Here’s something I’ve learned over and over — both as a nurse, and as a human:
Nothing changes until you decide to change.
Not when you find the perfect plan.
Not when someone else tells you what to do.
Not even when your labs come back and say it’s time.
Not when someone else tells you what to do.
Not even when your labs come back and say it’s time.
Change begins when you decide you're ready.
That’s not always an easy thing to hear — but it’s the truth.
And it’s also where your power begins.
And it’s also where your power begins.
💬 A Lesson from Hospice
Working in hospice taught me something I’ll never forget:
Even when we want the best for someone — even when we know what might help —
we can’t do it for them.
we can’t do it for them.
People only change when they’re ready.
Not when they’re told.
Not when they’re scared.
When they’re truly ready.
Not when they’re told.
Not when they’re scared.
When they’re truly ready.
So if you’re reading this and feeling stuck… I want to offer something that most programs won’t: grace.
You don’t have to overhaul everything overnight.
You just have to decide you want a different path — and take one step in that direction.
You don’t have to overhaul everything overnight.
You just have to decide you want a different path — and take one step in that direction.
🎯 What Do You Want 2026 to Feel Like?
Ask yourself honestly:
- Do I want a repeat of 2025?
- Or am I ready to make the changes my body’s been asking for?
You don’t need to be perfect.
You just need to be honest — and willing.
You just need to be honest — and willing.
💡 Try This in Your Life:
Take 5 minutes today and reflect on these two questions:
- What’s one area of my health or life I know needs attention?
- What’s one small thing I can start doing this week to support it?
Write them down. Put them where you can see them.
Let this be your reset — not your resolution.
Let this be your reset — not your resolution.
🚀 Want Real Support This Year?
✨ I’d love to show you what helped me feel better than I have in years — and changed my life in ways I never could have imagined.
No pressure. No programs. Just real support.
No pressure. No programs. Just real support.
💬 Join our free community: Focus.Fiber.Fasting Facebook Group
📥 Or reply to this and I’ll share exactly what worked for me.
Here’s to your Rooted Reset — and a year that feels different because you decided it would.
Rooting for you,
Rachel xo
Rachel xo
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“Ever kept a resolution past February?”
Most of us haven’t. And it’s not because we’re lazy or lack discipline.
It’s because most resolutions rely on willpower — and ignore biology.
We try to overhaul everything at once:
🥦 Eat clean.
🏃♀️ Move daily.
📵 Put the phone down.
😴 Sleep more.
📓 Journal, meditate, hydrate…
🥦 Eat clean.
🏃♀️ Move daily.
📵 Put the phone down.
😴 Sleep more.
📓 Journal, meditate, hydrate…
And by week three? We’re tired. Life gets loud.
So we start to slip — and the all-or-nothing mindset kicks in.
Another year, another failed plan. Cue the shame spiral.
But what if your reset wasn’t about rules or restriction?
What if it started with restoring your body’s biology?
What if it started with restoring your body’s biology?
🔬 Biology > Willpower
Most of what derails us isn’t a mindset issue — it’s a metabolic one.
When your body is inflamed, blood sugar is spiking, cortisol is high, and your hormones are out of sync...
Of course you feel tired, scattered, moody, and unmotivated.
That’s not a lack of willpower. That’s a biology problem.
The truth is:
When your cells are nourished…
When your blood sugar is stable…
When your hormones are calm…
When your cells are nourished…
When your blood sugar is stable…
When your hormones are calm…
💥 Your motivation returns.
💥 Your cravings quiet.
💥 Your body starts working with you — not against you.
💥 Your cravings quiet.
💥 Your body starts working with you — not against you.
🌱 Why Resets Work
Resolutions are rigid. Resets are restorative.
They work with your body — not on top of it.
When I stopped chasing strict rules and started following a natural reset protocol that actually supported my biology… everything changed.
✔️ My energy came back.
✔️ Inflammation calmed down.
✔️ My mood and motivation stabilized.
✔️ My energy came back.
✔️ Inflammation calmed down.
✔️ My mood and motivation stabilized.
I didn’t need more hustle — I needed healing.
🕯️ If You’re Craving a Reset
If you’re feeling off track after the holidays — or just off, period — now is the perfect time to begin again.
You don’t have to go all in. You just have to begin.
Small shifts, supported by the right system, lead to real change.
✨ I’m happy to share exactly what helped me reset — naturally.
No pressure. No programs. Just what worked.
💭 This Week’s Reflection:
What would it look like to work with your body this year, not against it?
What if this reset was different?
What if this reset was different?
Want to take the next step?
Reach out to me or join our free support group:
👉 Focus.Fiber.Fasting Facebook Group
Reach out to me or join our free support group:
👉 Focus.Fiber.Fasting Facebook Group
This is your year — not to push harder, but to heal deeper.
Happy New Year!
Rooting for you,
Rachel xo
Rachel xo
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This season feels different — and not because of the lights or the snow.
It’s because I feel like myself again. A few years ago, I was dragging my body through December.
Exhausted.
Inflamed.
Disconnected.
Surviving the holidays, not savoring them.
Back then, I didn’t know just how much my daily choices were affecting my energy — or how simple shifts in my food, habits, and mindset could bring me back to life.
✨ But this year?
I'm calmer.
Clearer.
More present.
And more grateful than ever — because I finally know what it means to feel rooted in my body again.
Clearer.
More present.
And more grateful than ever — because I finally know what it means to feel rooted in my body again.
If you’re not there yet, I want you to know something:
It’s possible.
To enjoy the holidays and protect your health.
To make memories without crashing afterward.
To come back home to your body — with gentleness, not guilt.
To enjoy the holidays and protect your health.
To make memories without crashing afterward.
To come back home to your body — with gentleness, not guilt.
You don’t need a perfect plan or the “right” motivation.
You just need to start treating your body like a friend worth listening to.
Thank You for Being Here
Whether you’ve been walking with me all year or just subscribed recently — thank you.
I don’t take this lightly.
This newsletter, this space, this rhythm — it’s something I pour my heart into every week.
I hope it’s given you something valuable this year — a perspective shift, a tiny habit idea, or just a reminder that you’re not alone in this healing thing.
🎁 If you need a place to start, re-read one of your favorite Rooted Reset posts.
(Or reply and tell me your biggest “aha” this year — I’d love to hear it.)
(Or reply and tell me your biggest “aha” this year — I’d love to hear it.)
And if you need support heading into the New Year, I’ll be right here — rooting for you, one reset at a time.
Wishing you deep peace,
real rest,
and joy that doesn’t require perfection.
real rest,
and joy that doesn’t require perfection.
Merry Christmas,
Rachel xo
Rachel xo
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I wasn’t expecting a cemetery to remind me of something so deeply alive.
But there I was, walking through the cemetery, when I saw a statue etched with this quote — and it stopped me in my tracks.
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
— Albert Camus
It was quiet. Peaceful. And somehow… incredibly honest.
Because how many of us forget the strength that still lives in us — especially in our hardest seasons?
🌿 What If You’re Not Broken — Just Buried?
This past weekend at a leadership event, we spent time unpacking something that most of us don’t even notice is shaping our lives:
Our self-talk.
Our self-talk.
We say things to ourselves we’d never say to someone we love.
We downplay our wins, brush off our gifts, and focus on every flaw.
We downplay our wins, brush off our gifts, and focus on every flaw.
But here’s what hit me:
What if the version of you that you long to become… is already there?
Not something to earn.
But something to uncover.
What if the version of you that you long to become… is already there?
Not something to earn.
But something to uncover.
That “invincible summer” Camus talks about — the hope, light, and life buried beneath the heaviness — it’s already in you.
You don’t have to become her.
You just have to remember her.
You just have to remember her.
🌼 Root Reset Reminder: You Are Still In Bloom
Whether you’re walking through grief, burnout, or just an endless to-do list…
Please hear this: You are still growing. Even here.
Please hear this: You are still growing. Even here.
Sometimes winter is the season we find out how deep our roots go.
💡 Try This in Your Life or Work:
Take 5 minutes today and try this journal prompt:
✨ “What would the version of me who’s already whole — say to me today?”
✨ “Where in my life am I underestimating my strength?”
✨ “What would the version of me who’s already whole — say to me today?”
✨ “Where in my life am I underestimating my strength?”
Or even simpler:
Stand in front of the mirror and say:
“There is an invincible summer in me.”
Let it land.
Stand in front of the mirror and say:
“There is an invincible summer in me.”
Let it land.
🚀 Want More Support?
✨ I’d love to walk alongside your reset.
Whether you're navigating hormones, energy, inflammation, or just a whole lot of life — you don’t have to do it alone.
Whether you're navigating hormones, energy, inflammation, or just a whole lot of life — you don’t have to do it alone.
💬 Join our free community:
Focus. Fiber. Fasting Facebook Group »
Focus. Fiber. Fasting Facebook Group »
📥 Or just hit reply and say:
“I’m in a winter season right now.”
I’ll share what helped me — and remind you: you’re not stuck here.
“I’m in a winter season right now.”
I’ll share what helped me — and remind you: you’re not stuck here.
Rooting for your growth,
Rachel xo
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And why it matters more than you’ve been told.
We’ve all heard it:
“Just eat fewer calories and move more.”
“Just eat fewer calories and move more.”
But here’s the truth — if that worked, most people wouldn’t still be struggling.
That old-school advice skips something critical... 🧠 your hormones.
Let’s break it down:
That old-school advice skips something critical... 🧠 your hormones.
Let’s break it down:
🧠 CALORIES are energy.
They fuel your body like gas fuels a car.
But…
But…
💥 CARBS are chemical messengers.
They spike insulin — a fat-storage hormone.
And when insulin is high, your body won’t burn stored fat… no matter how few calories you’re eating.
And when insulin is high, your body won’t burn stored fat… no matter how few calories you’re eating.
🧬 Why this matters:
You can eat “low calorie” but still feel:
- Tired
- Bloated
- Hungry
- Stuck in a plateau
Or worse — gaining weight despite “doing everything right.”
That’s where carb quality and hormone signals come in.
🥗 What to Try Instead:
When you lower carbs — especially refined sugars + processed grains — this happens:
✅ Insulin drops
✅ Cravings calm down
✅ Hunger fades
✅ Your body taps into fat for energy
✅ Cravings calm down
✅ Hunger fades
✅ Your body taps into fat for energy
This is why people often say:
“I’m eating more food… and still losing weight.”
It’s not magic. It’s metabolic logic. 🧬
🧪 See it in real life:
Check out these graphics to see:
🧀 Satiety per calorie
🍞 How “low carb” doesn’t always mean “low calorie”
🍓 Why whole foods make all the difference
🧀 Satiety per calorie
🍞 How “low carb” doesn’t always mean “low calorie”
🍓 Why whole foods make all the difference
💡 Try This in Your Life or Work:
Take 5 minutes and:
☑️ Look at your go-to meals — are they calming insulin or spiking it?
☑️ Try swapping one processed carb for fiber + protein today
☑️ Track how you feel — not just how many calories you eat
☑️ Look at your go-to meals — are they calming insulin or spiking it?
☑️ Try swapping one processed carb for fiber + protein today
☑️ Track how you feel — not just how many calories you eat
🚀 Want More Support?
✨ I’d love to show you what helped me feel better than I have in years — especially in one of the most stressful seasons of my life — naturally.
No pressure. No programs. Just real support.
No pressure. No programs. Just real support.
📥 Hit reply — and I’ll share exactly what worked for me.
Rooting for you,
Rachel xo
Rachel xo
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