Thyroid Fit

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
-Albert Einstein

Leadership is an action, not a position.
-Donald McGannon

You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
-Oscar Wilde

Your authenticity and your individuality are your greatest strengths. Don't try to be someone you're not, be yourself and let your light shine.

Don't let someone who doesn't know your value tell you how much you're worth.

Reset, restart, refocus. But don't you dare give up on your dreams.

Did you see this?

One of my worst fears in life is flying. I have been working on this for about four years now with frequent flying.

I shared that because I want you to know that FEAR is a liar, and you don't have to be trapped by it.

You can choose today to overcome whatever it is and take back your control.

It's never easy to overcome something that you genuinely fear, but you also won't fix it by not taking action.

Today, I challenge you to take a step into what you fear and take your power back.

Now, back to the plane, luckily, no one was injured. It happened at a lower altitude, which was a godsend, I'm sure.

Regardless of your fear of flying, could you imagine how scary this was?

Never allow another to determine your
worth!

Only 🫵🏻You have that power!

Stop being the transport service
for those who don't deserve a ride!

For MY FELLOW SURVIVORS!

Just as feeling the need to be busy all of the time is a trauma response,

So is the need to be over the top, super duper independent!!

“The inability to receive support from others is a trauma response.

For those who say, “I don’t need anyone; I’ll just do it all myself,” conditioning is a survival tactic. And you needed it to shield your heart from abuse, neglect, betrayal, and disappointment from those who could not or would not be there for you.

From the parent who was absent and abandoned you by choice or the parent who was never home from working three jobs to feed and house you.

From the lovers who offered sexual intimacy but never offered a haven that honored your heart.

From the friendships and family who ALWAYS took more than they ever gave.

From all the situations when someone told you, “We’re in this together” or “I got you,” then abandoned you, leaving you to pick up the pieces when s**t got real, leaving you to handle your part and their part, too.

From all the lies and all the betrayals.

You learned along the way that you couldn’t trust people. Or you could trust people, but only up to a certain point.

Extreme-independence IS. A. TRUST. ISSUE.

You learned: if I don’t put myself in a situation where I rely on someone, I won’t have to be disappointed when they don’t show up for me or when they drop the ball... because they will ALWAYS drop the ball EVENTUALLY, right?

You may even have been intentionally taught this protection strategy by generations of hurt ancestors who came before you.

Extreme independence is a preemptive strike against heartbreak.

So, you don’t trust anyone.

And you don’t trust yourself, either, to choose people.

To trust is to hope; to trust is to be vulnerable.

“Never again,” you vow.

But no matter how you dress it up and display it proudly to make it seem like this level of independence is what you always wanted to be, it’s your wounded, scarred, broken heart behind a protective brick wall.

Impenetrable. Nothing gets in. No hurt gets in. But no love gets in either.

Fortresses and armor are for those in battle or who believe the war is coming.

It’s a trauma response.

The good news is trauma that is acknowledged is trauma that can be healed.

You are worthy of having support.
You are worthy of having a true partnership.
You are worthy of love.
You are worthy of having your heart held.
You are worthy of being adored.
You are worthy of being cherished.
You are worthy of having someone say, “You rest. I got this.” And deliver on that promise.
You are worthy to receive.
You are worthy to receive.
You are worthy.

You don’t have to earn it.
You don’t have to prove it.
You don’t have to bargain for it.
You don’t have to beg for it.

You are worthy!

Simply because you exist.

-Jamila, thank you for these fantastic words!!!

Which are you?

When it comes to thyroid disease, we often feel crazy or alone.

We feel more like Lucy with the up and down of the disease. It can make you feel like a crazy homemaker like Lucy and not glamorous like the Kardashians.

I do have one piece of advice! Be Lucy; she was easy to love and fun..

You are never alone on the road to healing! My DM is always available if you have questions about what I've done to get past my thyroid disease and onto the living, please reach out.
Sherry🫶

It's hard to believe all the symptoms that one tiny organ can cause.

Never discount how you feel or allow a doctor to tell you it’s in your head.

Listen to your gut and seek out the answers. It took me ten years to get diagnosed with a multi-nodule goiter and I have never once tested positive for antibodies of Hashimotos or Graves yet my diseased thyroid had to be removed.

You are never alone and you are a warrior. If you need support there are many groups and advocates that can help.