Which one first when everything needs attention ⎸ Ep. 217
Health with Hashimoto’s - Thyroid or Immune Education for Autoimmune Thyroid DiseaseShow Notes
You finished the list. You sorted everything into thyroid or immune. And somehow that made it worse, because now you are looking at two full buckets and every single thing in them looks like it should be the thing you do today. So you did nothing. Or you picked five things, went hard, and lasted about eleven days. That is not a discipline problem. Sorting is triage, not treatment. It tells you what to work on first. But nobody ever explains the "first" part, and that gap is where most women get stuck. In this episode I walk through the three rules I use to decide what actually comes next, why the most important thing is almost never the right place to start, and what six winters of working on one single trigger taught me about doing less at a time. What you'll learn
Why "address everything at once" sounds responsible and still falls apart in eleven days Why the thyroid bucket comes first (fatigue, brain fog, cold, and weight resistance show up in both buckets, and you cannot tell them apart through the static) How to pick your first immune bucket step by choosing the cheapest repeatable thing instead of the most dramatic one Why changing five things at once teaches you nothing, even when you feel better The question that replaces "which one is most important" and actually gets you moving
Resources mentioned 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor (free guide)https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions Episode 214, Sorting Hashimoto's labs into thyroid or immune bucketshttps://healthwithhashimotos.com/214-sorting-hashimotos-labs/ The Simple Habits Program. Twelve weeks of structure, not intensity. One small habit each week. This is a text message based program. Enrollment opens Sunday, September 13 and closes Saturday, September 26 at 10pm Central. The cohort runs September 27 through December 19. This is the last time it runs as a cohort.https://healthwithhashimotos.com/simple-habits-program/
NEW HERE? START HERE.New to the podcast? Start with the free guide, 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor.https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions
READY TO SORT YOUR HASHIMOTO'S?Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune walks you through sorting everything into thyroid or immune, in under an hour, with a workbook to help you figure out your next step.https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/
JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO'S COMMUNITYJoin the free Health with Hashimoto's community on Skool. It's a supportive space for women navigating Hashimoto's, and it's free to join.https://www.skool.com/health-with-hashimotos/about
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ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHERThe Health with Hashimoto's podcast helps you sort your Hashimoto's into thyroid or immune, so you can finally understand what's happening in your body and what to do about it. Hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse and holistic health educator with 25 years of nursing experience.
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