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The Moment Everything Changed And How I Healed From the Inside Out

November 17, 20253 min read

For years, my life looked picture-perfect on paper.

I was working in Private Equity as a CPA — long hours, high pressure, constant expectations. At the same time, I was living out a dream I had worked toward since childhood: I had just become a finalist for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Discipline, performance, excellence — these were the languages I spoke fluently.

But two months later… my entire life changed.

My health collapsed almost overnight.
My Heart Rate Variability plummeted.
My energy disappeared.
My gut was bloated, and 35 pounds piled on.
My hormones crashed.
My body felt foreign, like I was a prisoner trapped in my own body.

I went from being at the peak of my physical and professional life… to barely recognizing myself.

What I didn’t know then was that this breaking point would become the doorway to the work I do today. And the very process I used to reclaim my health and my identity is now the foundation of my U³ System™: UNCOVER → UPROOT → UNLEASH.

UNCOVER: Seeing What’s Really Going On Beneath the Surface

At first, I did what most high achievers do. I tried to push through. I tried to “willpower” my way out of symptoms. I tried to pretend I was fine.

I wasn’t.

UNCOVERING became the first step.
Not numbing.
Not ignoring.
Not masking symptoms.

This meant testing deeper, not settling for generic labs or quick fixes, but actually discovering the truth of what was happening inside my body: gut dysfunction, nervous system dysregulation, hormonal collapse, and hidden stress patterns I had pushed aside for years.

This phase changed everything.
You can’t heal what you don’t understand, and most people are trying to fix a body they can’t see.

UPROOT: Removing What Was Breaking Me Down

Once I had clarity, the real work began.

UPROOTING meant eliminating the things silently stealing my energy — inflammation, gut triggers, mold toxicity, overwork, emotional pressure, and the belief that success required self-abandonment.

I had to dismantle patterns that had been running my life for years.

Not just biologically…
But mentally.
Emotionally.
Spiritually.

Healing isn’t about adding more.
It’s about removing what’s blocking your body from doing what it was designed to do.

This is where my health finally began to shift. This is where my energy started returning. This is where I rebuilt the foundation.

UNLEASH: Becoming the Woman My Body Was Always Capable of Holding

The final step was stepping into a version of myself that wasn’t built through performance… but through alignment.

UNLEASHING meant reclaiming my vitality, my clarity, my confidence, and my purpose.

It meant becoming the woman who doesn’t just talk about healing, but embodies it.
It meant transforming from a survivor of burnout into a guide for others walking that same invisible battle. It meant realizing that freedom — real freedom — starts with a body that works.

Today, I help high performers do what I had to learn the hard way:

Stop masking symptoms.
Start mastering your body’s systems.
Use data, direction, and discipline to reclaim the freedom you thought you lost.

Your body is not the problem. It’s the portal.
Your symptoms aren’t failures; they’re signals.
Signals that deeper healing is required to not only optimize your health, but your entire life.

And when you UNCOVER, UPROOT, and UNLEASH what’s inside you…
you don’t just get your health back, you step into an optimized, fully alive life.

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Amanda Soukoulis is a functional nutrition practitioner and high-performance coach who empowers driven women and men to turn health challenges into clarity, vitality, and meaningful impact through her U³ System.

Amanda Soukoulis

Amanda Soukoulis is a functional nutrition practitioner and high-performance coach who empowers driven women and men to turn health challenges into clarity, vitality, and meaningful impact through her U³ System.

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