October 25, 2023 • 48 mins
I'm so grateful to my client Becca for sharing her courageous Gut Rehab journey with all of you! In today's episode, we talk about where she started, how she felt when we first met each other, some of the ups and downs of her gut healing journey, recent victories, and what's next for her. You're going to walk away feeling inspired and ready to focus on your gut healing so you can accomplish your dreams as well!
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Becca Archer (00:00):
Like there really is hope and there really is like
(00:04):
change really can happen.
If you are willing to put in thework.
So that was, I think that's mybiggest takeaway.
Don't give up and don't settleand like, go after those big
dreams that are in your heart.
First, figure out what they areand then go after them.
Hey, everyone.
Welcome to The Nourished andThriving Show.
(00:25):
I'm your host, Katie Lovitt.
I'm a registered dietitian on amission to help you increase
your impact and legacy on theworld while healing your gut and
reducing your IBS symptoms.
I'm so grateful to have youhere.
Each week I'll inspire you tolive vibrantly and provide
valuable resources andinformation that empowers you to
(00:47):
take bold action towards yourhealth goals.
Before we dive in, make sure youfollow or subscribe to my show
wherever you're listening so younever miss an episode.
Ready?
Let's go!
Katie Lovitt (01:01):
All right, welcome back to the nourished and
thriving show.
I am so excited for today'sepisode.
You guys, if you're watchingthis on YouTube, you can see her
here.
But if you are listening I havea special, special guest here
with me on today's show.
She's a long time client andfriend of mine, Ms.
(01:22):
Becca Archer.
You guys, Becca is Such a gemand just a really, really
inspiring person.
And I'm really excited for herto just share her story with you
guys today and help you guysfeel encouraged and motivated
and inspired and just feelinglike you're not alone in this
because I know that a lot of thetimes that's.
(01:44):
how you can feel.
Becca's a mom, a world travelerslash adventurer, because she
does not just take like basicvacays, you guys.
She's, she's so fun.
She's a wife, she's a florist,and a two time children's book
author.
Like, I told you guys she'sinspiring.
She is a really cool person.
(02:06):
She loves God and is such a rayof sunshine.
And I'm so grateful to have theprivilege of knowing her and
sharing her with you guys today.
So welcome Becca.
Thank
Becca Archer (02:17):
you.
Glad to be here with you, Katie.
Katie Lovitt (02:20):
Absolutely.
So, you know, we, we have acouple of, you know, topics that
we talked about wanting tocover.
So let's go back.
a little bit.
So when we first met I wouldlove to hear where you were at
in your gut health journey atthat time that honestly feels
(02:40):
like a lifetime ago.
But I can still so vividlyremember that conversation that
we were having.
Tell me kind of About that time.
What, what your side of thatstory looked like at
Becca Archer (02:52):
the time.
So first I'll kind of start withhow I met Katie.
And we met through a mutualfriend that we both had.
And this friend of mine had beenfollowing Katie on her
Instagram.
And so she actually sends methis post and this post that it,
the literal post said, don'tignore these six red flags.
(03:15):
And as I'm reading this post, Iliterally on a daily basis
struggled with at least fourevery single day, if not five.
And so of course it got myattention right away.
And so I began reaching out toKatie and just kind of like, you
know, beginning to just pick herbrain or ask her questions.
(03:37):
But where I was in my journey atthat time, I had probably been
on this.
rollercoaster gut issue stufffor about five years, if not,
maybe a little longer.
And at the time, if you know,Katie's like six segments of gut
health I would kind of likearound a short sighted action
(03:59):
taker.
I had tried a lot of things, butI hadn't seen any like long term
improvement.
So some of like the things I wasdealing with was Like fatigue,
constant bloating, constipationa lot of muscle aches and pains,
and like, I, I used to work outquite a bit.
I taught fitness and I wasunable to do that anymore.
(04:22):
Other than like barely jog,barely lift, you know, 40 pounds
or less.
Just so, you know, my bodywouldn't like be in a lot of
pain.
And then I had a lot of foodsensitivities, so I had tried a
lot of things.
Like I tried elimination diets.
I had seen two functionalmedicine doctors already.
I had always was kind of goingtowards the approach of, like,
(04:47):
all right, what's at the root?
And, you know, I went the fulldoctor route to, like, you know,
there was things that came backon my blood work things.
That came back on tests with,oh, this isn't functioning
optimal, but no one could tellme why.
And finally, I finally had onekind of functional medicine
doctor who just decided, justkind of settled on you're just,
(05:09):
you just have chronic fatigue.
And and she's like, but you'remanaging so well.
And I mean, to me, that waslike, I don't know, like, it was
just like kind of, I don't know,a stab in the heart.
Like, it was just like.
I want more out of life thanchronic fatigue and and having
these issues.
(05:29):
So I just kept going until oneday I stumbled upon Katie.
Katie Lovitt (05:34):
Yeah.
Thank you so much for sharingall of that.
And like, just remembering backto that time when you say you
you had chronic fatigue, likeyou had to take a nap every
single day.
Can you share some about that?
And like.
I know trips and travel and thatadventurous part of you, like
(05:55):
really struggled for a while.
Can you share more about some ofthat?
Becca Archer (05:59):
Yeah, I could definitely say this was a place
where I felt a lot of shame inmy life.
Because I would literally planmy days around a nap, like every
single day.
And it wasn't because I was, youknow, like, Inwardly, like I
felt like, oh, you're just alazy person or whatever.
(06:20):
And I really struggled with thatbecause I knew the heart, I
wasn't a lazy person.
And so I, you know, my napsended up getting longer and
longer and, and not longer andlonger, you know, but just like
for a good hour, I would have torest every single day.
So it's like.
appointments, you book themaround that.
(06:41):
If you wanted to travel, it wasalways a stress because if we
were around a big group, youknow, it was like, how am I
going to fit in that nap?
And what would happen is like,yeah, I could go a day or two
without a nap, get through atrip, but then I would come home
and I would feel like.
Literally, I'd be sick for likethree weeks and feel like so
(07:02):
tired.
I couldn't catch up for threeweeks, sometimes a month,
sometimes two months before Ifinally felt like, oh, okay, I
can get through the day.
And, you know, it's a, it's apart of me that.
You know, I mean, to be honest,I still take naps.
I will take a little power napsnow.
That could be like 10, 20minutes, but nothing like I'd
have to lay down for an hour,two hours a day just to be able
(07:26):
to function.
And if I didn't get those naps,like by the end of the day, when
it was time to cook dinner, likeI would be so brain fogged.
It's like, I couldn't even likethink straight.
So it was something that I hadto do just to function.
Katie Lovitt (07:40):
Yeah, thank you so much for sharing that that with
everyone because I think that alot of people will really
resonate with your story and thefeelings around it and that
shame of, you know, feeling likeyou should be a certain way or
you shouldn't be a certain wayand that frustration just on
like Your body's needs notmatching up with what you
(08:04):
mentally and emotionally wantedto be able to do, you know, and,
and just that mismatch and outof control feeling.
And then, you know, feeling likelife sought out all these
answers and like, it hasn'treally gotten me anywhere, you
know?
And so I think a lot of peoplereally, really resonate with
(08:25):
that.
So I really appreciate you beingvulnerable and sharing that with
everyone.
So.
What, what was it about?
My approach you know, gut rehabthat stood out as being
different because you'vealready, this is not a question
I gave you ahead of time.
So I'm like asking you to flyhere a little bit.
But you know, You've alreadytried two functional medicine
(08:48):
practitioners.
You've gone the conventionalroute at this point.
So what was it that gave you thecourage to try something else?
What was it that stood out asbeing a little bit different or
unique about, about how I work?
Becca Archer (09:02):
Well first of all the time that Katie spent just
to talk to me and answerquestions was huge.
I think we don't know.
We, we messaged back and forthon Instagram paragraphs.
That's a lot.
It was a lot like, and I, like,I really just felt like she was
taking the time to really hear,hear where I was at, hear part
(09:25):
of my journey, hear myquestions, and all the things of
like.
You know, feeling like.
You know, like, I don't, I don'tknow if this is possible
anymore.
And, and to be honest, I wasreally skeptical.
I was really skeptical of Katie.
I was like, yeah, I've done thefunctional medicine route.
It didn't really work for me.
(09:47):
And, but honestly, here's whathappened.
We were, we were on a trip inCanada.
And I remember, I don't, I don'tremember exactly what, but, you
know I built a part of into mylife is just like meditation,
just asking the Lord to show mewhat he sees, what he's doing.
And, you know, and just meetingwith God and just quiet spaces.
(10:10):
That's all it is, is justmeeting with God in quiet spaces
and to hear maybe what's on hisheart.
And through that, a lot of timeshe shows me pictures.
So I remember just asking Godabout Katie, honestly, like.
Do I work with her?
Do I not work with her?
What do you think?
And I was taking a hot bath andI was sitting in this bathtub,
(10:31):
just had relaxing music on.
And honestly, in my mind, I wasjust, as I had prayed, I saw
this picture of basically I sawa mountain and it was like,
there was all these trails and,but we were going up a mountain
and I saw I saw Jesus.
And I had Jesus's hand and onthe other side of Jesus's hand
(10:54):
was Katie and I just felt likehe said, let's go on this
journey together.
And and that was kind of thepicture, honestly, that gave me
like, okay, I, it was somethingI prayed about.
And felt peace about, and thenshe had listened to my, my
questions.
And I, then it was just easy.
It was like, well, what do Ihave to lose?
(11:15):
Maybe I'm out some money, maybeI'm out some time, but it was
like, I knew I couldn't find theanswers on my own, so I was just
willing to try anything.
And, and, and maybe notanything, but somebody who
really like.
Seem like they really listen andreally got it.
That's so
Katie Lovitt (11:35):
beautiful.
Like I remember the first timeyou told me that and like every
time it just brings tears to myeyes, like what an honor, like
to be able to walk alongside youthrough this and you know, your
journey has been like a mountainand everyone's is, you know, to
a certain extent, summer,everyone is different, right?
Like no one got health journeyis the same.
(11:55):
Everyone is different.
But it's.
Not been all sunshine andrainbows.
There have been ups and downs.
There have been wins andstruggles and we think we've
made progress and then somethingelse happens and we find
something else out.
I always say it's like, youknow, it's like climbing a
mountain, right?
I actually just shared somethingto my Instagram story that was
(12:15):
like, don't let the hard timesor the struggles stop you.
And it's this like, Reallypretty graphic of a girl
climbing a mountain with flowersbehind her.
And then she hits a plateau andit's just grass and bear with no
flowers.
And then she, after that plateaukeeps climbing again and the
flowers are growing after heragain.
So that's a really, reallybeautiful visual of.
(12:36):
got health and got healing oreven not as pretty and it may
make your eyes water a littlebit is like peeling an onion
right where it's like you thinkyou've gotten to the center of
it and then you take off anotherlayer and you see more to it so
it's Definitely complex.
So what you were saying abouthaving someone who really
listens and is in it with you isso important because it's never
(12:58):
just follow this eight weekprotocol and you'll be all
better.
Like that's so easy, but that'salmost akin to waving a magic
wand, right?
So I'd love it for you to justshare like, What has it been
like to work and get rehab?
What have those ups and downs,like some of the most memorable,
like ups and downs been youknow, biggest challenges,
(13:19):
biggest
Becca Archer (13:19):
victories for you?
Yeah.
So definitely getting someresults has been the ups,
obviously like, you know where Ididn't go to the bathroom
consistently, like ever in mylife.
And now I'm like, it's, it's nowit's rare.
I miss a day.
So like things like that, like.
This is real stuff, y'all, like,you know and just feeling
(13:41):
better.
And then definitely the ups islike, okay, now I understand
what's going on in my body more.
Like I understand the whys ofmaybe why I was fatigued and
needing naps and, and so thingslike that.
Yeah.
And just, you know, definitelythe ups is having someone to
walk with you on this journey.
Like, Yeah.
(14:02):
Sometimes I just thought I wascrazy.
Like, like just having, like,you know, you don't walk up to
people and be like, Oh, hi, I'mBecca.
I have gut issues and I feel badmost of the time, you know, but
having someone who just reallygot it and who would just
partner with you to help findanswers like that was huge.
That was definitely the ups.
(14:22):
Some of the downs for mepersonally for me.
We have kind of discovered likewe would, we would, for me, my
underlying thing is SIBO andunderstanding.
We've been getting to thereasons why the SIBO is there.
And I'm sure just keep listeningto all the podcasts.
Katie will break down what SIBOis if you don't know.
(14:42):
But for me, we would getprogress and then it would just
come back and progress and thenit just comes back.
And, and so finally we kind oftested and there's a underlying
autoimmune component and Katie,you make add to, to this, cause
I'm still, to be honest.
Fully trying to understand it,but so that's like the downs is
(15:03):
like you, you do make progress,but really realizing that this
is something I'm dealing with ona constant basis at the same
time, right?
So that would, that would be, Ithink the downs for me for sure.
Katie Lovitt (15:17):
And.
You know, I think that that'sit's frustrating, right?
Like, we don't want we want itcompletely gone, right?
But for you, like, that maynever be a reality and
understanding and realizing andreally kind of having peace with
that.
But also, you know, a couple ofthe way a ways.
ways that you said a couple ofthose things if I could speak
were past tense.
(15:38):
The way I had fatigue, I wasfatigued, I needed those naps,
you know, and like I used to,you know, struggle with
constipation my entire life andI'm not now.
And so, Even though you are notcompletely, you know, free from
the SIBO, which yes, it's inprevious episodes, you guys, so
scroll back in your, in yourpodcast episodes, and you can go
(16:01):
hear all about SIBO.
You're, what we found out islike, every time that it comes
back.
It's, you know, up leveled.
It's a little bit less intensethan it was before.
And we're at this place whereit's like, okay, it's back.
We know the drill.
We're going to do this, this andthis for, you know, this amount
of time and get it back undercontrol and continue to support
(16:23):
it.
And we just see that you know,the intensity each time is, is
less and we know what to do forit.
And you know, I'm hoping thateventually we'll be able to get
to the point where it and thenit starts coming back less and
less frequently.
Right?
That's kind of our next goal is,okay, we, we know what we're
dealing with.
(16:44):
We know what it, you know,responds well right now with
SIBO.
It can be a moving target.
So you need somebody who knowsall the tools available because
sometimes it works and respondswell to one thing.
And then the next month or thenext time it flares or whenever,
you know, it may not.
And it's different person toperson too.
So you need, yeah.
You need somebody who's not justgoing to make one recommendation
(17:06):
say, well, this is what you takefor SIBO and it'll help or it
won't.
It's like, no, there's a lot ofdifferent things to employ and
to use.
And so I think, yeah, it's.
It's like bittersweet wins,right?
Where it's like, you're seeingthese improvements and yeah,
we're not all the way there yet,but it's still so much better
(17:28):
than it was.
And I know, like for myself, youknow, having struggled with
chronic constipation my wholelife too.
Whenever you're dealing withthat for such a long time, and I
would argue that this is morethe case of constipation than it
is diarrhea, constipation, youjust kind of like, make peace
with it.
And you're like, this is justhow I am.
And so if someone struggled withthat for a really long time, I
(17:52):
think it's a lot easier to liveyour life with that than
something like a, you know, alot of urgency or diarrhea or
something like that.
People don't really expect it tochange.
So then to hear somebody saylike, I go, like, it's very rare
that I miss a day now, that'shuge, you know, for people just
struggling with constipation andjust having that plan of like,
(18:13):
but if things do go off track, Iknow why and I know what to do
for it to support my body to getback, you know, to where it was.
Yep.
So awesome.
Yeah.
Thank you.
So I know gut rehab, people haveideas about gut health, right?
And like, they have ideas aboutwhat healing your gut looks like
(18:33):
and what that process is.
And gut rehab, like we'vementioned, it's a little bit
different.
It's a It's a unique approach.
It's really comprehensive.
And so people often come intothis program and learn things
they didn't really expect tolearn.
So I was wondering if you mightshare some of that with
listeners and, and just some ofthe things you learned that you
(18:54):
didn't really expect to learn.
Yeah.
Becca Archer (18:56):
Well, I told you guys from the beginning, I was
pretty skeptical and I think mybiggest thing from the get go is
like the whole approach to thefood restriction.
And like I was kind of expectingKatie just to tell me not to eat
this, not to eat that, not toeat this yada, yada, yada.
And I had been doing that foryears.
(19:17):
Like I had.
Taking stuff out of my diet.
Then I had to keep taking stuffout of my diet.
And that's exactly what Ilearned from Katie.
That really surprised me was themore you start taking foods and
eliminating foods, the more youhave to keep eliminating foods.
And that was really myexperience.
Like I remember like in thebeginning, she, she made a
(19:39):
comment and I had never heardthis kind of before.
And she was like, what foodsfeel safe for you to eat?
Like without having symptoms.
And I remember thinking, like, Idon't know.
I don't think any food feelssafe for me to not make me feel
like I was absolutely bloated bythe end of the day.
(20:00):
Like, I, I don't think there waslike, maybe if I just ate
applesauce, but I wasn't, Iguess I wasn't that desperate
yet just to eat applesauce orsomething.
But And really no foods feltvery safe and and learning
Katie's approach and just like,you know how to have a built
better balanced plate.
And, and I think that was one ofmy frustrations because actually
(20:22):
y'all, I ate pretty healthy.
Like I had already changed somany things in my diet with, you
know, I didn't eat out.
I didn't drink sodas.
Like I drank water.
I, Got plenty of exercise, likeI slept well, like all these
things, you know, and so justkind of her approach to not
having to keep taking more andmore foods out and elimination
(20:43):
diets was really, really great.
Did that answer?
Katie Lovitt (20:49):
Yeah, thank you so much.
I think that a lot of people,really resonate that with that,
because like on Instagram,whenever I'm talking with people
and I'm like, well, have youconsidered trying this?
And they're like, oh yeah, I'vealready tried elimination diets.
It didn't work for me.
I'm like, okay, well that'sgreat because that's not what I
do.
So I think people just hear it.
I don't, I guess it's just likethe most commonly thing, you
(21:11):
know, commonly discussed thingfor, you know, gut health is an
elimination diet of some sort orthe other, and they can be
helpful and there can be a timeand place for them, but So much
of the time, just like you said,it really leads to, you know,
increased restriction of foodover time because food in most
cases is not the problem.
(21:31):
It's something else underlyingkind of like what you're, you
know, mentioned there.
Becca Archer (21:40):
Okay, so something else that like I wasn't
expecting when working withKatie was actually someone
working with someone who alsobelieved it was possible.
Like it was, you know, like Isaid, I kind of felt like I was
crazy, like, is this all in myhead?
Like, am I making all this up?
You know, most people reallydidn't understand, so you don't
(22:02):
talk about it.
And, and then to like havesomeone.
Come alongside you who alsobelieved it was possible to get
results was not something Ireally expected as well.
And so, I mean, it was pretty,pretty great.
Just to have like, Oh, well, shebelieves it's possible.
(22:22):
Maybe I'll borrow some of her,you know, faith or her
encouragement, her knowledge,and, and we'll just keep going.
And maybe it is possible, evenif I didn't believe it was
possible, somebody else wasbelieving it was possible.
So That was...
Something I definitely wanted toshare and add.
That's really cool.
Thank you
Katie Lovitt (22:39):
for sharing that.
And that's, you know, going backto the six stages of gut health
that you mentioned earlier,where you were kind of the short
sighted action taker.
You were also that emergingsoul.
And that's what that is, iswhere you like borrow someone
else's confidence.
I always say it's kind of likethe training wheels on your bike
whenever you're learning to rideyour bike and, you know, you're
balancing, maybe they're wobbly.
If you've ever, you know, helpedkids learn how to ride their
(23:01):
bikes where you can make thetraining wheels more wobbly.
So they're practicing.
But they're still there, youknow, to help if, if...
It's about to tip over.
And that's, it's part ofeveryone's got healing process
or healing process, you know,and that's my habit in the six
stages of gut rehab is everyonehas to borrow some confidence.
So if you're working withsomeone who doesn't really
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believe that it's possible foryou.
That's a problem.
It's a big problem, right?
And, you know, I think anotherthing that I don't know if you
saw, you know, on your end ornot, I'm sure I didn't hide it
from you or, you know, anything,but I'm sure I've mentioned it.
is whenever people work with me,they're not just getting me and
(23:44):
my knowledge either.
I am a part of a gut rehab ornot gut rehab, but gut health
mastermind with other functionaldieticians.
So there's, you know, otherfunctional dieticians doing this
work and we all do continuing edtogether.
We all get on monthly callstogether, discuss cases, all of
that.
And so I'm constantly learningfrom them and seeing what's
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working with their clients whoare having maybe similar things.
And it's a really, reallypowerful tool.
And that's what helps me withpeople who have been to other
practitioners.
And I always tell people.
Who, you know, come to me likeyou, I may have even said this
to you when we first startedtalking and they're like, well,
I've tried this.
I've tried this.
I've tried that.
(24:28):
And I don't really think I cantry anything else.
Like, I don't know what else totry.
And I'm like, I actually love itwhen people have already tried a
lot of things because it helpsme see, okay, well, this is
what's going on.
These are the things they tried.
This is what worked and whatdidn't work and what, to what
extent it worked.
And it really is actually moreclues.
(24:48):
So it's actually helpful for meas a provider to be able to see,
okay, well, these are the thingsthey've tried.
This is what happened.
So what are we going to trynext?
It helps me, it helps to informme of kind of my recommendations
for our next steps too.
Becca Archer (25:03):
And I'll say in that with the, the functional
medicine doctors that I'd workedwith in the past.
They're neither of their focuswas in gut health specifically.
One, one focus more, a littlebit in weight loss and, and it's
like when you're, when you'restarting out and you're trying
to get help, you don't alwaysknow what you're looking for.
(25:23):
So I will say, you know, they,I'm sure I know these doctors
and helped other people in manyways, but they didn't know
specifically gut things.
And so when, as you're looking,as you're finding somebody, make
sure they really, they haveaccess to what Katie was just
talking about, a bigger networkthat specifically functions in
(25:44):
gut areas or whatever area it isthat you're getting help in.
Cause I think for me, that wasthe big, a big difference,
right?
Like,
Katie Lovitt (25:52):
so.
For sure.
I think that's a really greatpiece of advice.
And so kind of in that vein,like.
Any other things that you wouldtell someone listening who is,
you know, currently feelingsimilar to how you felt when we
were first starting, you know,talking together and working
together, you know, top piecesof advice that you would give
them at this point.
(26:12):
I think that was a great one.
Becca Archer (26:14):
Yeah.
Working truly with a gut expertand, but you know, I think my
biggest thing I always go backto was, you know, believing like
I kind of stopped believing itwas possible.
But if you just believe itreally is possible, like, and
don't give up, like it takestime.
(26:35):
And I think I told you Katie inthe beginning, I'm like, if it
takes two, three years of meworking with you to get.
You know, over some of this,then I was willing to put in the
time and effort because like,okay, you look at two years of
your life.
Well, you still have 20 plusyears to live of a lot of
(26:56):
living.
What's two years of diving inand working with a professional,
you know?
So like, don't be scared toinvest in yourself.
Like, you know, like.
One thing going back tosomething I didn't expect with
working with Katie was I didn'texpect to have to work on my
mindset so much.
And you know, I don't know, Iwould, I would consider myself a
(27:20):
pretty positive person, to behonest, like I, you know, I'm
like, I think I'm in a prettyhealthy space, but When you
really start diving into deepmindsets and things as well,
like you don't realize how muchwork there still can be like to
do, even in a positive person,even in someone who's like,
yeah, I'm not going to quit.
(27:41):
I'm going to keep going.
But that was something like, youknow, you've got to give
yourself time.
You've got to put in the workand, and you have to just like,
not give up.
I think
Katie Lovitt (27:55):
that's really great.
And.
Kind of in line with thosemindset things, whenever I was
first doing my own mindset, youknow, work and really getting
introduced to that I becameaware of how entrenched a lot of
those beliefs were in myidentity because I had had them
before.
And it was my truth, but itwasn't necessarily objectively
(28:18):
true.
And so really being able torecognize those beliefs and
challenge, like, is thisactually true or is this just
what I believe to be true andhow is this affecting my life?
Like that's.
Like world earth shattering,like breakthroughs right there,
just a mindset.
And so I think for you, a lot ofit was around that, like shame
(28:41):
and value and worth.
And I think as women, a lot ofthe times we really put our
value and our worth in our worksand then what we're able to
accomplish or do And so reallybeing able to see our value just
in our existence and then who weare made to be, I think, is
(29:03):
something huge that most of usreally benefit from, from
working on.
So, cool.
So, tell us, you know, I want toknow about all this.
Tell us where, where you're atnow.
Like, what did, what have youbeen up to?
What does life look like foryou?
So we went from like.
We napped every day.
(29:24):
We'd be taken out for like amonth if we went on a trip and
had to go without naps for a fewdays.
All of that.
And like you just did something,a couple of things really,
really big.
So tell us, tell us the updateson everything.
Becca Archer (29:37):
Okay.
Well, probably the biggest thingthat you're referring to was
actually just this last Sunday.
I got to compete and complete atriathlon and so a little bit of
backstory is technically was mysecond triathlon.
10 years ago, before all thisgut health, like really started,
(30:00):
I, I did one on a whim, like Ididn't train for it.
Like I told you, I'd been reallyactive.
I taught fitness and I literallysigned up two days before a race
and went and did a triathlon.
And that was 10 years ago.
And it was probably after that,like everything kind of just
kept progressively getting worseand worse and just my health
(30:22):
overall.
So.
For the last two years, I'vebeen watching my husband go out
and do triathlon because we haveone twice a year like right in
our own neighborhood.
It's like the trails we runevery morning that are in walk
and the bike is where we driveour cars all the time and the
(30:42):
pools, I mean the pool is rightthere as well.
And so I have been longing tojust be able to Physically train
enough to like where I could godo it again.
Like in, like, it was a reallybig deal for me to be able to
simply train.
Like, because I, before kind ofworking with Katie, I was
(31:06):
physically, was at a place whereI could walk, jog.
A couple miles.
But every time I kind of hitthat getting into that two and a
half to three miles, like Iwould have muscle issues that
would keep me from like, my hipswould hurt so bad I'd have
anyway, you don't need to know,go, go into all that.
But like, I couldn't lift overthe 40 pounds.
(31:27):
So it was like, there was thingsthat I couldn't do physically.
to get me to a point where Icould train.
And so I did it.
I finished the race.
And I'm so proud of myself.
Like, and it was really like, Ihad fun.
Katie Lovitt (31:42):
And you, I said, I'm so proud of you and you.
Did not tell your husband thatyou were training.
Tell me about how all of thatwent over.
Like, when did you tell him andeverything?
And like, how did that go down?
Becca Archer (31:55):
So I know this, it was more about me than it was
about him.
Like I wanted it to be asurprise because like we had
always been physically activetogether.
And then it was like, I fell offthe map and I felt like I
couldn't, like, we used to kindof go to CrossFit together and
then it became too hard on mybody.
So I had to stop that.
And And then it's like Icouldn't, felt like I couldn't
(32:17):
train to do the triathlons.
And so I decided just to keep itto myself.
Like I went and found the, foundthe bike all by myself.
Like, in fact, I just bought asecondhand bike.
I found it on Facebookmarketplace, took it to the bike
shop, had it all fixed up.
And I, I kept it at myneighbor's house.
And my neighbor would set itoutside for me twice a week so I
(32:39):
could go ride.
And I didn't, you know, I did itbecause honestly I didn't, I
didn't have a confidence in mybody to be able to really do it.
And I didn't want to, for him,races are no big deal.
He doesn't really train forthem.
He just goes out and does them.
And then he wins his division.
Like seriously, y'all, he winshis division every time.
(33:03):
And I like, I could put in allthis effort and training and
then get to halfway into it andbe like, My body could tighten
up so bad and I could be in somuch pain, like I can't turn my
neck and all these differentthings.
And and then I'd hit a wall.
And so I didn't want to, I thinkI didn't want to disappoint him
or myself.
(33:23):
And it was probably more aboutmyself than it was about him.
I didn't want to, to be like,Oh, I'm going to do this.
And then I can't do it.
Halfway in after trying.
So I just decided to keep it wayon the down low.
And just see how my body did andto give my body enough time.
Like if it took me to the nextrace in March to train, then I
(33:46):
was going to give myself thatmuch time, you know, and and I
did, I hit some walls along theway, I kind of had some issues,
but I was able to work throughthem.
So.
Katie Lovitt (33:58):
Yeah, for you, like all of those treatments
with the chiropractor, like theinfrared light and, you know,
light therapy and sauna and justsupporting your recovery was
really, really key for you.
And so, yeah, I'm so glad thatyou were able to push through
those.
And I know we were both like,You know, just sharing your body
(34:18):
along, honestly, and hoping thatit could, you know, that it
would do it.
And you did.
And then how has the recoverybeen after the race?
Have you been okay afterwards?
Yeah, actually.
Becca Archer (34:26):
Okay.
Like like I've been a little bitsore and a little tight this
week, but nothing like, I mean,used to things like this would
knock me out for like anothermonth before I could like
actually start exercising fullyagain.
And I am not there.
Like I just did a two mile runthis morning and felt great.
Katie Lovitt (34:47):
Yeah.
And I think just for everyonelistening, like to me as, you
know, your partner in all ofthis.
To me, the exercise and thephysical limitations on your
body was really almost thebiggest frustration for you,
like even worse than thebloating.
I feel like if you were bloated,but you could go do your
(35:07):
workouts and like hikes and likeall of your adventures on your
trips and keep up with everyone,I think you would have been more
okay with it.
But it was just really the likemuscle aches and the fatigue
were your most like frustrating.
you know, symptoms that were,you know, impacting your life
the most.
So I loved that you got tocompete in the triathlon.
(35:30):
And then tell me kind of whereyou're headed for the next of
the, for the rest of the year,not the next of the year, the
rest of the year into next.
Last year, I guess, is what Iwas trying to say you just
launched a precious second book.
We were just talking before Ihit record about how much my
kids have enjoyed it.
So tell us about that.
(35:50):
Tell us all the flower themes.
Like you're so talented.
I wish I could have like a pinkyfingers worth of your creative
talent.
Oh
Becca Archer (35:59):
man, it's just been a journey.
Like this whole last few yearshas been like, Learning to
believe in myself and that myvoice matters and like, you
know, the things that God hasput talent in me really does
matter.
And so I did, I just launched mysecond book and I have it here
(36:19):
with me.
Actually I have both of them,but I'm going to talk about this
one.
This is the newest one and mycharacter is Luna Muna and this
one's.
Entitled Mountains Come FromSeeds.
And it's all about a little playon basically sowing and reaping.
And I mean, y'all, this book ismy story.
(36:41):
I mean, it was like believing ina little tiny seed that my body
could heal and I could do thistriathlon or I could write this
book or I could do this flowerevent.
And it's like, Then I justnurtured it.
Right.
And then I'm getting to seethese mountains grow in my life.
And so this, this book's justreally fun.
(37:03):
It's just a play on reallyteaching your kids.
Like just, yeah, the basicconcept of sewing and reaping,
but in a really, really fun way,but.
But more it's just like, this ismy life.
Like I took a belief that I cando this.
And I nurtured the belief withmindset and action.
And then I got to see theresult, the mountain.
(37:23):
And sometimes we're climbing ourmountains and sometimes we build
our mountains and I don't, I'mnot sure there's really a
difference.
But, and then the first book is,is this one Luna Mouton Guardian
of Night, but Luna Mouna, she isa fictional guardian angel.
She comes to kids when they'relonely or just scared or just
bored at night, and she takesthem on fun magical adventures
(37:46):
based on their curiosity.
So this this series was alsoborn just actually out of a
place of some emotional trauma,like childhood trauma, healing
in my own life.
And it's kind of anotherpicture.
This might be for anotherpodcast, but a picture that God
showed me and it was justhealing to me.
And really that's how thesebooks were born.
(38:07):
And so we just have, so what I'mdoing right now is I have a
little author's events here andthere.
You can find me on social mediasand find out what those, and I'm
sure we'll talk about those atthe end.
But yeah, in the flower world,this was really exciting.
We had a big fall market and wehave a Christmas market coming
(38:28):
up as well.
And y'all, just to go back, justto iterate the story used to
when I would do these, these allday markets, like I would be
wiped out for like three weeksafterwards, just to get through
one day.
Yo, we did the fall one.
It was amazing.
I wasn't, I was fine the nextday.
Like I, yeah, a little Sundaynap and, and we were good to go.
(38:51):
And I mean, that's just reallyhuge because I just got to, you
know, freelance with a weddingvenue and we were back to back
three days.
You know, and this was leadinginto the triathlon, right?
Like, I was a little nervous.
Like, oh my gosh, can I workthis much and still be able to
pull off the triathlon?
And yes, I did.
So so yeah, so just kind ofdoing some wedding events.
(39:13):
We've got a, I've got a bigwedding event other than fall
market in December that I'mexcited to put together.
And and then we, we, we aretraveling a little bit.
We're headed to Canada.
For Christmas and we'll do someskiing and my husband's like
dreams of all dreams places toski in Canada.
(39:35):
And and then we're going to takea little anniversary trip to
Santa Barbara, California inNovember.
So, that's kind of the rest ofthe year.
Katie Lovitt (39:43):
It's been a few months.
And actually, you know, it'sfunny.
I had forgotten, but Iremembered whenever you were
saying that about the flowermarket, feeling so nervous for
you.
Whenever we first startedworking together and you were
telling me that you had amarket, I was like, Ooh, I hope
that she makes it.
I hope that she can pull it off.
I hope that she's not completelywiped out from it.
(40:05):
Like, just let her get throughthe day, please, God.
And like, not be too worn out.
And so just to hear you comeback and be like, I freelanced,
I did this market.
I did this triathlon.
I've got all these trips comingup.
I did a book launch.
Like, that's really cool.
That's all of this.
So, yeah.
So tell us, okay.
So for flowers, because we justtalked about that, where are you
(40:27):
located?
Where can people work with you?
So if we have like more localpeople, you know, listening in
all of that.
Becca Archer (40:34):
So I'm, I'm located in Keller, Texas, which
is kind of a suburb of NorthFort Worth.
I do serve the surrounding areasand, you know, just with any,
any events, if you've gotcorporate events, weddings I can
help out with any floral, floraldesign.
So you can find me if you want,if you just love flowers.
(40:55):
I constantly give flower tipsand, and you get to see a lot of
pretty things.
My Instagram is archer bloomunderscore flower market.
So that's a, a great way if youjust love flowers and want to
see pretty things.
I post quite a bit there.
So that's, that's kind of theflower world.
I, I do have a website.
It's a working website, but youcan go to archerbloom.
(41:17):
com.
But I can't say this is the,this is the website I built by
myself and it's a workingprogress, but you know.
Small beginnings in
Katie Lovitt (41:25):
all things.
I love it.
Yeah.
And I'll link those down in theshow notes.
So if you're listening in andyou want to get in touch with
Becca you know, you candefinitely click in those and
you guys, her flowers are sopretty.
They're like super modern andreally beautiful.
So go follow her and, you know,use her if you're local and
follow along.
And then let's talk about LunaMuna launch and events and all
(41:48):
of that.
What do you have going on with
Becca Archer (41:49):
that?
So coming up, well, if you're inthe area next week, I'm going to
be at a little a littleboutique.
It's a clothing boutique forwomen.
So that's going to be fun.
There's a few other authors thatare going to be there.
And I will be posting this on myInstagram on Archer bloom.
That's just kind of my personalauthor side.
(42:11):
You'll see a little bit offamily, a little bit of book, a
little bit of all the things,travel, all the things I do
there.
And then November 4th, I will beat a little bookshop, which is
also here in our, in Keller, andit's called a house with books.
So we'll be having a story readtime, and it'll be kind of like
(42:33):
a whole little fall eventcentered around the store.
So we'll read the book and Ihave some fun giveaways and
things to give to kids and, Soif you wanna come out to that,
that's November 4th.
And then well and if you'rearound for Halloween.
So Halloween's really fun at myhouse because I bring out not
only candy, but I bring outroses for all the moms or dads.
(42:57):
And so the kids actually get tohand their parents a, a rose.
And then we also have colorsheets from Luna Muna and some
bookmarks and things like that.
So.
Halloween for my I'm like, allthe kids come to me.
It's marketing day.
Like the parents are here.
The kids are here.
So here we go.
Free marketing.
It's free for all.
So so that goes on Halloween.
(43:18):
And then December 2nd, I believeis going to be the Christmas
market.
And that's downtown Keller aswell.
We're very supportive of our,our little town here in Keller.
And so we'll be out there withall the Christmas florals,
wreaths, Things like that.
It's, it's, it's a fun day.
And those, there's like 70 plusvendors out there.
(43:40):
So it's a fun time to come outand bring the kids, take
pictures, see prize Santa.
Is that going to be out theresomewhere?
Something like that.
So,
Katie Lovitt (43:48):
Oh, fun.
And then Luna is on Amazon too.
So if somebody is not local andthey want to purchase Luna or
check it out, Amazon is not thebest.
And Amazon
Becca Archer (43:58):
definitely is the best place.
You can go into bookshops.
Bookshops can order my book aswell.
Actually just book one.
I'm in the process of gettingbook two ready for bookstores as
well.
But I also have a fun websitefor Luna Muna.
If you can go to mylunamuna.
com.
And there's some really fun freedownloads color, color sheets
(44:21):
and a word search, and even likea little drawing page, like they
could draw their own adventurewith Luna Muna.
And so that's that's anotherplace you can go.
It'll directly link you toAmazon to buy the book from
there, but Amazon's my primaryplace.
Yeah, where, where to buy thebook.
Katie Lovitt (44:38):
Awesome.
I'll link that below for youguys, too.
So thank you for sharing all ofthat.
So exciting.
So, all right.
I think just to wrap up, like,biggest, you know, word of
encouragement.
Anything else, like closingremarks that you want to share
with people who are listening?
A word of the year?
Anything like that that you wantto share?
Becca Archer (45:00):
You know, I, as a, Well, when I was seeing my
chiropractor the other day, wehad reached like so many points
and we were doing a re, youknow, analysis and he's like,
how much better are you feeling?
You know, and he knows I've beenworking with Katie.
We've been all kind of workingtogether.
And and I'm like, well, man, Ifeel like.
Yeah, like 80 percent better, ifnot better.
(45:22):
And he's like, well, you know, Ithink you could have more work
to do.
And like, and not saying that ina bit, he's like, do as much as
you want.
But I was like, well, it made merealize, and this is what I'm
trying to get to.
It made me realize I don't, fora long time, I had not known
what normal feels like, and I,and I.
(45:43):
When you don't know what normalfeels like and you kind of just
feel bad all the time, thatbecomes your new normal.
And I would just want to saydon't settle for that new
normal.
Like there really is hope andthere really is like change
really can happen.
If you are willing to put in thework.
(46:04):
So that was, I think that's mybiggest takeaway.
Don't give up and don't settleand like, go after those big
dreams that are in your heart.
First, figure out what they areand then go after them.
Katie Lovitt (46:17):
Oh, I love it.
Speaking right to my heart withthat.
So define what it is that youwant.
Take some action towards it.
It might change as you takeaction and you might pivot and
that's fine.
And yeah, keep going.
And as you were speaking,something came to mind that my
original mindset coach actuallysaid in a group call once was,
(46:40):
you know, say you're feeling 10out of 10 on something and
you're like, man, I feel 10 outof 10.
This is awesome.
What if it's actually only atwo?
And you just don't know howawesome it really can be.
And if you settle and stay whereyou're at and you think, Oh,
this is normal.
Like this is I'm fine.
(47:01):
I'm managing it.
Well, you know, all of thosethings.
You know, what if, what if youthink it's a 10 and it's really
only a two and you won't reallyeven get to see that if you
don't take those next stepsforward.
So I think that was a reallybeautiful, beautiful thing to
share.
So awesome.
Well, thank you so much forbeing on the show.
(47:23):
I know it is going to inspireand help.
So many people.
And I really, really appreciateyour time and you sharing and
being vulnerable and justsharing your story.
So so grateful for you and yeah,I'll, you know, don't forget to
go follow back on Instagram.
I'll send her Luna Muna websiteand the show notes too.
And I think that's it for now.
(47:44):
So
Becca Archer (47:45):
thanks so much, Becca.
Yeah.
Thank you, Katie.
Katie Lovitt (47:47):
Yeah, absolutely.
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First, figure out what they areand then go after them.
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Katie Lovitt (01:01):
All right, welcome back to the nourished and
thriving show.
I am so excited for today'sepisode.
You guys, if you're watchingthis on YouTube, you can see her
here.
But if you are listening I havea special, special guest here
with me on today's show.
She's a long time client andfriend of mine, Ms.
(01:22):
Becca Archer.
You guys, Becca is Such a gemand just a really, really
inspiring person.
And I'm really excited for herto just share her story with you
guys today and help you guysfeel encouraged and motivated
and inspired and just feelinglike you're not alone in this
because I know that a lot of thetimes that's.
(01:44):
how you can feel.
Becca's a mom, a world travelerslash adventurer, because she
does not just take like basicvacays, you guys.
She's, she's so fun.
She's a wife, she's a florist,and a two time children's book
author.
Like, I told you guys she'sinspiring.
She is a really cool person.
(02:06):
She loves God and is such a rayof sunshine.
And I'm so grateful to have theprivilege of knowing her and
sharing her with you guys today.
So welcome Becca.
Thank
Becca Archer (02:17):
you.
Glad to be here with you, Katie.
Katie Lovitt (02:20):
Absolutely.
So, you know, we, we have acouple of, you know, topics that
we talked about wanting tocover.
So let's go back.
a little bit.
So when we first met I wouldlove to hear where you were at
in your gut health journey atthat time that honestly feels
(02:40):
like a lifetime ago.
But I can still so vividlyremember that conversation that
we were having.
Tell me kind of About that time.
What, what your side of thatstory looked like at
Becca Archer (02:52):
the time.
So first I'll kind of start withhow I met Katie.
And we met through a mutualfriend that we both had.
And this friend of mine had beenfollowing Katie on her
Instagram.
And so she actually sends methis post and this post that it,
the literal post said, don'tignore these six red flags.
(03:15):
And as I'm reading this post, Iliterally on a daily basis
struggled with at least fourevery single day, if not five.
And so of course it got myattention right away.
And so I began reaching out toKatie and just kind of like, you
know, beginning to just pick herbrain or ask her questions.
(03:37):
But where I was in my journey atthat time, I had probably been
on this.
rollercoaster gut issue stufffor about five years, if not,
maybe a little longer.
And at the time, if you know,Katie's like six segments of gut
health I would kind of likearound a short sighted action
(03:59):
taker.
I had tried a lot of things, butI hadn't seen any like long term
improvement.
So some of like the things I wasdealing with was Like fatigue,
constant bloating, constipationa lot of muscle aches and pains,
and like, I, I used to work outquite a bit.
I taught fitness and I wasunable to do that anymore.
(04:22):
Other than like barely jog,barely lift, you know, 40 pounds
or less.
Just so, you know, my bodywouldn't like be in a lot of
pain.
And then I had a lot of foodsensitivities, so I had tried a
lot of things.
Like I tried elimination diets.
I had seen two functionalmedicine doctors already.
I had always was kind of goingtowards the approach of, like,
(04:47):
all right, what's at the root?
And, you know, I went the fulldoctor route to, like, you know,
there was things that came backon my blood work things.
That came back on tests with,oh, this isn't functioning
optimal, but no one could tellme why.
And finally, I finally had onekind of functional medicine
doctor who just decided, justkind of settled on you're just,
(05:09):
you just have chronic fatigue.
And and she's like, but you'remanaging so well.
And I mean, to me, that waslike, I don't know, like, it was
just like kind of, I don't know,a stab in the heart.
Like, it was just like.
I want more out of life thanchronic fatigue and and having
these issues.
(05:29):
So I just kept going until oneday I stumbled upon Katie.
Katie Lovitt (05:34):
Yeah.
Thank you so much for sharingall of that.
And like, just remembering backto that time when you say you
you had chronic fatigue, likeyou had to take a nap every
single day.
Can you share some about that?
And like.
I know trips and travel and thatadventurous part of you, like
(05:55):
really struggled for a while.
Can you share more about some ofthat?
Becca Archer (05:59):
Yeah, I could definitely say this was a place
where I felt a lot of shame inmy life.
Because I would literally planmy days around a nap, like every
single day.
And it wasn't because I was, youknow, like, Inwardly, like I
felt like, oh, you're just alazy person or whatever.
(06:20):
And I really struggled with thatbecause I knew the heart, I
wasn't a lazy person.
And so I, you know, my napsended up getting longer and
longer and, and not longer andlonger, you know, but just like
for a good hour, I would have torest every single day.
So it's like.
appointments, you book themaround that.
(06:41):
If you wanted to travel, it wasalways a stress because if we
were around a big group, youknow, it was like, how am I
going to fit in that nap?
And what would happen is like,yeah, I could go a day or two
without a nap, get through atrip, but then I would come home
and I would feel like.
Literally, I'd be sick for likethree weeks and feel like so
(07:02):
tired.
I couldn't catch up for threeweeks, sometimes a month,
sometimes two months before Ifinally felt like, oh, okay, I
can get through the day.
And, you know, it's a, it's apart of me that.
You know, I mean, to be honest,I still take naps.
I will take a little power napsnow.
That could be like 10, 20minutes, but nothing like I'd
have to lay down for an hour,two hours a day just to be able
(07:26):
to function.
And if I didn't get those naps,like by the end of the day, when
it was time to cook dinner, likeI would be so brain fogged.
It's like, I couldn't even likethink straight.
So it was something that I hadto do just to function.
Katie Lovitt (07:40):
Yeah, thank you so much for sharing that that with
everyone because I think that alot of people will really
resonate with your story and thefeelings around it and that
shame of, you know, feeling likeyou should be a certain way or
you shouldn't be a certain wayand that frustration just on
like Your body's needs notmatching up with what you
(08:04):
mentally and emotionally wantedto be able to do, you know, and,
and just that mismatch and outof control feeling.
And then, you know, feeling likelife sought out all these
answers and like, it hasn'treally gotten me anywhere, you
know?
And so I think a lot of peoplereally, really resonate with
(08:25):
that.
So I really appreciate you beingvulnerable and sharing that with
everyone.
So.
What, what was it about?
My approach you know, gut rehabthat stood out as being
different because you'vealready, this is not a question
I gave you ahead of time.
So I'm like asking you to flyhere a little bit.
But you know, You've alreadytried two functional medicine
(08:48):
practitioners.
You've gone the conventionalroute at this point.
So what was it that gave you thecourage to try something else?
What was it that stood out asbeing a little bit different or
unique about, about how I work?
Becca Archer (09:02):
Well first of all the time that Katie spent just
to talk to me and answerquestions was huge.
I think we don't know.
We, we messaged back and forthon Instagram paragraphs.
That's a lot.
It was a lot like, and I, like,I really just felt like she was
taking the time to really hear,hear where I was at, hear part
(09:25):
of my journey, hear myquestions, and all the things of
like.
You know, feeling like.
You know, like, I don't, I don'tknow if this is possible
anymore.
And, and to be honest, I wasreally skeptical.
I was really skeptical of Katie.
I was like, yeah, I've done thefunctional medicine route.
It didn't really work for me.
(09:47):
And, but honestly, here's whathappened.
We were, we were on a trip inCanada.
And I remember, I don't, I don'tremember exactly what, but, you
know I built a part of into mylife is just like meditation,
just asking the Lord to show mewhat he sees, what he's doing.
And, you know, and just meetingwith God and just quiet spaces.
(10:10):
That's all it is, is justmeeting with God in quiet spaces
and to hear maybe what's on hisheart.
And through that, a lot of timeshe shows me pictures.
So I remember just asking Godabout Katie, honestly, like.
Do I work with her?
Do I not work with her?
What do you think?
And I was taking a hot bath andI was sitting in this bathtub,
(10:31):
just had relaxing music on.
And honestly, in my mind, I wasjust, as I had prayed, I saw
this picture of basically I sawa mountain and it was like,
there was all these trails and,but we were going up a mountain
and I saw I saw Jesus.
And I had Jesus's hand and onthe other side of Jesus's hand
(10:54):
was Katie and I just felt likehe said, let's go on this
journey together.
And and that was kind of thepicture, honestly, that gave me
like, okay, I, it was somethingI prayed about.
And felt peace about, and thenshe had listened to my, my
questions.
And I, then it was just easy.
It was like, well, what do Ihave to lose?
(11:15):
Maybe I'm out some money, maybeI'm out some time, but it was
like, I knew I couldn't find theanswers on my own, so I was just
willing to try anything.
And, and, and maybe notanything, but somebody who
really like.
Seem like they really listen andreally got it.
That's so
Katie Lovitt (11:35):
beautiful.
Like I remember the first timeyou told me that and like every
time it just brings tears to myeyes, like what an honor, like
to be able to walk alongside youthrough this and you know, your
journey has been like a mountainand everyone's is, you know, to
a certain extent, summer,everyone is different, right?
Like no one got health journeyis the same.
(11:55):
Everyone is different.
But it's.
Not been all sunshine andrainbows.
There have been ups and downs.
There have been wins andstruggles and we think we've
made progress and then somethingelse happens and we find
something else out.
I always say it's like, youknow, it's like climbing a
mountain, right?
I actually just shared somethingto my Instagram story that was
(12:15):
like, don't let the hard timesor the struggles stop you.
And it's this like, Reallypretty graphic of a girl
climbing a mountain with flowersbehind her.
And then she hits a plateau andit's just grass and bear with no
flowers.
And then she, after that plateaukeeps climbing again and the
flowers are growing after heragain.
So that's a really, reallybeautiful visual of.
(12:36):
got health and got healing oreven not as pretty and it may
make your eyes water a littlebit is like peeling an onion
right where it's like you thinkyou've gotten to the center of
it and then you take off anotherlayer and you see more to it so
it's Definitely complex.
So what you were saying abouthaving someone who really
listens and is in it with you isso important because it's never
(12:58):
just follow this eight weekprotocol and you'll be all
better.
Like that's so easy, but that'salmost akin to waving a magic
wand, right?
So I'd love it for you to justshare like, What has it been
like to work and get rehab?
What have those ups and downs,like some of the most memorable,
like ups and downs been youknow, biggest challenges,
(13:19):
biggest
Becca Archer (13:19):
victories for you?
Yeah.
So definitely getting someresults has been the ups,
obviously like, you know where Ididn't go to the bathroom
consistently, like ever in mylife.
And now I'm like, it's, it's nowit's rare.
I miss a day.
So like things like that, like.
This is real stuff, y'all, like,you know and just feeling
(13:41):
better.
And then definitely the ups islike, okay, now I understand
what's going on in my body more.
Like I understand the whys ofmaybe why I was fatigued and
needing naps and, and so thingslike that.
Yeah.
And just, you know, definitelythe ups is having someone to
walk with you on this journey.
Like, Yeah.
(14:02):
Sometimes I just thought I wascrazy.
Like, like just having, like,you know, you don't walk up to
people and be like, Oh, hi, I'mBecca.
I have gut issues and I feel badmost of the time, you know, but
having someone who just reallygot it and who would just
partner with you to help findanswers like that was huge.
That was definitely the ups.
(14:22):
Some of the downs for mepersonally for me.
We have kind of discovered likewe would, we would, for me, my
underlying thing is SIBO andunderstanding.
We've been getting to thereasons why the SIBO is there.
And I'm sure just keep listeningto all the podcasts.
Katie will break down what SIBOis if you don't know.
(14:42):
But for me, we would getprogress and then it would just
come back and progress and thenit just comes back.
And, and so finally we kind oftested and there's a underlying
autoimmune component and Katie,you make add to, to this, cause
I'm still, to be honest.
Fully trying to understand it,but so that's like the downs is
(15:03):
like you, you do make progress,but really realizing that this
is something I'm dealing with ona constant basis at the same
time, right?
So that would, that would be, Ithink the downs for me for sure.
Katie Lovitt (15:17):
And.
You know, I think that that'sit's frustrating, right?
Like, we don't want we want itcompletely gone, right?
But for you, like, that maynever be a reality and
understanding and realizing andreally kind of having peace with
that.
But also, you know, a couple ofthe way a ways.
ways that you said a couple ofthose things if I could speak
were past tense.
(15:38):
The way I had fatigue, I wasfatigued, I needed those naps,
you know, and like I used to,you know, struggle with
constipation my entire life andI'm not now.
And so, Even though you are notcompletely, you know, free from
the SIBO, which yes, it's inprevious episodes, you guys, so
scroll back in your, in yourpodcast episodes, and you can go
(16:01):
hear all about SIBO.
You're, what we found out islike, every time that it comes
back.
It's, you know, up leveled.
It's a little bit less intensethan it was before.
And we're at this place whereit's like, okay, it's back.
We know the drill.
We're going to do this, this andthis for, you know, this amount
of time and get it back undercontrol and continue to support
(16:23):
it.
And we just see that you know,the intensity each time is, is
less and we know what to do forit.
And you know, I'm hoping thateventually we'll be able to get
to the point where it and thenit starts coming back less and
less frequently.
Right?
That's kind of our next goal is,okay, we, we know what we're
dealing with.
(16:44):
We know what it, you know,responds well right now with
SIBO.
It can be a moving target.
So you need somebody who knowsall the tools available because
sometimes it works and respondswell to one thing.
And then the next month or thenext time it flares or whenever,
you know, it may not.
And it's different person toperson too.
So you need, yeah.
You need somebody who's not justgoing to make one recommendation
(17:06):
say, well, this is what you takefor SIBO and it'll help or it
won't.
It's like, no, there's a lot ofdifferent things to employ and
to use.
And so I think, yeah, it's.
It's like bittersweet wins,right?
Where it's like, you're seeingthese improvements and yeah,
we're not all the way there yet,but it's still so much better
(17:28):
than it was.
And I know, like for myself, youknow, having struggled with
chronic constipation my wholelife too.
Whenever you're dealing withthat for such a long time, and I
would argue that this is morethe case of constipation than it
is diarrhea, constipation, youjust kind of like, make peace
with it.
And you're like, this is justhow I am.
And so if someone struggled withthat for a really long time, I
(17:52):
think it's a lot easier to liveyour life with that than
something like a, you know, alot of urgency or diarrhea or
something like that.
People don't really expect it tochange.
So then to hear somebody saylike, I go, like, it's very rare
that I miss a day now, that'shuge, you know, for people just
struggling with constipation andjust having that plan of like,
(18:13):
but if things do go off track, Iknow why and I know what to do
for it to support my body to getback, you know, to where it was.
Yep.
So awesome.
Yeah.
Thank you.
So I know gut rehab, people haveideas about gut health, right?
And like, they have ideas aboutwhat healing your gut looks like
(18:33):
and what that process is.
And gut rehab, like we'vementioned, it's a little bit
different.
It's a It's a unique approach.
It's really comprehensive.
And so people often come intothis program and learn things
they didn't really expect tolearn.
So I was wondering if you mightshare some of that with
listeners and, and just some ofthe things you learned that you
(18:54):
didn't really expect to learn.
Yeah.
Becca Archer (18:56):
Well, I told you guys from the beginning, I was
pretty skeptical and I think mybiggest thing from the get go is
like the whole approach to thefood restriction.
And like I was kind of expectingKatie just to tell me not to eat
this, not to eat that, not toeat this yada, yada, yada.
And I had been doing that foryears.
(19:17):
Like I had.
Taking stuff out of my diet.
Then I had to keep taking stuffout of my diet.
And that's exactly what Ilearned from Katie.
That really surprised me was themore you start taking foods and
eliminating foods, the more youhave to keep eliminating foods.
And that was really myexperience.
Like I remember like in thebeginning, she, she made a
(19:39):
comment and I had never heardthis kind of before.
And she was like, what foodsfeel safe for you to eat?
Like without having symptoms.
And I remember thinking, like, Idon't know.
I don't think any food feelssafe for me to not make me feel
like I was absolutely bloated bythe end of the day.
(20:00):
Like, I, I don't think there waslike, maybe if I just ate
applesauce, but I wasn't, Iguess I wasn't that desperate
yet just to eat applesauce orsomething.
But And really no foods feltvery safe and and learning
Katie's approach and just like,you know how to have a built
better balanced plate.
And, and I think that was one ofmy frustrations because actually
(20:22):
y'all, I ate pretty healthy.
Like I had already changed somany things in my diet with, you
know, I didn't eat out.
I didn't drink sodas.
Like I drank water.
I, Got plenty of exercise, likeI slept well, like all these
things, you know, and so justkind of her approach to not
having to keep taking more andmore foods out and elimination
(20:43):
diets was really, really great.
Did that answer?
Katie Lovitt (20:49):
Yeah, thank you so much.
I think that a lot of people,really resonate that with that,
because like on Instagram,whenever I'm talking with people
and I'm like, well, have youconsidered trying this?
And they're like, oh yeah, I'vealready tried elimination diets.
It didn't work for me.
I'm like, okay, well that'sgreat because that's not what I
do.
So I think people just hear it.
I don't, I guess it's just likethe most commonly thing, you
(21:11):
know, commonly discussed thingfor, you know, gut health is an
elimination diet of some sort orthe other, and they can be
helpful and there can be a timeand place for them, but So much
of the time, just like you said,it really leads to, you know,
increased restriction of foodover time because food in most
cases is not the problem.
(21:31):
It's something else underlyingkind of like what you're, you
know, mentioned there.
Becca Archer (21:40):
Okay, so something else that like I wasn't
expecting when working withKatie was actually someone
working with someone who alsobelieved it was possible.
Like it was, you know, like Isaid, I kind of felt like I was
crazy, like, is this all in myhead?
Like, am I making all this up?
You know, most people reallydidn't understand, so you don't
(22:02):
talk about it.
And, and then to like havesomeone.
Come alongside you who alsobelieved it was possible to get
results was not something Ireally expected as well.
And so, I mean, it was pretty,pretty great.
Just to have like, Oh, well, shebelieves it's possible.
(22:22):
Maybe I'll borrow some of her,you know, faith or her
encouragement, her knowledge,and, and we'll just keep going.
And maybe it is possible, evenif I didn't believe it was
possible, somebody else wasbelieving it was possible.
So That was...
Something I definitely wanted toshare and add.
That's really cool.
Thank you
Katie Lovitt (22:39):
for sharing that.
And that's, you know, going backto the six stages of gut health
that you mentioned earlier,where you were kind of the short
sighted action taker.
You were also that emergingsoul.
And that's what that is, iswhere you like borrow someone
else's confidence.
I always say it's kind of likethe training wheels on your bike
whenever you're learning to rideyour bike and, you know, you're
balancing, maybe they're wobbly.
If you've ever, you know, helpedkids learn how to ride their
(23:01):
bikes where you can make thetraining wheels more wobbly.
So they're practicing.
But they're still there, youknow, to help if, if...
It's about to tip over.
And that's, it's part ofeveryone's got healing process
or healing process, you know,and that's my habit in the six
stages of gut rehab is everyonehas to borrow some confidence.
So if you're working withsomeone who doesn't really
(23:24):
believe that it's possible foryou.
That's a problem.
It's a big problem, right?
And, you know, I think anotherthing that I don't know if you
saw, you know, on your end ornot, I'm sure I didn't hide it
from you or, you know, anything,but I'm sure I've mentioned it.
is whenever people work with me,they're not just getting me and
(23:44):
my knowledge either.
I am a part of a gut rehab ornot gut rehab, but gut health
mastermind with other functionaldieticians.
So there's, you know, otherfunctional dieticians doing this
work and we all do continuing edtogether.
We all get on monthly callstogether, discuss cases, all of
that.
And so I'm constantly learningfrom them and seeing what's
(24:07):
working with their clients whoare having maybe similar things.
And it's a really, reallypowerful tool.
And that's what helps me withpeople who have been to other
practitioners.
And I always tell people.
Who, you know, come to me likeyou, I may have even said this
to you when we first startedtalking and they're like, well,
I've tried this.
I've tried this.
I've tried that.
(24:28):
And I don't really think I cantry anything else.
Like, I don't know what else totry.
And I'm like, I actually love itwhen people have already tried a
lot of things because it helpsme see, okay, well, this is
what's going on.
These are the things they tried.
This is what worked and whatdidn't work and what, to what
extent it worked.
And it really is actually moreclues.
(24:48):
So it's actually helpful for meas a provider to be able to see,
okay, well, these are the thingsthey've tried.
This is what happened.
So what are we going to trynext?
It helps me, it helps to informme of kind of my recommendations
for our next steps too.
Becca Archer (25:03):
And I'll say in that with the, the functional
medicine doctors that I'd workedwith in the past.
They're neither of their focuswas in gut health specifically.
One, one focus more, a littlebit in weight loss and, and it's
like when you're, when you'restarting out and you're trying
to get help, you don't alwaysknow what you're looking for.
(25:23):
So I will say, you know, they,I'm sure I know these doctors
and helped other people in manyways, but they didn't know
specifically gut things.
And so when, as you're looking,as you're finding somebody, make
sure they really, they haveaccess to what Katie was just
talking about, a bigger networkthat specifically functions in
(25:44):
gut areas or whatever area it isthat you're getting help in.
Cause I think for me, that wasthe big, a big difference,
right?
Like,
Katie Lovitt (25:52):
so.
For sure.
I think that's a really greatpiece of advice.
And so kind of in that vein,like.
Any other things that you wouldtell someone listening who is,
you know, currently feelingsimilar to how you felt when we
were first starting, you know,talking together and working
together, you know, top piecesof advice that you would give
them at this point.
(26:12):
I think that was a great one.
Becca Archer (26:14):
Yeah.
Working truly with a gut expertand, but you know, I think my
biggest thing I always go backto was, you know, believing like
I kind of stopped believing itwas possible.
But if you just believe itreally is possible, like, and
don't give up, like it takestime.
(26:35):
And I think I told you Katie inthe beginning, I'm like, if it
takes two, three years of meworking with you to get.
You know, over some of this,then I was willing to put in the
time and effort because like,okay, you look at two years of
your life.
Well, you still have 20 plusyears to live of a lot of
(26:56):
living.
What's two years of diving inand working with a professional,
you know?
So like, don't be scared toinvest in yourself.
Like, you know, like.
One thing going back tosomething I didn't expect with
working with Katie was I didn'texpect to have to work on my
mindset so much.
And you know, I don't know, Iwould, I would consider myself a
(27:20):
pretty positive person, to behonest, like I, you know, I'm
like, I think I'm in a prettyhealthy space, but When you
really start diving into deepmindsets and things as well,
like you don't realize how muchwork there still can be like to
do, even in a positive person,even in someone who's like,
yeah, I'm not going to quit.
(27:41):
I'm going to keep going.
But that was something like, youknow, you've got to give
yourself time.
You've got to put in the workand, and you have to just like,
not give up.
I think
Katie Lovitt (27:55):
that's really great.
And.
Kind of in line with thosemindset things, whenever I was
first doing my own mindset, youknow, work and really getting
introduced to that I becameaware of how entrenched a lot of
those beliefs were in myidentity because I had had them
before.
And it was my truth, but itwasn't necessarily objectively
(28:18):
true.
And so really being able torecognize those beliefs and
challenge, like, is thisactually true or is this just
what I believe to be true andhow is this affecting my life?
Like that's.
Like world earth shattering,like breakthroughs right there,
just a mindset.
And so I think for you, a lot ofit was around that, like shame
(28:41):
and value and worth.
And I think as women, a lot ofthe times we really put our
value and our worth in our worksand then what we're able to
accomplish or do And so reallybeing able to see our value just
in our existence and then who weare made to be, I think, is
(29:03):
something huge that most of usreally benefit from, from
working on.
So, cool.
So, tell us, you know, I want toknow about all this.
Tell us where, where you're atnow.
Like, what did, what have youbeen up to?
What does life look like foryou?
So we went from like.
We napped every day.
(29:24):
We'd be taken out for like amonth if we went on a trip and
had to go without naps for a fewdays.
All of that.
And like you just did something,a couple of things really,
really big.
So tell us, tell us the updateson everything.
Becca Archer (29:37):
Okay.
Well, probably the biggest thingthat you're referring to was
actually just this last Sunday.
I got to compete and complete atriathlon and so a little bit of
backstory is technically was mysecond triathlon.
10 years ago, before all thisgut health, like really started,
(30:00):
I, I did one on a whim, like Ididn't train for it.
Like I told you, I'd been reallyactive.
I taught fitness and I literallysigned up two days before a race
and went and did a triathlon.
And that was 10 years ago.
And it was probably after that,like everything kind of just
kept progressively getting worseand worse and just my health
(30:22):
overall.
So.
For the last two years, I'vebeen watching my husband go out
and do triathlon because we haveone twice a year like right in
our own neighborhood.
It's like the trails we runevery morning that are in walk
and the bike is where we driveour cars all the time and the
(30:42):
pools, I mean the pool is rightthere as well.
And so I have been longing tojust be able to Physically train
enough to like where I could godo it again.
Like in, like, it was a reallybig deal for me to be able to
simply train.
Like, because I, before kind ofworking with Katie, I was
(31:06):
physically, was at a place whereI could walk, jog.
A couple miles.
But every time I kind of hitthat getting into that two and a
half to three miles, like Iwould have muscle issues that
would keep me from like, my hipswould hurt so bad I'd have
anyway, you don't need to know,go, go into all that.
But like, I couldn't lift overthe 40 pounds.
(31:27):
So it was like, there was thingsthat I couldn't do physically.
to get me to a point where Icould train.
And so I did it.
I finished the race.
And I'm so proud of myself.
Like, and it was really like, Ihad fun.
Katie Lovitt (31:42):
And you, I said, I'm so proud of you and you.
Did not tell your husband thatyou were training.
Tell me about how all of thatwent over.
Like, when did you tell him andeverything?
And like, how did that go down?
Becca Archer (31:55):
So I know this, it was more about me than it was
about him.
Like I wanted it to be asurprise because like we had
always been physically activetogether.
And then it was like, I fell offthe map and I felt like I
couldn't, like, we used to kindof go to CrossFit together and
then it became too hard on mybody.
So I had to stop that.
And And then it's like Icouldn't, felt like I couldn't
(32:17):
train to do the triathlons.
And so I decided just to keep itto myself.
Like I went and found the, foundthe bike all by myself.
Like, in fact, I just bought asecondhand bike.
I found it on Facebookmarketplace, took it to the bike
shop, had it all fixed up.
And I, I kept it at myneighbor's house.
And my neighbor would set itoutside for me twice a week so I
(32:39):
could go ride.
And I didn't, you know, I did itbecause honestly I didn't, I
didn't have a confidence in mybody to be able to really do it.
And I didn't want to, for him,races are no big deal.
He doesn't really train forthem.
He just goes out and does them.
And then he wins his division.
Like seriously, y'all, he winshis division every time.
(33:03):
And I like, I could put in allthis effort and training and
then get to halfway into it andbe like, My body could tighten
up so bad and I could be in somuch pain, like I can't turn my
neck and all these differentthings.
And and then I'd hit a wall.
And so I didn't want to, I thinkI didn't want to disappoint him
or myself.
(33:23):
And it was probably more aboutmyself than it was about him.
I didn't want to, to be like,Oh, I'm going to do this.
And then I can't do it.
Halfway in after trying.
So I just decided to keep it wayon the down low.
And just see how my body did andto give my body enough time.
Like if it took me to the nextrace in March to train, then I
(33:46):
was going to give myself thatmuch time, you know, and and I
did, I hit some walls along theway, I kind of had some issues,
but I was able to work throughthem.
So.
Katie Lovitt (33:58):
Yeah, for you, like all of those treatments
with the chiropractor, like theinfrared light and, you know,
light therapy and sauna and justsupporting your recovery was
really, really key for you.
And so, yeah, I'm so glad thatyou were able to push through
those.
And I know we were both like,You know, just sharing your body
(34:18):
along, honestly, and hoping thatit could, you know, that it
would do it.
And you did.
And then how has the recoverybeen after the race?
Have you been okay afterwards?
Yeah, actually.
Becca Archer (34:26):
Okay.
Like like I've been a little bitsore and a little tight this
week, but nothing like, I mean,used to things like this would
knock me out for like anothermonth before I could like
actually start exercising fullyagain.
And I am not there.
Like I just did a two mile runthis morning and felt great.
Katie Lovitt (34:47):
Yeah.
And I think just for everyonelistening, like to me as, you
know, your partner in all ofthis.
To me, the exercise and thephysical limitations on your
body was really almost thebiggest frustration for you,
like even worse than thebloating.
I feel like if you were bloated,but you could go do your
(35:07):
workouts and like hikes and likeall of your adventures on your
trips and keep up with everyone,I think you would have been more
okay with it.
But it was just really the likemuscle aches and the fatigue
were your most like frustrating.
you know, symptoms that were,you know, impacting your life
the most.
So I loved that you got tocompete in the triathlon.
(35:30):
And then tell me kind of whereyou're headed for the next of
the, for the rest of the year,not the next of the year, the
rest of the year into next.
Last year, I guess, is what Iwas trying to say you just
launched a precious second book.
We were just talking before Ihit record about how much my
kids have enjoyed it.
So tell us about that.
(35:50):
Tell us all the flower themes.
Like you're so talented.
I wish I could have like a pinkyfingers worth of your creative
talent.
Oh
Becca Archer (35:59):
man, it's just been a journey.
Like this whole last few yearshas been like, Learning to
believe in myself and that myvoice matters and like, you
know, the things that God hasput talent in me really does
matter.
And so I did, I just launched mysecond book and I have it here
(36:19):
with me.
Actually I have both of them,but I'm going to talk about this
one.
This is the newest one and mycharacter is Luna Muna and this
one's.
Entitled Mountains Come FromSeeds.
And it's all about a little playon basically sowing and reaping.
And I mean, y'all, this book ismy story.
(36:41):
I mean, it was like believing ina little tiny seed that my body
could heal and I could do thistriathlon or I could write this
book or I could do this flowerevent.
And it's like, Then I justnurtured it.
Right.
And then I'm getting to seethese mountains grow in my life.
And so this, this book's justreally fun.
(37:03):
It's just a play on reallyteaching your kids.
Like just, yeah, the basicconcept of sewing and reaping,
but in a really, really fun way,but.
But more it's just like, this ismy life.
Like I took a belief that I cando this.
And I nurtured the belief withmindset and action.
And then I got to see theresult, the mountain.
(37:23):
And sometimes we're climbing ourmountains and sometimes we build
our mountains and I don't, I'mnot sure there's really a
difference.
But, and then the first book is,is this one Luna Mouton Guardian
of Night, but Luna Mouna, she isa fictional guardian angel.
She comes to kids when they'relonely or just scared or just
bored at night, and she takesthem on fun magical adventures
(37:46):
based on their curiosity.
So this this series was alsoborn just actually out of a
place of some emotional trauma,like childhood trauma, healing
in my own life.
And it's kind of anotherpicture.
This might be for anotherpodcast, but a picture that God
showed me and it was justhealing to me.
And really that's how thesebooks were born.
(38:07):
And so we just have, so what I'mdoing right now is I have a
little author's events here andthere.
You can find me on social mediasand find out what those, and I'm
sure we'll talk about those atthe end.
But yeah, in the flower world,this was really exciting.
We had a big fall market and wehave a Christmas market coming
(38:28):
up as well.
And y'all, just to go back, justto iterate the story used to
when I would do these, these allday markets, like I would be
wiped out for like three weeksafterwards, just to get through
one day.
Yo, we did the fall one.
It was amazing.
I wasn't, I was fine the nextday.
Like I, yeah, a little Sundaynap and, and we were good to go.
(38:51):
And I mean, that's just reallyhuge because I just got to, you
know, freelance with a weddingvenue and we were back to back
three days.
You know, and this was leadinginto the triathlon, right?
Like, I was a little nervous.
Like, oh my gosh, can I workthis much and still be able to
pull off the triathlon?
And yes, I did.
So so yeah, so just kind ofdoing some wedding events.
(39:13):
We've got a, I've got a bigwedding event other than fall
market in December that I'mexcited to put together.
And and then we, we, we aretraveling a little bit.
We're headed to Canada.
For Christmas and we'll do someskiing and my husband's like
dreams of all dreams places toski in Canada.
(39:35):
And and then we're going to takea little anniversary trip to
Santa Barbara, California inNovember.
So, that's kind of the rest ofthe year.
Katie Lovitt (39:43):
It's been a few months.
And actually, you know, it'sfunny.
I had forgotten, but Iremembered whenever you were
saying that about the flowermarket, feeling so nervous for
you.
Whenever we first startedworking together and you were
telling me that you had amarket, I was like, Ooh, I hope
that she makes it.
I hope that she can pull it off.
I hope that she's not completelywiped out from it.
(40:05):
Like, just let her get throughthe day, please, God.
And like, not be too worn out.
And so just to hear you comeback and be like, I freelanced,
I did this market.
I did this triathlon.
I've got all these trips comingup.
I did a book launch.
Like, that's really cool.
That's all of this.
So, yeah.
So tell us, okay.
So for flowers, because we justtalked about that, where are you
(40:27):
located?
Where can people work with you?
So if we have like more localpeople, you know, listening in
all of that.
Becca Archer (40:34):
So I'm, I'm located in Keller, Texas, which
is kind of a suburb of NorthFort Worth.
I do serve the surrounding areasand, you know, just with any,
any events, if you've gotcorporate events, weddings I can
help out with any floral, floraldesign.
So you can find me if you want,if you just love flowers.
(40:55):
I constantly give flower tipsand, and you get to see a lot of
pretty things.
My Instagram is archer bloomunderscore flower market.
So that's a, a great way if youjust love flowers and want to
see pretty things.
I post quite a bit there.
So that's, that's kind of theflower world.
I, I do have a website.
It's a working website, but youcan go to archerbloom.
(41:17):
com.
But I can't say this is the,this is the website I built by
myself and it's a workingprogress, but you know.
Small beginnings in
Katie Lovitt (41:25):
all things.
I love it.
Yeah.
And I'll link those down in theshow notes.
So if you're listening in andyou want to get in touch with
Becca you know, you candefinitely click in those and
you guys, her flowers are sopretty.
They're like super modern andreally beautiful.
So go follow her and, you know,use her if you're local and
follow along.
And then let's talk about LunaMuna launch and events and all
(41:48):
of that.
What do you have going on with
Becca Archer (41:49):
that?
So coming up, well, if you're inthe area next week, I'm going to
be at a little a littleboutique.
It's a clothing boutique forwomen.
So that's going to be fun.
There's a few other authors thatare going to be there.
And I will be posting this on myInstagram on Archer bloom.
That's just kind of my personalauthor side.
(42:11):
You'll see a little bit offamily, a little bit of book, a
little bit of all the things,travel, all the things I do
there.
And then November 4th, I will beat a little bookshop, which is
also here in our, in Keller, andit's called a house with books.
So we'll be having a story readtime, and it'll be kind of like
(42:33):
a whole little fall eventcentered around the store.
So we'll read the book and Ihave some fun giveaways and
things to give to kids and, Soif you wanna come out to that,
that's November 4th.
And then well and if you'rearound for Halloween.
So Halloween's really fun at myhouse because I bring out not
only candy, but I bring outroses for all the moms or dads.
(42:57):
And so the kids actually get tohand their parents a, a rose.
And then we also have colorsheets from Luna Muna and some
bookmarks and things like that.
So.
Halloween for my I'm like, allthe kids come to me.
It's marketing day.
Like the parents are here.
The kids are here.
So here we go.
Free marketing.
It's free for all.
So so that goes on Halloween.
(43:18):
And then December 2nd, I believeis going to be the Christmas
market.
And that's downtown Keller aswell.
We're very supportive of our,our little town here in Keller.
And so we'll be out there withall the Christmas florals,
wreaths, Things like that.
It's, it's, it's a fun day.
And those, there's like 70 plusvendors out there.
(43:40):
So it's a fun time to come outand bring the kids, take
pictures, see prize Santa.
Is that going to be out theresomewhere?
Something like that.
So,
Katie Lovitt (43:48):
Oh, fun.
And then Luna is on Amazon too.
So if somebody is not local andthey want to purchase Luna or
check it out, Amazon is not thebest.
And Amazon
Becca Archer (43:58):
definitely is the best place.
You can go into bookshops.
Bookshops can order my book aswell.
Actually just book one.
I'm in the process of gettingbook two ready for bookstores as
well.
But I also have a fun websitefor Luna Muna.
If you can go to mylunamuna.
com.
And there's some really fun freedownloads color, color sheets
(44:21):
and a word search, and even likea little drawing page, like they
could draw their own adventurewith Luna Muna.
And so that's that's anotherplace you can go.
It'll directly link you toAmazon to buy the book from
there, but Amazon's my primaryplace.
Yeah, where, where to buy thebook.
Katie Lovitt (44:38):
Awesome.
I'll link that below for youguys, too.
So thank you for sharing all ofthat.
So exciting.
So, all right.
I think just to wrap up, like,biggest, you know, word of
encouragement.
Anything else, like closingremarks that you want to share
with people who are listening?
A word of the year?
Anything like that that you wantto share?
Becca Archer (45:00):
You know, I, as a, Well, when I was seeing my
chiropractor the other day, wehad reached like so many points
and we were doing a re, youknow, analysis and he's like,
how much better are you feeling?
You know, and he knows I've beenworking with Katie.
We've been all kind of workingtogether.
And and I'm like, well, man, Ifeel like.
Yeah, like 80 percent better, ifnot better.
(45:22):
And he's like, well, you know, Ithink you could have more work
to do.
And like, and not saying that ina bit, he's like, do as much as
you want.
But I was like, well, it made merealize, and this is what I'm
trying to get to.
It made me realize I don't, fora long time, I had not known
what normal feels like, and I,and I.
(45:43):
When you don't know what normalfeels like and you kind of just
feel bad all the time, thatbecomes your new normal.
And I would just want to saydon't settle for that new
normal.
Like there really is hope andthere really is like change
really can happen.
If you are willing to put in thework.
(46:04):
So that was, I think that's mybiggest takeaway.
Don't give up and don't settleand like, go after those big
dreams that are in your heart.
First, figure out what they areand then go after them.
Katie Lovitt (46:17):
Oh, I love it.
Speaking right to my heart withthat.
So define what it is that youwant.
Take some action towards it.
It might change as you takeaction and you might pivot and
that's fine.
And yeah, keep going.
And as you were speaking,something came to mind that my
original mindset coach actuallysaid in a group call once was,
(46:40):
you know, say you're feeling 10out of 10 on something and
you're like, man, I feel 10 outof 10.
This is awesome.
What if it's actually only atwo?
And you just don't know howawesome it really can be.
And if you settle and stay whereyou're at and you think, Oh,
this is normal.
Like this is I'm fine.
(47:01):
I'm managing it.
Well, you know, all of thosethings.
You know, what if, what if youthink it's a 10 and it's really
only a two and you won't reallyeven get to see that if you
don't take those next stepsforward.
So I think that was a reallybeautiful, beautiful thing to
share.
So awesome.
Well, thank you so much forbeing on the show.
(47:23):
I know it is going to inspireand help.
So many people.
And I really, really appreciateyour time and you sharing and
being vulnerable and justsharing your story.
So so grateful for you and yeah,I'll, you know, don't forget to
go follow back on Instagram.
I'll send her Luna Muna websiteand the show notes too.
And I think that's it for now.
(47:44):
So
Becca Archer (47:45):
thanks so much, Becca.
Yeah.
Thank you, Katie.
Katie Lovitt (47:47):
Yeah, absolutely.
Bye.
Thank you so much for listeningto the entire episode.
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