10/21/2026
š MONTHLY SHOUTOUT TO Prime IV Hydration & Wellnessā¤ļø
Another month, another chapter of our wellness journey! Letās talk about peptides, stress, and what happens when your body decides weāre apparently fighting for our lives again. š
Well, CLEARLY my body decided it was time to crank up the heat and throw me straight back into FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT MODE. šØ
I mean, letās be real. My husband was THREE HOURS AWAY when he fell during a building collapse. š³
It was a whole freaking thing. And while his body is literally healing, my brain apparently hasnāt received the memo that the emergency is over.
His ribs are healing faster than my nervous system. š¤¦āāļø
Hereās something Iāve been learning about fight-or-flight that I think more people should understand.
When your brain senses danger, your body releases stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. Your heart rate increases, your muscles tense, and your body shifts energy away from things like digestion because it thinks SURVIVAL is the priority.
Pretty amazing when youāre actually in danger.
Not so amazing when the danger has passed, but your nervous system is still acting like thereās a bear chasing you through Walmart. š»š
And when stress keeps triggering that response, it can affect SO MUCH MORE than your mood.
Weāre talking:
* Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.
* Feeling exhausted but somehow still wired.
* Vivid dreams and restless nights.
* Bloating and digestive problems.
* Irritability and overreacting to the smallest things.
* Feeling overwhelmed by absolutely EVERYTHING.
* Difficulty concentrating or shutting your brain off.
* Hair shedding after significant stress.
* Feeling constantly on edge, even when everything is technically okay.
And let me tell you, I feel like Iām checking every freaking box.
My hair is falling out. My ankles have decided theyād rather be cankles. Iām retaining water, my skin is dry, Iām bloated, and NOTHING FITS.
Iām not sleeping, but somehow I have enough nervous energy to reorganize the entire house and start 47 projects at once.
And my patience? HAHAHA. What patience? š
So if you see me looking pregnant, puffy, exhausted, and like I havenāt slept in six business daysā¦
NO. YOU. DIDNāT.
READ THAT AGAIN. š¤£
The frustrating part is that sometimes your mind knows youāre safe, but your body hasnāt quite caught up.
Stress isnāt always just something you feel emotionally. Sometimes you physically feel every bit of it.
NOT THIS TIME! šŖ
Iām trying to get ahead of it instead of just pushing through until I completely burn myself out.
So back to my girls at Prime IV Hydration & Wellness!
š§ Two IV treatments as part of my relaxation and wellness routine.
š And they hooked me up with TWO NEW PEPTIDES to try as part of my journey!
And the best part for me? These ones dissolve right under my tongue! š No injections for these!
Iām still learning about peptides, what they do, and how my body responds. Different peptides have different purposes, and research and safety information vary depending on which ones youāre using.
Iāll continue sharing my personal experience, the good, the bad, and the WHAT THE HELL IS MY BODY DOING NOW moments. š
Because between running businesses, homeschooling our kids, keeping up with life, and my husband apparently deciding to test gravity, I think my nervous system deserves a freaking vacation.
Anyway, ask me questions! Iām happy to share what Iām trying and what my experience has been.
And if you go check out Prime IV Hydration & Wellness in Appleton, tell the girls Felicia and Matt Larsen sent you! ā¤ļø
Hereās to figuring out how to get my body out of emergency mode and back to something resembling normal! šā¤ļø
