My Story

From Sluggish to Strong: A Journey Through Change, Challenge, and Renewal

On the surface, everything looked right.
A thriving career in marketing. Industry awards. A family growing up fast — a teenage son who just turned sixteen, a daughter on the cusp of her teens, and a life that finally felt like it was coming together.

I was proud of where I’d landed — moving across the country, leading creative projects that inspired me, celebrating milestones that once felt out of reach. From the outside, I had it all.

But inside, something was off.
I was exhausted — not the kind of tired that a good night’s sleep fixes, but a deep, unshakable fatigue that clung to me. Even on my best days, it felt like I was running on fumes, showing up for everyone but myself.

Then came the lump.

It was small, but it stopped everything.
One doctor visit led to another, and soon I was sitting in an exam room hearing the word no one wants to hear: cancer.

Treatment saved my life, but it also changed it completely. Chemotherapy pushed me into early menopause at 42. My hormones crashed. My energy disappeared. My moods swung. My body — once predictable — felt foreign. My skin, my hair, my weight — even my confidence — shifted in ways I couldn’t control.

At first, I told myself this was temporary, part of recovery. But months later, I was still exhausted, foggy, and disconnected from the woman I’d always been.

And when I looked for help, I felt unseen.
Most advice I found was written for women a decade or two older — “take gentle walks,” “adjust slowly,” “accept the change.”
But I wasn’t ready to slow down. I still had dreams, a family to raise, goals to crush, and a full life to live.

So I made a decision: if the solutions didn’t fit me, I’d create my own.

I became my own experiment.
I read every study I could find on menopause, hormones, metabolism, and recovery — from Harvard to The Menopause Society. I joined online communities, swapped notes with other women, and began journaling everything — what I ate, how I slept, what gave me energy, what drained it.

Slowly, patterns emerged. Foods that helped me sleep better. Routines that stabilized my mood. Nutrient shifts that actually improved my metabolism. What started as desperation turned into discovery.

And one day — somewhere between school drop-offs and deadlines — I realized something had changed.
I had energy again. Real, sustained, joyful energy. I was sleeping through the night, waking up clear-headed, and feeling my strength return.

That moment changed everything.

Friends began to notice. “You look so alive again,” they said. And for the first time in years, I agreed.

Through that journey, I learned something simple but life-changing: our bodies aren’t broken — they’re communicating. When we learn to listen, track, and align with what they need, everything shifts.

What started as survival became a calling. My research and self-experimentation grew into a series of science-backed products that now help women navigate not just menopause and perimenopause, but also the deeper pillars of health we all crave — restful sleep, sustainable energy, balanced weight, and hormonal harmony.

Because feeling good in your body isn’t a luxury — it’s the foundation for everything else you want to build.

Today, I feel strong, clear, and fully alive again — not because life got easier, but because I finally learned how to work with my body instead of against it.

And that’s what I want for every woman who reads this:
To know that renewal isn’t out of reach.
That you don’t have to accept fatigue as your new normal.
That your best years aren’t behind you — they’re waiting for you to align with them.

If my story proves anything, it’s this:
You are not broken.
You are becoming.
And you have everything you need to thrive — starting now.

See you soon!

Shea