Setting a New Standard for Mental Health Recovery

What does true mental health recovery look like? In this powerful conversation, licensed mental health counselor Nicole Laurent, sits down with Metabolic Mind’s Hannah Warren to explore how metabolic therapies like ketogenic diets are transforming the treatment of serious mental illnesses. Nicole challenges conventional standards of recovery from mental illness, advocating for a higher bar that includes reclaiming full, vibrant lives. In this interview, she shares clinical insights and personal experiences helping individuals move beyond symptom management to achieve true, lasting recovery from conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and chronic depression. Key topics include: Why current standards of recovery in psychiatry are too low How ketogenic therapy impacts brain health and psychiatric outcomes The importance of tracking metabolic and mental health markers Practical tools therapists and patients can use on the healing journey Stories of hope, growth, and transformation through metabolic interventions In this video, Nicole and Hannah also discuss THINK+SMART, our free framework that consolidates metabolic strategies and tactics from our community of experts by experience and clinicians to help you develop a personalized program for improving your mental and metabolic health. Learn more about THINK+SMART here 👇 https://thinksmart.metabolicmind.org/ Experts Featured: Nicole Laurent, LMHC https://x.com/KetoCounselor   / mentalhealthketo   Hannah Warren Mental Health Communications & Advocacy Manager at Metabolic Mind https://x.com/Radiantbeasting Website: https://www.radiantbeast.com/ Resources Mentioned: Learn more about the THINK+SMART framework here: https://thinksmart.metabolicmind.org/ Learn more about metabolic psychiatry and find helpful resources at https://metabolicmind.org/ About us: Metabolic Mind is a non-profit initiative of Baszucki Group working to transform the study and treatment of mental disorders by exploring the connection between metabolism and brain health. We leverage the science of metabolic psychiatry and personal stories to offer education, community, and hope to people struggling with mental health challenges and those who care for them. Our channel is for informational purposes only. We are not providing individual or group medical or healthcare advice nor establishing a provider-patient relationship. Many of the interventions we discuss can have dramatic or potentially dangerous effects if done without proper supervision. Consult your healthcare provider before changing your lifestyle or medications. Timestamps: 1:13 - The THINK+SMART Framework 2:13 - Introducing Nicole Laurent, LMHC 2:45 - Ketogenic therapy’s role in psychiatric care 5:12 - Ketogenic therapy from a clinician’s perspective 9:40 - Lauren Kennedy’s story 10:20 - Helping patients begin ketogenic therapy 13:44 - What is “recovery”? 16:01 - How we all benefit when one person heals 18:40 - Resistance to ketogenic therapies 21:49 - Tracking during ketogenic therapies