on our intentions and relax into the experience. Sue’s retreats are always life-changing for me. I am a more balanced and thoughtful person because of her.
— Ani (2016 Bali Retreat)
Sue found my allergies after seeing 4 other nutritionists! After seeing a gastroenterologist and being diagnosed with a big deal intestinal issue, I knew it had to be related to food. They could only give me medicine and offered no answers. I then went to 4 other nutritionists, changed my diet and looked for a reason. I finally went to Sue on a recommendation from a friend. She found my allergies, counseled me through the surprise and explained why I was addicted to the foods I am allergic to. I am forever grateful for Sue and my healthy body. No Meds!
— Bonnie
Sue Van Raes has taken on a beautiful mission - to help heal the feminine when it comes to food, body, and soul. Sue provides a wonderful gathering of resources, information, wisdom and story that touches the heart and reminds us that the journey of the feminine is unique, special and powerful. The simple and practical insights that Sue offers are a great distillation of some of the more useful health principles of our time. This work is honest, heartfelt, and much needed.
— Marc David - author and founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating
Sue was prompt to respond to my inquires and was able to set an appointment last minute to accommodate my limited schedule. I worked with Sue to determine my metabolic type. She was very knowledgeable. She supported me in understanding how to work with my new food plan. Thanks, Sue
— Reese
We all need an owner’s manual to our own bodies. Sue Van Raes offers us just that. It is as though Van Raes is a trusted girlfriend, sharing secrets to health over a cup of comforting herbal tea, Sue offers what many of us have been looking for to provide the suggestions to reboot our own lives. As a twenty-year practitioner of holistic disciplines including Yoga and Ayurveda, I learned many key lessons from this work and look forward to sharing it with my students and clients.
— Felicia Tomaskso - Editor in Chief, LA Yoga and Find Bliss magazines
Sue Van Raes deepens our conversation on women’s health and happiness, leaving us more empowered and spiritually connected in our daily lives. Sue offers a dynamic approach to healing the feminine through food, mind-body connection and intuition. This is an important work for women of our time!
— Sara Avant Stover - author and founder of The Way of the Happy Woman.
I have known Sue since she first began her education in nutrition. We shared an office for several years and I have watched her grow into an ever more wise, kind human being, practitioner and teacher. She understands the causes of illness and suffering and is skilled in guiding women back to Health. Sue’s ways of living, her work and her book are one. That is about as good a compliment as I can pay anyone.
— Charley Cropley, N.D.
I loved my nutrition sessions with Sue. They were so informative and brought big changes to my diet that I never expected. After listening attentively and intuitively to my healthy issues, Sue suggested we test to see what metabolic type I had. I was so surprised by the results that suggested I eat foods that hadn’t been on my plate for decades! I was a bit hesitant at first but after a month of eating the way she suggested, my energy increased to a level I haven’t experienced in so long.
— Helen
360° nutrition and wellness advice. Sue’s approach to what we know of as “nutrition counseling”, is effective because it goes far beyond a simplistic review of food choices and one-on-one education about areas of improvement. She helps one see the interconnectedness of so many aspects of one’s life, the impact of those relationships on one’s wellness and how health can be addressed through nutrition awareness. Her guidance is simple and common sense.
— Shannon
I have been working with Sue in her program, experiencing a new refreshing way of looking at my diet. For the first time ever, I did a cleanse with her guidance that helped me get my mind and body back into balance. I have learned more ways to provide protein into my vegetarian meals and I have worked with her guidance on making changes to my peripheral behaviors, allowing me to feel supported in my emotional well being and making it more possible to choose healthy eating habits over emotional eating habits.
— Mariposa Linden
I began working with Sue in her program, and she taught me balance and pleasure. Now I eat what my body needs as well as what I want. I continue to exercise, but only doing the activities I truly love and that make me feel good. Life is no longer a disciplined obligation
— Hope
Over the course of our time together, I learned how to drop into myself, become more aware and in the moment and how to have more authentic relationships with women. I had time to take time for me as well as time for rejuvenation, rest and relaxation. Costa Rica was an amazing opportunity to connect with myself and the other beautiful women.
— Jessica
I have been very happy working with Sue. We just went over my test scores and she is very knowledgeable. I also love the fact that Sue is realistic in helping her clients - she doesn’t use absolutes - she really tries to help you with what will work for you - not what will work for everyone/anyone. Sue emphasizes personalized consulting. I also went on the 2013 Bali Retreat and couldn’t recommend a trip more than this one.
— Patti Gilbert
Working with the Sue has allowed me to make shifts in my life and open up to insights I didn’t realize were waiting for me. I have run up against the same walls time and time again in my life, but throughout time I slowly saw the bricks crumble down to reveal clarity to what it is I truly desire in all areas of my life.
— Holly
I am feeling much better. After Sue tested my food allergies, the gluten free, dairy free, egg free diet has helped me tremendously. My digestion and energy are so much better. Thanks Sue for all of you help and support.
— Shirley
I am very pleased about my work with Sue. She is an excellent listener and we were able to get started right away with a sense of direction. I am very much appreciate working with Sue on a better health plan for myself and feel a lovely sense of care, support, and confidence from her.
— Jennifer Martin
I am usually one to shy away from the group thing, but something drew me in to this program, and I became very trusting of the environment and coaching. This program empowered a safe place for me to explore, become vulnerable, be challenged, and grow. This year I made life- changing moves that I may have never made by myself, or with a single coach or counselor. I highly recommend it for any woman who wants to enable her most powerful self.
— Jennifer
For 27 years I did not eat meat other than fish and seafood for altruistic reasons. The guidance I found with Sue has changed my view to eat right for my body type and health concerns. Being on the road of better health has energized me and showed me that altruism can still exist as a meat eater.
— Lise
The past year has been the craziest and most intense part of my life. Without the guidance and support from Sue I don’t know how I could have not just survived this time, but really grown as a person and come out feeling the closest thing to transformed that I have ever experienced. Not only is Sue incredibly supportive and knowledgeable in what she does, her insight and inspiring energy during our sessions is what makes such a difference for me.
— Mollie White
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BODY. HEART. MIND. SOUL


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BODY. HEART. MIND. SOUL