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Gut of Integrity

Gut of Integrity offers holistic nutrition and wellness consulting, helping people with autoimmune disorders, cancer, digestive issues, women’s health, weight loss, and grief.

10/02/2024

🐾Ride or die🐾 This guy is everything❤️

09/30/2024

It’s time to move on, it’s time to get going
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing
It’s time to move on, time to get going

Broken skyline
Moving through the airport
She’s an honest defector
Conscientious objector
Now her own protector
A broken skyline

Which way to love land?
Which way to something better?
Which way to forgiveness?
Which way do I go?

Yeah, it’s time to move on, time to get going
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing
It’s time to move on, time to get going

Sometime later
Getting the words wrong
Wasting the meaning
And losing the rhyme

Nauseous adrenalin
Breaking up a dogfight
Like a deer in the headlights
Frozen in real time
I’m losing my mind

Yeah, it’s time to move on, time to get going
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing
It’s time to move on, it’s time to get going

-Tom Petty-

08/24/2024

Last night at 7pm, I signed up for this morning’s .fit Deka Strong at cuz why the f**k not! Pretty proud of myself for finishing in 21:58 as it was my first time doing anything like this. 10 hard AF obstacles at full speed…it’s good to remember that even in the hardest of times, my mental and physical strength will get me through.

Thank you for training my ass to do something like this. Can’t wait for the Super in November💪

04/18/2024

8 years of selfies with this guy…happy adoptaversary to the smartest and cutest I know🥰

04/07/2024

Word.

02/14/2024

Sending love to everyone missing someone this Valentine's Day🖤Take care of yourself today. Cry if you need to, hang out with friends, move your body, whatever you need to do to take care of yourself. Be sure to hydrate!

01/30/2024

When someone gets what you're going through, especially when it's deep grief, it feels like you are finally seen and heard.In a split second, someone sees you, and you are no longer alone.

You aren't the only one feeling the pain, and you now know there are others like you who are also in pain.

Instead of grieving alone, what would it be like if we grieved together, in a community with others who understand what grief feels like?

My new grief community, GRIEVE + GROW TOGETHER is a safe space for you to feel SEEN, HEARD, and LOVINGLY HELD.

I designed GRIEVE + GROW TOGETHER to provide support for those who have nowhere else to turn, who feel alone in their grief, and…who want to feel joy in their lives again.

I’m here to say that there is a path forward, and it won’t always feel this way.

The sadness will still be there, and so will the ache of your loss. But, it won’t always feel like you’re drowning.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel and I can show you how to get there.

GRIEVE + GROW TOGETHER opens February 1. Get on the waitlist.

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01/28/2024

A newish friend gave this to me last night while we were talking about death, dying, and grief. She actually printed out the copy for me to keep❤️What I love so much about this quote is that it encourages us to continue talking and thinking about our lost loved ones.

“Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?”

In American culture, we discourage people from remembering, from telling stories as if they are here, because it’s uncomfortable for others.

But if we literally just talked about our dead loved ones, we could process our grief in real time, and we’d have less anxiety, less inflammation, and less desire to stuff it down.

We also wouldn’t be alone in our grief. We’d be able to talk to our friends and family, and feel like we have a community of support around us, instead of feeling lonely and isolated.

That’s why I’m starting the GRIEVE + GROW TOGETHER community.

It’s a space for you to feel SEEN, HEARD, and LOVINGLY HELD while you talk about your grief in a safe and supportive environment.

You’ll meet people who have experienced loss. You’ll connect in a way that fills your soul and reminds you that you have e support.

But most importantly, you won’t have to grieve alone anymore.

The Grieve + Grow Together Community opens February 1. Get on the waitlist to be the first to know!

🌟LINK IN BIO🌟

01/27/2024

💥We can only go up from here. LFG💥

01/26/2024

Secondary losses are defined by David Kessler as the other losses that accompany grief in addition to the primary loss. Many people don’t realize these other losses come up when you have one giant loss. It just makes everything feel that much worse.

Some examples include:

💔PARTNER LOSS
-When you lose your partner - whether married or not - the small talk goes away.
-It may be harder to hang out with your couple friends because you are not a couple anymore and they may not invite you.
-Spontaneity may be harder because there is less motivation.

🐕PET LOSS
-You don’t have a reason to go for walks everyday.
-Your routine changes. It doesn’t revolve around your pet anymore.
-The presence in the house is gone.

💰FINANCIAL LOSS
-Giving up certain things you like to do because the funds aren’t there.

🐣INFERTILITY
-The realization that you might not give birth and come to terms with that.
-The fear of disappointing friends and family.

⚠️LOSS OF HEALTH
-You may not be able to perform certain activities or tasks.
-You may have to give up foods that are inflammatory to your body.
-Your social life may look different because of fatigue and pain.

If you’re feeling these secondary losses, you are not alone. Joining a grief group can be a great way to find a new community of people who are going through similar losses.

My new grief community, "Grieve + Grow Together" is a space for you to feel SEEN, HEARD, and LOVINGLY HELD.

The Grieve + Grow Together Community opens February 1. Get on the waitlist!

🌟LINK IN BIO🌟

01/23/2024

Whether it's been days, months, or years since you last connected with a person who left this world, the sadness is real. Grieving is a testament to the impact they had on your life, regardless of how much time has passed. Let's acknowledge that it's okay to mourn, no matter how much time has gone by. 🕊️💙

01/16/2024

8 Things First-Time Grievers Should Know About1. It will feel like the worst pain you’ve ever experienced. You may feel pain in ways you didn’t think you would: with digestive issues, brain fog, actual heartaches, headaches, and joint pain.

2. You’ll have a hard time functioning for a while. Daily tasks will be a struggle. Showering may go out the window. Eating may take too much energy. Just getting out of bed will be a huge win.

3. You will feel pressure from others to get over your grief. People will expect you to be back to your normal self in less than one year’s time. Just remember: there is no timeline for grief. Take as much time as you need.

4. This grief may activate old wounds. Old wounds tend to come up in challenging situations. It can be easier to stay in the pain of grief rather than move into a different life with your loss. Seek a therapist or a grief coach to help understand the emotions.

5. Your emotions may intensify; anger may turn aggressive, sadness may become despair, and fear may feel overwhelming. It's normal. Don't let others or yourself dictate your emotions.

6. Your grief will be activated by holidays, birthdays, and milestones. Sometimes the actual day is the hardest. Other times, it might be the weeks leading up to the day that will be hardest. However it shows up, take the time you need to take care of yourself.

7. Acknowledge your grief. It may feel better to compartmentalize your grief, but bottling it up could lead to a prolonged grieving process. Seeking a grief group or supportive listeners can aid in processing your emotions during this time.

8. You will find light even when you’re in the dark. You will laugh again. You will feel joy again. Grief changes who you are, what you are passionate about, and helps you understand what is most important to you. And that is OK.

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About Me

If you’re like me, you know what it’s like to have your power stripped away from you. To have health issues stem from it. To have your mental health suffer. To feel like your spirit has been drained from your body. To so badly want to rise up out of it but don’t know or can’t figure out how to do that.

There is a way to get your power back and I’m here to help.

Hi, I’m Steph.

I help you step back into your power, your body, your work, and your life by taking control of your nutritional, mental, and emotional health so you can become who you were always meant to be.

I didn’t always feel empowered. For most of my life, even though I displayed outward confidence, I felt broken on the inside. I was always anxious, had crazy mood swings, and never felt good enough. I was trapped between what I thought I was (a failure) and who I wanted to be in the world.

On top of this, I had years of undiagnosed gut health issues, symptoms of IBS, racing heart, bloating, digestive distress, and many other painful symptoms that doctors couldn’t figure out the cause of. I was beginning to feel hopeless.

After years of beating myself down for so long, I had the most transformational experience that led me to where I am today.

I was getting certified as a grief recovery specialist and one of the exercises we had to do was write out our final words as if we were going to die. I wrote everything that I was sorry for, how I felt like a failure, all the traumas I’d had, how much internalized homophobia I’d had, and how much I’d worked on trying to better myself. Once we finished, I was chosen as the ONLY person who died, and my partner read my final words to the group while I laid under a sheet on the floor, listening (and sobbing uncontrollably).

I was so sad for the person they were talking about. I wanted to hug her and give her the love she so seemingly needed - to tell her she was beautiful, worthy, and powerful.

It wasn’t until I heard the words I had written that I was finally able to have compassion for myself. To feel love for myself. To see how much I had accomplished and how I had been living my life with integrity and authenticity, but I just couldn’t see it. To ultimately see that I was NOT a failure.

From that day forward I decided I’d had enough. Enough of the negative voices telling me I wasn’t good enough, enough of my chronic anxiety getting the best of me, enough of my health falling in the sh***er (literally). I wanted my power back. So I finally decided to take my health into my own hands, to giving it everything I had, to…(look at video)

As my gut health improved, so did my mental health. As my mental health improved, so did my emotional health. I began to look at each day as a new beginning, saying daily affirmations to encourage positive outlooks. I started waking up with a smile instead of a frown. I practiced self-compassion and self-love in all areas of my life and you know what? Positive things started to happen.

I booked more clients. My neck and shoulder healed and I was able to work out again after almost two years. My friends and family started to notice my new attitude. I felt empowered to share my knowledge with the world. I woke up happy, ready to go about my day with confidence. I felt strong, authentic, and alive. I felt truly worthy to live this life, not just by being in it, but by thriving in it.

I had finally reclaimed my self worth, my happiness, and MY POWER. And I can help you do the same.

Now here’s how I’m going to help you make it happen…

STEP 1: Download the free recipe book: Does Your Gut have Integrity? With this collection of 16 gut-healing recipes, you’ll get a jump start on nourishing your gut, clearing your mind, and learning to balance your soul so you can become who you were always meant to be.

STEP 2: If you’re interested in finding out more about working together, click here. I’d love the opportunity to support you.