Functional medicine is so much more than choking down a fistful of supplements every day,

or doing a dozen lab tests. I believe deeply in root cause medicine,

and the longer I do this work the more clarity I have that self-love is the key to

healing. It is only from a place of true esteem for self that we can do the tasks of self-care consistently.

Eating foods that nourish you, taking your perfect human body on a walk or otherwise engaging in thoughtful self-loving

self-care while simultaneously engaging in a thought pattern that puts you down, that tells you you're not worthy of love that doesn't value you will

never lead to sustainable healing. It's only by getting to the root of your

thought habits that you can really shift them for the long haul.

In my own healing, getting the right blood work and the right stool tests, the right adrenal test, were vital parts of my healing

but my truest healing came

when I learned to love myself enough

to take a look at the maladaptive thought

patterns that were leading to maladaptive behaviors

that kept me stuck in lousy relationships, jobs that weren't in alignment with my life's purpose,

habits that kept me feeling sick and so tired.

Today my love will be looking at the concept of adaptive and maladaptive thoughts and

the feelings and behaviors they lead us to have.

I'll explain the science and psychology and we'll share my own unique framework

for meeting ourselves with love, so we can create self-loving change to last a lifetime.

You're listening to Feminist Wellness, the only podcast that combines functional medicine, life coaching, and feminism

to teach smart women how to reclaim their power and restore their health.

Here's your host, nurse practitioner, functional medicine expert, herbalist, and life coach,

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