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My gosh, Labor Day is behind us.

But I’d like to back up.

We had a brutal winter, nary a spring, and in May, I said to my husband, “I want a real summer. It’s going to go by so fast – I want to do lots of swimming, tubing, camping, hiking. You know, be kids again.” 

Things didn’t shake out that way. We had a lovely week-long vacation in July, but no mini get-aways or time spent on Minnesota’s waters. I’m definitely not sporting the tan that I typically do come end of summer.

Am I disappointed? Not.one.bit.

“Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” – Seth Godin

In many ways, it’s been the best summer I’ve had in a long time. I’ve worked my ass off and I’ve loved (nearly) every minute of it. (And lest you think I’ve had little balance in my life, our Sweet Harriet, who is now 17 months old, continues to blossom and grow and amaze us – this is our first summer with a toddler and that in itself makes me feel like a kid. Motherhood makes me giddy.)

But yes, I’ve been tunnel-visioned and obsessive with Healthful Elements – driven by something much larger than myself. And I’ve had a wildly fun time. It’s been like being on a white water rafting trip sans the water and the raft.

Welcome to the reinvention of Healthful Elements: a brand new website, new coaches, and broader and deeper practice areas.

Getting to this point has been both challenging and rewarding – my head and heart are filled to the brim with excitement and possibilities.

We still have our core practice areas – hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s / autoimmunity, and adrenal dysfunction. But it had been my dream to expand beyond what I can offer as a sole coach – both time-wise as well as from a program / expertise perspective. And things started taking on a life of their own a few months ago. So I went with it. And here we are.

Much of this summer was spent meeting with our team of coaches – hours-long roundtables discussing all things hormones and ensuring we’re on the same page. Mind you, it wasn’t me preaching from the pulpit. Claudine and Jill C. are experienced and a wealth of information in their own right – they brought as much to the table as I did.

Can I just say – we totally geek out on this stuff. And after a few years running Healthful Elements on my own, it was – and will continue to be – a thrill to collaborate with these brilliant women.

You can read about us in more detail on our all-new website, but below is a summary.

Coaches and their areas of practice:

• Me: hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s (and other autoimmunity), adrenal dysfunction, PCOS, perimenopause / menopause, gut rebuilding
• Claudine: hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s (and other autoimmunity), adrenal dysfunction, gut rebuilding, and gut infections (think SIBO and H. pylori)
• Jill C.: holistic strategies for natural, holistic fertility enhancement, with complete knowledge in how hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s (and other autoimmunity), adrenal dysfunction, and PCOS can affect a woman’s chances of conceiving
  (Jill is on maternity leave and won’t begin coaching for several more weeks.)

Supportive roles:

• Lisa is our resident thyroid- and immune-specific recipe writer and meal planner. We don’t quite have this program off the ground, but we have lots of exciting things in store for our clients as well as our readers.
• Blair is our Client Services Coordinator and Social Media Manager extraordinaire.

What’s next?

Stay tuned for an Essential Thyroid Cookbook update, more about our upcoming teleclass schedule (you can participate from anywhere!), and more frequent blogging and newsletters. I’ll admit, I’ve not been the greatest at blogging and sending out newsletters, but we now have a team of people who not only have a lot to say and want to educate you, but will also help hold me accountable. :)

That’s all for now. Thank you for being a part of our community.