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05/18/2026

Cravings don’t disappear on GLP-1s.

Many simply go quiet for a while.

Then one day the nighttime snacking returns.

The salty foods.

The constant thoughts about eating.

The feeling of “What is wrong with me?”

This issue of GLP-1 Unplugged explores something most people never hear… cravings are biological communication.

Dopamine shifts. Reward signaling. Stress chemistry. Genetics. Emotional regulation. Nervous system patterns.

Sometimes the craving is for energy. Sometimes stimulation.

Sometimes comfort, relief, or restoration.

And understanding the difference changes everything.

Inside this issue:

• Why cravings often intensify after tapering off GLP-1s

• The dopamine connection most people overlook

• The DRD2 gene and reward sensitivity

• Why willpower rarely works long term

• A simple craving replacement ritual to begin rewiring patterns in real time

Your body may be asking for interpretation more than suppression.

Because your cravings are data, not defects. Intro: "I’m Craving Everything Again" It starts subtly — the return of nighttime snacking.

03/27/2026

There are moments when something finds its place.
This book has reached that point for me.

It has settled into its value, its message, and the role it now holds in the work I do.

Over the next few days, it’s temporarily available at a lower price as part of a broader promotion.
No urgency behind this...just a quiet window.

If it has been on your mind to read, this is a simple way to step in.

If not, it remains right where it belongs.



If you’d like to take a closer look, you can find it here.
If you decide to step into it this week, I’d value hearing what stays with you. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9238MK5

03/18/2026

The Body’s Quiet Wisdom

Hunger doesn’t always arrive as urgency.

Sometimes it appears as awareness.

A subtle noticing.

A sense of readiness rather than need.

There is time to respond.

No demand to act immediately.

You may find yourself choosing food without distraction.

Stopping without calculation.

The signal feels cooperative.

Clear.

Uncomplicated.

Hunger, in this form, speaks softly.

03/14/2026

The GLP-1 Exit Plan.

03/01/2026

Years ago I heard a sound in my driveway I will never forget.

A dry, electric rattle beneath a juniper bush.

My husky Eli had his nose inches away from it. One blue eye focused. Completely unaware.

My body moved before my thoughts did.
I grabbed his collar and pulled him back.

The snake never struck.

But the moment stayed with me.

That experience reshaped how I understand stress, wiring, and the way the body responds long before logic enters the picture.
I wrote about it this week on the blog ⬇️.

Years ago I heard a sound in my driveway I will never forget. A dry electric rattle beneath a juniper bush. My body reacted before my thoughts did. This week’s DNAbold explores what that moment taught me about stress wiring, functional genomics, and why understanding your biology changes how you

02/23/2026

I spend my days inside real decisions.

Food choices made between meetings.
Movement planned around travel.
Recovery shaped by stress, sleep, and responsibility that doesn’t pause.

This work exists to bring order to that reality.

Genomic insight provides context. Structure supports follow-through. Guidance stays present so decisions can evolve without starting over each time conditions shift.

The work unfolds inside defined ten-week containers, offered privately or in small groups, and designed to live alongside life, not apart from it.

The structure and entry pathways are outlined on the site.

01/25/2026

If you’re in Colorado Springs today, I’m at Barnes & Noble Citadel Crossing right now for an author signing.

I’d love to meet you, sign your copy, and talk through the thinking behind The GLP-1 Exit Plan
Real conversations. Practical insight. Whole-BEING support for people navigating GLP-1s with clarity and confidence.

Stop by if you’re nearby.

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