I wasn’t “angry like this before.” I felt reactive, short-fused, and emotionally unrecognizable. This article explains how mold exposure can affect emotional regulation, why it’s so often misread as a personality issue, and the nervous system patterns that helped me understand what was happening.
I wasn’t just “having trouble sleeping.” My body felt stuck in a wired, unsafe state—like it never fully powered down. This is what mold-related sleep disruption looked like for me, why it’s so often missed, and the patterns that mattered more than any single symptom.
Why I Couldn’t Sleep With Mold Exposure — Even When I Was Exhausted Read More »
I didn’t feel “mentally ill.” I felt overstimulated, exhausted, and emotionally unrecognizable. This article explains how mold exposure can affect mood, anxiety, and emotional regulation—and why so many people are told it’s psychological before the environment is ever considered.
Is Mold Causing My Anxiety or Depression? The Connection I Didn’t Understand at First Read More »
Mold toxicity testing sounds straightforward until you actually try to do it. This article explains the tests people usually hear about, what they can and can’t tell you, and the mistakes that kept me confused longer than necessary.
Getting Started With Mold Toxicity Testing — What I Wish Someone Had Explained First Read More »
I kept questioning myself because the pattern felt too simple: I felt awful at home and strangely clearer the moment I left. What I learned is that this reaction is one of the most common—and most dismissed—signals of mold exposure.
Why I Felt Worse at the Original Source of Mold — and Better the Moment I Left Read More »
I used to believe that if I could identify the exact mold, I could finally decode my symptoms. What I learned instead is that mold symptoms overlap far more than people realize—and chasing a perfect “match” can keep you stuck longer than it should.
Are There Specific Symptoms for Specific Molds? The Truth Behind “Symptom Matching” Read More »
Mold exposure in children rarely looks the way parents expect. This article explains how it showed up in my kids in subtle behavioral, emotional, and physical ways, why those signs are often dismissed, and what patterns mattered more than any single symptom.
What Mold Exposure Can Look Like in Children — and Why It’s So Easy to Miss Read More »
One of the most confusing parts of mold exposure is realizing you’re sick while others in the same home seem fine. This article explains why mold affects people differently, what actually determines who gets sick, and why this question doesn’t mean you’re wrong.
Why Isn’t Everyone in My Home Sick? What Mold Taught Me About Individual Susceptibility Read More »
Before mold was ever mentioned, I was handed labels that didn’t quite fit. Anxiety. Stress. Autoimmune. Idiopathic. This is why mold illness is so often misdiagnosed — and what finally helped me see the pattern.
I used to believe that if I could just identify the exact mold, I’d finally understand my symptoms. What I learned instead changed how I look at mold illness entirely — and why symptom “matching” often leads people in the wrong direction.
