Ep. 134 I’m back. How I got my spark after feeling like a prisoner in my own body. My health, energy, & business coming back story 🎤 Andrea Drops the Mic 🎤

I'm back after taking my first-ever podcast break, and I'm telling you exactly why. This isn't your typical "my business crushed me" comeback story. Mine is a health one. I'm opening up about a brutal year of severely low ferritin and thyroid levels that left me feeling like a literal prisoner in my own body (dead arms, brain fog, days I couldn't even lift my head) and the very real business fallout that came with it, including having to let a longtime team member go. I'm walking you through the exact protocol that brought my spark back: what I tested, what worked, what I wish a doctor had told me sooner, plus the emotional and energetic work I credit as the real turning point. Raw, honest, and packed with the pattern-recognition lens I want you to apply to your own energy dips, health-related or not.

Here's what we talk about in this one:

• Why this comeback story is about health, not business burnout, and the hard financial and team decisions I made while my energy was crashing
• The eldest-daughter, hyper-independent patterns that made it hard for me to receive help, and how that showed up even with my partner
• My exact testing and tracking process: monthly at-home blood work, chasing ferritin and thyroid numbers instead of guessing
• The supplement stack that moved the needle (and the one thing no doctor told me about iron + caffeine)
• The energetic work with Jen from Soulful Footprints — heart wall releases and the thyroid session that turned things around almost overnight
• Why I believe you have to look at the physical, emotional, and energetic layers together when your energy tanks
• A preview of the new podcast season all about getting your spark back, including upcoming episodes on business "handcuffs," unworthiness, and knowing when a pattern (not the relationship or business) is really the problem

Remember, you are so resourced. Here are the ones mentioned in this episode:

• Rhythm — at-home monthly blood work (use your FSA account if you have one)
• Heart & Soil — Anemia Stack
• Thorne — Basic Nutrients 2-A-Day multivitamin
• MTE — energy supplement
• Jen, Soulful Footprints — Heartwall sessions & emotion code work (code ANDREA10)
• Ignite His Leadership — my masterclass on clearing the walls to receiving support
• Feminine Velocity — my program for making higher-impact choices with more leverage and less energy

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