Sometimes the thing we let go of was something we thought was "truth" or just who we are, I'll go first, a big one for me has been the fierce independence. I just believed I was strong a stubborn and didn't need help. Turns out I never felt safe enough to allow myself to feel that need. At some point in my life I learned that needing help made me weak or less than. Meanwhile anyone in my life that loved me and wanted to help me was robbed of that opportunity by my fear and wall of protection. Getting to know this about myself has changed my perspective on a soul level. #workinprogress

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After seeing a video on the subject, I decided it was time to launch a series on real food. Lab grown meat has been in our food supply for a while, but it is shifting from a rare circumstance to a standard. And there is not enough data to determine long term health effects. It is important to know what you are buying. When you pick up chicken from stores like Trader Joe's, Target, Aldi, Walmart, your local grocery or even a high end grocer like Whole Foods, look for the text on the label that reads, Hatched, raised, and harvested in the USA. Focus on the word hatched. This is currently the primary way to verify you are buying a real chicken. Let food be your medicine. You know the old adage, You are what you eat. (Which means Jax might be a cheesy potato!) Trust your intuition. Even if the label looks right, if the food doesn't feel right to you energetically, skip it. I have also compiled a list of nationwide directories to help you find local farmers. I have found that some local farmers are now selling meat cheaper than the grocery store. *Where to find real chicken near you:* Get Real Chicken getrealchicken.com This is the only directory specifically dedicated to pastured poultry. Eat Wild eatwild.com This site is strict about its criteria. It only lists farmers who practice pasture-based farming. If a farmer is on this list, they are usually raising animals the old fashioned way. Local Harvest localharvest.org This has the largest nationwide database of farms, farmers' markets, and Community Supported Agriculture. FarmMatch farmmatch.com This site functions more like a shopping cart. It connects you with local food clusters that often aggregate products from multiple nearby regenerative farms. Enter your zip code to see if there is a hub near you. This is often the easiest way to get local chicken delivered if you don't have time to drive out to a farm.