Introducing MettaH: A Different Way to Deliver Diabetes Care

“You were born with potential.

You were born with goodness and trust.

You were born with ideals and dreams.

You were born with greatness.

You were born with wings.

You were not meant for crawling, so don’t.

You have wings.

Learn to use them and fly.”

~ Rumi

What Does MettaH Mean? (And Why I Named My Practice This)

When I was trying to figure out what to call this that we were building, I kept coming back to one word: metta.

It's a Pali word that means loving-kindness, but it's more than that. It's the kind of love that's unconditional—like how you love your kids or your pets. It's meeting someone exactly where they are, no judgment, no expectations that they should be further along than they are.

And honestly? That's what's been missing from diabetes care.

The Thing Nobody Talks About

I've been doing this work long enough to know what the usual system looks like. Fifteen-minute appointments. A quick look at your glucose log. Maybe some generic advice about carbs. "See you in three months."

Where's the actual listening and caring in that?

I created MettaH because I kept seeing people who were trying so hard but felt completely alone in it. They'd get handed information but no real support for making changes stick. They'd be told what to do without knowing what was already being done. Also, nobody is really taught how to do it in their actual life.

That needed to change.

Learning the Rules (And the Tricks)

Living with diabetes means you're basically learning a whole new language or in a new “game” having to learn a whole new set of rules of being. What raises your glucose, what lowers it, how to time your meals and movement, what to do when things go sideways.

We teach you all of that—but we also focus on something often skipped: habit science. We do this in a way that gives you the tools to keep adding new habits after starting with one.

Because our goal isn't just to help you manage diabetes. It's to help you fly with it.

But First, You Have to Be Kind to Yourself

Here's the thing about metta that I love and took me time to understand. We know we need to be kind to others, but all of it starts with self-compassion. You can't show up for others if you're running on empty.

So we talk about research-backed techniques to improve self-compassion including mindfulness and visualization. We talk about your experiences not as failures but as information. We practice treating yourself with the same kindness you'd show a friend going through something hard.

Because beating yourself up has never made lasting change easier. Self-compassion does.

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