Nutrition Jeanne

Scene: I was CRUSHING it. Getting it all done at work and at home, finding the time to run and do HITT workouts while still . Things would just roll off my back, too…until they didn’t.⁣
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Just like that, I was always tired trying to “do it all”.⁣
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At first I thought it was normal to be so exhausted while doing so much (that’s what my doctor said too…"it's just " 🙄) ⁣
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but then I discovered I was running on and my adrenals were exhausted from “doing it all”...⁣
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➡️ Getting late night proposals done for work while my daughter slept on my lap⁣
➡️ Squeezing in a HIIT workout while my kids were napping⁣
➡️ Managing our budget⁣
➡️ Meal planning for our family⁣
➡️Taking care of the dogs⁣
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ALL. THE. THINGS.⁣
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Led to what I call which is becoming more and more common for the type-A, independent, go-getter moms who do it all. ⁣
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I just didn’t feel like myself anymore, but it wasn't from lack of trying.⁣
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It was because my constant pushing, the stressors I didn't even realize I was experiencing, and the hormonal cascade that followed was depleting my body.⁣
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That’s why I created the Starter Kit.⁣
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Because there is no magic pill or one size fits all diet or protocol that will help address these, ⁣
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BUT with an understanding of how to support a body with and stress-induced symptoms, feeling like sh*t can be a thing of the past and we can uncover the missing pieces of the multifaceted health puzzle.⁣
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Here’s what to expect from the Starter KIt:⁣
1️⃣ Learn what the adrenals are, what impacts them, and why we have to look deeper⁣
2️⃣ Training on how to support the body as a type A woman who wants to be able to enjoy spontaneity on top of responsibility (without having to pay in exhaustion later⁣)⁣
3️⃣ Symptom::Mineral Mapping table to gain insights into symptoms⁣ and the relationships between mineral groupings and what they reveal about root causes (e.g., digestion, hormone imbalances, inflammation, etc.)⁣⁣
4️⃣ And more⁣
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Comment KIT to get your copy of the Starter Kit.

Mineral imbalance is a root cause to almost 𝘢𝘭𝘭 symptoms moms experience.⁣
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Fatigue, anxiety, overwhelm, crashing by 3pm, low ability to handle stress, irritability, short fuse.⁣
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I can 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 you - they all have an underlying mineral imbalance.⁣
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For moms I find mineral imbalances to be almost unavoidable, here’s why:⁣
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1️⃣ Most women in the 30-40 age range were raised in the era of low-fat, 100 calorie, dairy-free, fad diets that led us to a period of life where we obsessively tracked or restricted foods. This “diet history” is a massive stressor that leads to mineral imbalances and displacement⁣
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2️⃣ History of birth control use. If you want to know more about how birth control leads to mineral imbalances, check out this post →⁣ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10108870850775809...
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3️⃣ Stress. This one is a given, but being a mother is arguably the most stressful thing you’ll ever experience in your life. There’s the physical stressors of less sleep, less “self care”, less consistent eating routines, and more, but there’s also the mental/emotional stressors of never being able to turn off - to hear your own thoughts - to not be thinking about 10 things at once that leads the body to burn through extra minerals in the stress response and lead to depletion⁣
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4️⃣ By some estimates, moms lose up to 𝟒 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟎% of minerals during pregnancy. Think about it: your body is physically giving your baby what it needs to thrive. Think about this if you have more than 1 kid and never actively replenished your minerals between each pregnancy…⁣
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5️⃣ Breastfeeding requires extra nutrient demands (so much so that the RDA for lactating women for certain nutrients is often higher than that for pregnant women) AND extra time commitment that often leads moms to neglect their own nourishment and basic needs⁣
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(𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘣𝘵𝘸)⁣
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And yet…no one ever tells us these could be factors in how we’re feeling postpartum.⁣
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No one tells us to 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬.⁣
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But minerals are 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 because they’re the spark plugs that kick off processes in our bodies.⁣
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❓❓❓ Want to have the energy to get on the floor and play with your kids? ⁣
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You need minerals to create that energy.⁣
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❓❓❓ Want to have the patience to handle that toddler tantrum?⁣
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You need minerals to be able to ebb in and out of a healthy stress response (instead of getting stuck in it and always yelling) ⁣
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But when our bodies are under stress - including from life, pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and motherhood - we use up minerals.⁣
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Which leaves us dysregulated.⁣ ❌
Depleted.⁣ ❌
And less resilient to stress (and motherhood!)⁣ ❌
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So what can you do?⁣
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Well step one is to understand how stress has impacted your minerals so that you can understand how those mineral imbalances are impacting how your body functions day in and day out.⁣
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𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦::𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫.⁣
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In it, I cover:⁣
What minerals are and what depletes them⁣
Mineral to symptom mapping table so that you can gain insights on your own symptoms⁣
The relationships between mineral groupings and what that can tell us about root causes (e.g., digestion, hormone imbalances, inflammation, etc.)⁣
The best way to test your minerals - and what not to waste your time on⁣
How to get your own minerals tested⁣
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This guide is a wealth of information to move you towards understanding what is happening in your body.⁣
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Want a copy?⁣
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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 “𝐌𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫.⁣

𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐄𝗪𝐄𝐑 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝.⁣⁣
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Stick with me here because I’m about to blow your mind. ⁣⁣
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To understand this, we have to start with metabolism.⁣⁣
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At its most basic definition, our metabolism is the process our body uses to break down food for energy…and then how it 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲. ⁣⁣
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That includes vital bodily functions like: ⁣⁣
• basic breathing⁣⁣
• hormone production⁣⁣
• reproductive system⁣⁣
• endocrine system (including your adrenal glands)⁣⁣
• digestion⁣⁣
• immune function⁣⁣
• detoxification⁣⁣
• hair/nail growth⁣⁣
• muscle recovery⁣⁣
• and much more ⁣⁣
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𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬..⁣⁣
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More stressors = more energy expenditure (so that you can “fight or flee”).⁣⁣
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As energy expenditure INCREASES, we burn through the available resources in the body which ultimately leads to a slower metabolism.⁣⁣
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Once metabolism slows, it takes longer and more energy to create energy, which affects ALL of our body systems…including digestion.⁣⁣
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(𝘛𝘓;𝘋𝘙: 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴)⁣⁣
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As digestion slows, enzyme and stomach acid production decreases and it becomes harder for the body to break down food (and supplements).⁣⁣
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𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲. ⁣⁣
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Which means…the more burnt out you are, the less ability you likely have to tolerate supplements.⁣⁣
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And those that you DO take are likely increasing stress and your energy EXPENDITURE. ⁣⁣
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(𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘗𝘗𝘖𝘚𝘐𝘛𝘌 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵)⁣⁣
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Drop a 🤯 if you’ve never been told this or have been pushed supplements to give you that all-day-energy that it seems only your toddler has these days… ⁣⁣

Picture this: it’s February 2023, 3 months from now.⁣
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After the stress of the holidays, the New Year, and the petri dish that was your home in 2022…⁣
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RSV.⁣
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Flu.⁣
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And that mystery illness that seemed to tear through the whole family - and back again.⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.⁣
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You’d hoped that once you got through the “busy time” of the year you’d finally be able to focus on yourself.⁣
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Get back into exercising like you used to do every day before you felt like crap.⁣
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Start eating clean again, since that’s always given you a boost in energy.⁣
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And even set aside some time for your hobbies to help you feel less angry all the time.⁣
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But instead of doing any of that…⁣
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You’re napping more.⁣
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Waking up every day, feeling miserable, stress levels through the roof.⁣
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Not being the mom that you feel you want to be.⁣
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Because you didn't take the steps to make a change for yourself, your family, and your future. ⁣
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(𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦)⁣
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Truth: I get that this is hard to think about…but have you considered it?⁣
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Are you willing to settle if this stays your reality for the next 6 months, 12 months, 3 years, until your kids are old enough to remember you being miserable every day?⁣
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Is that even an option for you?⁣
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If not, I’m here to tell you that it’s not too late.⁣
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I have a few more spots for clients in December, but I’m keeping the group small this month so that I can also enjoy the holidays with my family.⁣
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Curious if you’d be a fit and if The Calm and Balanced Mama Method can get you to feeling like yourself again for 2023? Happy, energized, present…?⁣
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Book a or Adrenal Fatigue? Breakthrough call using the link in the comments

Asked this over in my Facebook group, or Adrenal Fatigue? and I'm loving how many minerals people are familiar with. What's your answer?

"LABS": a 4 letter word in women's health.

Curious: whose here came back "normal"? 👇

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬3𝐱-𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.⁣
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Up until 2016, I was overseeing $40 million dollar government contracting bids at the ripe old age of 30.⁣
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I was at the complete mercy of my clients’ deadlines⁣
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(𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘓𝘞𝘈𝘠𝘚 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦)
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But I was good at what I did.⁣
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I started winning awards and catching the eye of the leadership team⁣
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(𝘐 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘍𝘓 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦!)⁣
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On the outside, everything looked great⁣
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EXCEPT…⁣
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As good as I was at my job…⁣
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𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞.⁣
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(𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐’𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦)⁣
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I’d gone from the woman who wanted FIVE kids⁣
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(𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴)⁣
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…to someone who was frustrated and annoyed anytime my toddler needed me while I was working… {sad face}⁣
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From marrying a man who in every way seemed too good for me⁣
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…to a 𝐬𝐞𝐱-𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 roommate because I was too exhausted to give any more of myself.⁣
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And I couldn’t help but wonder if this was just what it was like to be a working mom?⁣
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As I explored this idea,⁣
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IT HIT ME THAT THE LIFE I WAS LIVING WASN’T IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHO I WAS.⁣
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I’d always done everything to the best of my ability,⁣
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So why was I settling for less when it came to the one thing I’d always wanted?⁣
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I had to find a way to “turn off” because I’d driven myself to exhaustion.⁣
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I was running on fumes and there wasn’t enough of me left to go around.⁣
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And that’s when I realized that everything happens for a reason.⁣
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𝐈’𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝…⁣
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…which started with myself, and my health.⁣
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My life didn’t have to be all OR nothing.⁣
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I didn’t have to choose work OR my family.⁣
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I could have them both – and I could feel happy and balanced –⁣
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- 𝘐𝘍 (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘐𝘍) -⁣
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I put myself (and my hormones) first so that I wasn’t always running on fumes.⁣
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So I started focusing on breaking the positive cortisol feedback loop so that I could get my body out of fight or flight and improve my energy which lead to me not feeling so damn irritated all the time.⁣
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Doing that allowed me to anchor to who I COULD be.⁣
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Which ultimately led me to walk away from my successful career because it wasn’t in alignment with who I wanted to be.⁣
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And with new energy and confidence, I was able to become more of who I was meant to be in the process.⁣
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If it sounds too simple, it’s because it is. ⁣
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And while simple does not equal easy...⁣
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I truly believe it is a very real possibility for you too if you are willing to put in the work.⁣

Agree or no? Being in a state of fight or flight leads to mineral imbalances, hormone problems, and eventually symptoms

👉 Period problems and PMS? ⁣
👉 Estrogen dominance? ⁣
👉 Low progesterone?⁣
👉 Slow thyroid?⁣
👉 Blood sugar dysregulation?⁣
👉 Insulin resistance?⁣

THOSE are not the problem so stop trying to treat them like they are!⁣⁣

When it comes to our hormones, there’s a hierarchy, and I can tell you that those ☝️☝️☝️ ⁣

𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐲. ⁣

But you know what is? ⁣

Cortisol - our main stress hormone.⁣

You can think about your hormone hierarchy like a triangle.⁣

👉 At the base, you have cortisol. ⁣
👉 In the middle of the triangle, you have thyroid hormones. ⁣
👉 And at the very top, your female s*x hormones.⁣

So when you’ve been running on stress hormones for years…decades…⁣

It goes without saying that the base of that hierarchy will be dysfunctional and dysregulated.⁣

Which results in a shaky foundation for the rest of your hormones because cortisol⁣:
👉 down-regulates thyroid hormone production⁣
👉 diverts resources away from progesterone production, which is one of our main calming hormones⁣
👉decreases metabolism which increases estrogen, leaving us in an estrogen dominant state⁣
👉 impacts insulin regulation, helllllo hangry outbursts and shakiness⁣
👉 shuts down our ovaries (because this is NOT the time to reproduce!)⁣

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Simply put.⁣

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬…𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬.⁣

Which means if you want to have balanced hormones, more energy, better moods…⁣⁣

📣📣📣 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐋.⁣

𝐒𝐨 𝐈’𝐦 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 - 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐲? 𝐎𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧/𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞/𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐝?⁣

[𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 “𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬” 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬...𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 ;)]⁣
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→ vitamin D⁣
→ B vitamins⁣
→ all the magnesium⁣
→ adrenal complexes⁣
→ ashwagandha⁣
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(𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨?!)⁣
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And yet you still feel the same ⁣
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(𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦)⁣
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Then we need to talk about the elephant in the room because the truth is…⁣
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𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞.⁣
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And I know they feel like the perfect solution - simple, easy, and fits into your busy life…⁣
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BUT,⁣
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That’s also the exact reason they 𝗪𝐎𝐍’𝐓 work. ⁣
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Because for busy moms 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 who have to take care of “all of the things”...⁣
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Who skip meals because they have too much to do or because they’re not hungry in the morning because stress has shut down their digestion…⁣
Who squeeze in a workout whenever they can (or not at all)...⁣
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🚽 Taking supplements to fix your problems is the equivalent of throwing your hard-earned money down the drain (buh bye money!).⁣💩
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Here’s why:⁣ 🔻🔻
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When your lifestyle is still depleting key nutrients needed for a healthy stress response then your cortisol will remain elevated and trigger anxiety, irritability, and impatience. ⁣
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This takes your hormones out of alignment and makes you feel like you’re burning the candle at both ends⁣
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(𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨!?)⁣
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And you’ll continue to feel exhausted in the morning and crash in the afternoon.⁣
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And if you never repair and replenish the downstream effects of being depleted…⁣
⁣..your body will be unable to do the repair work it needs to help you relax, feel more rested, and reduce your irritability, moodiness, and anger. ⁣
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And if you don’t have a self-regulating mindset that allows you to prioritize your thoughts, energy, and emotions…⁣
⁣..your brain will continue to perceive danger when there’s no threat (or the threat is relatively minor).⁣
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Which means...⁣
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𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝.⁣
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Where the only improvement you see is dependent on continuing to shell out the monthly cost of supplements.⁣
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Here’s the truth ⁣
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We live in a world that tries to mask symptoms and never address the root cause⁣ 😷
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So supplement companies HOPE you’ll be like most and stay hooked on the vicious cycle.⁣
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But the moment you stop?⁣
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You’re back at square one.⁣ 🟧
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(𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺!)⁣
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That’s why it’s so important to work from the bottom up.⁣
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Meaning, you address the root cause: overworked adrenals leading to hormone and nutrient imbalance⁣
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starting with 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩 so that your body doesn’t continue to break itself down even while you’re trying to heal.⁣
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So if you’re ready to take back control and break free from supplement companies.⁣
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𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐍-𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩: 𝐀 𝟑 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 ⁣
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This challenge is for anyone who is tired of trying and not feeling any better.⁣
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Let's do this thing!

Fact. You don't lose weight to get healthy, you have to get healthy in order to lose weight.

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴”⁣
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 #𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬?⁣
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Well, the answer is simple.⁣
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🛑 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ⁣🛑
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So how do you know which is which⁣? 🤔
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Especially if you’re someone who is used to saying “yes” to everything, pushing yourself to the limit, never backing down from a “challenge” and doing what you need to do to get things done…⁣
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Working⁣
Taking care of the kids⁣
Managing the household⁣
(and more)⁣
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STRESS FEELS LIKE STRESS FEELS LIKE STRESS. ⁣
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But when you’re in a state of depletion, the signs are clear:⁣
➡️ Mom rage, irritability, and overwhelm⁣⁣
➡️ Exhausted no matter how much you sleep⁣⁣
➡️ Stubborn weight loss and fluff around the middle⁣ no matter how much you workout, diet, or restrict calories⁣
➡️ ZERO desire to be intimate with your husband (there go those dreams of a big family!)⁣
➡️ Sooooo forgetful. , anyone?⁣⁣
➡️ Lightheadedness, dizziness, salt, and/or sugar cravings⁣
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Chances are, if you can relate to 3➕ of these symptoms…⁣⁣
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𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 #𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.⁣
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Resonate with all 5 or more? ⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 #𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.⁣⁣
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But don’t worry, I’m not just going to leave you to figure it out on your own.⁣⁣
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INSTEAD, I’M BREAKING IT ALL DOWN FOR YOU IN THE #𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞? WEBINAR ON MAY 23RD @ 2P EST.⁣
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➡️ So that you can understand WHAT your symptoms really mean⁣⁣⁣
➡️WHY you are where you are⁣⁣⁣
➡️ And a roadmap to bring your body from depletion to nourished and thriving ⁣⁣⁣
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so that you can not only have the energy to keep up with your kids…

…but enough left over to do the things that make you, YOU.
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If you're in and you're ready for a change, click the link in the comments to register for the upcoming webinar.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.⁣⁣

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Read that again.⁣⁣

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Many women come to me feeling like they’re not themselves after having kids⁣

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It’s mainly the exhaustion…⁣⁣

…the overwhelm and irritability…⁣⁣

…and generally feeling crappy.⁣

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They’ve been pushed workout programs, every supplement under the sun (whether or not they actually need them based on their unique biology), and macros, oh my!⁣⁣

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But when those things don’t work, they feel even more frustrated, stressed, irritable, and exhausted…⁣⁣

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..because they’re doing all the right things.⁣⁣

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But as we start to dig into what they have tried and what their diet and lifestyle looks like…⁣⁣

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𝐰𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫…⁣

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𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬.⁣

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Because under stress, our body utilizes minerals to release stress hormones ⁣

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🔬 Let’s look at this through the lens of just one common scenario I see.⁣⁣

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If you wake up exhausted in the morning and your first thought is, “𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺”...⁣⁣

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..your brain perceives that negative thought as a threat (or stressor) and spikes potassium and sodium to help trigger a stress response and⁣⁣

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💥💥 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦! ⁣⁣

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You get a hit or adrenaline and cortisol (stress hormones) that spike glucose to give you the temporary energy and 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝.⁣⁣

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But between the caffeine ☕ and the sky-high stress hormones, your body continues to think it’s in danger which causes your appetite to decrease so you skip breakfast ⁣

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(𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳!)⁣

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This causes cortisol to stay high ⏫ to supply your stress response (and you) with the energy you didn’t get from breakfast.⁣

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Which continues to burn through potassium and sodium.⁣

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Now, let’s say you add in rushing around trying to squeeze in a workout 🏃‍♀️ on top of making sure the kids are fed, bags are packed, and everyone is ready to leave so that you’re not late for work…⁣⁣

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These additional stressors can cause you to start to burn through magnesium (𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 “𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨” 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭) to regulate your elevated sodium and potassium levels⁣

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This can lead to blood sugar dysregulation (𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦).⁣ 🎢

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Now, you’re overworked, undernourished, AND getting hangry and crashing.⁣

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𝐂𝐮𝐞: 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬. ⁣

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This is great in the face of an actual threat, but in our modern life, there’s one big problem…⁣

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You never actually “fight” or “flee” (which your body is primed to do when it’s flooded with cortisol)⁣ ⁣

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𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 (𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬) 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬…⁣

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𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝.⁣

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Meaning…⁣

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The real problem isn’t that you aren’t eating clean enough, working out hard enough, taking enough supplements, or even sleeping enough ⁣

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(𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰)⁣

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𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲, 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮) 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.⁣

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Feeling spot on?⁣

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If so, you have to make sure to rebuild and rebalance your minerals based on the unique triggers that are depleting YOUR biology.⁣

“𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞” 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥.⁣

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Let’s address the elephant in the room for a minute.⁣

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Because I know a lot of you follow me and tell me you finally feel seen. Heard.⁣

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That the information I share lines up exactly with what you’re experiencing.⁣

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But then, you check with your doctor (or Doctor Google) and find out that⁣

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{gasp}⁣

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𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥.⁣

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TRUE: YOUR ADRENALS DON’T ACTUALLY FATIGUE⁣

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(𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥)⁣

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𝘚𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 “𝘸𝘵𝘧?!”, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?!⁣

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Give me a minute to explain where this disconnect comes from.⁣

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Our hypothalamus (in the brain) constantly takes in inputs 🕐 every minute, 🕞 every second, 🕖 every moment of every day and filters them for anything that may create an imbalance in the body like:⁣

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• Disrupted circadian rhythms⁣

• Mineral imbalances⁣

• Over-exercising⁣ 🏃🏽‍♀️

• Poor sleep habits⁣ 🥱

• Negative thought patterns⁣

• Chemicals and toxins⁣ ☠️

• Burning the candle at both ends⁣ 🕯️

• Gut infection⁣ 🪱

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(you get the point)⁣

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To flag as a STRESSOR.⁣

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This stressor increases energy demands in the body by:⁣

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Triggering your hypothalamus —> to tell the pituitary gland —> to signal the adrenal glands —> to release the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline to raise glucose (aka energy) in a “fight or flight” response.⁣

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This is great under acute stress when you need your body to flood with energy so that you can quickly react in order to survive…⁣

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But if your brain is interpreting everything as a stressor, this HPA axis system can start to become dysfunctional: ⁣

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• Your energy demand to respond to stress will eventually surpass your energy supply to respond to stressors (cue: fatigue)⁣

• When your brain is busy telling your adrenals to produce stress hormones and get ready for a “fight”, it doesn’t prioritize production of non-life saving hormones, like progesterone, estrogen, testosterone (cue: mood swings, low libido, and PMS)⁣

• Chronic cortisol levels can inhibit the negative feedback loop back to the brain that says “we’re safe” AND down-regulate the brain’s message to the adrenals to produce more cortisol in the face of additional stressors (cue: constantly feeling stressed and unable to cope)⁣

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See?! Dysregulated.⁣

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Now that you understand what's actually happening in your body, I’m sure you can see why super-literal people are so quick to write off “adrenal fatigue” as “not real”.⁣

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A newer, more technically accurate term would be “HPA axis dysregulation” to refer to a problem anywhere along the axis that causes hormone imbalances and symptoms like low energy and fatigue. ⁣

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But the truth is: just because the term “adrenal fatigue” may not exactly describe what’s happening, it doesn’t mean the exhaustion and burnout from the impact stress has had on you isn’t real.

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Far from it.⁣

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So I'm curious: have you ever read/been told..."adrenal fatigue isn't real"?

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P.S. - I still refer to it as "adrenal fatigue" because who’s got time to remember “HPA axis dysregulation” when you’re fatigued and low energy?! 😛 ⁣

“𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱. ”⁣

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𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞:⁣

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• Difficulty getting up in the morning⁣

• High levels of fatigue throughout the day that have nothing to do with the number of times your kids woke you at night⁣

• Inability to handle stress⁣

• Irritability, frustration, and mood swings that make you go from 0-60 faster than your kids can get out another “but mom!”⁣

• Cravings for salty foods⁣

• Difficulty falling asleep at night, or waking up each night thinking about your ‘to-do list’ (especially between 2-4am)⁣

• Overuse of stimulants (coffee, energy drinks, and soda)⁣

• Suppressed immune system (every time your kid gets sick you’re right there with them)⁣

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She said she didn’t know.⁣

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Which honestly didn’t surprise me because all of those ☝️☝️☝️ symptoms are signs of a body under constant stress.⁣

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𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲.⁣

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𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝.⁣

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Which looks like:⁣

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➡️ Thinking about what you DO know (𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵) = low energy⁣

➡️ Thinking about what you DON’T know (𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳) = high energy⁣

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Which means if you can't even imagine feeling any different than you do now…⁣

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Or it feels easy to think about what you don’t want and hard to think about what you do…⁣

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𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚 🚩 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠 🚩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤⁣