About us

Meet Dr. Bindu Lal – The Mind and Body Behind Restart4Wellbeing

PSYCHIATRY & OBESITY MEDICINE

Dr. Bindu Lal is a Yale-trained psychiatrist and Obesity Medicine specialist certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, with over 20 years of experience in mental health and metabolic wellness. She recognized that treating the mind without addressing the body—or vice versa—left gaps in patient care. This realization led her to create Restart4Wellbeing, a program that integrates psychiatry, weight management, and lifestyle coaching to treat the whole person.

Mental Health: Healing the mind for lasting well-being

Dr. Lal specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD, emotional eating, and stress-related conditions, providing a compassionate, evidence-based approach to healing. She helps clients understand how thought patterns, emotions, and behaviors impact their daily lives, guiding them to:

Develop emotional resilience and break free from negative cycles
Manage stress, anxiety, and mood disorders through tailored treatment plans
Build healthier coping mechanisms for long-term mental wellness
Improve self-awareness and motivation for lifestyle change

Metabolic Health: The science of weight and energy balance

As an Obesity Medicine specialist, Dr. Lal recognizes that weight management is not just about willpower—it’s about biology. Factors like hormonal imbalances, metabolic rate, and emotional eating patterns all play a role in weight regulation. Her metabolic health approach includes:

Personalized weight management strategies based on science, not fads
Metabolic assessments to understand how your body processes energy
Guidance on sustainable nutrition without restrictive dieting
Addressing emotional eating and behavioral patterns tied to weight gain

FITNESS EXPERT & SPIRITUAL GUIDE

Lisa is a fitness instructor and spiritual adviser with over 30 years of experience in movement, strength training, and holistic well-being. She saw firsthand that physical fitness alone wasn’t enough—true health requires emotional resilience, mindfulness, and inner balance.

At Restart4Wellbeing, Lisa helps clients build strength, improve mobility, enhance endurance, and support weight loss while also nurturing their spiritual and emotional well-being. Her fitness approach is tailored to all levels, focusing on:

Strength training – Helping clients build functional strength for longevity and injury prevention
Mobility and flexibility – Improving movement patterns and reducing stiffness to enhance overall wellness
Aerobic conditioning – Boosting cardiovascular health and supporting weight loss through customized movement plans
Mind-body connection – Teaching breathwork, mindfulness, and movement awareness to create lasting transformation

Meet Lisa – The Heart of Fitness & Spirit at Restart4Wellbeing

OUR PHILOSOPHY & MISSION

The Story Behind Restart4Wellbeing – A Vision for True Healing

Restart4Wellbeing was born out of a shared realization—a moment of clarity that changed everything for us.

As professionals in our respective fields, we—Dr. Bindu Lal, a psychiatrist and obesity medicine expert, and Lisa, a fitness instructor and spiritual adviser—spent years helping individuals navigate their health challenges. But something was missing.

Dr. Lal saw patients struggling with anxiety, depression, and emotional eating, but traditional psychiatric care often left the physical aspect of their struggles unaddressed. Lisa worked with individuals to build strength and endurance, but she often noticed that their inner struggles—stress, low confidence, and lack of emotional resilience—were holding them back.

We were each addressing only part of the problem, treating isolated symptoms instead of the whole person. Mind and body were out of sync, fitness lacked emotional depth, and spiritual well-being was often overlooked in traditional care.

Then came the realization: True healing isn’t about just treating the mind, body, or fitness separately—it’s about integrating all of them into one complete approach.

That’s when we created Restart4Wellbeing—a program built on the belief that mental, physical, and spiritual wellness must be connected for real transformation to happen.

Our philosophy is reflected in our logo, where three interlinked rings represent Mind, Body, and Fitness, each essential to well-being. At the center, binding them together, is Spirit—the force that connects and strengthens them all.

Through Restart4Wellbeing, we’ve created a space where individuals can heal, grow, and transform—not in fragments, but as a whole person. This isn’t just another program—it’s a new way to approach health, healing, and lifelong well-being.

Now, we invite you to take this journey with us—to restart, restore, and revitalize your life in a way that honors every part of you.