Listen to the companion podcast episode here.
What do you do when you hit a wall?
It can happen in any area of life, but today I want to talk about when it happens in your health journey.
Because I get it, mama. You don’t have endless amounts of time, energy or money to pursue your health goals. You have children depending on you, a husband and a home and all of the things needing you what feels like all of the time. And that’s a good thing. A blessing.
But it can feel like so much when you just want to feel good but don’t.
True health is about feeling good in our souls, our minds and our bodies.
True health is when our soul, mind and body are thriving.
Alive. Pulsing with energy. Alert. Awake to the beauty of everyday life. Present with the ones we love.
I want to home-in a little further today and talk specifically about when you’ve hit a wall in your physical health journey. That has a massive impact on our souls and minds. They’re not separate from each other. They make up the whole of who we are. Intertwined. Interdependent.
We’ll tackle the other two aspects another day because they deserve their own spotlight.
Today it’s all about hitting a wall in the physical realm. And I have hit some walls with my health throughout my life.
A few of my walls:
- reoccuring sinus infections
- borderline Hashimoto’s
- leaky gut
- adrenal disfunction
- a severe UTI
- postpartum recovery times four
I’m sure you’ve hit some walls, too, mama. Pause for a moment and take note of them.
Then I want to share what I’ve learned to do when I feel stuck in my health journey. The key to moving forward when you’ve hit a wall.
Ready? Okay.
Go back to the basics.
It seems simplistic, but, then, that’s the point.
To simplify.
To remove the unnecessary.
To return to the foundation of true health.
What are the basics?
- quality sleep for detox and repair
- sunshine for circadian rhythm and immune function
- clean water and other healing drinks for hydration and nourishment
- whole foods for healing, energy and nourishment
Pretty much everything else is an extra. And it’s not that there aren’t a lot of other things that are helpful, but they just aren’t necessary.
Sometimes “extra” can be a liability when you are feeling stuck in your health journey.
When you hit a wall, the first and best thing to do is go back to the basics.
Do a reset. Take out everything but the basics for a week, two weeks, a month if you can. A month is powerful. See how you feel.
Three times now I’ve gone back to the basics on my own health journey.
The first time was about a year or so after my second baby was born in 2015. I had some nagging health issues that I wanted to clear up. I stumbled across the Whole 30 program and decided to give it a go.
I thought I was eating clean before, but, man, that month was a huge learning curve. I learned how to make my own mayo and dressings and how to cook a sweet potato to perfection. I got a high-speed blender and a food processor, and I went through caffeine withdrawals while I watched my fam eat pizza. It wasn’t easy, but I did it and I felt really good afterwards.
It was going back to basics that showed me the long-time acne/weird bumps on my face were caused by conventional dairy. I never knew and I had tried to figure it out, even went to a very expensive dermatologist who told me “Oh, just put this cream on it for a few weeks.” Cutting out conventional dairy cleared up my skin and I’ve never gone back.
The second time I went back basics was in 2019. I had been diagnosed with borderline Hashimoto’s and leaky gut after having my third baby. I didn’t want to be on medication, so I did a 60-day elimination diet and some targeted protocols and I felt amazing. I put my Hashimoto’s into remission and healed up my gut. The whole process wasn’t as overwhelming that time because I had learned so much since the first time.
The third time I went back to basics was about a month and a half ago.
I did what I’ll call a modified Whole 30. Meaning I kept organic whole fat dairy and eliminated coffee and nuts and corn completely. Basically I’ve just been eating whole foods and drinking nourishing drinks.
I’m not doing much else. I didn’t take any supplements for the first 30 days. Which was…well, life changing. Sounds crazy to say, but all the stuff I was taking wasn’t getting the job done. I needed to go back to basics.
- I get sunshine every day.
- I get 7-8 hours of sleep every night.
- I am nourishing my body with whole foods and healing drinks. And I feel great.
- I am sleeping like a baby (no 10 step process plus melatonin, ugh, just to get some decent sleep).
- I have a lot of energy – I’ve been waking up naturally between 6-6:30 which has NEVER happened in my life. Before I would sleep 10 hours at night and take a nap and still feel exhausted; that was one of my first big, red flags that I had hit a wall.
- My skin is clear, my wrinkles less noticeable, and my mood is way more even.
I’m excited for the next several months of healing and getting completely past this wall.
So that’s it, my key to moving forward with my health when I’ve hit a wall.
Go back to the basics.
It’s not fancy or trendy or super cool, but it works. And it works really well.
Listen to the companion podcast episode here.
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Are you still not sure, mama?
Wondering what “get back to the basics” looks like for you?
Scared to ask what a Whole 30 is? Or how you’d function without coffee? Or if it would even help to cut it out?
I’ve been there and I can help. I did that first Whole 30 over 8 years ago and I have learned so much since then. Years of research and practice and experience. I would love to save you time and money because I know they are so valuable and limited.
Book a session with me and I can help guide you in the right direction.
