Thriving Autoimmune
Root Cause Progression Map
Check every statement that's true for you right now. See what might be missing from your healing picture.
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I have changed my diet to a healing, anti-inflammatory format so I can identify food triggers, heal intestinal permeability, and restore a vibrant gut microbiome.
I have identified the areas where I use food as a coping mechanism for stress and emotion and have steps in place to use healthier coping mechanisms when this comes up.
I am aware of where stored stress and tension live in my body — the unconscious physical patterns my nervous system has created — and I have tools to begin releasing them.
I have identified the learned patterns — perfectionism, people-pleasing, chronic over-giving — that are keeping my nervous system dysregulated, and I'm actively working to rewire them.
I know what kind of movement supports my healing right now and what depletes it, and I'm moving my body in a way that helps rather than hurts my immune system.
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I have identified and begun reducing the environmental triggers in my home — cleaning products, personal care, water quality — that are quietly adding to my immune load.
I understand what has been disrupting my sleep — cortisol timing, blood sugar swings, circadian rhythm — and I have a consistent sleep practice that is actually working.
I have begun shifting from the identity of someone who is sick to someone who is healing — and I understand how my thoughts and beliefs are physically affecting my immune system.
I understand the patterns underneath why I keep starting and stopping, and I have something other than willpower keeping me consistent when life gets hard.
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I know what triggers a flare for me specifically, I have a plan for when one happens, and I no longer spiral into fear or give up when things get hard.
Hashimoto's is something I have — it is not who I am. I make daily decisions from the identity of someone who is healthy and healing, not someone who is sick.
I have a long-term plan that accounts for seasonal changes, life getting busy, and the hard moments — so I'm not starting over every time something throws me off.
Your healing picture
Check the boxes above to see what's missing from your picture.
The Autoimmune Collective is where we work through every piece of this map together — with structure, support, and a community of women who get it.
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