Life Update: My life is changing FOREVER!

In this special "Life Update" episode, I'm sharing how my life is changing FOREVER. I've been keeping a secret, but I want my dearest listeners, and that includes YOU, to know what has been going on in my life the last 5 months. You are a treasured part of my life and I'm so honored to have your ears today AND share a gentle reminder of how amazing God is and how divinely supported we are in this life.

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Jaclyn Steele: 0:00

Hi, I am Jaclyn Steele. And welcome to self discovery. Howard Thurman so beautifully wrote, don't ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive, coming alive. That, my friends, is what self discovery is all. Where that man all right friends, here we are. It's Wednesday morning, or maybe it's Friday or Saturday or Sunday or whatever day of the week whenever you are listening to this, but it is airing on Wednesday morning. This is a brand new episode of self discovery. And this is a life update. So periodically, throughout the last almost two years of this podcast, I do live updates because I think it's so important for me to be sharing behind the curtain of my life. Not only do I feel like it builds trust, but also one of the primary reasons beyond empowering you in this podcast and why I created it was because I wanted to connect. And I wanted to connect beyond traditional social media of images. And words, I wanted to connect with my voice and with my ears, and connect in a way that I feel like is so conversational and so personal and intimate and privileged. I'm so privileged to be able to speak with you guys. And so I share these life updates because I feel like it's important for me to do so you should know who it is behind these weekly podcast episodes. And you should also know or I want you to know that I am who I say I am. And so that's why I do these these live updates. Before I dive in to today's life update, which is by far the biggest one that I have ever done. I want to chat a few business things. I want you to join my sacred rebel community, you can text me at 480-531-6858 and opt in and then type in the word sacred s a c r e d, it is totally free. But this texting community is so rich with empowerment and enthusiasm and wisdom and questioning the status quo. And I want you to be part of it. So again, text me at 480-531-6858. That's also in the show notes. It's in the blog notes. It can be found if you want to find it. Next thing I restarted my email newsletter and it is not a normal email loser newsletter. This is called the scoop and it is about wellness. It is about self help. It's about inspiration. It's about conscious consumption. It's about cool books and meditations. This episode is meant to be a breath I'm sorry, not this episode. This newsletter is meant to be a breath of fresh air in what is generally a bogged down and heavy inbox. So if you want to sign up for that, go to Jaclyn Steele calm or you can sign up in the show notes below. If you want to share it with your friends please do so as well. I feel like the more high vibrational frequency I can be sharing and the more you can share high vibrational frequency, the better the world We will live in. So it's all good on good on good. third piece of business and this is the last one. Please leave a review for this podcast and read it it will take you two minutes and it makes a world of difference in the search ability of this podcast and it being found by other people and hopefully something that they listen to regularly and are immensely inspired by so please take a moment to write a review. Okay, now into the episode. And as the title of this episode suggests, my life is changing for ever. I have been keeping a secret the last five months, I don't normally keep a lot of secrets, especially around things that are causing me a lot of growth and learning. However, over the last five months, it's been such a time of deep reflection and growth. I've kept the podcast going but I've been on the quieter side on social media and it's been In such a treat, to take a step back and stop pressuring myself to be present in multiple places

Unknown: 5:07

as if that's even a real thing. And it's possible.

Jaclyn Steele: 5:11

And I've been keeping this secret for many reasons. One, because I wanted to give myself time to sit with it before the world weighs in two, because it's been delicate and very personal. And I've wanted to keep this part of me private, for a while. And three, because the world has been so heavy, and I've wanted to be quiet amongst so much noise. And what I have felt like is really low vibrational noise. I don't want to add to the low vibrations I want to add to the high, high high vibrations in the world, and I just haven't been in a headspace to do that. Now though, I feel it's time to share what's been happening in my life the last five transformative months, and I want to share it with you my beautiful listeners first, because I feel like we have cultivated such a deep relationship over the last almost two years. And this secret I have been keeping is today's episode of self discovery with Jaclyn Steele is supported by ritual. ritual creates, in my opinion, the best vitamins on the planet. They're traceable, meaning every ingredient is transparently traceable to where it was grown and harvested. They're non GMO, third party tested vegan, and they contain no artificial flavors or synthetic fillers. So guys, did you know that a lot of over the counter vitamins have fillers and synthetic dyes like dyes that make your urine yellow so you think the vitamin is actually working? When I found this out, I literally wanted to vom. Anyway, back to the awesomeness of ritual that doesn't do that to you. They have a multivitamin for women, including prenatal and postnatal multivitamins for men and a multi for children. Every ad in this podcast is hand chosen by me, every single one. I reach out to these companies personally based on my experience with their products with ritual, that is the absolute truth as well. I have been taking their vitamins for about three years. And prior to finding ritual, I tried many multivitamins, all of which, and I don't know those of you can relate to me here but I know there are some of you, but all of which made me nauseous and sometimes vomit, especially if I didn't take them with food. ritual is literally literally guys, the only vitamin I have ever been able to take on an empty stomach and then not vomited. afterwards. I have no nausea, no ill symptoms whatsoever even after taking it on an empty stomach. In addition, I can speak to their efficacy. Since being diagnosed with hashimotos I've had numerous blood tests and normally people in my position have low vitamin B 12. And my blood tests have shown that my B 12 levels are healthy Yay. My husband also takes the men's multi we have been so happy with ritual especially since the emergence of COVID our health is a priority and such an immense gift all the time but especially during this time for 10% off your first three months go to ritual comm or click the link below and use code Jaclyn Steele again 10% off your first three months go to ritual calm and use the code, Jaclyn Steele all one word, and have your amazing ritual vitamins delivered right to your door. All the details and links are in the show notes below. Okay, by now you guys know that I love a sustainable brand. And today I am so proud to say that this episode is powered by packed their mission is to build Earth's favorite clothing company in addition to their mission which is reason enough itself to buy from packed here's why I love them so much. Everything they make it packed starts with Earth's favorite fiber. organic cotton. growing cotton organically saves vast amounts of water and uses no toxic chemicals. Packed also partners with Fairtrade certified factories, so they ensure care for both people and the planet. Thank you very much. Their organic cotton items are bomb you guys I love their socks and pennies. In fact, I'm wearing them right now. There's so so so comfortable and such a high quality. This is how I like my knickers made soft and sustainably sourced Thank you very much. They also offer the option to offset the carbon footprint of your shipment. And their range of goods is vast, organic sheets. Check organic t shirts, check organic underground For men and women, check organic dresses, check organic yoga pants

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Jaclyn Steele: 10:05

And I feel like I'm just getting started. I have a bunch of their panties and socks and a tank top. And when I went to purchase their organic King sheets, they were sold out. But fortunately for me, I have been monitoring their website and I got my paws on their organic king size sheet. I'm telling you these sheets are fantastic. Go to web pack.com and use code Jaclyn 24 20% off your first time purchases, not including sale and cannot be combined with other offers. The link and code are in the show notes. And you can also visit Jaclyn Steele comm slash pact to see some of my favorite packed pics. Now back to the episode that I am pregnant. And I feel tears welling in my eyes as I say that. When this episode airs next week, I will be at almost 22 weeks. So I'm over

Unknown: 11:02

halfway there, which is so amazing. This pregnancy

Jaclyn Steele: 11:06

is felt like it's flown by and then as slow as a turtle in some moments. Speaking of turtles, I'm also starting to feel like when I lay on my back, like a turtle that has been turned over, I can't quite get up like I used to. And it's hilarious and also frustrating at the same time. What I want to share is that I find I find this to be so beautiful. And it's the undeniable hand of God in all of this in my pregnancy and in my life. And I don't say that because I think I'm special. I say that as a reminder to all of us how intimate and loving and kind and good God is to all of us. And I want to give you a small example of this. But specifically when it comes to my pregnancy. I have been hesitant to have children for a long time for many reasons, some of which I'm happy to chat about if you guys are interested, but primarily because I've been in a state of fear. I did a whole episode around pregnancy interviewing my mom and season one, Episode 38 if you want to check that out, where I shared some of my fears and some of my trepidations. And my mom gave a lot of really, really, really gut level honest answers. So that's a good episode to check out. But in 2020, on the verge of turning 34, I knew I had to really start thinking about how serious or not serious I was about having children. I knew I had time, still have time. But I'd been waffling for so long that I knew I needed to draw a line in the sand and start moving in one direction or the other. Within about a month of coming to that realization that was around July of last year, I was diagnosed with hashimotos thyroiditis, and I've talked about this many times on the podcast, you can rep you can reference episodes 40 240-463-6874 and 77. For more information on my hashimotos diagnosis and some of the tactics that I've used to put it in remission. But anyway, one of the difficult things about hashimotos is that for some women, it can be really hard to get pregnant and keep a pregnancy. So I did what I could, after the shock of learning that to get my numbers in check and put hashimotos in remission as fast as I could. Couple things I got on a medication called level thyroxin. I gave up gluten, which I do eat a little bit of gluten. Now just as a side note, but not a lot. I did some temporary hormone replacement therapy that really just kind of got me back into balance. And I got really serious about managing my stress because stress is one of the largest triggers for hashimotos. And by January, all my thyroid numbers were in normal range. So within about four and a half months, which this is totally miraculous. To have my numbers in normal range means my hashimotos was in remission. And I spoke with my functional medicine doctor in February. I did an episode with him that's Dr. Ryan and asked him what I needed to do in order to think seriously about getting pregnant thinking he would tell me well you need to give up this food you need to maybe increase this medication take these herbs etc. And he said I think you are in fantastic shape if you are ready to start trying it in that room. But I felt such fear. But at the same time excitement about this prospect. It's something that my husband Sam has desperately been wanting for years. And I am the one who has been digging my heels in, there was this other, just world of peace that came over me in April. So I've got that information from my functional medicine doctor in February. And then in April, after we moved into our house in Scottsdale, and created a little more stability, after RV living for almost a year, I had this piece, and I know it was of God. And I felt myself literally say, I'm ready. Friends, our words are so so powerful, I'm going to cry again. So that was an April, and by May, I was taking a pregnancy test and found it reading positive. I then took another one, and it came up positive too. And I was in awe at how fast I felt God working. God doesn't always work this fast in my life. But God sometimes does. And I just want to encourage you guys to trust the process and know that miracles are absolutely possible. In addition, I also felt in awe of how last year when I started thinking about seriously trying to get pregnant, that God allowed me to be diagnosed, after how many years of struggling with it with hashimotos How then I felt divinely led after my diagnosis to try several methods of tackling this autoimmune disease. And I went into remission and what most would consider a very, very short amount of time for this particular autoimmune disease. And hashimotos is not an easy disease to live with. However, I also feel as though it's been an immense blessing in my life, because it's been teaching me how to treat myself. And I realized now, had I not been diagnosed in August of 2020. I may not be five months pregnant right now, I may have struggled and struggled and wonder why I wasn't getting pregnant. But because of my diagnosis and the action that I was led to take, I got my body back into a state of balance, where it could carry a healthy pregnancy. And God is so good like this, I am reminded of how divinely supported we are all the time, especially when I take a moment to stop and reflect 21 weeks in as of the time of this recording, my sweet child is baking away beautifully. I have my hand on this baby's Well, I guess, on my belly, I don't know where my hand is on the baby right now. And my hand is also next to Pippin my little Yorkie who just is a permanent fixture on my lap. And I'm so grateful. I've had three ultrasounds and without fail. I'm gonna let this motorcycle pass man that's loud. I've had three ultrasounds and without fail, I cry. Every time I hear this precious life's heartbeat. I feel so honored to be carrying this sweet soul and I cannot wait to meet my baby in February of 2022. So that is my big life changing news. That is also an example of how intimately I feel like God meets us the universe meets us however you want to define it. I'm still wrapping my mind around this news. So watch my belly grow and prepare nursery to bring this beloved baby home to and I wanted to share this with you because I value you so much as my listener beyond my family and small circle of friends. I'm honored to bring this news to you first. Because you are just such a treasured feature in my life. If you are interested in hearing more behind the scenes stuff about pregnancy, I will happily share that, send me a message on social media or shoot me a text. You know where to find me at this point. I had a really tough first trimester. And I wish more women would talk about some of the not so wonderful parts of being pregnant. So those parts wouldn't feel so terribly isolating. So again, I'm willing to speak out on that especially if it's something That you would be interested in listening to so let me know. I'm blessed to have your wonderful years on this episode. Thank you so much for delighting in this news with me. Okay Have a great day