Evolve with Erika

04/19/2024

It’s a powerful (and sometimes overwhelming) thing to understand that YOU are in control and the creator of your story, isn’t it?

Sometimes I find myself stuck square in the middle of feeling empowered to write my own story and rejecting the responsibility all together 😅 like… can someone else do this hard work, please? I just want to BE!

The stories we create inside

To make sense out of our experience on the outside (with our body, health, relationships…)

BECOME who we are.

Stories that hurt & stories that heal. They all can be real…

Stories are what set up our perception, our beliefs, how we behave & arrive to our lives.

I hope you continue to choose & reinforce the stories that HEAL & bring you peace 🤍

04/04/2024

3 random facts that are REALLY REAL for me at the moment.

All of this AND YET! I love & and am proud of myself anyway. Recklessly & ruthlessly 🫶

(See slide #1- told ya it’s working 😉)

Trying to make social media real again over here, I’m all ears for you real real. Share it (or tag me) in yours 👇

04/02/2024

“Ask your doctor…”

But what if they AREN’T equipped to actually advise us in the realm of expanding or creating HEALTH instead of “waiting to see” until things get worse?

When medical professionals had nothing to offer me, I decided to keep asking WHY… and I found nutritional therapy.

And then the floodgates opened: SO MANY healing modalities & ways to support our body to HEAL and create ACTUAL HEALTH.

Have the same experience? Let’s have a conversation in the comments-

Friends struggling to find answers, let us support you. Healers or believers in alternative methods, share your stories👇

03/28/2024

All of these things that we label “getting older”

Stiffness/aches in the morning
Cellulite & flabby skin
Feeling far more hungover with alcohol
seasonal allergies
Wake up in the middle of the night
Trouble sleeping
Feel tired a lot/need naps
Hair loss/hair changes
Trouble feeling full eliminations/ poorly digesting food

NAH - check your drainage!!

What is drainage? Your body’s natural pathways and “funnel” of systems it uses to safely eliminate toxins (once you body detoxes, drainage is the process of taking out the trash!)

When drainage is “backed up” or overwhelmed, your body will have its unique signs and signals. But an overwhelmed funnel can create all these listed symptoms, impact mitochondria (hello, deep energy & immune depletion!) and will lead to further dysfunction in the body.

If you’re curious where your drainage picture is at, I would LOVE to help. Let me set you up with a custom assessment & mini consult 🙌

Message me with inquiries 💌

03/28/2024

Foundational Health, or wellness at its CORE, is resiliency. It’s: how well can the body remove what doesn’t belong & replenish what it needs?

For what DOESN’T BELONG, We have ways of supporting the body to remove it (but always in the safest order of operations for YOU) Every BODY’s toxic burden ‘bucket’ is unique, but we all have common themes. We can learn those themes by paying attention to the way our body has been communicating with us.

For what’s MISSING: we pay attention to body clues & language. We create nourishing deposits around the areas we have overdrawn. We get efficient & effective at helping our body where it counts.

It doesn’t have to be complicated, you just have to remain CURIOUS 🙌 the body is a process, not a machine 🫶

03/25/2024

35 lessons I want to share with you for my 35th birthday, CONTINUED:
6. You’re going to keep looking to get “there”; but you never really define where “there is”. Stop that. Looking to get somewhere is never going to feel as good as loving where you are.
7. Let the breadcrumbs lead you, but don’t get
8. Powerful things happen when you’re willing to be honest, authentic, & vulnerable.
9. You will never regret a challenging conversation; it’s NOT having it that damages or eats away at trust in your connection and relationships.
10. Investing in External guidance vs internal intuition . Know the right time.
11. Getting CURIOUS could change your body, your mind, your life. Anything good starts with getting curious.
12. You get results where you prioritize your attention & intention (and it’s okay if that means different things in different seasons).
13. When have you felt 100% ready for anything in your life? Never. Stop expecting that feeling lol
14. How you speak to yourself is the most important language to master. Be honest & fair.
15. Your relationship with yourself is sacred. When you avoid or hide from it, it wears away at your self trust, self confidence, self love. You feel it in how you take care of yourself, the boundaries your hold for yourself and your relationships, how you follow through & take action on your desires in life.
16. Discipline is about learning & it’s an act of self love.
17. Sometimes, speaking your truth and feelings will mean hurting someone else’s feelings. Both are okay. You can’t always find a way around that, and you’re not meant to.
18. Learning about your body (how it works, how to translate it’s signals, how to give it feedback) will open up SO MUCH in your life; AND once you “see” it you can’t UNSEE it. This will take time to adjust to, & that’s okay. It’s a journey.
19. There is no “ground zero” health status or inner healing that you are here to achieve or maintain. There is only now, the present. Do the best you can, where you are, and **********
20. Honesty can feel hard to receive, but remembering that at the core, honesty is KIND will add & open you to more growth.

👇👇 ctd in the comments

03/16/2024

Hello, friends!

I wanted to share a virtual learning session I’m hosting (the FIRST seedling under our new network, Evolve Co, yay!)

An Own Your Health Masterclass: Parasites 101
on Sunday, March 24th at 6:00pm EST

https://www.evolveco.info/parasite-masterclass
Yep, a full deep dive on PARASITES 🪱😱 I’m going to share all of my investigative findings with you from my personal & professional experience and research, all in one place. You also have my solemn promise to translate this information in a way that is empowering, meaningful, and actionable.

Get ready to expand your knowledge bucket ! I’m excited to present on this topic & would be DELIGHTED to see you there. After the masterclass, you’ll get all the deets on upcoming projects I have too, if they are of interest :D

PS - Would be so grateful to you if you share this invitation with one or more of your “health-minded friends”. If you know someone that is curious to learn about deeper health topics, this information will be useful for any knowledge level. For personal health investigators & curious humans to health providers & coaches- all are welcome!

In our experience, parasites have almost been treated as a curse word. It's time to change that. Register for our 100% donation based Masterclass.

02/07/2024

Sometimes I translate big messages I’m hearing around me

From conversations I have or am apart of

From a podcast or audio I’m listening to

From a page in a book or an email I’ve read

No matter where they come from, they all have something in common:

When I hear them or speak them, I feel they are coming from a place of embodied truth.

It’s something you can’t try to fabricate, it just IS; and energy doesn’t lie.

I pop them in my journal or a quick note in my phone… I keep them for myself & know that this captured wisdom will be a beautiful thing for future me to receive.

Now is one of those times and, for the first time, I’ve felt an urge to share them publicly & creatively. These are some of the ones speaking loudly to me lately. Hope they speak you into awareness & expansion, as they have for me 🫶

Credit to creators of these inspired translations can be found in the comments.

# 3 really got me… what about you?

01/24/2024

You’re gonna want to SAVE THIS for later, trust me 😉

🍒 tart cherry night cap 🍒
My favorite new addition to my night time routine bc OH.MY.GAWWDDD. Does it make a difference!

🍒 1/2 cup tart cherry juice

💊 MAGNESIUM (open a capsule of your own) OR a scoop of my fave (and the best mag in all the land) TRI-MAG by (code ERIKA saves you 10%)

✨💧about 1/2-full cup of sparkling mineral water to top it off! My favorite is 😁😁

Several clinical research studies on tart cherry juice for sleep are available- even MORE on the benefits (and necessity of) magnesium bc, well, you’re probably defiecent (hello, we all are👋)

Have you already tried this trend? Would LOVE to hear your experience if it’s already a part of your routine (or if you give it a try!)

12/07/2023

NOTE: I say this understanding the full heaviness of my words because of the number of times I have had to say them to the mirror (Especially in the last 12 + months, if I’m being honest)

NO ONE is coming.

Health doesn’t happen because you waited

Or because you hoped for it

There is no perfect time. Waiting doesn’t make anything better or easier.

It happens when you BUILD it with every day choices, habits, behaviors.

When are you going to start the process of building?

When will you decide NOW is a good time to ask for help?

If you needed to hear this, Save it & share it 🤍

11/05/2023

Hi, friend, I’m ERIKA 👋

I‘ve often avoided any get to know me posts because, well,

(A) I’ve never had photos I’ve liked so much that I had an excuse/reason to do do a “bio” post & also

(B) I change so often I don’t often know how to describe who I am, what I believe, and where I’m going next … because I believe all of that is always evolving!

So, here are some important things about me along with my new STELLAR portraits 🤩

🤓🥑I am a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner- this gives me a lens to see how your body & your body’s systems are impacted by your nutrition, lifestyle, and environment. I don’t just KINDA know some things, I’m an all-out nerd. When I wanna know something, I go DEEP. I’m a sucker for functional medicine/health, advocacy, and a slew of other topics related here. Let’s talk.

I am ALSO an Emotional Manifestor (in Human Design) giving my energy & aura a unique INITIATION quality. Manifestors go first. I initiate new energies, qualities, processes into action in mind, spirit, and behavior. I help find & recreate a SPARK where it’s been burnt out.

I am also a DEEP believer in humanity, in always remaining CURIOUS, and that above all helping or SERVING others (& in turn the greater collective) is the most important purpose & mission we have ♥️

There’s a lot more that makes up who I am which influences how I serve in my work. I’m working to unblock & release myself from shadow where I’ve forgotten how to use my voice.

If you also find yourself struggling to embrace ALL of the parts that make you uniquely qualified to do something crazy & amazing… I’m here to tell you ME TOO GIRL, OMG WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?!

Jk. We boss up & do it anyway… because progress doesn’t require perfection, right? Effin’ A- Right✌️