Mold And Mental Health

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How Mold Might Be Wrecking Your Mental Health

What if your anxiety, brain fog, or emotional instability wasn't just emotional... but biological?

And what if the real culprit was hiding behind your walls?

If you're sober, sensitive, or doing everything "right" but still feeling off, here's a truth bomb:

It might be mold.

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Could Mold Be Behind Your Anxiety?

Here’s what I learned (and lived):

25% of people are genetically predisposed to be unable to detox mold/mycotoxins effectively.

50–75% of buildings are water-damaged.

Mold toxins (mycotoxins) are neurotoxins that can affect dopamine, serotonin, and your blood-brain barrier.

Symptoms can include: anxiety, depression, panic, brain fog, mood swings, headaches, fatigue, and even emotional numbness.

If you've hit a wall in your healing, mold might be the hidden reason.

How Mold Impacts Mental Health:

Exposure – Mold enters the body via airways and lungs.

Immune Block – 25% of us don’t tag mold toxins properly, leaving them to circulate.

Inflammatory Cascade – This triggers cytokines, affecting energy, focus, and mood.

Brain Barrier Breakdown – Mycotoxins compromise the blood-brain barrier.

Mental Health Consequences – Dopamine/serotonin imbalances = anxiety, depression, mood instability.

How to Know If You’re Affected.

Look for visible signs of mold or water damage.

Use moisture meters or hire a professional.

Test your home with mold kits or ERMI/HERTSMI tests.

Test your body for mycotoxins via urine tests (doctor or DIY).

My Mold Wake-Up Call.

My first exposure in 2020 wrecked me.

I was living under a moldy leak that went unnoticed until a ceiling collapsed.

Brain fog, fatigue, mood swings, mystery symptoms... all finally made sense.

Flash forward to now: I saw the early signs.

Called the plumber.
Called the remediator.
Took it seriously.

Because mold is a killer—and I'm not messing around.

How to Support Yourself Through Mold Exposure

These are a combo of simple habits, powerhouse herbs, and underrated game-changers. Pick what resonates:

Lifestyle Shifts:

Get outside (ionized air + break from exposure)

Deep breathing

Gentle movement (walks, stretching)

Forest bathing (trees boost immune response!)

Soak in sunlight (vitamin D!)

Hydration

Lemon water

Rest

Binders + Detox Support:

Activated charcoal (binds toxins)

Ground flax seeds (binds mycotoxins)

Bitters (stimulate bile)

Alpha lipoic acid (glutathione precursor)

CoQ10 (heart support + energy)

Melatonin (brain antioxidant)

Infrared sauna (sweat it out)

Herbal Allies + Nutrition:

Chamomile tea (repairs mycotoxin damage)

Holy basil (steam + sip)

Thyme (anti-fungal steam)

Olive leaf extract

Nettle tea (immune and mold support)

Eucalyptus (nasal anti-fungal + spray/diffuse)

Green tea (polyphenols)

Avoid mold-prone foods (corn, dairy, grains, peanuts)

Stop feeding mold (cut sugar, fruit, fermented foods)

Antifungal foods: garlic, onion, leek, ginger, cloves, rosemary, sage

Omega-3s (dilute fat-soluble mycotoxins)

Turmeric + black pepper (anti-inflammatory)

Eat the rainbow (veggie variety = antioxidant army)

Mindset + Prevention:

Self-advocacy: Get loud about your needs

Moisture meter: Stay ahead of leaks + damp spots

You don’t have to be a mold expert to protect your health. But you do need to stay aware.

This list isn’t about doing everything. It’s about doing something—so your body has a chance to heal.

Getting Your Life Back.

If mold wrecked your brain, triggered anxiety, or made you feel like a different version of yourself, you’re not alone—and healing your environment is only the first step.

Once the mold is out, the nervous system still needs to recover from the stress, inflammation, and emotional rollercoaster.

That’s where Liberated in Sober Skin comes in. This course was made for that next chapter—when you're mold-free but still battling anxiety, hypervigilance, looping thoughts, or sudden overwhelm.

If you want to feel calm again, confident in your own skin, and brave enough to do things like speak, lead, fly, drive, or just leave the damn house without anxiety hijacking you—Liberated is a next step.

It helps regulate your nervous system, rebuild self-trust, and reclaim your freedom so you can move forward.

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