Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Debbie Meritsky. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Debbie, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?
How did I find my purpose?
By finally asking myself a harder question: What’s the point of a life lived on autopilot?
Purpose didn’t arrive wrapped in clarity. It came through years of watching people struggle with their health, their food, their environment, and realizing that most of the suffering was preventable. I saw the same patterns over and over—people eating what they were told was “healthy,” trusting a broken food system, living exhausted, inflamed, and confused. I knew this wasn’t how we were meant to live, and I couldn’t stand by and watch it continue. I too was doing the exact same thing and I thought to myself… what am I doing??
My purpose emerged the moment I understood that my role wasn’t just to cook, consult, or teach. It was to cut through the noise, expose what’s harming us, and guide people back to the basics that truly heal—whole foods, real nourishment, honest education, and cellular-level rebuilding. I’m here because people deserve better information, better support, and a way back to feeling human again.
That’s my why:
To help people reclaim their health by reconnecting them to real food, real soil, real truth, and the deeper wisdom their bodies have been missing for far too long.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
I help people reclaim their health by bringing them back to real food, real materials, and real connection. My work sits at the intersection of nourishment and creativity—two things most people didn’t realize they were starving for until they find me.
On the health side, I guide clients through the Root Cause Protocol and ancestral eating, cutting through the confusion and giving them the straight truth about what actually heals. It’s not trendy powders or restrictive diets—it’s whole food, mineral balance, and rebuilding the body at the cellular level. Watching someone go from exhausted and overwhelmed to strong, clear, and genuinely well—that never gets old.
On the art side, I repurpose vintage china, broken pieces, and overlooked materials into mosaics and jewelry. It’s creative, it’s sustainable, and it reminds people that nothing is “too broken” to be transformed. That message carries into everything I do.
Right now, I’m expanding both sides of my work:
• Custom vintage-china mosaic commissions—each piece tells a story and becomes a family heirloom.
• Hands-on classes in repurposed art for community centers, adult learning programs, and private groups.
• Whole-health consulting with new long-term coaching programs for people ready to step off the hamster wheel of symptoms and start truly healing.
Whether I’m in the kitchen, the studio, or working one-on-one with a client, the heart of my brand is the same: transformation. Real, grounded, no-nonsense transformation. And for anyone who’s ready for that, I’m here.
Want to begin to heal… check out the link below and let me know your results…
https://debbie-catalyst-for-real-health.ck.page/43254d11d0
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
1. Relentless curiosity about the body.
I wanted to understand why people were sick, not just memorize symptoms or chase trendy fixes. That drive led me into the Root Cause Protocol, ancestral eating, mineral balance, and the deeper physiology behind cellular healing.
Advice: Don’t take anyone’s word for it—not mine, not a doctor’s, not a guru’s. Learn how the body actually works. Read, question, challenge, and keep going until it makes sense in your bones.
2. The ability to see the whole person, not just their symptoms.
Most people think their “problem” is fatigue, weight, anxiety, or pain. But those are signals—not the root. When you look at someone’s history, stress load, environment, traumas, food patterns, and mineral status, you see the true picture.
Advice: If you want to heal, or help others heal, look wider. Become a student of patterns. Pay attention to emotional stress, past wounds, sleep, water, soil, food sourcing—all of it matters.
3. A willingness to unlearn everything I thought I knew.
I had to let go of mainstream nutrition, calorie-counting, fear-based eating, and the idea that healing comes from restriction or punishment. The body wants to heal—if you give it the right inputs.
Advice: Be ready to drop the old rules. Healing rarely fits inside conventional boxes. Stay flexible, stay open, and don’t cling to dogma that keeps you stuck.
If you’re just starting out, focus on understanding your body, listening to it, and nourishing it instead of fighting it. Healing begins where curiosity, compassion, and courage meet—and you build from there.
All the wisdom you’ve shared today is sincerely appreciated. Before we go, can you tell us about the main challenge you are currently facing?
The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is cutting through the noise to reach the people who are genuinely unwell and know they need help—but are too exhausted, confused, or discouraged to take the first step.
We’re living in a world drowning in misinformation, fad diets, quick fixes, and fear-based marketing. People are sick, scared, and not sure who to trust anymore. By the time they find me, they’ve usually tried everything except the things that actually work.
To overcome this, I’m focused on simplifying the message and meeting people where they are. I’m creating more straightforward programs, more accessible education, and more opportunities for people to learn the basics without feeling overwhelmed. I’m using social platforms, classes, and community outreach to show people that healing isn’t complicated—it’s just buried under decades of bad messaging.
My approach is simple: be the clear voice in a world full of noise. Tell the truth, show the path, and make it doable for people who are too worn down to sift through the clutter on their own. And little by little, the right people are finding their way to me.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalyst4realhealth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catalystforrealhealth
- Linkedin: https:www.linkedin.com/catalystforrealhealth
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