Thriving Autoimmune

Michele Spring

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Alternative Health

Hosted by Hashimoto's and Celiac survivor Michele Spring, the Thriving Autoimmune Podcast goes deep on root cause healing, nervous system regulation, and what recovery from autoimmune disease actually looks like in real life. New episodes every Monday.

2d ago

The BEST Diets for Hashimoto's: My Top Recommendations | Ep 4

AIP. Paleo. Gluten-free. Modified AIP. If you've spent any time in the Hashimoto's space you've probably heard of all of them - and wondered which one actually applies to you. In this episode, I'm breaking down the four healing diets I recommend to my clients, how they relate to each other, who each one is right for, and how to figure out your starting point without getting overwhelmed or going more restrictive than you actually need to be. I also share why I personally feel my best on paleo, why I'll never touch gluten, why I only have corn and dairy occasionally when I'm out, and why I'm not a fan of carnivore or keto for autoimmune healing specifically. We cover: ✔️Gluten-free and dairy-free — why this is the baseline for almost everyone with Hashimoto's and how long to try it before evaluating ✔️Paleo — why it gets a bad rap, why I still use it, and when it makes more sense than going straight to AIP ✔️Modified AIP — the newer, less restrictive version that's now what most practitioners recommend for Hashimoto's specifically ✔️Core AIP — who it's actually for, how long to do it, and why nobody should be on it long term ✔️Why carnivore and keto aren't healing diets for most autoimmune patients — and what can happen to your gut microbiome if you go carnivore long term ✔️The reintroduction phase — why every one of these protocols ends with it and why it's the whole point And a reminder: diet is the fastest path to feeling better — but it's one piece of the picture. If you missed last week's episode on the Root Cause Progression Map, go back and listen first. 🍳 Join the free Autoimmune Meal Prep Challenge (Sept 14–18): https://thrivingautoimmune.com/Sept2026 👉 👉The Autoimmune Collective is the all-in-one membership that gives you the recipes, the meal plans, the lifestyle tools, and the support to actually heal from Hashimoto's and other autoimmune diseases - without piecing it together alone. Join for $37/month at https://autoimmunecollective.com/ 🎥 Watch recipe videos and more on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicheleSpring
2d ago

What's Missing From Your Hashimoto's Healing (Most Women Are Only Doing One or Two Pieces) | Ep 3

If you've done something like AIP and felt amazing - and then found yourself right back where you started six months later... Or if you've tried to remove seed oils, switch to glass over plastic, or spend hundreds of dollars on 14 different kinds of supplements like selenium, iodine, or even LDN and STILL felt terrible... ... this episode is going to explain exactly why. After 12 years of coaching women with Hashimoto's, I've found that almost every woman who is still struggling is only working one or two pieces of a much bigger picture. The diet. The supplements. The medication. The toxins. And wondering why it's not enough. In this episode I'm sharing my Root Cause Progression Map — the framework I developed from my own healing journey and over a decade of working with clients — that shows you everything that actually needs to be addressed to fully heal. Not all at once. Not in an overwhelming way. But in the right pieces, in a way your body, your nervous system, and your life can actually handle. I also share something I've never fully talked about before — how discovering my ADHD in 2023 helped me understand why I'd spent decades in a chronic state of fight or flight without even knowing it, and how unraveling those deep nervous system patterns changed everything about how I feel. We cover: -Why doing something like AIP over and over is a sign something else is missing — not a sign it didn't work or stopped working -The analogy that explains why your body keeps struggling despite your efforts -The three phases of healing and what's inside each one -What keeps getting skipped — and why it's often the thing keeping everything else from fully working -What it actually looks like to feel like you don't have a disease anymore Plus, I built a free interactive checklist so you can see exactly which pieces of the map you're working and what might be missing from your picture. 🗺️ See what you're missing with this free Root Cause Progression Map diagnostic: https://thrivingautoimmune.com/root-cause-progression-map/ 👉 👉The Autoimmune Collective is the all-in-one membership that gives you the recipes, the meal plans, the lifestyle tools, and the support to actually heal from Hashimoto's and other autoimmune diseases - without piecing it together alone. Join for $37/month at https://autoimmunecollective.com/ 🎥 Watch recipe videos and more on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicheleSpring
2d ago

Why Your Thyroid Medication Isn't Working | Hashimoto's Hypothyroid Truth | Ep 2

If you're on thyroid medication and still losing hair, still exhausted, still gaining weight, still cold all the time, this episode is for you. Because here's what most doctors aren't telling you: thyroid medication only replaces the hormone your thyroid isn't producing. It doesn't stop the immune attack. It doesn't help that hormone actually get to your cells. And it does nothing about the three root causes that are driving your symptoms in the first place. In this episode I'm breaking down exactly why so many women with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism stay symptomatic despite being on medication - and what's actually going on underneath. We cover: ✔️Why 90% of hypothyroidism in the Western world is actually Hashimoto's (an autoimmune disease) and why that distinction changes everything ✔️Why your TSH being "in range" doesn't mean you're fine ✔️The two main mechanisms keeping thyroid hormone from actually reaching your cells ✔️The root causes of the autoimmune attack ✔️Why supplements and medication alone are whack-a-mole, and what to do instead This isn't about doing more. It's about working the right system. And next episode I'll be sharing the Root Cause Progression Map - the framework I've built over 12 years of working with women with Hashimoto's - so you know exactly where to start. 👉 👉The Autoimmune Collective is the all-in-one membership that gives you the recipes, the meal plans, the lifestyle tools, and the support to actually heal from Hashimoto's and other autoimmune diseases - without piecing it together alone. Join for $37/month at https://autoimmunecollective.com/ 🎥 Watch recipe videos and more on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicheleSpring
2d ago

8 Years of Being Told My Labs Were Fine - My Hashimoto's Story | Ep 1

For eight years I went back to my doctor every single month for my hypothyroidism. Every single month I told him I was exhausted to the bone, that my brain fog was crippling, that I was falling apart. And every single month he told me the same thing: your labs are normal, your TSH is in range, there's nothing else we can do. I believed him. I thought that was just my life now. It wasn't. In this first episode of the Thriving Autoimmune Podcast I'm sharing my full story - from my second Ironman triathlon in 2006 when I first couldn't recover, through eight years of hypothyroidism mismanagement, to finally being diagnosed with Hashimoto's AND Celiac disease in 2014, starting AIP the following week, and feeling better within three weeks than I had in over fifteen years. I also share what nobody told me - that food was only part of it. That the perfectionism, the overachieving, the people-pleasing, the chronic stress - all of it was keeping my immune system dysregulated even when my diet was perfect. And how a business coach accidentally gave me one of the most powerful health tools I've ever used. This podcast exists because the conversations women with Hashimoto's actually need aren't happening in their doctor's offices. Medical dismissal, root cause healing, the emotional weight of invisible illness, the identity work, the nervous system piece — we're going to cover all of it. No fluff, no toxic positivity, no "just think positive and you'll heal." Real conversations. Real healing. Starting now. 👉 👉The Autoimmune Collective is the all-in-one membership that gives you the recipes, the meal plans, the lifestyle tools, and the support to actually heal from Hashimoto's and other autoimmune diseases - without piecing it together alone. Join for $37/month at https://autoimmunecollective.com/ 🎥 Watch recipe videos and more on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicheleSpring

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Hosted by Hashimoto's and Celiac survivor Michele Spring, the Thriving Autoimmune Podcast goes deep on root cause healing, nervous system regulation, and what recovery from autoimmune disease actually looks like in real life. New episodes every Monday.

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Michele Spring
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