About Me

Andrea Zook, IBCLC, PMH-C, RMTi, CFT/CST

I was programmed and trained to follow the checklist. Assess, treat, document, repeat. Working as a bedside RN in post-op, I mastered the protocols, the procedures, the structured way of doing things. It was efficient, predictable, and completely disconnected from what real healing actually required.

When I had my own child in the early 2000s, everything cracked open. Back then, parenting wasn’t drowning in Google searches or endless “expert” advice. We had fewer voices, fewer opinions, and a whole lot more instinct. That shift—learning to trust my own body, my own knowing—was the start of everything.

I built my private practice from the ground up, first in postpartum and lactation, earning my IBCLC and working with the most complex babies—feeding challenges, oral restrictions, tongue ties, fascial strain patterns, movement challenges, reflex integration. I spent over 20 years collecting every credential that mattered in my field—IBCLC, CST, CFT, RMTi—mastering the intricate connections between the nervous system, movement, feeding, and regulation. Those letters shaped my work, gave me access, and helped me refine my expertise.

And then? Another shift.

When COVID hit, families weren’t just missing support; they were unraveling. The surface-level fixes weren’t cutting it. So I went deeper—into trauma, resilience, and the real mechanics of connection. Over time, I started letting go of the credentials that no longer aligned, trusting my own work more than the external validation. The last to go was my IBCLC in December 2023—one I deeply valued but no longer needed to define my expertise. I didn’t walk away from this knowledge; I integrated it. It’s all still here, embedded in everything I do. It’s just packaged differently.

I teach a different way of parenting—one that isn’t about controlling behavior but understanding the voltage behind it. My work still holds everything I’ve ever learned—feeding, movement, fascia, regulation—but it has evolved beyond the checklists and certifications. The foundation hasn’t changed. The delivery has.

I am here for you.

I don’t run my practice based on what people want me to do. I run it based on what’s aligned, what’s sustainable, and what actually changes lives. That’s what keeps this work real. That’s what keeps me in it.

And that’s what I’ll teach you—how to step out of old patterns, out of survival mode, and into something entirely different. Not just theory, but the real, embodied shift. The kind that changes how you parent, how you move through the world, and how you hold your own energy—without burnout, without resentment, without losing yourself in the process.

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