Stress & Burnout Recovery

Stress isn't in your head. It's in your cells.

I'm Dr. Heather Behr. I measure what chronic stress is doing to your hormones, gut, and energy, then help you rebuild and reset your nervous system, so you can finally feel like yourself again.

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Is this you?

You're wired all day and exhausted all night.
You wake up at 3 a.m. with your mind already racing.
You run on caffeine and adrenaline, and crash without them.
Your gut flares up every time life gets hard.
Brain fog, irritability, and a short fuse you don't recognize.
Even on vacation, you can't fully relax.

Burnout isn't a mindset problem. It's biology.

When stress becomes chronic, cortisol stays high. That drives up blood sugar and inflammation, disrupts sleep and digestion, drains key nutrients, and slows how your mitochondria make energy.

That's why "just relax" doesn't work. Your body has been running an emergency program for months or years, and it needs real support to switch it off.

The good news: what stress wired in, you can rewire.

Test, don't guess.

Stress leaves measurable fingerprints. I test for them, so I can fix what's actually happening in your body instead of guessing.

What is stress doing to my hormones?

Cortisol rhythm, thyroid, sex hormones

How your cortisol rises and falls through the day, and how stress is affecting your thyroid and hormones.

Helps with: 3 a.m. wakeups, afternoon crashes, weight around the middle, low libido, irregular cycles.

Why am I so drained?

NutrEval

Your mitochondrial energy production, the nutrients stress burns through fastest (like magnesium and B vitamins), and neurotransmitter markers linked to mood and focus.

Helps with: fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, low motivation.

Is stress affecting my gut?

GI Effects

Your microbiome, digestion, and gut inflammation. Your gut and brain talk constantly, and stress disrupts both directions.

Helps with: bloating, IBS-type symptoms, food reactions, mood swings.

How is my nervous system coping?

Heart rate variability (HRV)

A simple, real-time measure of how well your body shifts out of fight-or-flight and into recovery, and a way to track your progress.

Helps with: feeling constantly "on," poor recovery, trouble relaxing.

Is stress raising my long-term risk?

Blood sugar, insulin, hs-CRP, blood pressure

The markers that show whether chronic stress is quietly pushing you toward heart disease, diabetes, and inflammation.

Helps with: family history concerns, rising numbers at your physical.

You won't need every test. I choose what makes sense for you on your discovery call.

How I help you recover

Measure
Testing shows what stress has changed in your hormones, gut, nutrients, and nervous system.
Replenish
Targeted nutrition and supplements rebuild what chronic stress has drained, so your body has what it needs to recover.
Rewire
Evidence-based mind-body tools retrain your stress response, so calm becomes your default instead of something you have to fight for.

Most programs treat your mind or your body. I treat both.

I'm trained in both the biochemistry of stress and mind-body medicine. I can read what cortisol is doing to your cells and give you the tools to change it, and I do every part of your care myself.

PhD, Integrative Medicine
Master's in Biomedicine
Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)
Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN)
20+ peer-reviewed publications

What you get with me

Functional and conventional testing, chosen for your symptoms
A results session where I explain what stress is doing in your body
A personalized nutrition plan to steady blood sugar, energy, and mood
A targeted supplement protocol based on your results
Mind-body tools matched to you and built into your day
Sleep and recovery support so your body can actually repair
Ongoing check-ins and retesting to track real progress
Direct access to me through every step

Common questions

Is this therapy?

No. I'm not a psychotherapist. I focus on the physical side of stress and give you mind-body tools to change your stress response. If you're working with a therapist or doctor, I'm happy to work alongside them.

How is this different from a meditation app or a wellness retreat?

Those can help, but they don't show you what's happening in your body. I start with testing, rebuild what stress has depleted, and then retrain your stress response, so the results last.

Do I have to do testing?

Testing is how I find what's actually driving your symptoms, so it's part of most plans. I'll recommend only what makes sense for you.

Is this in person or virtual?

Both. I see clients in my Boca Raton office and virtually. Most testing is done with at-home kits or a simple lab draw near you.

How much does it cost?

It depends on which testing and support make sense for you. I'll go over everything, including cost, on your discovery call, so there are no surprises.

You don't have to keep running on empty.

Book a discovery call. I'll listen to what's going on, tell you which testing makes sense, and show you where to start.