I work with a lot of people that have been ill for a long time. Even if they haven’t, it’s incredibly discouraging when you don’t feel good and don’t feel like you’re making progress. Remind yourself that symptoms are your body’s way of communicating a need.

Health is important and confidence in appearance is valuable, but we are so much more than health status or fitness level. It’s crucial that we operate from a place of appreciation and support for our bodies, not hatred and obsession.

We live in a world obsessed with extremism and intensity: quick results, shortcuts, busy-ness, hacks, diets, etc. But, when we’re seeking sustainable and enriching health, the answer is rarely eliminating more foods, taking more supplements, trying more modalities, or adding more to our schedule.

Most often when we hear “metabolically healthy,” body fat is the first thing people think about. Defined simply, our metabolism is what turns food into fuel. How efficiently and effectively we can utilize nutrients for energy determines our metabolic health.

Memories are transcribed in our subconscious and can be reactivated with exposure to certain words, a smell, a person, music, etc. When memories are brought to the forefront there is a cascade of emotions, hormones, neurotransmitters, and processes in the body that are stimulated.

I saw a post someone shared calling out holistic wellness practitioners for spiritual bypassing, gaslighting, and toxic positivity. And I get it- journaling, breathwork, and grounding aren’t the panacea for your individual problems or the universal problems we face. Utilizing holistic modalities doesn’t mean you’re ignorant. It is not an either/or- you can find healing through holistic health and utilize western medicine.