Community Platform

A Metabolic Collective Workstream

Bringing Together Community & Connection

At Metabolic Collective, we believe that healing doesn’t happen in isolation—it happens in community. Our Community Platform workstream is designed to nurture authentic connection among individuals who are healing through metabolic therapies and committed to building a better future for mental and neurological health care.

This workstream is led by two inspiring advocates:

• Robyn Dobbins, in remission from bipolar II disorder
  
• Steven T., in recovery from bipolar II disorder and substance use disorder
  

Together with support from Metabolic Collective, they are launching vibrant online communities and curating stories of recovery and advocacy from across the movement.

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Building Community 

Online Community Spaces

THINK+SMART is a free, self-guided toolkit developed by Jan Ellison Baszucki and shaped by experts by experience, individuals with lived experience implementing metabolic therapies.

• THINK stands for Therapeutic Integration of Nutritional Ketosis
  
• SMART stands for Sleep, Move, Avoid, Rebuild, and Track
  

These frameworks empower people to radically shift how their brains and bodies use energy—laying a new foundation for healing.

We’re creating robust, peer-led community groups on Facebook and X where individuals can connect, share, and grow. These will be safe, supportive, inclusive spaces launching. We will be opening the groups on July 30th, 2025.

Goals of the Community Platform

Share & Discuss THINK+SMART Strategies

Foster real conversations about what’s working, what’s hard, and how we grow together using metabolic interventions.

• Ask for feedback, input, and encouragement
  
• Celebrate wins and troubleshoot challenges
  
• Build friendships and accountability circles
  

Amplify Grassroots Advocacy

We’re creating space for advocates to share their efforts—whether it’s organizing events, giving talks, educating online, or simply supporting a friend. By sharing what we’re doing, we inspire and energize one another.

Promote Events & New Peer-and-family-led Groups

Metabolic Collective is helping to grow the broader advocacy ecosystem. Our platform will uplift aligned organizations and spotlight the exciting new support groups being launched by lived experience advocates around the world.

Promoting YouTube Interviews: Experts by Experience

Across the world, individuals are healing—and speaking out. We’ll be sharing their stories of transformation and resilience to spark hope and show what’s possible with metabolic therapies. We will spotlight experts by experience who are creating content around their experiences. 

As part of this effort, Robyn Dobbins (Keto Biography) and Steven T. (Find Your Keto) will host ongoing interviews on their YouTube channels. These videos will be featured on the Metabolic Collective website and shared across our Facebook and X community groups to amplify grassroots voices and empower others to speak out.

These conversations will:

• Highlight advocacy efforts that are transforming communities and creating far-reaching ripple effects
  
• Build a public archive of lived experience, family, and clinician leadership in the field of metabolic psychiatry and neurology
  
• Inspire action by showing what’s possible—and encouraging others to share their voice, ignite awareness, and help make metabolic therapies a first-line treatment option
  

Together, these stories become a movement.

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Join the Community: Opening July 30th! 

Community is the spark that becomes a movement. Join us as we build a future where metabolic therapies are accessible, visible, and offered as a first-line treatment option—and where every voice has a place in shaping what comes next. Sign up for our newsletter to be alerted when the groups are live soon.