"That is progress for me."


Hi there Reader,

I just wrapped up my first Foundation Blueprint cohort and I am so excited to have created a program that is all mine!

When women start the Foundation Blueprint, one of the first things I ask is a simple check-in: where was your hunger this morning on a scale of 1-5?

One woman wrote back:

"I haven't had lunch yet, but my hunger was a three this morning when I woke up. That is progress for me because I'm usually not hungry in the morning. Woot, woot!"

That message stopped me. Not because it was dramatic. Because it wasn't.

Waking up hungry is something most people take for granted. But for a woman who has spent years restricting, skipping, and under-eating, waking up hungry means her metabolism is finally working. It means her body has started to trust that food is coming.

A few weeks earlier, that same woman had written:

"It's hard to eat three meals a day on a regular basis. But I am trying."

That's where almost every woman starts. Not with a big breakthrough. With trying.

And a few weeks after that hunger check-in?

"I am eating three meals a day and no longer starving or snacking."

No dramatic overhaul. No perfect week. Just consistently showing up meal after meal until her body started to believe her.

That's Phase 1. That's where we start in the Foundation Blueprint.

The 2nd cohort is coming. If you've been waiting to feel ready you don't have to be ready. You just have to be willing to try.

Foundation Blueprint waitlist is open. You can grab your spot on the waitlist right here.

I can't wait to live a life well nourished with you!

Rachael Stricker, NTP

Empowering everyday women to balance blood sugar and create vitality through a whole food lifestyle and Hair Tissue Mineral testing.

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