Megan Petruska - Rooted in Wellness

I got sick when Isaiah was barely two years old. And when I say sick, I mean the kind of sick that makes you face your own mortality.

I remember looking at my little boy, terrified of what the future might look like. There were nights when I literally got down on my knees and prayed to God to give me the strength to figure this s**t out. Because I had a little boy who needed his mom.

People sometimes ask me how I’ve learned so much about health and the human body. It’s because I never stopped searching for answers. I read, researched, asked questions, and learned everything I could. I wasn’t going to leave a single stone unturned if there was even a chance it could help me feel better and give me more energy to be with my son.

And I know I’m not alone. I know there are women listening to this who are going through something incredibly difficult right now. Maybe it’s your health, your marriage, your children, your finances, or something nobody else even knows you’re dealing with. And maybe you’re just tired.

Not the kind of tired that a good night’s sleep fixes. The kind that comes from carrying something heavy for so long that you wonder how you’re going to keep going. I understand that kind of tired. I know what it’s like to feel like you have nothing left to give, but still have people depending on you.

And I want to remind you that it’s okay to rest. It’s okay to have days when you don’t have the answers. When all you can do is get through the day. That doesn’t mean you’re giving up. It means you’re human. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to stop trying to figure everything out, even if it’s just for a little while.

Resting isn’t quitting. Lean on the people who love you. Ask God for strength when you can’t find it yourself. And when you’re ready, take the next step. It doesn’t have to be a big one. Just the next one.

You may be tired. You may need to rest. But that doesn’t mean your story is finished.

Perimenopause affects more than our reproductive systems!

Fluctuating hormones can influence our autonomic nervous system, affecting circulation, stress responses, temperature regulation, and sleep.

For women already dealing with dysautonomia or reduced physiological resilience, these changes may make symptoms worse.

Would you like a deeper series on dysautonomia, perimenopause, and menopause? Let me know in the comments!

Sometimes one of the first signs of healing is realizing you have the capacity to look for the good again. 🤍

I had therapy today, and we talked about the concept of hunting for the good…..and it really made me think about what can happen when you’ve spent so much time living in survival mode.

For the past 2 years that exactly where I lived. In survival mode. A place that doesn’t afford you the ability to think about joy or anything more than the next moment. Or even just the next day. It’s a place where we simply don’t have the emotional energy to look for anything beyond what’s right in front of us.

I know that feeling.

I told Shayne last week that I can feel little snippets of joy coming back - a little at a time. I’m beginning to have the energy to look beyond the difficult things and recognize what’s still beautiful and good.

A year ago, I couldn’t HUNT for the good. Today, I’m beginning to….and I can’t tell you how incredibly grateful I am for that.

Hunting for the good doesn’t mean ignoring what’s hard or pretending everything is okay. It means recognizing that the hard things aren’t the only things that exist and that we can start to CHOOSE to see the good versus just the bad.

So if you’re still in survival mode, give yourself grace. And if you’re beginning to find your way out, maybe it’s time to start looking for the good again.

One moment. One blessing. One little piece of joy at a time.

Maybe this is what the morning looks like. 🤍

Haircut day….let me tell you about my newest health goals….and quick skincare.

Happy Friday… let’s do some make up!

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Happy Friday!