Your 2026 Wellness Roadmap: Choose Your Starting Point

Hi Growing Friend,

Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the holiday season and had a great start to 2026!

Let's take a moment together and think about where we were on our health journeys in January 2025 versus where we are now. How has this year unfolded for you? What surprised you? What changed?

As we're all setting intentions for 2026, I know how overwhelming it can feel to add one more thing to your plate. So let's make this simple. We're going to create your wellness roadmap together and help you choose just one starting point. Not another overwhelming list of resolutions—just one meaningful place to begin that will create real, lasting change.

Looking Back to Move Forward

I started this newsletter in May 2025 after years of struggling with my own health and realizing so many of us were facing the same challenges. Together, we've covered a lot of ground:

We started with ingredient labels—because we can't make good choices without reading what's actually in our food.

We explored gut healing—because it's foundational to everything else.

We tackled food cravings—to understand it's not about willpower.

We balanced blood sugar—to address energy, mood, and weight struggles.

We eliminated hidden toxins in cookware and fragrances—because healing isn't just about what goes into our bodies.

Here's what I've learned after covering all these topics: they're not separate issues. They're all connected.

Your gut health affects your blood sugar. Your blood sugar affects your hormones. The toxins in your home affect your gut. Your stress affects everything.

So where do we start in 2026?

The good news: anywhere. Because improving one area creates a ripple effect in all the others.

Finding YOUR Starting Point

If you're struggling with energy and cravings → Start with blood sugar balance

• Why this matters: Stable blood sugar is the foundation for breaking the craving cycle

• Quick win: Add protein to breakfast this week

• Read: Why You Struggle to Lose Weight (And Keep It Off) & Why You Can’t Stop Eating That Bag of Chips (It’s Not Your Fault)

If you're dealing with digestive issues → Start with gut health

• Why this matters: Your gut is your second brain and affects everything from mood to immunity

• Quick win: Try the pre-meal breathing technique

• Read: The Hidden Truth About 'Health' Foods, From the Bathroom Floor to Healing: My Supplement Story & The Hidden Link Between Your Stress and Gut Health

If you have unexplained symptoms (headaches, fatigue, skin issues) → Start with toxin elimination

• Why this matters: Your body can't heal while it's constantly defending against chemicals

• Quick win: Switch one product this month

• Read: The Hidden Cost of Non-Stick Cookware & Could Fragrance Be Behind Your Unexplained Symptoms?

If you feel overwhelmed by all of it → Start with stress and nervous system regulation

• Why this matters: Your body can't digest or heal properly in fight-or-flight mode

• Quick win: Take 5 deep breaths before each meal

• Read: The Hidden Link Between Your Stress and Gut Health

Your January Challenge

Pick ONE area to focus on for the next 30 days. Not all of them. Just one.

Read (or re-read) those newsletters. Implement one small change. Watch for the ripple effects.

Then come back mid-month and tell me what you're noticing.

What's Coming Next

In our next newsletter, I'll be sharing your community check-ins, answering your Q&A questions about anything—getting started, diving deeper into previous topics, whatever's on your mind. Send them all my way!

And I want to hear what YOU want to learn next. What would be most helpful for you on this journey? Hit reply and let me know.

Rooted in Wellness & Rising Together,

Erica