My Toddler Mom Approach to Teaching Wellness and Hashimotos

I know you’re here for wellness and hashimotos, but let me make a quick analogy for you. 

When I was single, no kids, no issues 'running off a bad meal', my mindset around wellness was very different. It's almost if there were zero consequences with anything.

But now, as a late in life mother, with an autoimmune, and a SAVAGE toddler, I tend to have a new approach with wellness (and motherhood, and life).

Every time my daughter has a milestone, it's like I have to learn to communicate with her all over again. I remember when she was 18 months old and EVERYTHING that used to work went out the window. Parents, do you remember this? Do you also remember when it happened in your wellness? When things just stopped working?

I follow a great social influencer who talks a lot about baby and toddler development. At 18 months old, their brains have now formed enough to understand they have options and being told what to do simply won't work any more. Wild, right? It's like our bodies (also) just don't like being told what to do. So I followed that influencer's advice for how to navigate that milestone: stop dictating and starting giving options. And guess what? It worked! I started offering solutions like "do you want to walk to bed or do you want mommy to carry you?" Both options got us to bed, but my daughter felt empowered in being a part of the decision. I do the same thing in wellness. I stop barking at people (myself included) and started providing options they can do to get to the same goal.

Crazy, right? I guess adulthood, wellness, and being a toddler isn't all that different.

I hope little tidbits like this help give you a better understanding of who I am and how I like to educate + empower about wellness.

If you’re every curious about my approach to wellness, how to take it in small size pieces, or how to take the overwhelm OUT while still getting the results, I’m just a few clicks away in my CONTACT form.