Embodied Core Nutrition
Trauma-Informed Functional Nutrition for Women
Melanee Dahl | CNS, LDN, CD, CEDS
Certified Nutrition Specialist in Bountiful, Utah
I’ve worked with hundreds of women who are told their labs are ‘normal,’ yet they still don’t feel well. I’m here to bridge that gap because it isn’t all in your head. We go beyond standard testing to uncover the root causes of your symptoms, validating your experience and helping you finally find relief.
It’s Not Your Fault & There Are Things You Can Do to Feel Better & Have More Energy
Do any of these sound familiar?
- $Wired & Tired: You’re exhausted, yet stress and overwhelm keep you from getting deep, restorative sleep.
- $The Freeze/Flight Cycle with Food: You swing between rigid diet plans (control) and eating everything in sight (rebellion/coping).
- $Medical Gaslighting: You’ve been told your body size is the "cause" of your symptoms or that your labs are normal, leaving you feeling unseen and unheard.
- $Hormonal Chaos: You are navigating perimenopause or PCOS without clear guidance on how to support your changing body.
More than a Meal Plan – Bringing the Functional Nutrition & Safety Together
These aren’t “willpower” failures; they are signs your body is asking for safety. True healing requires more than a meal plan—it requires reconnecting with your body. By combining functional nutrition with somatic tools, and nervous system regulation, we move you out of survival mode and into a place where nourishing yourself feels natural, sustainable, and safe.
Serving Women Since 2021
Nutrition That Recognizes & Celebrates Your Body
I didn’t start Embodied Core Nutrition just because I love nutrition—I started it because I needed answers.
Like so many of the women I treat, I spent years chasing doctors and searching for relief from chronic illness, only to be told my labs were “normal” or that I just needed to try harder. I navigated my own recovery from an eating disorder and the frustration of a healthcare system that didn’t know how to look beyond the surface.
I knew something was wrong, I felt alone, like I was crazy, and no one else was taking what I was facing seriously. I had to be the one that took my needs seriously.
So in 2016, I went back to school to become the provider I wish I had. By 2021, I earned my Master’s in Clinical Nutrition and Board Certification, while also becoming a trauma-informed yoga instructor. During this time, I realized that to truly heal, I had to stop fighting my body and start listening to it.
I continued on to become a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist in 2024, and I continue to learn new skills and develop as a clinician every day.
Embodied Core Nutrition is the result of my journey. My practice is built to offer you what I fought so hard to find: deep, science-backed support that sees you, respects your lived experience, regulates your nervous system, and refuses to shame you for the body you live in.
Trauma-Informed Nutrition: Healing Starts with Safety
Curiosity Focused on Progress, Not Perfection or Control
You cannot heal a body you are at war with. At Embodied Core, we understand that chronic stress and trauma can keep your nervous system stuck in “survival mode,” making digestion and true health impossible.
We replace rigid rules with regulation—using somatic tools to help your body feel safe enough to heal. Whether through my courses, community, or 1:1 nutrition therapy, we bridge the gap between clinical science (labs and nutrients) and the deep, inner work of trusting your own body again.
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1:1 Personalized Nutrition & Somatic Support
Deep Dives into Your Unique Biology & Somatic Support
Standard protocols fail because they ignore your unique story. This is my highest level of support, designed to uncover the root causes of your symptoms—whether they stem from gut health, hormonal imbalances, or a disordered relationship with food.
Depending on your location and needs, we will embark on one of two paths: Medical Nutrition Therapy (utilizing labs and objective data to drive clinical decisions) or Nervous System Coaching (focusing on somatic tools and behavioral shifts).
The Rhythm of Our Work: Nutrition takes time, it is not a quick fix. Because we are looking at root-cause, cellular healing rather than a band-aid, clients should anticipate a collaborative journey of 6+ months. To ensure your system has the consistent support it needs without feeling overwhelmed, we typically meet every other week.
Transparent, Pay-As-You-Go Pricing: Healing shouldn’t require going into debt or signing massive lock-in contracts. I operate on a transparent, session-by-session basis so you can pace your care to your needs.
Included in Your Care at No Extra Cost:
- Review of your standard bloodwork
- Care coordination and communication with your primary doctor or therapist
- A personalized nutrition plan designed for your specific capacity
(Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance accepted for Medical Nutrition Therapy sessions in eligible states.)
*Initial Intake Deep-Dive (60 Minutes) | $260.
We gather all your puzzle pieces—your history, your relationship with food, and your physical symptoms—to create a personalized, sustainable roadmap.
*Ongoing Support Sessions (45 Minutes) | $150.
Meeting every other week, we troubleshoot the “messy middle,” adjust your plan, and build real-life somatic tools to regulate your nervous system.
Functional Lab Interpretation | $150.
An analysis and protocol-building fee applied only when we utilize complex functional testing (such as advanced hormone or gut microbiome panels).
1:1 Personalize Somatic Eating Disorder Care
Specialized Support for Eating Disorder Recovery
Recovery requires more than a meal plan—it requires safety. My approach to eating disorder care integrates clinical nutrition with deep somatic work, helping you move out of the “fight or flight” response that often drives disordered behaviors.
The Rhythm of Our Work: In eating disorder recovery, consistency is your safety net. We are actively rewiring deep neural pathways and rebuilding trust with your body—a process that typically unfolds over 12 to 18 months. To ensure you have continuous, compassionate support through the daily physical and emotional hurdles of recovery, we meet weekly. As your capacity and resilience grow, we will eventually begin to space these sessions out.
Transparent, Pay-As-You-Go Pricing: Healing shouldn’t require taking on financial anxiety or signing massive lock-in contracts. I operate on a transparent, session-by-session basis so you receive highly specialized care at a pace that respects both your nervous system and your budget.
Included in Your Care at No Extra Cost:
- Extensive Team Collaboration: I work closely and coordinate frequently with your therapist, primary care doctor, and the rest of your medical team to ensure you have a unified support system.
- Review of Standard Labs: Interpretation of standard bloodwork to monitor basic health markers.
- Between-Session Messaging: Direct access to me during the week to help you navigate triggers and hurdles in real-time.
(Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance accepted for Medical Nutrition Therapy sessions in eligible states.)
Initial Intake Deep-Dive (60 Minutes) | $260
We gather your full history, assess your current nutritional and somatic baseline, and outline a collaborative, weight-inclusive path forward.
Weekly Support Sessions (45 Minutes) | $150
Consistent 1:1 care to navigate the ups and downs of recovery, implement somatic coping tools, and slowly expand your nervous system’s capacity for nourishment.
Functional Lab Interpretation | $150
An analysis fee applied only if we need to utilize complex functional testing to assess deeper nutrient status or physiological imbalances.
The Regulation Library
The Regulation Library Self-Paced Somatic Support You cannot digest life (or food) when you are stuck in survival mode. This self-paced course gives you the blueprint to understand your body’s language and find clarity in your symptoms (and life).
We dive deep into the 4 Core Pillars of Embodied Wellbeing, exploring the undeniable connection between your nervous system, your energy levels, and your nutrition. You will walk away with a personalized toolbox of practices—resources you can turn to in moments of stress or overwhelm—to help you cultivate safety and honor your body’s needs in any situation.
$47/month
You Are Not “Crazy” and You Are Not Broken. It’s Time to Learn to Listen.
The modern medical system is designed to treat acute illness, not to nurture vitality. It treats body parts in isolation, leaving you stranded in the gap between “normal test results” and actually feeling well. This leaves you alone with the painful questions:
- “Why do my labs say I’m ‘fine’ when I can barely get out of bed?”
- “Why does exercise leave me drained instead of energized?”
- “Why is my thyroid so impossible to regulate?”
- “Why doesn’t the diet that worked for everyone else work for me?”
Leading to the ultimate unanswered question: “What is wrong with me?” The answer is: Nothing. Your body isn’t failing; it is signaling. And it’s time we finally listened.
Your Body is Not the Enemy. It is Simply Asking to be Seen & Heard
You haven’t been failing to heal; you just haven’t had the right map. What looks like “rebellion” or “brokenness” is often your nervous system trying to protect you in a world that doesn’t listen.
If you are done with the medical red tape, the shame spirals, and the self-doubt, there is a different way forward. We strip away the noise to provide the clear, science-backed support you need to finally feel at home in your own skin.
The Embodied Core Approach
Where Functional Science & Nutrition Meets Somatic Safety
I believe true health requires two things: clear data and deep safety. Functional nutrition gives us the map—looking at cellular health and lab results to answer “What is happening inside?” Somatic support gives us the compass—listening to symptoms and emotions to answer “What is my body trying to say?”
At Embodied Core Nutrition, we bring these two worlds together. We support women of all ages and body types to see the bigger picture, offering a non-judgmental space to rediscover what it means to truly nourish, cultivate, and care for yourself.
The 3 Pillars of Care
Based in Curiosity: Support VS Challenge
Traditional diet culture relies on “challenging” the body—pushing through fatigue, hunger, or discomfort to get results. We flip the script. We approach your symptoms with curiosity, not judgment. Instead of fighting your body, we ask: “What support does my system need right now to feel safe?” When we resource the body with support rather than stress, deep healing finally becomes possible.
Capacity Based Nutrition
The “perfect” nutrition plan not only doesn’t exist, it is useless if your nervous system is too overwhelmed to maintain it. We recognize that your capacity to change is dictated by your stress load and your safety. We never prescribe more than your system can handle. By respecting your current capacity—and slowly expanding it—we create sustainable shifts that stick, rather than the crash-and-burn cycle of “all-or-nothing” dieting.
Data+ Wisdom = Embodied Nutrition
We value the story your labs tell us and the story your body tells us. Functional testing gives us the objective data (the science), while somatic work reconnects you to your internal cues (the wisdom). By combining these two, we create a roadmap that is not only scientifically robust but also deeply intuitive and aligned with your unique lived experience.
What to Expect When You Work with Melanee
You don’t need another rigid plan filled with “shoulds.” You need a toolbox that actually works in the chaos of real life. Whether it’s navigating stress, processing emotions, or understanding why you crave sugar when you’re tired, our work is about building safety. We move away from restrictive dogma and towards a place where you can trust your body to guide you.
Tools for Real-life Regulation
Healing doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it happens in your daily life. We build a personalized “safety toolbox” that helps you regulate your nervous system when the world feels overwhelming. When your body feels safe, it becomes easier to listen to its cues, interpret your hunger, and understand your relationship with food without judgment.
Support to Bridge the gap
Information is not the same as transformation. It is one thing to know what to do; it is another to do it when you are stressed and busy. I provide the mentorship needed to apply these tools in real-time. We navigate the messy middle together, helping you integrate these changes so they become a natural rhythm of your life, not just another task on your to-do list.
Clarity on your needs & Your Path
No more guessing, and no more gaslighting. We combine the objective data (labs and symptoms) with the subjective wisdom of your lived experience to answer the question, “What does my body actually need?” You will leave with a clear understanding of your physiology and a sustainable, step-by-step path forward that feels true to you.
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Embodied Core Nutrition exists for people to have access to resources, education, and inclusive nutrition.
Setting the Standard for Weight-Inclusive Care Health is a resource for living, not a size to be achieved. We reject the outdated bias that equates thinness with health. At Embodied Core, we remove the barrier of weight stigma to provide high-quality, evidence-based care for every body—ensuring you receive the thorough, respectful treatment you deserve, without judgment.
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I’m Melanee Dahl
I’m Melanee Dahl, and This Is My Promise to You. I founded Embodied Core Nutrition because I believe healthcare needs to change. When you step into my practice, here is what you can expect:
- $You Are the Ultimate Authority I may be an expert in nutrition, but you are the expert on your body. Your lived experience is valid, important, and the most critical data point we have. I am here to be a partner on your team, not a dictator of your choices.
- $First, Do No Harm I hold a firm boundary that nutrition interventions must never come at the cost of your mental health. If a protocol improves your labs but ruins your relationship with food or increases your anxiety, it is not the right protocol.
- $Healing is Inherent We don't "fix" broken bodies; we support healing ones. Your body has an incredible, innate capacity to restore itself. My role is simply to provide the resources and safety it needs to do its best work.
- $Integrity & Collaboration I don’t pretend to have every answer, but I promise to never stop looking for them. I make research and continued learning a pillar of my care. I also value collaboration, working seamlessly with your other providers (therapists, doctors) to ensure you are supported from every angle.
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