From Crisis to Clarity: Reversing Bipolar, ADHD & Anxiety with Keto
- Author
- Robyn R Dobbins
- Published
- Thu 07 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.harbingerofhealthllc.com/podcasts/ketobiography
📋 In this extraordinary episode, we’re joined by Kristina and Genevieve Cook, a mother-daughter duo who overcame six years of psychiatric crisis, chronic pain, and severe behavioral challenges, all through the power of a therapeutic ketogenic diet.
Genevieve was just nine when she entered an inpatient psychiatric program for treatment-resistant bipolar disorder. After years of medications and mounting mental health struggles, everything changed when her family discovered the impact of food on the brain. Within one week of switching to a whole foods ketogenic diet, she began sleeping, stabilizing, and reclaiming her life. Kristina, battling her depression and PTSD, also experienced a total transformation, leading her to become a passionate advocate for metabolic psychiatry and family-based healing.
This episode is a powerful reminder that food can fuel recovery, rewire the brain, and return hope to the most hopeless cases. 💛
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Welcome to Ketobiography
01:30 – Meet Kristina and Genevieve Cook
04:05 – Kristina’s History of Anxiety, Trauma, and Chronic Pain
08:45 – Genevieve’s Behavioral Crisis and Inpatient Treatment
13:15 – The Turning Point: Bobby Kennedy, Good Energy, and Real Food
18:00 – Sleep, Mood, and Physical Healing in Just One Week
22:45 – Discovering Dr. Chris Palmer and Metabolic Psychiatry
26:30 – From Treatment-Resistant to Medication-Free
31:40 – Genevieve’s Story in Her Own Words
35:15 – The Power of Educating Kids About Food
39:50 – Homeschooling, School Success, and Social Wins
44:10 – Educating Doctors, Dropping Books in Little Libraries
48:00 – Better Humans Project and Metabolic Collective
52:15 – Final Message: Choose Your Hard, Take Back Your Health
🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How Kristina reversed PTSD, chronic pain, and mood issues through keto
- How Genevieve went from a psychiatric inpatient to medication-free in weeks
- Why a ketogenic diet can transform childhood mental health
- The role of food, metabolic health, and inflammation in psychiatric disorders
- How to educate your kids and shift the entire family dynamic
- Real stories of hope, healing, and grassroots mental health advocacy
💡 Key Insight:
“Six years of suffering became six weeks of recovery. If we can learn better, we can do better, especially for our kids.” - Kristina Cook
🌐 Connect with Kristina Cook & Better Humans Project:
- Facebook: Better Humans Project
- X: @KristinaCo9561
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👥 Connect with the Hosts:
Robyn R. Dobbins
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🎧 Listen to More Ketobiography Episodes:
New episodes are released every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.
🔗 Subscribe + follow + leave a review to support the show!
🌱 Know someone with a Keto success story? Nominate them to be featured!
👤 Connect with the Robyn:
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