Until finally, I became my own health advocate. I began to research my symptoms, and I started to suspect there was something going on with my thyroid. In early 2018, I finally found a doctor who would listen. He ordered the proper blood work, and I was officially diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

The diagnosis was bittersweet. I was relieved to know I wasn’t crazy and there really was something wrong with me, but I was also extremely frustrated and saddened it took ten years for a diagnosis. Ten precious years of my life and my children’s childhood I can never get back.

I’ve spent the past few years researching Hashimoto’s and learning how to heal naturally. I also attended the RCP Institute and became a Root Cause Protocol consultant, and I am currently in training to become a certified holistic health practitioner. I’ve had to make a lot of changes in my life in order to feel better—some easy, some not so easy—but they’ve all been worth it. I decided to start this blog to help others do the same.