A clinician-led platform bringing together the neuroscience of trauma, the emerging science of metabolic psychiatry, and a profound understanding of what it means to truly come home to yourself.
"The ache for something more is not a flaw in the design. It is the design, pointing you home."
The Foundation
You are not broken. Your nervous system has been doing its best under conditions it was never designed for. Understanding that is where healing actually starts.
About the Platform
A wider map for a complex problem
Most approaches to mental health address only part of the picture. Finding Your True North brings together what the evidence across multiple fields is telling us: that anxiety and depression have causes that are biological, relational, metabolic, and deeply human all at once.
This platform was built by a clinician with over twenty years of experience, grounded in the research, and shaped by the consistent truth that the most powerful moment in any healing journey is the one where a person finally stops blaming themselves.
Registered Psychologist with 20+ years of clinical experience
EMDR Clinician of 14 years, trained in complex trauma
Completed Georgia Ede's clinical training program: Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health
Author of Reverse Engineering Heaven: a clinical and personal exploration of consciousness, suffering, and what we are built for
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The Nervous System
Trauma is not primarily a memory problem. It is a body problem. Understanding how the nervous system holds experience and how it can be helped to release it is the foundation of everything this platform offers.
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Metabolic Psychiatry
The brain is a physical organ with physical requirements. The emerging science of metabolic psychiatry is showing us that what we eat directly shapes how we feel, in ways the mental health field is only beginning to fully appreciate.
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Lifestyle as Medicine
Sleep, movement, sunlight, and connection are not peripheral self-care habits. They are the biological floor of mental health, and the evidence for their impact is stronger than most people realise.
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Meaning and Coherence
The ache for purpose, connection, and a felt sense of belonging in your own life is not neurotic restlessness. It is a signal from a system that knows what it is built for. This platform takes that signal seriously.
The Mental Health PuzzleWhat Nobody Told You
Finding Your True North
Free Resource
The ebook that starts everything
A comprehensive, evidence-based guide to understanding anxiety and depression through a wider lens. Written in plain language with genuine clinical depth, it covers what the research says about causes and treatments that most people have never encountered.
01Why so many people are struggling and what the standard story gets wrong
02The real causes of anxiety and depression including trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and metabolic health
03Food, the brain, and the connection the mental health field has been slow to make
04Lifestyle factors with stronger evidence than most people realise
05What thousands of near-death experiences tell us about what we are built for
06The therapies that work and why, including a clear guide to finding your fit
07Your path forward and how the program continues from here
From a free personalised assessment to a fully tailored ongoing program with daily journalling and intelligent referral support. Each tier delivers genuine standalone value.
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The Assessment
Free
20-minute personalised quiz
Assessment across four dimensions of wellbeing
Personalised report with tailored recommendations
Safety screening with referral pathways where needed
In around ten minutes the quiz maps your experience across four dimensions: your nervous system and history, your body and brain foundations, your relationships and environment, and your sense of meaning and purpose.
You will receive an immediate summary of your profile, enough to feel genuinely understood, and then enter your email to receive your full personalised report. The program options follow naturally from there.
We recommend reading the free ebook first. It will deepen your self-understanding and make your quiz answers more accurate. But if you are ready to act now, the quiz is the place to start.
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Understand why you have been struggling in a way that finally makes sense
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Receive recommendations tailored to your nervous system, not a generic program
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Find out which therapeutic approaches are most likely to suit your history
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Take the first honest step toward finding your true north
Everything you share is completely confidential. Your answers are not visible to anyone, including the people who built this platform. They are used only to generate your personalised report.
Most programs offer generic recommendations. This one is built around your specific profile across four dimensions of human wellbeing, because the path home looks different for everyone.
Your summary results are immediate. Your full personalised report arrives in your inbox. The program options follow from there, at your pace, on your terms.
How your system has been shaped by experience and what it most needs to find its way back to safety.
Brain and Body Foundations
The metabolic and lifestyle factors that directly shape how your brain functions and how you feel.
Relationships and Environment
The relational safety and genuine connection your nervous system requires to heal and flourish.
Meaning and Coherence
Your relationship with purpose, connection, and the deeper sense of being aligned with what you most deeply value.
Coming Soon
Be the first to find your way
The platform launches soon. Join the waitlist to receive the free ebook immediately and be notified when the full program opens. No spam. Just the things that matter.
By joining you will receive the free ebook and occasional updates about the platform launch. You can unsubscribe at any time. Your information is never shared with third parties.
Finding your true north
Before you begin, please read this carefully.
Everything you share in this quiz is completely confidential. Your answers are not visible to anyone, including the people who built this platform. They are used only to generate your personalised report.
The one exception is if your answers suggest you may be at risk of harm to yourself or others. In that situation the platform will not share your information with anyone, but it will ask you to pause and provide you with resources and referral pathways appropriate to where you live. This is not a judgment. It is the platform doing what it promised: paying attention and telling the truth about what is needed.
This platform is a psychoeducational and lifestyle support program. It is not a therapy service and does not replace professional mental health care. Where your answers suggest that professional support is what you most need right now, the program will say so clearly and help you find it.
Take your time. Answer as honestly as you can. There are no wrong answers here.
Thank you for being honest. That takes courage.
What you are experiencing matters, and you deserve proper support right now. This program is not the right starting point for where you are today, and we want to make sure you get what you actually need.
If you are in immediate danger please call your local emergency services.
When you are in a more supported place, this program will be here for you.
Section 1 — a little about you
Where do you live?
Section 1 — a little about you
How old are you?
We recommend completing this quiz with the support of a trusted adult. Some program content may suggest speaking with a parent, guardian, or school counsellor.
Section 1 — a little about you
What brings you here today?
Choose as many as feel true.
Section 2 — wellbeing and safety
Over the past two weeks, how often have you had thoughts of harming yourself or feeling that you would be better off not being here?
Please answer as honestly as you can.
Section 2 — wellbeing and safety
How is your relationship with food and eating?
This helps us make sure the program content we generate is appropriate for you.
Section 2 — wellbeing and safety
A note before we continue.
We noticed you indicated that food and eating has been a source of struggle. The program we are generating for you focuses on the other dimensions of your wellbeing and does not include any content related to food or diet.
If you would like support specifically around your relationship with food, the following services specialise in exactly that:
How often do you feel genuinely safe and at rest in your body, not just distracted or busy?
Section 3 — your nervous system and history
When something stressful happens, how long does it typically take your body to settle?
Section 3 — your nervous system and history
Do you find yourself replaying past events or conversations as though they are still happening?
Section 3 — your nervous system and history
Do you startle easily, feel on edge, or find it hard to relax even in safe situations?
Section 3 — your nervous system and history
How would you describe your experience of your own body?
Section 3 — your nervous system and history
Do you feel that past experiences are still significantly affecting how you feel or function today?
Section 4 — past therapy experience
Have you ever seen a therapist, psychologist, counsellor, or other mental health professional?
We are sorry that experience was not what it should have been. That matters, and it does not mean that support cannot be helpful. The program will take this into account in its recommendations.
Section 4 — past therapy experience
If you have had therapy before, which approaches have you tried?
Choose all that apply.
Section 4 — past therapy experience
For any therapies you have tried, how did they feel overall?
Section 4 — past therapy experience
Is there any type of support you feel strongly you do not want recommended?
Choose all that apply.
The program will respect these preferences while noting where clinical evidence strongly supports a particular approach for your profile.
Section 5 — medications
Are you currently taking any medication prescribed for mental health, mood, sleep, or neurological conditions?
This platform does not provide any advice about medications. If you have questions, please speak with your prescribing doctor.
You have indicated that you are currently taking prescribed medication. Before making any significant changes to your diet or lifestyle, please speak with your prescribing doctor. Your doctor can help you make any changes safely.
Section 5 — medications
Has medication been helpful for you in the past?
Section 6 — your body and brain foundations
How would you describe your energy across a typical day?
Section 6 — your body and brain foundations
How is your sleep most nights?
Section 6 — your body and brain foundations
How much do you move your body in a typical week?
Section 6 — your body and brain foundations
How much time do you spend outside in natural light on a typical day?
Section 7 — relationships and environment
Do you have people in your life with whom you feel genuinely seen and understood?
Section 7 — relationships and environment
How safe do your closest relationships feel?
Section 7 — relationships and environment
When you are struggling, is there someone you can turn to without fear of judgment?
Section 7 — relationships and environment
How connected do you feel to your community or the world around you?
Section 8 — meaning, purpose and spiritual connection
Do you have a sense of purpose or direction in your life right now?
Section 8 — meaning, purpose and spiritual connection
How often do you experience moments of genuine meaning, connection, or awe?
Section 8 — meaning, purpose and spiritual connection
Does your life feel aligned with what you most deeply value?
Section 8 — meaning, purpose and spiritual connection
Do you have a spiritual, contemplative, or meaning-making practice that feels important to you?
Section 8 — meaning, purpose and spiritual connection
When you imagine the life you most want to be living, how far does it feel from where you are now?
Almost there
Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions honestly.
That in itself is an act of care toward yourself, and it matters.
Your personalised summary is being generated now. It will give you an immediate sense of where your profile sits across the four dimensions this platform addresses.
To receive your full personalised report, including your tailored program recommendations and your suggested starting points, please enter your email address below. Your report will arrive in your inbox within minutes.
Your information is never shared with third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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