Testimonials

I’ve been working with Michael as a caregiver since December 2020. During that time, Michael shared a lot of nutritional information and advice with me about my history of gastrointestinal issues and declining health. These include Celiac disease, anemia, splenomegaly, chronic migraines, uncomfortable eating accompanied by nausea and vomiting, constipation, vitamin deficiencies, and osteopenia in my lumbar spine and hips. I also received a recent diagnosis of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, in which the mast cells in my immune system over produce histamines and induce an allergic reaction. Michael and I worked together to configure a low-oxalate, low-histamine, carnivore diet plan tailored specifically to me.

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I began to eat “carnivore-ish” on February 25th, 2020. According to Dr. Paul Saladino, “carnivore-ish” describes the diet in which someone is primarily eating animal products with a few exceptions of fruits and vegetables. While I am still transitioning into a full carnivore diet, I have completely eliminated grains, green leafy vegetables, dairy, and coffee. I have incorporated a drastically significant amount of grass-fed red meat and saturated fat into my diet.

Michael has also recommended vitamins and supplements to help my body heal itself. I am currently taking K2, D, Iron, Calcium, and ReMag (highly absorbable Magnesium).

Since then, I have been noticing drastic changes in my mood, physiological responses to stimuli, and feelings of alertness and energy. I am consistently waking up without an alarm and falling asleep much more easily than I used to. I no longer feel the need to jolt myself awake with caffeine every morning or force myself to power down at night. When I wake up, I am fully awake and feel great throughout the day. I have not thrown up or felt any abdominal pain since I began eating “carnivore-ish”. This includes having more regular bowel movements with a healthy consistency, albeit black stools (Michael and I have attributed this to increased bile production from digesting meat). I have not been getting sick as often as I used to. For the first time in almost a decade, my body feels strong and unencumbered by illness.

Sarah G., Boulder, CO

I worked with Michael Mathieu after my car accident. I was so glad I did. Michael has so much experience and knowledge about whiplash and post accident trauma. He was very helpful in calming my anxieties. And, his knowledge of the body is thorough. We worked long distance over Skype. He was always very insightful about what was going on within my body. With empathy and intuition, he would work on me while I would sit quietly. Just like I were visiting him in his treatment room.

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What was fascinating is that while he was working I would experience real shifts in my body. He helped to ease my pain and relieve places where I was holding tension. I would feel better after each session. Michael is a gem. I am so glad I worked with him. It really helped.

J. McKenzie, Eugene, Oregon

Michael is a brilliant healer. I’ve seen so many healers in different modalities for chronic pain in my back for over 30 years and no one works as deeply as Michael. He is a Master and it’s astounding how much moves physically and emotionally in our sessions. Michael’s understanding of the body also helps me stay connected to my own body. I would never have believed that without touch my pain could go away, but it has. I’m incredibly grateful for Michael!

Rachel S.

Michael has an amazing ability to tune into the unseen within the body and “see” what’s happening in there. His gentle touch nudges the body back into balance. How did he fix my wrist? I’m not sure exactly, but heal he did! Thank you Michael.

Liza P., Boulder Colorado

I first met Michael in 2009 when he was a student in my Craniosacral Therapy for Infants class. He was a star student. He’s still a star. Michael and I have kept in touch over the years. I have closely followed his changing career. I have also experienced his amazing distance healing treatments. I expect a practitioner to have top notch intuitive and energetic skills for distance treatment. Michael does. The thing that sets Michael’s distance work apart from the rest is his knowledge of anatomy and physiology. I love that he has such precise clarity about the structures he affects with his distance treatments.

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Those of us in the healing professions – if we’re doing good work – are consciously aware of when we are using our intellect and when we are using our intuition. Michael’s years as a structural integrator have served him well. He is excellent at evaluating structural imbalances via video conference. When he moves into his intuitive process to complete his assessment and treatment he really knows where he is going. It’s really quite amazing. Michael helped me immensely when I was recovering from an automobile accident during a year of trauma and loss in my personal life. Thank you, Michael. You’re the best!

Carol Gray, CST, LMT, RPYT

I had the pleasure of working as a caregiver for Michael for about a year and a half. Upon hire I had little work experience in healthcare and was pleased with how clearly and patiently I was trained in my responsibilities and role. I was quickly able to feel secure and comfortable providing the autonomous care and support needed.

We share an interest in nutrition and health physiology and I was quickly learning more from Michael each shift. Although I had acquainted myself with what I had thought was a comprehensive understanding of the role of select nutrients and bodily processes, the inspired nerd in me was catalyzed by Michael’s curiosity and passion for awareness-based healing and practice of therapeutic health autonomy.

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I found myself increasingly engaged absorbing such a wealth of information applicable far beyond the hours I worked. A lucidity of my own health expanded as I continued to be shown ‘alternative’ methods and strategies detoxing and fortifying the body. I experimented with different types of fasting, more intentional supplementation, and paying much closer attention to what I fed my body and mind. Any questions I had felt easy to ask and were met with thoughtful and insightful responses. Over a year later towards the end of my time working with Michael, I felt undeniably healthier and affirmed in my role in supporting my own health autonomy as well as those around me.

I then moved to Tijuana, Mexico mainly to volunteer in supporting refugees seeking asylum in the US. A large part of my role there was working with Refugee Health Alliance, a volunteer-run initiative providing and connecting folks to free medical services while they wait to apply and begin their legal journey into the States. I discovered myself to be very useful even as an unlicensed provider, focusing on covering nutritional and natural remedies while prioritizing my clients’ cultural and personal preferences.

The educational and practical resources I could share proved so very valuable to people who needed this kind of attention the most. The most popular remedies needed lined up with what I had learned from Michael to be nutritional pillars, and it felt great sending someone on their way with a greater understanding and means to help themselves, rather than just a prescription.

We quickly learned that the overwhelming majority of clients we saw were more receptive and responsive to individualized holistic approach in which they could both understand and play an active role in their own healing. We shifted the priorities in the organization to accommodate this paradigm, prescribing nutrients and education before starting anyone on more harmful pharmaceuticals. I thank Michael for the contagious passion and thoughtfulness that made its way through me in Mexico to thousands of folks who it made a world of difference to, truly defining the act of mutual aid. I look forward to sharing more of what I’ve gained from working with Michael and in pursuing a higher understanding of not just health but self awareness and overall wellness.

River Waters