Hi Holly! First, thank you so much for initiating this podcast (thing)! I can relate to your experience so much and it’s truly a blessing to hear from you as it’s a powerful and needed reminder that none of us are alone in healing the trauma of our pasts and working toward a healthier future for ourselves and our world.
I’ve personally spent my life trying to make sense of my peculiar and high-maintenance body (I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and extreme ADHD and a host of gut and hormone issues) and I wholeheartedly agree with your understanding that healing happens in the physical, emotional and spiritual realms all at once.
I know you’ve already gotten some amazing suggestions and you’ve obviously got a great understanding of what you need to do next (can’t wait to hear how your subconscious healing strategies go!), but I wanted to share a resource that has been instrumental in supporting the physical side so my body can actually metabolize and become more resilient. I’ve been working with Amanda Montalvo, a Registered Dietician and creator of the Master Your Minerals course. With your background in loving to know all the medical details, it could be an enlightening resource. Amanda uses a hair test to determine your metabolic type and mineral status - which is a great supplement to blood tests as minerals fuel literally all the reactions in the body and many are intracellular so seeing their levels in your blood doesn’t give quite the full picture as seeing how they’re being used by your cells. And the hair test looks at the last 3 months of your mineral status and can give you a lot of clues as to what’s creating issues in your thyroid, hormones and gut (since minerals are the root of all of those issues!). Just wanted to share about this if it ever feels like it could be supportive!
Thank you again for sharing your experience and I’m sending you and your body so much love and trust that you’ll be feeling better soon!
Hi Holly! First, thank you so much for initiating this podcast (thing)! I can relate to your experience so much and it’s truly a blessing to hear from you as it’s a powerful and needed reminder that none of us are alone in healing the trauma of our pasts and working toward a healthier future for ourselves and our world.
I’ve personally spent my life trying to make sense of my peculiar and high-maintenance body (I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and extreme ADHD and a host of gut and hormone issues) and I wholeheartedly agree with your understanding that healing happens in the physical, emotional and spiritual realms all at once.
I know you’ve already gotten some amazing suggestions and you’ve obviously got a great understanding of what you need to do next (can’t wait to hear how your subconscious healing strategies go!), but I wanted to share a resource that has been instrumental in supporting the physical side so my body can actually metabolize and become more resilient. I’ve been working with Amanda Montalvo, a Registered Dietician and creator of the Master Your Minerals course. With your background in loving to know all the medical details, it could be an enlightening resource. Amanda uses a hair test to determine your metabolic type and mineral status - which is a great supplement to blood tests as minerals fuel literally all the reactions in the body and many are intracellular so seeing their levels in your blood doesn’t give quite the full picture as seeing how they’re being used by your cells. And the hair test looks at the last 3 months of your mineral status and can give you a lot of clues as to what’s creating issues in your thyroid, hormones and gut (since minerals are the root of all of those issues!). Just wanted to share about this if it ever feels like it could be supportive!
Thank you again for sharing your experience and I’m sending you and your body so much love and trust that you’ll be feeling better soon!