My Transformation
From surviving to truly living, one root cause at a time.
January 2022
Heaviest I’d ever been.
Most emotionally out of whack I'd ever felt.
Snapping, crying, exhausted, ashamed, ready to run away from everything and everyone I loved.
The kind of burnout that doesn’t just drain your energy… it erases your sense of self.
My husband and mom urged me to seek help.
One phone appointment later, I was handed an antidepressant prescription.
No questions. No labs. No curiosity.
Just a “here, take this.”
And don’t get me wrong, I took it. I was desperate to feel better.
But deep down, I knew: this couldn’t be the only way.
March 2022
Scrolling social media one night, I saw a post about the gut-brain axis.
Something about it stopped me in my tracks.
It wasn’t selling a quick fix; it was explaining why I felt the way I did.
It made sense of everything my body had been trying to tell me for years.
I said yes.
To learning.
To healing.
To finding the root cause instead of silencing the symptoms.
That yes led me to Amare, The Mental Wellness Company.
And while I didn’t know it at the time… that single yes would change everything.
What Changed (and What Didn’t)
I started with the basics, gut-brain support, better nutrition, and a whole lot of curiosity.
Within weeks, I noticed the shifts.
My mood lifted. My energy came back. I felt like me again.
But more importantly, I began to understand myself on a deeper level.
The ADHD diagnosis I’d had since my twenties suddenly made sense.
The perfectionism, the hyperfocus, the crash-and-burn cycles, the late nights, the “all or nothing” mentality, all of it was connected.
And when I learned that neurodivergent women experience hormones, stress, and emotional regulation differently?
It was like finding the missing piece of a lifelong puzzle.
The Ripple Effect
As I healed, I started to see the same patterns in my son.
His meltdowns, his struggles in school, his sensory overload, they weren’t “bad behavior.”
They were communication.
And I finally understood what his little body was trying to say.
That’s when the dots connected, again.
Gut health. Hormones. ADHD. Sensory regulation.
Everything I was learning for myself became the key to supporting him.
And through that journey, I stopped trying to fix him, and started supporting us both.
Now
Now, we’re a neurospicy family in progress, not perfect, but thriving in ways we never imagined.
We still have hard days.
But now we have tools, grace, and a deep understanding of how our brains and bodies work.
And that, my friend, has changed everything.
Because this journey isn’t about chasing perfection, it’s about finding peace.
It’s about healing the root so you can stop living in reaction mode.
And it’s about remembering that it all starts with you.
Why I Share This?
Because someone out there is where I was, exhausted, overwhelmed, and afraid they’ll never feel normal again.
And I want you to know:
You’re not broken.
You’re just dysregulated.
And you can heal.
There’s a better way, a root-cause way, and it’s simpler than you’ve been told.
Start small.
Start with curiosity.
Start with one yes. 💜
