Laura Clowdus

After getting diagnosed with my autoimmune disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, I chose the conventional treatment of taking a biologic and then a daily NSAID for pain. While this helped my flares, I didn't get to a place of actually feeling good . As an RN in my early 20's and thought, " I can't live the rest of my life feeling like this. There has to be a better way to feel better." That began my journey into changing my diet and lifestyle.  But for 3 years, I was on and off the AIP diet. I remember thinking, "If I am so smart, why can't I stick to eating the way I want to?" Then, I figured it out. It came down to my thoughts .  Being the over achiever and people pleaser, I was used to solving problems short term. This is fight or flight thinking . It kept me always hustling, trying to prove to myself and others that I was "good enough." And it led to the all or nothing results I saw in my life. I would go "all in" on diet and lifestyle changes, only to get burned out and then quit from the exhaustion of it. Even my kitchen was either a disaster or sparkling clean. There was no middle ground in my life.  When I realized I need to work on my thoughts and emotions in order to feel better with autoimmune disease, everything changed. With life coaching, I learned how to get into rest + digest with my brain and my body. I approached everything differently, including the AIP diet. I felt safe for the first time in my life and used AIP to nourish my body, not punish my body into healing. It felt simple and doable for the first time.  Outside of healing my gut, the rest + digest state sped up my healing process and my symptoms disappeared.  I have been symptom free from my autoimmune disease for the past 6 years  (while having 3 babies during this time, too!) With life coaching, I will teach you exactly how to do this.  We will use mindset and strategy to heal your gut with AIP and get you into rest + digest so your body can heal autoimmune inflammation.  Not only will you learn how to feel your best, you will learn how to keep feeling your best long term. (Visit my website for testimonials- you can absolutely do this.) Coach with me in my group program or with private coaching at lauraclowdus.com.