Why Wellness isn’t One Size Fits All
Have you ever tried a health trend that worked wonders for your best friend, but left you feeling worse — or nothing at all?
I have. More times than I can count.
And the more I’ve learned, the more I’ve realized this simple truth: there is no universal script for wellness. What feels like magic to one person can be too much (or too little) for another.
That’s why in every blog post I write — especially when I’m sharing tips, tools, or suggestions — you’ll see a visual reminder woven in. Not as a disclaimer, but as a grounding principle: that healing is never one-size-fits-all. Your body is unique, your life is layered, and finding what works often takes experimentation. This image is simply a nudge to stay curious, stay kind with yourself, and keep tuning in until it feels right — for you.
Why Rigid Rules Can Miss the Mark
There’s a lot of noise out there in the health world. Everyone has an opinion. And if you’re not careful, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking there’s only one right way to eat, fast, detox, move, or rest.
But human biology isn’t black and white. It lives in nuance. In rhythm. In context.
What your body needs when you’re 25 is different than when you’re 45. And what works for one 45 year old woman might not work for a different 45 year old woman.
What works during times of stress might not be what you need when you're rested and grounded. And what someone needs during rest might look different from person to person.
And that’s the problem with rigid rules. They don’t account for the most important variable in the equation: You.
You’re Not Broken — You’re Unique
This is where bio-individuality comes in. It’s the idea that our biology, life history, and emotional landscape are so uniquely ours, that healing must be too. The goal isn’t to follow someone else’s path. It’s to find your own.
Introducing: A Visual Reminder of Individuality
To help ground this philosophy, I created an image you’ll see in every blog post where I share tools, insights, or wellness suggestions. Here it is:
The image shows the silhouette of one woman made up of many different colors, shades, and shapes — a visual reflection of our unique biology, history, and life rhythms.
It’s a reminder that what supports one person’s healing may be too much for another — or not quite enough.
Your needs are yours alone.
This isn’t about perfection. And it’s certainly not about rigid protocols.
It’s about having permission to be a work in progress — guided not by comparison, but by your own inner signals.
The Universal Burden of Modern Life
I also acknowledge that while we are unique - there IS something we share, and that is the incredible toxic burden we’re exposed to on a daily basis.
No matter your age, your diet, your zip code, or your health philosophy, there’s one reality we can’t escape: our world has changed. We no longer live in an environment that our biology evolved for.
We now breathe air filled with microplastics. Drink water tainted with pharmaceutical runoff. Absorb endocrine disruptors from receipts, packaging, and personal care products. Eat food that’s been sprayed, processed, or genetically modified—often all three.
We sit under flickering artificial light, swipe through dopamine-drenched scrolls, and rarely let our bodies rest without interruption. Even our sense of safety—essential for deep healing—is constantly under threat from alerts, alarms, and the pressure to “keep up.”
And the burden is cumulative. These exposures don’t just vanish. Like water dripping steadily into a barrel, they build up in our tissues and cells—quietly filling our capacity to detox and regulate. Functional medicine expert Dr. Stephen Cabral describes this as The Rain Barrel Effect: your body can handle quite a bit—but eventually, the barrel overflows because of the sheer amount of toxic exposure. That overflow is when symptoms begin—fatigue, brain fog, inflammation, digestive issues, hormone imbalance, even chronic disease. The problem isn’t just what’s in the last drop. It’s everything that came before it, silently accumulating until your body can no longer compensate.
So What Can We Do?
We can’t go back in time. But we can step out of the current. Even briefly, to empty the barrel.
That’s the heart of Fasting in Paradise.
Our retreats are designed to give your body the space it needs to remember how to heal (because it DOES remember, and it CAN heal, we just have to give it the right environment)—by removing the noise, the pressure, and the toxic inputs that keep it in defense mode.
It’s not just about what you don’t eat. It’s about what you don’t absorb while you’re here:
No pesticides in the sheets or water.
No endocrine disruptors in the air or soaps.
No flickering blue lights in your bedroom.
No artificial scents, EMFs, or decision fatigue.
Just clean stillness. Gentle rhythms. Mineralized water. Sunlight. Nature. Rest.
We may all be different as women, but this is our common ground.
We’re not here to shame modern life—but to offer a reset from it. Because whether you’re running marathons or just trying to make it through the week, your body deserves a break from the barrage. An opportunity to empty. To return to its natural state of magnificence.
So yes, your path is your own. But you’re not walking it alone. You share this moment in history with every woman who feels overstimulated, overburdened, and ready to return to herself.
At Fasting in Paradise, we believe that healing is personal. But the need for it? That’s universal. So come join us.
Fasting in Paradise. Where the body remembers how to heal.