The Healing Journey - Two Steps Forward, One Step Back…

I met with someone this week who reminded me exactly what real healing looks like. Not the picture-perfect, everything’s-better-now version. But the gritty, faithful, I’m-still-here-and-I-refuse-to-give-up version.

When she first came to me, she had already seen a dozen doctors. ER visits. Brain clots. Chronic migraines. Panic attacks that started showing up like clockwork each month. Her system was screaming for help, and yet—she was told to just keep adding more meds. Keep surviving.

She didn’t want to just survive.
She wanted her life back.

And she’s been working for it. Hard.

But this week, she sat across from me with tears in her eyes and a quiet strength in her voice. Her mycotoxin levels had jumped—the highest I’ve seen in my practice. She’s in the middle of deep detox and mold clearing. It’s working, but it’s hard. And for anyone who’s ever been through it, you know—this part is not easy.

When Detox Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

She was in the middle of a family trip when her symptoms hit like a tidal wave. Neck pain. Numbness in her face. Debilitating fatigue. Migraines. Diarrhea. The kind of reaction that makes you question your sanity—and your safety.

But this wasn’t all in her head.

This was her body doing the hard work of clearing out what’s been stored inside for years. Maybe even since childhood.

What most people don’t realize is that during detox, especially for mold and environmental illness, you can feel worse before you feel better. Your body is working overtime. Your immune system is re-learning how to function. And any new exposure—like travel, a moldy rental, or even just stress—can hit ten times harder than it used to.

That doesn’t mean the treatment isn’t working.
It means it is.

Missing Out Can Be Part of Healing

She shared something powerful with me this week. She said, “I was sick the whole trip. But I still showed up for my family. I didn’t bail. I didn’t hide. I was there—even if it didn’t look the way I hoped.”

That’s what healing looks like sometimes.

Yes, she had to cancel some plans. She missed shopping with her sister. She worried she’d never feel normal again. But she also started nourishing her body with better food. She’s tracking her patterns. She’s honoring what her gut and spirit are saying.

And she’s learning something life-changing:

You don’t have to earn your rest.
You don’t have to prove your strength by pushing through.
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is say, “Not today. I’m healing.”

What I Want You to Know

If you’re in the middle of detox—especially mold detox—it can feel like the world keeps moving while you’re stuck in place.

You’re not stuck. You’re rebuilding.

The ups and downs don’t mean you’re failing.
They mean your body is talking to you—loud and clear.
And you’re finally in a place where someone is listening.

There may be weeks when you need to say no. Days you need to rest. Mornings where just getting out of bed is the win. That’s okay.

There’s no rush to the finish line.
Healing isn’t a race.
It’s a return—to yourself, to your clarity, to your wholeness.

Keep Going

To everyone walking this path: You are not alone.
You’re not broken.
You are detoxing from a toxic world—physically, emotionally, spiritually.

And that’s brave work.

Keep going.
Keep honoring your body.
And please, don’t measure your progress by how much you do—measure it by how much more of you is coming back.

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