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I recently wrapped up Version 2.0 of my Fire Your Thyroid teleclass series. What an amazingly rewarding experience – again. I’m thrilled with how many people enrolled and I feel so honored to be able to share what I know with so many. I had people from seven countries participating and the feedback has been so touching.

The BEST part of the work I do is EMPOWERING people – myth-busting, enlightening, and helping people shake free of conventional hypothyroid dogma – you know, stuff like, “You have to be on Synthroid for the rest of your life.” And, “There is nothing to be done about autoimmunity – it’s a lifelong disease.”

Really? Is this all our conventional medical community has to offer? I think we can do better.

(Stay tuned for Version 3.0, likely offered early 2015.)

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I am so glad I signed on to your classes. I am looking forward to implementing a great deal of your suggestions into my life. I am so excited to wake up my thyroid and I have, as they say, ‘drank’ your Kool-Aid. I am going to insist on the new lab work you have suggested next month at my annual check up. I am looking forward to this new healthful journey. Your delivery is very passionate, down to earth, and really easy to listen to and follow. There is so much information that once I knew you were following up with all the detail I could really sit back and LISTEN to what you were saying. I enjoyed the format more than I thought I would. Thank you for making it accessible.
– Sara Ackmann

Thank you so much for this experience! I have been dealing with an explosive postpartum hypothyroid challenge for nearly two years. I have done a lot of research on my own and so much of what you said resonated deeply with me. I appreciate you touching on the mind body connection, as I agree it is so connected. Totally in love with how direct you are, and totally in love with your opinions on the medical system. Thank you SO MUCH for offering this course. I definitely learned some things and had some of my own research reinforced, which is awesome. Thank you again for this course, the resources are awesome and you are a fount of knowledge!
– Melissa Sladin

I can’t tell you enough how much your information has changed my life. You have really set me on the path to discovery and empowerment. I am still on the long journey to repair my adrenals, thyroid and to figure out my hormone levels, but feel I have the tools I need to be successful in getting my life back. I have strongly suggested your series to everyone and anyone that I come in contact with. I look forward to up-coming classes and information.
– Michele Jansen

Thank you so much for offering this course! You provided such an amazing amount of information, and it is so great to have it all in one “place” through your post-course emails and Action Guides. Though I had been finding much of the nutritional information through my own online research, it was reassuring to hear it again because it is hard to know when online information is valid. I loved that you addressed nutritional information, vitamin dosage, tests to have done (for thyroid hormones and antibodies, toxicity, and nutrient deficiencies), finding a good doctor, hormone disrupters, gut health, yeast overgrowth, low stomach acid, insight into thyroid medication, breakfast options, the role of the adrenals, chakras and the importance of expression. One part that really hit home was when you discussed how hard it is for women to turn their brains off and how important it is for women to be nurtured; to be seen, heard, felt and listened to, both at home and in the workplace. (I started sobbing.) Thank you for providing the book resources you have drawn from, so that we can continue to learn more. Most of all, your example as a thyroid patient who healed herself through nutrition and lifestyle gives me hope that maybe, just maybe, I can do the same and don’t have to look forward to a lifetime of medication.
– Laura Mills Nelson

I wanted to send you a thank you for your time and efforts with this class series on hypothyroidism. I have been taking Synthroid for my entire life, with some levothyroxine thrown in. I had recently been to an endocrinologist and my regular doctor (an internal medicine doctor) and felt neither gave me the information I was seeking. Your class was very helpful. I think there is a lot to discover, and your work is really outstanding. Thank you, very much, for your work. The presentation, the format, all excellent.
– Kate Fetterly

Thank you for a wonderful series. The changes I’ve applied to my life from the information I’ve gained as been tremendous. Specifically speaking, eliminating gluten, positive thinking, open and honest communication with people who bring joy and not toxicity into my life all have been practices that I’ve been able to put to use thanks to your work. I’m very thankful. What incredible information you offer here! I’m noticing a change in my mood and energy, which is great! The teleclass was done really well. Thanks again for a wonderful class, Jill.
– Michelle Emery

I just wanted to thank you so much for offering the Fire Your Thyroid class! It came at the perfect time in my life! I’m currently studying at IIN and it was my own health journey that got me there to begin with. I had visions of following in the footsteps of so many other IIN grads by healing myself from the health problems that had been plaguing me for years. The only problem is that, well, I wasn’t getting better. I had made SOME progress, but I still wasn’t where I felt I should be in the healing process. After all of my own hunches and research, I kept coming back to Thyroid and Adrenals. I read just about everything on your website that I could find! It was at this point that you began to offer your class. I couldn’t pass up that wonderful opportunity. Your class was full-to-the-top of wonderful information. I’ve already put some of the general practices into place, and am feeling the positive results already. I appreciate the detail that you went into – from describing how hormones communicate down to supplements that might be beneficial. You covered Western medicine and functional medicine, as well as self-care via non-traditional means! This curriculum was certainly comprehensive. Thank you for the information and the inspiration!
– Leslie Flynn

I just wanted to write to tell you how life changing the last three weeks have been for me! I continue to be gluten free, and continue to feel better every day. I would never have believed that eliminating wheat, including the “whole wheat” (that I thought was so healthy for me), could improve my energy so much. I am really looking forward to incorporating other changes in my diet to deal with Hashimoto’s, and perhaps, one day, even being able to not have a need for Armor Thyroid anymore. Thank you again for a wonderfully informative three weeks! My life has definitely changed for the better because of you sharing your knowledge. I continue to feel better every day and I am amazed!
– Linda Johansen

Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this class. There is so much information available to us and it’s tough to sort through everything. I’m thankful to have been able to participate and have you guide us in this journey. I know it’s just a starting point, but I feel that you provided us with many, many tools that will help us along the way. I finally got the courage, or got past the mourning of not being able to eat my normal go-to foods, and I’m on my way to being gluten free. I have high hopes that it will change many health issues I’ve been experiencing. I feel I have a long road ahead of me, but with the information you provided, I feel empowered.
– Christy Jones

Your class was eye opening for me!! It was such a blessing to be able to learn so much more about Hypothyroidism in a holistic way. I have dealt with symptoms for so many years, even while taking Synthroid. I am hoping to eventually go off or decrease the med. There was a ton of information given, and I started by following your supplement recommendations. I look forward to getting the cookbook next year and also to future conferences. Thank you soooo much!
– Kristin Kurtz

Thank you very much for offering the Fire Your Thyroid series. In my frantic search on the web for everything related to Hashimotos, I found your website. Luckily for me you were offering this course a few days later. All of the information has been very helpful as I am trying to learn about Hashimoto’s and what I can do. What this series has done for me most importantly is give me hope. It is really scary to be diagnosed with a disease and not know if there is anything I can do about it. The fact that you have low antibodies is inspiring to me. I am determined to get my antibodies under control. This series has really given me some direction on where to start on this journey. Other than all the wonderful information from this series, I am really glad that I am able to download the recordings and have all the supplemental papers to refer back to again and again until it sinks in. Before this class started my biggest questions were “Where do I start?” and “Should I start taking Synthroid?” Since this is all very new to me, I am glad that you have outlined specifics like what tests to take, diet changes, etc. The action guides are awesome. Again, thank you so much. I have your website on my favorites list and I am looking forward to your cookbook!
– Sara Merback