So let’s start from the beginning.

How it started

For years I smiled through it. Like, literally. Nobody looking at me would have ever guessed that inside my mouth was this slow burning fire that I truly believe was quietly wrecking my health behind the scenes.

I had multiple root canals over the years, the way a lot of us do. You get a cavity that is too deep, your dentist says root canal instead of pulling it, and you just go with it because that is what everyone does, right? Nobody ever sits you down and actually explains what a root canal is. It is not a healed tooth. It is a dead tooth. They remove the nerve, hollow the whole thing out, and seal it shut, bacteria and all, inside your jaw. For the rest of your life.

I had no idea about any of this at the time. I just knew I kept getting sick, over and over, and I could not figure out why.

This is where I go deeper into what I actually found, what those surgeries were really like, and what changed in my body once it was finally over. If you have ever wondered whether your mouth could be connected to something you have been struggling with, keep reading, because this next part is for you.

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I spent 12 years designing clothes. Specifically polyester and denim. I was deep in the fast fashion industry. I knew fabrics at a technical level that most people never think about. I knew what was in them. I knew how they were made.

And I still wore them every single day without a second thought.

That’s the part I can’t get over.

Here’s what nobody in the fashion industry talks about.

Polyester is plastic. Like, literally. It’s made from crude oil, spun into fiber, and then pressed against your skin for hours at a time. Every single day.

And those fibers shed constantly. You can’t see it happening, but every time you wash a synthetic piece of clothing, it releases hundreds of thousands of microplastic particles into the water. Every time you wear it, those particles are going directly onto your skin.

Your skin is your largest organ. It absorbs things. That’s not a wellness opinion, that’s just biology.

And microplastics aren’t harmless. They carry chemical dyes and finishing agents. They’ve been found in human blood. In breast milk. In the placenta. Researchers are still figuring out the full picture, but what they’re finding so far points to hormone disruption, inflammation, and oxidative stress.

I designed those fabrics. I wore them and I thought nothing of it.

Here’s where my story comes in.

In 2020 my body started telling me something was wrong. And I don’t mean a little off. I mean I could not ignore it anymore.

I went to the doctor. Everything came back normal. I went again. Still normal. And I remember sitting there thinking, am I making this up? Because this does not feel normal.

I wasn’t making it up.

I just needed to ask a different question. Not what is wrong with me. But what has been touching me, and filling my home, and going into my body for years, and what is it actually doing?

That question changed everything for me.

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I’ve been wanting to create this space for a long time.

As much as I love Instagram, there is only so much you can share in a 60-second reel or a few story slides. There are so many stories, lessons, and thoughts that never get shared because there just isn’t enough room.

I really want to take you on a deeper dive into my journey from chronic illness to becoming symptom-free, the things I learned along the way, the wellness practices that became part of my daily life, and how God completely changed my perspective through it all.

I want to share more about my faith, motherhood, low-tox living, business, and the things I’m currently learning and questioning.

If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m a little crunchy, but definitely not perfect. I believe in doing the best we can, giving ourselves grace, and not letting perfection steal our joy.

I’m so glad you’re here.

-Tab

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