Healthy Family – Health Family Formula

Shift from Dis-Ease to Kick-Ass Health: Shift Into Healing

May 15, 2022

Whoop Whoop!!!! My first article as Executive Contributor has been published in Brainz Magazine: the first instalment of an 11-part series of articles that will appear in Brainz Magazine online throughout the year!

Disease has fallen out of my vocabulary over the last 6 months. I have replaced it with the word “dis-ease” which is much more accurate when referring to both uncomfortable physical and mental/emotional experience. Listen to this podcast to find out what the difference is and how a shift in perspective, and hence your approach, can help you to get deeply well.

more “Shift from Dis-Ease to Kick-Ass Health: Shift Into Healing” …

Your Child and Type 1 Diabetes Quickstart Session Coming Up Fast!

November 8, 2021

Educating on the topic of Type 1 Diabetes and supporting parents who are looking for answers is a passion of mine, as it was my own daughter’s diagnosis that launched me into the work I do today. At the time of her diagnosis, which was 10 years ago now, not many knew or were teaching parents anything about diabetes except carbs in and carbs out, no causes or possibilities, and most people only told me what I couldn’t do, rather than what I could do. And I wasn’t interested in THAT. Especially since the advice was wrong and based on their limitations, not mine, and not my daughter’s. The current situation remains the same. No quality information, and certainly no solutions. Our family’s journey has been valuable, and I am grateful for it all, yet I think that it can and should be easier for parents who want to go in the right direction from day one, not 10 years from now, but now.

During this Quickstart Session, I will walk you through the causes and details of Type 1 Diabetes, the fundamentals of health required for healing, and provide the answers and support you need to get you started on the road to not only better blood sugars, but better health overall: for your child, for your whole family, for you.

Date: November 13th, 2021

Time: 1-3pm Saskatchewan, Canada, time.

Book a Meet and Greet with Carla to find out more and register.

Or cut to the chase and register NOW!

Carla Atherton, MA, FDN-P, is the Director of the Healthy Family Formula and the HFF Practitioner Training Academy, Host and Producer of the Children’s Health Summit, Author of Family Health Revolution, Host of the Family Health Revolution Podcast, Empowerment Coach, Holistic Family Health Freedom Consultant, and children’s health advocate. Spurred on by the love for her three glorious and grown children and her husband, Carla’s mission is to support families to achieve their best health through information, guidance, and empowerment.

Carla lives on an acreage in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, where she works from a home office. In addition to empowerment and health coaching and leading “Hero’s Journey” creative writing workshops, Carla also works with families from all over the world on the reversal of conditions such as, Autoimmunity: Type 1 Diabetes, PANDAS/PANS/Autoimmune Encephalitis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity; Asthma, Allergies, Eczema, and Reactivity; ADHD, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Learning Disabilities; Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health Disorders, Eating Disorders, ODD; Other Neurological Conditions; Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders; Untangling Mystery Symptoms, Complex Cases, and Co-Morbidities (having more than one condition); Mold Illness; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity; Lyme; Other Infection; and Addictions. Carla is on a revolutionary mission to empower families to transcend our new normal of ill health and chronic disease.

Get Your Power Back!

September 15, 2021

I am so excited to announce an exclusive way to work with me AND be a founding member of my new upcoming HFF app!!

6 Week “Get Your Health, Energy, Confidence, Calm, and Power Back: How to Move from Super-Overwhelmed to Superwoman Without Sacrificing Your Active Life and Insatiable Passions” program!

Are you an exhausted, overwhelmed mama or professional wanting to reclaim your energy, joy, and health and the health of your family?

How are you supposed to help yourself and your family if you can’t find the right support? 😱

Is it actually possible to be your healthiest and best self AND heal your children without burning out or falling apart?! 🤯

I bet you’ve tried various doctors and practitioners who either don’t know how to help you or leave you feeling alone and without a plan or support, received well-meaning but inaccurate (and maybe even discouraging) advice from family and friends, searched far and wide on the internet only to find the same old empty or even confusing and conflicting information, or maybe you’ve even turned to medications so that you and/or your children could find some relief… And nothing has quite worked for you, right?

How do you find the ⏰ TIME ⏰ to take care of yourself so that you can “bring it” in your life … if you’re a professional in a caregiving role, a stay at home mother, or both!?

How do you justify spending money on fitness classes, private coaching, supplements, organic food, massages, or other self care if you barely use them, haphazardly and inconsistently engage in them, or if they take time and money “away” from your family?

😨 Why is it so nerve-racking to “let go” and let your family take care of themselves for a while?

Is the constant battle to be everything to everyone really worth it?

Can you really regain your family’s health without burning out and falling apart, yourself?

🤔 And when should you find the time for yourself, time for friends, time for connecting with other mamas like you who are feeling like you feel?

🤔 Should you even spend money on things like supplements, classes, coaching, and personal interests when your loved ones aren’t well, when there are just so many things to pay for and pay attention to?

🤔 Are you eating well, exercising, sleeping well and deeply, meditating, breathing? How often do you engage in these activities and practices?

🤔 What about creating, finding joy, finding your purpose?

STOP. JUST STOP.

If any (or all) of the above questions run through your head… day after day… I might be able to help.

And, while I don’t claim to know it all, I HAVE helped thousands of women who have the same fears and desires as you, to transform their health and the health of their children by creating a sustainable step by step action plan. They call themselves warrior, revolutionary, empowered mamas. 💪

And yet…

Not that long ago, I was in your shoes.

Those early days were rough.

I’d take a step forward only to take three more back. I was drowning in overwhelm, sadness, grief, fear, anger, and loneliness.

If that’s in any way how you feel right now…

Let me give you a road map, so that you stop hitting dead ends or getting lost on back roads, and instead take the fast lane to a body, mind, and attitude that you can be proud of.

Let me show you that you can absolutely revolutionize your family’s health. 💪

👇 Here is what I’m proposing. 👇

I’ve had a TONNE of exhausted, overwhelmed mamas and professionals reach out to me asking for my help.

So, branching from previous programs I have run and the one-on-work I’ve been doing with clients, I had this bright idea to build a step by step plan to guide you from super-overwhelmed to superwoman in 6 weeks.

No fluff. No messing around, just a simple plan to take you from disempowered and feeling lost to empowered and confident.

✅ If you are interested in claiming one of the 10 spots available in my program, email me (clientcare @ healthyfamilyformula.com) or message me on social media with the phrase: “I’m ready to grab the controls and fly the plane.”

👉 More details to follow tomorrow here in this blog, on facebook: facebook.com/healthyfamilyformula, Instagram @hff_revolution, Clubhouse @empoweredfamily, and in my newsletter (sign up on this website)!

May you and your family be well.
Revolutionary Mama,
Carla.

Carla Atherton, MA, FDN-P, Empowerment Coach, Family Health Consultant, is the director of The Healthy Family Formula, host of The Children’s and Teen Health Summit, author of Family Health Revolution, editor, book junkie, research geek, insatiably curious mother of three grown (son age 23), almost grown (daughter age 20), and growing (daughter age 18) children, one of whom has Type 1 Diabetes. Carla lives on an acreage in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, where she works from a home office with families from all over the world on the reversal of conditions such as, Autoimmunity: Type 1 Diabetes, PANDAS/PANS/Autoimmune Encephalitis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity; Asthma, Allergies, Eczema, and Reactivity; ADHD, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Learning Disabilities; Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health Disorders, Eating Disorders, ODD; Other Neurological Conditions; Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders; Untangling Mystery Symptoms, Complex Cases, and Co-Morbidities (having more than one condition); Mold Illness; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity; Lyme; Other Infection; and Addictions. Carla is on a revolutionary mission to empower families to transcend our new normal of ill health and chronic disease.

Hero’s Journey Creative Writing Experience for Youth

March 12, 2021

I can’t wait to get rolling on another online creative writing program! Creative Writing for Youth (ages 14+; 10 weeks). Teaching writing is my heart!

What is your hero’s journey? Led by seasoned writer and creative writing workshop instructor, Carla Atherton, students will attend weekly live zoom calls and write about a variety of topics, personal musings, and life events becoming more self-aware, empowered, less stressed (depressed, anxious), and more centred through the process. It’s a stellar workshop, and no one comes out of it unchanged, not even me, the instructor!

Registration is open now; Proposed start date: March 21, 2021; Space is limited; Sundays, 12:45-1:45pm

Contact Carla for more information.

Email: clientcare at healthyfamilyformula.com

Schedule a 15 minute meet and greet: https://go.oncehub.com/CarlaAtherton

Carla Atherton, MA, is the Director of the Healthy Family Formula, Host of the Children’s Health Summit, Health and Nutrition Coach, Writer and Editor, Curriculum Developer, Publisher, Workshop Leader, Yoga Instructor, Health (R)evolutionary, and Children’s Health Advocate.

Carla holds an MA in English Literature with a heavy educational background in Women’s and Gender Studies, Psychology, and Academic, Business, and Creative Writing and also attended Simon Fraser University’s Magazine Editing and Publishing Workshop before she created, published, and acted as editor-in-chief for her magazine, Cahoots, for 8 years.

She has led many workshops in health and wellness, creative writing, philosophy, media studies, essay writing, and critical thinking for children, youth, and adults since 1998 and has written, produced, edited, and delivered thousands of pages of articles and curriculum for online as well as in-person delivery.
On top of being a prolific published author, herself, Carla has 21 years experience in teaching and editing creative writing, composition, non-fiction, memoir, articles, and academic writing in the academic, community, and creative spaces. Carla aids writers to take their projects from conception to fruition, from an idea to an impactful piece of literature that sings with the author’s voice. Her passion is to help others to find voice, find the beauty in their stories, and ultimately transcend them through mapping out their own hero’s journeys.

My Appearance on the Living with Lyme Podcast Is Live!

March 13, 2020

I’m excited to announce that my interview on Living with Lyme was released today! Cindy’s a hoot, and we had a very lively conversation! Overcoming Lyme disease or any chronic illness or longstanding infection is difficult for families but can certainly be done! Learn more! Listen now!

Carla Atherton, MA, FDN-P, Family Health Coach, is the director of The Healthy Family Formula, host of The Children’s and Teen Health Summit, author of the forthcoming book Family Health Revolution (release date: January, 2020), editor, book junkie, research geek, insatiably curious mother of three grown (son age 21), almost grown (daughter age 19), and growing (daughter age 16) children, one of whom has Type 1 Diabetes. Carla lives on an acreage in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, where she works from a home office with families from all over the world on the reversal of conditions such as, Autoimmunity: Type 1 Diabetes, PANDAS/PANS/Autoimmune Encephalitis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity; Asthma, Allergies, Eczema, and Reactivity; ADHD, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Learning Disabilities; Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health Disorders, Eating Disorders, ODD; Other Neurological Conditions; Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders; Untangling Mystery Symptoms, Complex Cases, and Co-Morbidities (having more than one condition); Mold Illness; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity; Lyme; Other Infection; and Addictions. Carla is on a revolutionary mission to empower families to transcend our new normal of ill health and chronic disease.

Firsts: For My First Daughter

January 1, 2018

I hope that you are having (or have had) a wonderfully restful, fun, joyful, memorable holiday! I am not sure how much rest we’ve gotten, but we sure have had some fun! Big family gatherings, performances and concerts, and successes such as my own grandmother becoming as close to pain-free as she can be for the first time in decades (I will write about how we accomplished that very soon!).

I have spent the last few months (including the holidays) deep within a creative space while finishing my book, Family Health Revolution. This process has taken me places I really needed to go and has allowed me to communicate what I have learned about family health to other parents like me. It has been cathartic, exhausting, daunting, but mostly empowering, and I can’t wait to share it with you within the coming weeks.

We tend to reflect and create when we have some space to do so, or when we turn our focus to relationships, start to question why we do what we do, ask ourselves what we want and desire and if we are living the lives we want to live, and the holidays, in particular, are a special time full of possibility for the future. The new year brings with it evolved versions of ourselves. We can try to make sense of what we do and why. We can ask ourselves these questions so we can also guide our families. We can reflect and have a good look in the mirror. With the new year comes the potential for change, for newness, for progress, and for creation. Reflection allows us insight, gives us a map toward the goals we set for our futures.

The holidays can be a time of pivotal moments, and one of mine was creating a literary piece I was inspired to write while teaching a creative writing/philosophy class to my small group of lively, inspired and inspirational teens. I wrote a spoken word poem for one of my daughters that is the culmination of everything that has been thrashing, no, rolling, no, splashing around in my head and heart for the last 6 years, or maybe even since her birth 17.5 years ago, about our experiences together. And I feel like this piece is, like her, everything I had hoped for.

Many of you are parents and would be able to relate to what I had to sort out, not necessarily because you have a child with a chronic or life-threatening illness, or because your child has grown out of childhood and into teenhood, or because you have had boughts of burnout or pain or because you have come out the other side ready to allow your child to have wings. But you have had unique challenges and triumphs that have led you to your own conclusions about life and love and what this whole parenthood thing means. For me, it is protecting while allowing them to be independent, it is about guidance in order to empower. For example, I don’t want to tell my children what to think, but that they can and should think. I want them to understand that they can always make a situation better and that those solutions are for them to uncover.

I am sharing this poem with you, fellow parents and caregivers, fellow sons and daughters, in case you find connection within, in case it sparks some reflection of your own, the reasons for my writing Family Health Revolution folded within the stanzas.

Family Health Revolution is not a book of poetry, but a book that expresses, outlines, and demystifies the practicalities and solutions to so many questions I asked and had to answer throughout this on-going journey of parenthood – “how do I raise healthy children so they can have the best life possible when faced with the realities of our often physically, emotionally, and socially toxic environment?”

In my own journey, the “why” was easy to figure out.

The “how,” not so much.

I have spent the last 6 years expanding my own understanding of health. I have spent a great deal of time figuring out how I was going to present the information I wanted to share in this book. And I hope I have done the research of many brilliant family health advocates, researchers, and scientists, my teachers and mentors, my own experience, and the experiences of my family justice.

Although Family Health Revolution is not a book of poetry, I cannot introduce the motivation behind it in any other way than in that poem that poured out from me the other day, a poem I called: “Firsts: With My First Daughter.”

So, in celebration of newness, of possibility, of a healthy, fresh new year full of health and vitality, I wish you all so many more firsts with your own families; some of them joyful, some of them hard, but all of them beautiful.

“Firsts: With My First Daughter.”

Listen to the first take of the audio: (contains mistakes, but you get the idea:)

Read the Text.

Preorder a copy of Family Health Revolution.

Happy New year to you and yours.

May you and your family be well,

Revolutionary Mama,

Carla.