{"id":18260,"date":"2019-10-22T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T03:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functionalnutritionlab.com\/blog\/?p=578"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:53:08","slug":"functional-nutrition-tip-the-power-of-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/blog\/functional-nutrition-tip-the-power-of-story","title":{"rendered":"The One Tool to Help You Get Results as a Functional Practitioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I were to ask you what caused you to become interested in the field of nutrition, you\u2019d likely tell me a personal story. Maybe you were sick. Or you watched your partner, child, parent, or dearest friend suffer. Perhaps you\u2019re motivated by global pain and suffering, and, for your own unique reasons, you felt called to be a part of the solution. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me, it\u2019s all of the above!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I were to listen to your story with a discerning ear, I\u2019d better understand your passion\u2014what brought you to Functional Nutrition, who you most want to help, and why<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019d also understand how to better help you to achieve your goals because I\u2019d know some key facts about who you are, where you\u2019re coming from, and what\u2019s led you to your current circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That power of story extends to our work as Functional Nutrition Counselors. Your clients\u2019 stories contain invaluable clues that can help you discover:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why they\u2019re suffering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what causes underly their most pressing symptoms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where to focus dietary and lifestyle recommendations to help bring them the most relief<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The power of story<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWithout story, people are just a pile of symptoms.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the words shared during a graduate roundtable with Functional Nutrition Alliance Certified Functional Nutrition &amp; Lifestyle Practitioner (FNLP), Amber Robertson. She\u2019s spot on!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> personal story you\u2019re just another practitioner to the people who don\u2019t know you. With your story, you\u2019re a real person. Someone with a history, a dream, and likely a lot of powerful events behind and in front of you \u2014 events that have shaped who you are and enabled you to make connections with those you serve (and want to serve).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise, stories humanize our clients. Stories are windows into their past, ancestral factors, and the lifestyle elements that may hold the key to unlocking what\u2019s next. While questionnaires enable us to elicit important client data, the most impactful insights often emerge from the stories clients share. Harnessing the power of story requires a certain level of skill and discernment. In fact, it\u2019s part of what we call the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/articles\/the-art-of-counseling-step-1-assess\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ART of Counseling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where can stories go wrong? While stories can be illuminating, they can also become quagmires of negativity. Stories can cause clients to wallow in their narratives and focus on their wounds.When that happens, stories can stand in the way of our work. Some clients might even spend time and energy spinning stories about why they can\u2019t follow recommendations. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/articles\/serve-dont-please\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serve, not please!<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of this, some practitioners grow to dread story to the point that they avoid it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find yourself drained after sessions, trapped in feeling more like a friend than a professional, it may be time to rethink your approach. Rest assured, with the right tools and training, story can be what sets you apart as a practitioner who gets results.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The functional reframe: listening with purpose<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, without the right tools, and the right lens, you and your clients are liable\u00a0 to fall victim to the dark side of story. The solution is to listen for three key elements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of these elements is what in Functional Medicine and Functional Nutrition we call a Mediator.. A mediator is anything that influences your client\u2019s symptoms-positively or negatively. It could be a certain food, sleep quality, relationship dynamics, level of physical activity, or a multitude of other factors. We all have many meditators!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying these mediators requires a discerning ear. Your client might not connect emotional encounters with symptom flares, but you can pick that out of their story, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you learn to listen carefully. By listening for mediators and employing a functional reframe, you can guide the conversation to uncover crucial clues and reduce unnecessary storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a reminder, Functional Nutrition is a way of practicing that uses proven systems and tools to get to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/articles\/root-cause-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">root causes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of your clients\u2019 issues. It doesn\u2019t just alleviate symptoms; it addresses why they exist in the first place. Functional Nutrition isn\u2019t a formula that works <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sometimes,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but rather a system that works <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all the time.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if you, like me, recognize that cookie cutter formulas just don\u2019t cut it<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Functional Nutrition may be your answer. Start with story and begin listening for mediators today. You\u2019ll be amazed at the power it holds and therein begin to understand the power of Functional Nutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more on the use of story in clinical care, tune into<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/15-minute-matrix-podcast\/mapping-story-with-andrea-nakayama-100\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this solo episode of the 15-Minute Matrix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where I map the powers of story on the Functional Nutrition Matrix.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I were to ask you what caused you to become interested in the field of nutrition, you\u2019d likely tell me a personal story. Maybe you were sick. Or you watched your partner, child, parent, or dearest friend suffer. 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