I Recorded This A Year Ago And Almost Never Sent It


Hi Reader ,

You've done the work. You have the plan — maybe even one we built together. The supplements, the sleep routine, the nutrition plan. And for a while, it helped.

But somewhere along the way, something shifted. Maybe you notice that when you follow it perfectly, you feel okay, but the moment you slip, everything unravels. Or you've quietly stopped following it altogether, and the guilt of that has become its own kind of weight. Or you are following it, faithfully, and you've hit a ceiling you can't seem to break through.

And somewhere underneath all of it, a small voice is asking: Is this it?

If that sounds familiar, this one's for you.

Last April, I sat down with Erika Floysvik, CEO of The Foundership Co. in Toronto, founder of three businesses, and someone who has spent her career helping people build systems that actually work from the inside out. But what brought us together wasn't business. It was health.

Erika had her own reckoning. After decades of living with chronic symptoms that were repeatedly dismissed, she found herself on the brink of something potentially serious — and found her way back through a completely different kind of conversation about the body. That experience is what sparked this podcast series, Tune-In & Transform, and the conversation you're about to watch.

We talked about something I think so many of us need permission to hear: that doing more isn't always the answer. That the relentless striving, the protocols, the optimizing, the pushing through, can actually be part of what's keeping us stuck. That the body isn't failing you. It's trying to tell you something.

I filmed this a year ago. I almost didn't share it. Honestly, I was hard on myself watching it back. But the message felt too important to sit on any longer.

This is the conversation I wish someone had handed me sooner. I hope it lands the same way for you.



Dr. Dominika Zarzeczny

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Hi! I'm Dr. Dominika Zarzeczny, ND

First inspired by the work of Dr. Gabor Mate, Dr. Dominika has focused much of her career on helping her patients connect the dots between early adversity and trauma and their impact on lifelong health and well-being. She knows that the reversal of chronic illness involves the nervous system, and so she has dedicated her practice to helping patients master their own nervous system to positively influence their mind and body, behaviours and ultimately health outcomes. Her explanation of disease doesn't pathologize or blame, but is nuanced, humanized and filled with hope. She trained with various psychologists and experts in the field of psychological trauma. She incorporates the principles of neuroscience, attachment theory, mindfulness, Polyvagal Theory and compassionate inquiry in her approach with patients. Combining these with her naturopathic training, she likes to say that she works at the intersection of science and human experience.

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