Meet Dr. Stephanie (Kai-Tzu)

My Story

• Living With Brain Fog Before I Had the Language for It

  From an early age in Taiwan, I often sat in the classroom with “a heavy head,” tired and disconnected, my thoughts clouded in ways I couldn’t explain. As an adult, those same patterns resurfaced. I found myself rereading the same lines in a book, willing my brain to focus, yet trapped in a haze that drained my energy and confidence. Despite trying every hack and pushing harder, my brain still felt “off,” planting seeds of self-doubt and making me question whether I could survive medical school, let alone start over in a new country. Like many high achievers, I pushed through quietly, unaware that my health, not my effort, was the real obstacle.

• Naturopathic + Eastern Medicine → Clarity Restored

  What began as a challenge became a blessing in disguise. Medical school changed everything — as I trained in Western naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University and through a scholarship in Traditional Chinese Medicine in China, learning how neurochemistry, the gut microbiome, hormones, and stress resilience are all deeply interconnected. By integrating these insights and through a great deal of trial and error, I uncovered the root causes of my symptoms and healed my brain fog. For the first time, I felt in control of my mind and my path, with the freedom to be present, energized, and deeply connected in every part of my life.

• Transformation → Why I Guide Others

  That transformation became the foundation of my life’s work. Having experienced firsthand how debilitating brain fog can be, and how freeing it is to heal, I now guide others toward the calm, clarity, resilience, and confidence they deserve.