I'm Excited To Be Back...

Written By Carrie Procisnky, BA, MS, CHNC, FMCA, ONC, TAP.

It’s been 11 months since I took a break from nutrition consulting and 14 months since I

uprooted our family from Houston to a 4-acre property in Fulshear, TX. That leap was one of the hardest I’ve made. My then-14-year-old daughter was angry about leaving her best friend, who lived three houses away, and the excitement of city living. She hated the move and did not hide her frustration. My husband was annoyed because I took him away from the city, farther from friends, work, restaurants, comfort, and convenience. I really struggled with the choice I made for our family. But how do you ignore the nudge life gives you to move your family to the country, build something bigger than you, and connect people back to the soil? It was a constant shove.

Fast forward a year, my now 12-year-old son is thriving and living his best life, hanging outside all day with new friends, getting filthy, exploring the forest with his BB gun in hand, riding dirt bikes, and swimming. My daughter is also thriving and loves being out in the country. She has chickens to cuddle, goats to love on, is in charge of mowing the lawn with the zero turn, and knows how to drive a tractor. And my husband, although he may still not admit it, is in his element. Even though he would probably tell you the drives are too long, and there is always so much work, he is happier, in the best shape of his adult life, and proud of what we created.

It has always been my desire to get back to the land, to hear the frogs sing louder at night than the sirens of firetrucks and police that flew by our house day and night. My dream of creating a food forest has come true, and learning about the importance of the soil, the intricacies of life it holds, and the connections between us and nature has been powerful.

This has been the ultimate learning curve for me. For so long, there has been this nudge to create a food forest, to build connection and community around this vital and often overlooked aspect of health. In the metabolic approach to health, we talk about caring for the terrain. Creating, caring for, and growing this food forest and its terrain have taught me more about health, microbes, and interconnectedness than I could possibly have imagined. And what it provides for my family, friends, and soon, our community, is nothing short of abundance and the ultimate piece of the puzzle for restoring our health.

This journey has not been an easy one. Some mornings, I sob when I see all the work that needs to be done and wonder why I took on such a huge project that I know nothing about. At the end of the day, I am beyond exhausted but so grateful to have been gifted this incredible piece of paradise.

Last September, I stepped back from nutrition consulting to focus on my family and this huge undertaking. I also spent time taking courses on detoxification and learning how to grow plants in the food forest that aid in our detoxification and in the soil through a process called phytoremediation. Over the last several months, the pull to return to consulting and share my knowledge has been strong. I miss my clients, the team at Remission Nutrition, and the community. I am excited to be back with the Remission Nutrition team in August and share my knowledge through one-on-one consulting and group programs. As the food forest continues to grow, I also dream of hosting workshops, offering cooking classes, and further building community, emphasizing the connection between our soil, all that grows, and our health.

-Carrie

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