Get ready to ditch the digestive drama and make way for the body that works for you and with you.
The Gutsy Goddess
you are...
YOUR MIND-GUT PERSONA RESULTS ARE IN:
A Beautifully Bold &
Boundary Creating ACTIVATOR of Potential
lady, being here shows...
You’ve got guts and bravery to transform your health amidst uncertainty and overwhelm!
You fully get what’s at stake if your gut health continues on the path it’s currently on. And you’ve got some special powers to unleash and fuel your gut healing journey.
Right now, you might not feel like the Gutsy Goddess that you already ARE deep down inside. But you will! You’ve got what it takes to transform into the person your gut needs you to be so you can feel amazing and unleash even more of your gifts into the world. And I can’t wait to show you the way!
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."
- Albert Einstein
HERE'S WHAT'S CLEAR ABOUT YOU...
You're a natural caretaker, generous to your core, and your fun-loving, positive vibes radiate everywhere you go, attracting people to you.
You've been called the hostess with the "mostest" for as long as you can remember. Your calendar was always fully booked with meaningful time with the people you love most.
But you don't feel much like a social butterfly anymore. More and more, your digestive discomfort and fear of the embarrassing bathroom moments make accepting invitations to playdates for your kids at the park, date nights with your partner, or gatherings with your friends and family super stressful.
Your focus at work isn't as sharp, your contributions aren’t on par, and you can tell people find it odd that you’re turning down that opportunity that would really allow you to serve. Instead, you’re held up in the bathroom and really hope no one is noticing.
You know you could use some self-care, but keep putting off the solo weekend getaway you’ve been dreaming of for when you know it won’t be wasted in a fancy toilet and you can feel free to enjoy all the delicious food and drink without the discomfort.
now, my friend... are you ready to see
what’s possible with a few small shifts?
IMAGINE CREATING A NEW REALITY WHERE:
✨Your weekends are once again filled with intimate, heartfelt gatherings with your closest friends and family, sharing stories, laughter, and nourishing meals that leave everyone feeling fulfilled and connected.
✨You board a plane for that long-desired international adventure where you immerse yourself in new cultures, cuisines, and experiences, savoring every moment of freedom and relaxation without the burden of digestive worries.
✨You become a role model for self-care and prioritization, inspiring your loved ones to invest in their own well-being and pursue their passions with the same vibrant energy and enthusiasm you now embody.
✨This new reality is within your reach.✨
Because, deep down you’ll be darned if you’ll let overwhelm and self-doubt get in the way. You’re ready to take intentional, consistent action. The thriving life you crave and deserve is waiting.
You reject being told that your symptoms are unexplainable and something you’ll have to live with. Yup, you’re one smart cookie. A voice inside of you calls BS on that.
You’re curious about this “self-healing” you’ve heard people talking about and are down to ditch trips to the pharmacy. Ready to finally shake things up, you hop on good ol’ Google, everyone’s trusted advisor, to give you some ideas.
Your “gut health” search hits you with 4,690,000,000 results. Cue the overwhelm! Along comes our friend, self-doubt, to join the party. No wonder it’s easier to grab a cup of tea or glass of wine and get cozy on the couch binging Netflix saying “I’ll start tomorrow.”
Well, tomorrow comes and that miraculous moment to start is nowhere to be found. You're a superwoman with jam packed days serving others and creating impact wherever you can. IF and when you manage to get 10 minutes for yourself, you’re dang thankful to take a quick shower. (If generosity and selflessly giving day-in and day-out were an Olympic event, you’d win the gold metal, hands down!)
“How will I read through, let alone ever fit in, the 4,690,000,000 things that Google is telling me I need to do for a healthy gut?” you ask.
Why don’t you close that browser right now, dear. Who cares if you don't know much about probiotics or how to make kombucha, or if you should try a gluten- or dairy-free diet, or what the heck a microbiome is?!
The most important thing is believing you can achieve it.
Think about all you have accomplished so far as the caring, committed woman you are. Who dives fully into supporting the people and causes you love most. You’ve got a bright light that shines wherever you go even amidst confusion and apprehension.
But here’s some hard truth… It's time to redirect some of that bright light toward yourself. You’ve perfected shining it at others, now it’s time you’re in the spotlight. Getting your gut healthier and you more freedom and energy will be the turbocharger to your world-changing, giving self.
Let’s leverage your natural assets to create your best, vibrant, and energized life!
The Gutsy Goddess At-A-Glance
To truly thrive, it's time to embrace the power of prioritizing your own needs. Your incredible capacity for empathy and generosity has made a profound impact on those around you, but now it's time to extend that same compassion to yourself.
Your Journey Motto
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.”
– Rumi
You are gifted with an abundance of amazing qualities, but you also might struggle with certain things more than others.
Here are some insights ⬇️ to take with you on your journey… lean into your trailblazing traits and be mindful of your detour dangers.
TRAILBLAZING TRAITS
🌟Nurturing is your superpower. Your kindness and generosity naturally makes everyone flock to you to feel uplifted, comforted, and at-home.
🌟Your positive energy is contagious, and you approach life with optimism and a can-do attitude, always willing to help out.
🌟You radiate empathy, serving as a role model for love, acceptance, and peace to everyone around you.
DETOUR DANGERS
⚠️Your desire to help others leads you to put your own needs on the back burner.
⚠️You’re happy when others are happy. You find it difficult to say no and disappoint.
⚠️You’re so engrossed in helping everyone else that you lose your connection to yourself and what you need and want. It’s comfortable to hold back instead of expressing yourself. This leads to a lack of appreciation of how incredible you are, self-doubt, and even resentment.
Give yourself permission to put your own oxygen mask on first. Trust that taking care of yourself is not selfish, but rather essential for sustaining your ability to support and uplift others.
By setting healthy boundaries and reconnecting with your own desires and aspirations, you'll tap into a wellspring of energy and vitality that will not only benefit your own well-being but also enhance your ability to be there for others.
Remember, your feelings matter, and your voice deserves to be heard. And your inner light deserves to shine even brighter than ever.
QUIZMAKER CONFESSION
The truth is, no quiz can ever fully capture all the nuances and complexities that make you the unique, remarkable person you are. Your gut health journey is influenced by a wide range of factors, including your life experiences, environment, and individual physiology.
If this result doesn't feel quite right for you, I encourage you to explore the other personas to see if they offer additional insights or strategies that align with your needs:
No matter what, you are the captain of your own ship, and this quiz is simply a compass to help guide you towards the vibrant, healthy life you deserve.
are you ready for your next step?
Your Mind-Gut Resilience Roadmap
My friend, you’re a caretaker to your core and creator of comfort - but not aiming this bright light at yourself is a disservice to the world.
Your best plan ensures you establish boundaries to prioritize self-care, ditch the self-doubt, and get into action.
Your roadmap walks you through the 4-step framework a Gutsy Goddess like you needs to create real, lasting change.
So hold on tight, this is where your Goddess lifts off!
STEP #1
KNOW YOUR WHY
Every successful journey is fueled by a big “why.”
So, let’s take some time to discover what’s most important to you.
My friend, I am talking about what you deep-down-inside want. Not the on-the-surface, what-others-want-for-you kind of life. Not the what-you-think-you-should-want kind of life.
Let any and all people pleasing or wanting to accommodate the dreams and desires of others float away.
Think into your future… maybe 1 year from now, or 5 years from now. You choose.
Without constraints, what would freedom feel and look like for you?
What specific aspects of your life-to-the-fullest, currently hindered by your gut, fill you with longing and awe?
Really bring out the details by embodying what your future feels like. Name how you feel when you’re living this life, looking the way you do, doing all the things that you crave, long for, and secretly daydream about!
Get precise here so you can build a bridge to the version of you that feels free, confident, and unstoppable from the inside out!
With this imprint in your mind, it’s good to express it in some concrete way - write it down, create a vision board… whatever floats your boat.
When life throws you a curveball, you’ll come back to this anchor and be able to stay the course.
Now, let's start mapping a route to reach that vision!
STEP #2
DISCOVER YOUR SABOTAGING THOUGHTS & BELIEFS
Now that you have the vision—it’s time to get real about what’s been standing in your way to living your best life. (Psst: Do I hear Taylor Swift singing “I’m the problem, it’s me”?)
Your thoughts are super powerful. Whatever you spend the most time thinking about determines your ingrained beliefs and ultimately your reality. All the cells (and inner ecosystem microbes) in your body respond to what your mind believes is true.
Without realizing it, Goddesses like you carry some major patterns of thinking that can either make or break your healing success.
Thoughts like…
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"All this new diet advice overwhelms me. I'd rather avoid any changes until it feels less confusing."
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“I can’t invest in myself until I take care of… I don’t want to disappoint others.”
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“I’ve failed before so I’ll probably fail again.”
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“I’m not ready to start making changes until I….”
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“Nothing I’ve tried seems to work. My body is broken.”
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“I can’t seem to find the time.”
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“Is what I’m doing the right thing… I see there’s a new trend out there I guess I should try.”
Does any of that sound familiar??
Let me acknowledge straight up that digestive problems themselves exacerbate cycles of mental anguish and health anxiety. When you feel recurring symptoms seemingly out of your control that have no resolution despite your best efforts, it directly fuels doubt, fear, confusion and self-criticism.
These thought patterns are so deep-rooted, like a part of who you are - but they started as unconscious self-protection mechanisms. Your inner critic, pleaser, avoider, and restless selves all try to defend against distress in the only ways they know how.
While their aim is to shield you, their tactics can backfire over time by blocking your path ahead.
Thankfully, you can shift your thoughts and beliefs. When you truly believe you can heal, your body will almost always respond to this belief.
Here’s my 3-pronged approach to transforming sabotaging beliefs that are not in service to your gut and health goals:
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Create awareness of the thoughts. You might not even realize these voices are there or know the damage they are causing. The first step is to be aware of them in the first place, which comes with being more present in each moment.
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Acknowledge the thoughts. Thank the thought for trying to keep you safe. Without judgment or blame, understand the thought is not true and it is separate from you. Take a few slow breaths and let the thoughts go.
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Invite new thoughts. You could start by thanking your body and gut for all it does to serve you each day.
Now you’ve got some simple steps to build a healing mindset that nourishes your gut. You’ll want to refer back to this often, as busting through those pesky, unhelpful looping thoughts require intentional and repeated practice. It requires dropping into your body and training your brain muscles much like you do your leg, arm, or core muscles.
STEP #3
TAKE PERSONALIZED, EXPERIMENT-MINDED ACTION
A big pitfall with Goddesses is the endless searching outward for “the solution” (hint: it’s inside you!) and getting stuck in the overwhelm thinking you’ve got to do everything, perfectly all at once.
You don’t need an overnight miracle, the latest trend, or to follow what worked for your coworker or that Insta health guru you follow. What you need is more of the trueness and authenticity that only YOU can bring to this trek.
You’ve got your “why” in focus and your mind turning inward and rewired. Now, you’re ready to take true-to-you action!
Let’s begin by sprinkling in a few key ingredients to create the results magic you’re after: Self-awareness, Patience, and Reflection. Use these as your guiding lights.
🌟Self-awareness: Consider this your numero uno companion on your journey. Keep connected to how you feel, your thoughts, and trust in your incredible body as your master guide. Harness this superpower that uniquely serves you and shines a light toward your best path.
🌟Patience: Let your inner explorer shine and focus on the journey not the destination. Get excited to "see what happens" knowing that learning something isn’t a fit for you is NOT a failure. That’s actually a gem my friend! Trekking back when you’ve realized one path is not the one for you gives you many gifts. Soak up the scenery, the smells, and all the vibes along the path you’re testing out without a stop-watch or a timetable. Just like there’s no “one” solution in your pathfinder story, there’s no “one” timeframe.
🌟Reflection: Be curious and fascinated in every step you take. Track and document your journey like a cartographer so you feel confident where you’re at and comfortable taking detours. Use all available information - quantitative and qualitative - to chart your next step. Take time to sit under a beautiful tree and ponder. Be thankful for what you discovered and feel grounded in your next steps.
Relish in the beautiful ride knowing that everything discovered leads you closer to thriving. Mapping your first steps is next… remember even the smallest action counts. Enjoy!
STEP #4
GET ACCOUNTABILITY & SUPPORT YOU NEED
Now that you have a first action step or two, what resources - people or things - might you want to join you along this ride to help you stay the course?
Psst… You were not meant to walk this road alone. Consider this permission to place an order for help without an ounce of guilt!
What does accountability look like for you?
What supports do you have to lean on along the way?
It might look like regular check-ins to inspire you to stick it out even on the roughest days when your self-doubt makes you want to phone it in or you catch a glimpse of the latest thing to try and consider veering off course.
It might be filling out a daily journal, tracking tool, or app that keeps you motivated and on track.
It might be a trusted friend, a coworker, a family member, a group or community, or a coach.
Whatever it is and whomever it involves, be sure you feel secure and open to be yourself. Hot tip: be sure it always includes some celebration of yourself and your progress.
Remember, even exploring Goddesses need assistance picking up provisions and traversing rough terrain. Be open to some help to magnify and accelerate your results!
Now that we’ve covered the process steps, I'm so excited to share the #1 travel buddy you must consider on your gut health journey! Let's dive in...
Your #1 Travel Companions
MEET YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS!
My friend, you can't traverse all the new vistas you’ve just planned without provisions that nourish your inner Goddess! Let's map out essential items to brig along.
But before we dive in... have you met your trusted travel companions? You may or may not be familiar with these life-force giving friends of yours, so let me introduce you!
Goddess, meet your gut microbes (aka gut microbiota).
Gut microbes, meet Goddess.
Although you can’t see them, they are the most essential aspect of your gut and whole-body health. Believe it or not, they make up between 1-2 kg of you (yes really!). These tiny creatures are the superstar behind good immune function, healthy digestion, motility, gut lining integrity, nutritional status, metabolic function, mood, energy, hormone health, aging, and more!
To keep your gut microbes as your best friends, and not your worst enemy, you want to do two key things...
#1 - Pay attention to your thoughts, how they make you feel, and how they relate to your gut symptoms.
Our gut microbes and our brains are connected via a super bidirectional-highway called the vagus nerve. Unmanaged stress and unruly thoughts and emotions, whether you acknowledge them or not, disrupt the harmony between your gut microbes, gut, and brain and lead to many of your symptoms like irregular bowel movements, discomfort, and food sensitivities.
Your good gut microbes are with you and feel what you feel. They don’t thrive when you’re stressed out, overworking, overthinking, and ruminating over negative thoughts.
Your gut and good gut microbes particularly like it when you’re regulating your emotions well and feel calm and relaxed. You can boost your good gut microbes by incorporating mindset and stress management practices and tools into your daily routine to keep your mind fit and gut at ease.
#2 - Feed your gut microbes right.
Sadly, many of us don’t feed our tiniest friends properly.
Our good gut microbes LOVE to munch on a diverse offering of plants… aka fiber, polyphenols, and fermented foods.
Our beneficial gut buddies don’t much like highly processed, refined, and high sugar foods with harmful ingredients like preservatives, emulsifiers, and artificial sweeteners. Leave these at home (or better yet on the supermarket shelf).
While there are other things that boost your good gut microbes like device-free moments (especially at mealtimes) and restful sleep, it’s super important you don't forget to pack nourishing food for our good travel companions.
The key to avoid overwhelm is to start from where you’re at right now and what you’d be excited to try.
Use the 4 process steps to create an appropriate action step for yourself, aiming to start with maybe 1-2 experiments, start small, take it slow, and go from there.
Curious to dive deeper into how your thoughts and beliefs are sabotaging your gut health?
You likely have a few louder voices in your head holding you back, generating stress, blocking healthy habit formation, and wreaking havoc on your gut. Be on the lookout for an email from me about more resources that can help you gain a deeper understanding of exactly how your mind thinks, feels, and responds to life’s everyday challenges. With even greater awareness, you can strengthen your mind-gut connection and increase your potential for health, happiness, and impact. All the things you’re after!
We may be nearing the end of your results, but this is just the beginning of your growth as the empowered captain of your gut health moving closer and closer toward the freedom and ease you crave.
In taking this quiz, you already started creating your own freedom. Soon, you’ll find that you’re living the life you want to live, on your own terms.
Hi, I'm April
I’m glad that we’ve crossed paths so I can help you get the clarity and confidence you’re after.
I’m April Kelley, a nutrition practitioner (M.S. Human Nutrition) and board-certified health coach (NBC-HWC) specializing in helping women struggling with digestive distress restore their gut function and reclaim freedom through practical, research-informed, nutrition and lifestyle frameworks rooted in functional medicine and gut-microbiome science.
I’m all about systems over symptoms and love to help others by simplifying complex topics into understandable, do-able steps.
I love empowering clients to confidently enjoy eating the rainbow of nourishing foods again, travel freely, and fully participate in life without debilitating pain, embarrassment, or urgency wrecking their days.
I’m honored to guide you to get to this place. I can’t wait to see what mind-gut magic unfolds for you!
YOUR NEXT STEPS...
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Take action on one aspect of Your Mind-Gut Resilience Roadmap listed above.
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Get the support and accountability you need today… Join our Facebook Community!
→ This is a judgment-free, safe space full of encouragement and accountability!
→ Introduce yourself, I can’t wait to meet you!
→ Feel free to share anything that feels inspiring… maybe it’s your Mind-Gut Persona quiz results and what you learned about yourself or the next step you plan to take (I’m keen to hear!)
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Be on the lookout for an email from yours truly (April Kelley) where I’ll share even more ideas to bring out your Goddess and rebalance your gut.
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Jump on that curiosity burning inside and discover more about how to create a resilient gut for good… sign up for The Better BM Masterclass.
Truly, I hope you’re loving your quiz results. They’re just the beginning of your path toward healing and thriving.
Talk soon,
april
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