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I know I’ve been MIA—again. The truth is, I’ve been in a season of questioning, trying to understand who I am beyond being a mother. For so long, I’ve made myself small, afraid of my own potential and hesitant to leave any kind of mark on the world. But deep down, I know that’s exactly what I’m meant to do. Lately, I’ve felt a pull to transform my pain into purpose. To take everything I’ve learned, everything I’ve survived, and build something meaningful from it. And that’s where Magnetic Nourishment was born.
Thank you to The Wellness Process and Elizabeths most recent Substack where she shares the “Chat GPT blueprint that will change your life”. Yes, the Wellness Process is my only paid subscription so far and yes I highly recommend it. Elizabeth is Magnetic in herself and watching her journey and transformation from practices such as Manifesting (TBM) and Journal Speak (Nicole Sachs) have been nothing short of Amazing.
Health and wellness have always been a pivotal part of my life but more so in 2023 when I got diagnosed with Paraneoplastic Syndrome . In the most simplest terms, Paraneoplastic syndrome is when the immune system has a reaction to cancerous tumors in your body. Instead of attacking the cancer cells, it attacks healthy cells in the nervous system. I don’t want to harp on about it, and I definitely do not want sympathy (which is why I rarely mention such a daunting diagnosis) but I will admit to feelings of anger and betrayal. I went from a healthy and vibrant 31 year old to a shell of a human. I remember my first time at MSK receiving immunotherapy, and asking myself how did I end up here? wondering if I did this to myself from a certain vaccine.
From the outside I looked relatively normal, so I fought this battle quietly and alone. As my health was deteriorating, so was my hope. I not only lost my health but I also lost myself in this diagnosis. As I could no longer live in the hustle and bustle of real estate, I started coming up with all of these business ideas to turn my pain into purpose:
I would start a charity for PNS
I would combine my expertise in social media marketing and real estate to become a social media manager
but deep down none of these felt authentically me. I was burnt out from Real Estate, and posting for someone else on social media just felt inauthentic. Melissa Wood Tepperberg is a clear embodiment of a woman who followed her deepest desires and created a brand and community. I’ve done her workouts since 2016, and will never forget the time she personally messaged me back on instagram in 2017. Note: This was before she really went viral and yes it was her! She was my inspiration behind becoming a Certified Health coach in 2020, but I never pursed coaching either. I was still lost in the messy middle of finding my purpose and what really lit me up.
Fast forward to a few days ago when it hit me like a ton of bricks. What I was made to do: share my journey and my struggles to help others realize that they’re not alone.
Your’e not broken just because of a diagnosis, or unworthy because you’re not married with kids at 28.
You are becoming.
These small shifts? → A Magnetic life
And I’m ready to help you feel it, too.
Xo
M
