A More Compassionate Way to Think About Food
I’m a registered dietitian who helps people navigate eating in the context of stress, health, and real life. My approach is collaborative, weight-inclusive, and grounded in both science and compassion. You don’t have to have everything figured out to start—we can take it one step at a time.
Eating isn’t hard because you lack discipline.
It’s hard because your brain is tired. If you ever thought, “I know what to eat — why does this feel so hard?” You’re not alone.
Most food struggles aren’t about motivation, willpower, or knowing the “right” thing to do. They’re about mental load, decision fatigue, and how the brain responds to stress, overwhelm, and constant choice.
Suren is a neurodivergent non-diet dietitian.
Hi, I’m Suren.
I’m a registered dietitian who helps people feel more confident and less overwhelmed around food. Not by adding more rules, but by understanding how the brain actually works.
My background stems from a mix of bad genetics that make me susceptible to heart disease and diabetes. Growing up, I did gymnastics competitively for 12 years. I participated in Division 1 athletics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the women’s gymnastics team. Transitioning from an active lifestyle wasn’t easy. I struggled with changing my eating patterns to adapt to a sedentary lifestyle. I struggled with disordered eating, bingeing, and tried to “eat healthy” to find it miserable and unsustainable. I’ve found that food freedom, intuitive eating, and finding balance with foods makes food more enjoyable to feel good.
I relate to the frustrations of not knowing how much is enough. With the fears of overeating and worrying about weight. Using a gentle and non-diet approach, I work with clients to discover new ways to eat to feel confident. Health is a lifestyle, not a diet. I love helping my clients to build confidence in how to eat instead what to eat.
For years, I worked in the world of “building confidence of food,” with hunger fullness cues and a non-diet approach. What I kept noticing was this:
People weren’t struggling because they didn’t understand nutrition. They were struggling because they were mentally exhausted.
By the end of the day, food decisions felt heavy. Hunger cues felt blurry. Confidence disappeared. Not because something was wrong with their body, but because their brain was under a large load.
What I Focus On
My work centers on the intersection of:
- Decision fatigue & eating
- Brain’s need for efficiency and safety
- Stress, the nervous system, and appetite
- Why eating feels harder when juggling every day life
Ideas I explore with clients:
- Why eating feels easier some days than others
- How mental load shapes food choices
- Why confidence erodes under stress, and how to restore it
- How reducing decisions can help hunger and fullness signals re-emerge
This isn’t about controlling your eating. It’s about supporting your brain so eating requires less effort.
My Approach
I believe:
- Your brain is wired for efficiency, not perfection
- Food behaviors are often stress responses, not failures
- Confidence with food grows when pressure decreases
- Understanding why something is hard can be deeply regulating
I translate research on decision-making, appetite regulation, and the nervous system into language that feels human, compassionate, and usable in real life.
No shaming. No fixing. No pretending food exists in a vacuum.
Who this Space is For
This space is especially helpful if:
- You feel worn down by constant food decisions
- You “know what to eat” but struggle to follow through when tired
- Eating feels harder at night or during stressful seasons
- You’re done blaming yourself and want real explanations
- You want support that works with your brain, not against it
If there is one thing I want you to know
You are not failing at eating. Your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do under load. My hope for you is that this space helps you feel less alone. And that it shows you that confidence with food doesn’t come from trying harder. It comes from needing less effort in the first place.
