93 | Mold Q&A: Do I Have to Leave My Home to Heal From Mold? 4 Facts to Get Before You Decide

Aubree Felderhoff: Welcome back to Mold Free Mom. And I am so excited if you're new here that you're joining me because today is a little bit different than most of the previous episodes I've done. We are going to be discussing one question that I have seen over and over flooding my inbox, flooding my DMs. It's what I hear from people when I do discovery calls or lab consultations, And the question is: do I have to leave my home in order to heal from mold? And I know that most people are asking this because they're panicked. They're picturing losing their home. Sometimes it's a generational home. They're losing their stuff. And of course, this is a normal reaction. It's scary and it's traumatic to consider that. Looking into mold being at the root cause of all of your symptoms doesn't just mean that you have a diagnosis and a path forward, but it also requires you to investigate where that exposure is coming from. And for a lot of us, it's most likely the home where we spend the majority of our time, where our family sleeps and eats and plays together. It's a scary thought. And I want to first start off by telling you, I've been on both sides of this. And so I understand if this is something you're dealing with and it's in the back of your mind, and maybe you're even avoiding doing the testing because you don't really want the answer that then may lead you to have to consider: do I have to leave my home? I get it, guys. I get it. I've been someone that was so sick in my home, my brand new dream home with my family, that we ended up leaving that home and leaving all of our things behind. We were so done fighting. We had done everything possible there was to do. And the thought of bringing anything from the last home that was slowly poisoning us over from my family was too much. So we got rid of it all and we started over. And guess what? I've been in this home where we've now had three remediations. And the very first thought that hit me, the very first remediation in this home was, I can't imagine leaving this home and starting over again. The thought of it was exhausting. I felt as if 5,000 houses fell on me. Considering having to go through all of that again. And so we made the decision that we weren't going to. We were going to stay. We were going to remediate. We were going to make sure. That the home was safe for us to heal in. And it was. So it's possible, absolutely it's possible. And in fact, it's more common that I have clients that stay in their homes and they're able to remediate and heal and move on with their lives and not live in fear. I've also had clients who have chosen to leave their homes. how do you know where you even fall in that camp? The first step that you would want to take is getting the facts on the home. A lot of our anxiety around this subject. Is based on futuristic what ifs, right? And that's kind of what anxiety is. It's looking at the future and saying, what if, what if, what if. So in order to stop that, to stop that spiral, the very first thing you need to do is to find out what is going on within the home. And that's really finding where the moisture is coming from. If there's mold in the home, the extent of the mold, What steps need to be taken in order to fully remediate and mitigate this problem? And then how do we prevent the moisture and the mold from coming back? until we have those facts lined out in front of you, the idea, the question of, am I gonna have to leave my home? Am I gonna have to lose everything and my stuff and find a new home? And is this normal? That doesn't even need to cross your mind because it's not helping you at this point. And it's fear-based and it puts you right back into a loop and into a cycle of being scared and being in fight and flight. And that's something that we work on a lot within my program is getting us out of that dysregulated nervous system loop. But this is an easy thing for you to catch. If this is something that's been spiraling in your head, not allowing it to have another foothold until you gather information. And so instead of worrying about am I going to lose my home, let's first get the facts. If you haven't done testing on your body to see if mold is behind the symptoms, go get my testing bundle and start there. That gives you a clear picture of what is going on in your body and how your body is responding to its current environment. And from there, if it's showing that you most likely are being exposed and maybe in your home, then you want to get the facts on the home. Where is the exposure coming from? How big is it? Why is it happening? And what can we do to fix it? And once we get all of the facts in a row. And we have a clear map and a clear vision of what is actually happening within not just your home, but your environment, then you take the next step towards deciding: do I choose to stay in the home and follow the plan to fix it? Or would I feel more comfortable exiting the home? All right, guys, I hope that this was helpful. It gave you something to think about. If you are someone that's stuck in that fear loop, remember, it's completely normal. Nothing about this is easy. Nothing about this is fun or something that any of us would have picked for ourselves. But I can tell you that this is not something that you have to stay trapped in. And so go ahead and take that first step. We'll see you next time on Mold Free Mom. Thanks for listening to Mold Free Mom. If this episode has helped you make sense of some of your symptoms, diagnoses, or why nothing has worked in the past, please make sure to follow the show and leave a quick review so others who are struggling can find it quicker. 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