Something Is Not Right

For every woman who’s been told her labs look fine

I want to tell you something I almost didn’t say out loud.

For a long time, I didn’t feel right. Not dramatically wrong — just… off. Fuzzy. Heavy. I couldn’t lose weight no matter what I did or make it through a day without losing my voice. My energy was gone. I was tired in a way that sleep didn’t fix.

And I was losing my hair.

So I did what we’re supposed to do. I went to the doctor.

Your blood work looks fine.

I went back.

Everything looks good, Katie.

Here’s the thing — I teach women about self trust every single week. I teach that it’s like a muscle. That we build it slowly, the same way we build strength at the gym. Rep by rep. Staying with it even when you want to quit, even when it’s uncomfortable.

So I stayed with it.

I said no something is not right.

My doctor was willing to dig deeper. He ran more tests. What those tests began to uncover took my whole family on a wild ride this year…

CIRS. Aspergillus. Mycotoxins. Biotoxin illness. HLA genes. MARCoNS. VCS test. Shoemaker Protocol. Neuroinflammation. Branch Basics. Cholestyramine. Binders. Limbic retraining. Nervous system regulation. Mast cell. Low amylose diet. Remediation. ERMI test. HERTSMI. Spore trap. Air sampling. Mycologist. Containment. Negative air pressure. Fogging. Small particle cleaning. Mold.

If any of those words are familiar to you — you might already know where this is headed.

That’s me ⬇️ behind a containment wall in my own home. Part Two is coming…