Fast to Faith: Weight Loss & Hormone Support for Women Over 35

269: From Panic To Pause: Healing Spirit, Soul, And Body

• Dr. Tabatha

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SPEAKER_02:

I was having major heart palpitations. I wore the heart monitor. I did it endoscopy. I did so many different tests that showed everything normal. Then I'm like, why am I feeling like this? But I began to see little changes. You know, the first time my heart was not racing, the first time my stomach was not burning. The first time my head was not pounding. I was like, oh, it's getting better. I felt 20 years younger. And that is not an exaggeration.

SPEAKER_00:

Welcome back to the Fast of Faith podcast. I know I've been on a break. You're probably wondering, where the heck has she been? Why is she not consistent? I apologize. I have been sick. I have been going through a lot of different things. And more importantly, we are revamping the podcast. So this is the last episode that is going to be like this. And I'm really excited for the changes that we're making. We're going into a live studio, and I'm going to have my sidekick Ashley with me for a lot of it. So it's going to be a little bit different. I just feel like 2026 is calling for some freshness, some upgrades, some changes. So please stay tuned. Please make sure that you come back in a couple weeks. We're going to take a break for the holidays. I just I want my team to have some downtime. That is really important to me. It's way more important than giving like a cash gift or something. It's just giving them the ability to spend time with their family and take a break from work. And I hope that you get to do that. If you don't, I would love for you to just five five five minutes in your day to connect with God and find some reprieve and realize that the holidays are not just about the stuff. It's not about just getting all the things or doing all the things for all the people. It is really a time to reconnect with the Father and celebrate the birth of Jesus and be so thankful that he was born for us. And so find some time in your days to do that. Alright, this week I'm really excited because we have an awesome guest. She's just has such a beautiful soul and she's got so much wisdom to share. So I know that you guys love when I interview the Fast of Faith coaches because they drop so many golden nuggets on you. And I have no doubt you're going to hear something you need to hear today because we've invited the Holy Spirit into this conversation. We've asked the Holy Spirit to guide us and to say what you need to hear. But I do want to hear from you as well. I want you to throw me a five-star review. Tell me what you're thinking about the podcast, but know that it's changing for 2026. But I do want to hear what topics you're interested in. So let's dive in. Welcome, Melissa. I'm so excited to have you here.

SPEAKER_01:

I am so excited to be here. Thank you so much for taking time for me.

SPEAKER_00:

Yes, it has been a lovely year getting to know you. And I feel like you're a lot like me. You're a quick start. You just dive in the deep end. You're like, oh, do I know how to swim? Do I have any floaties? Let's go.

SPEAKER_01:

Is that how you would describe yourself? A hundred percent. And after you get in, you gotta paddle faster or swim faster or hold your breath longer, but you're in it and you're gonna do it. Yes.

SPEAKER_00:

Yes. Or I like to think like someone else is in there with you and they can teach you how to swim, or they can, you know, share their floaty with you, their life preserver. Um, but some of us are not like that. We're they're not quick starters. And some people are like, I would never just jump into something and I have to investigate it and research it and read the reviews and do all the things. Um, so let's try to talk to both types of women, but know that it's hard for me to understand that over-analytical woman to some extent, although I do because I'm a physician, I'm a scientist, I get it, data is important, but sometimes we have to trust the Holy Spirit, we have to trust our spirit and just dive right in. Is that what happened with you?

SPEAKER_02:

Yes, and actually I can relate to being both women because I feel like sometimes I'm the over-analytical where I will research until there's no more research and I know everything about it before I make a decision, but I also know what it's like to be led by the Holy Spirit, and that is a hundred percent what happened whenever I found out about Fast of Faith. Um, I actually found you because of a podcast, and I started listening to you, and something in my spirit literally jumped. And I'm like, she can help me. This program can help me. I know it can make a difference in my life. And so I jumped full body in, not just feet. I just jumped full body in.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh my gosh, I love that. And so what has happened since then?

SPEAKER_02:

So when I found you, I had begun the perimenopause journey of not knowing what was happening in my body. Um, just it was like one day I'm fine. The next day it felt like my whole body was falling apart. And it wasn't just one area that I needed to fix. It was literally head to toe. Every, it felt like everything in my body just needed to be fixed. So, what has happened for me is I've learned how to live from my spirit, soul, and body. It's not just one area. Um, entering into the program taught me how to eat the right food, but yet also spiritually renew my mind and also just live with the presence of the Holy Spirit in my day-to-day life and trust my body through this process. So I learned to listen to aches and pains and figure out what I can tweak, how can I change it, as well as just knowing that I'm gonna be okay and I'm gonna make it through. And so it's and not only that, but there's a community of women. So there's also like friendships that have been formed and it's just been wonderful.

SPEAKER_00:

Wow, that is so powerful. I know that there's millions, honestly, millions of women struggling with this perimenopausal transition, and they really are focused on the physical symptoms and shifting the physical body, how to overcome all that. But you hit on such an important point. Like, we have to involve our spirit in this journey because otherwise, there's gonna be this void, this hole that we're trying to fill, and that's going to exacerbate what we're feeling or confuse the picture even more. So, before you saw me on that podcast, whatever podcast that was, um did you have an understanding of that? Were you living in alignment with your calling and have walking in relationship with Jesus, or was this all kind of eye-opening when you joined Fast of Faith?

SPEAKER_02:

Um, I've I've been a Christian for a long time and I've always walked with Jesus. So yes, I had that, but I think the difference was how they were all woven together. Um, you know, you can live a busy life and not live from the spirit, but you can be doing a lot of things physically that are good, but they're not God's best for you. Um, so I think the main point for me came across as pausing enough to allow the Holy Spirit to speak to me in the Lacto Divina was something new for me, even though I'd been a Christian a long time. I was not very familiar with that. Um, so getting to stop and pause and really just wait upon the Holy Spirit and wait upon God and not have to rush to fix things. Um, so it just taught me a different way to walk with Jesus, a different way to be in his presence. And also all the wisdom that I gained through just the right way to eat, learning how to keep the bad food out of my body, even though I wasn't ever like I would have considered myself a very healthy eater back in, you know, the beginning of this year. But now I am really a healthy eater. It's really, you know, every part of me. So I think for me it was more just the way that every part of my body, all three spirit, soul, and body is all interconnected.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh my goodness. Okay. So this is what I'm hearing that it took you getting still and having quiet time and inviting the Lord in to really make the difference. Is that right?

SPEAKER_02:

Yes, a hundred percent correct. Yes, yeah, oh yes, and I wasn't doing that before, I wasn't pausing, I wasn't quiet. It was just like hurry up and do it, do it, do it, do it, do it.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, we wear that busy badge like a badge of honor. And even if we are women in the church, a lot of times we are doing acts of service. We, you know, we were actually talking about this on the Fast of Faith call at noon, is sometimes we are defined or see our identity as women who are serving others, and that's amazing. But sometimes it can be a point of disconnect because is it really what God's asking you to do, or are you doing it to get the validation of others and people please? A lot of us like to to people please and find our identity in these works, in these acts, and that can really unravel during perimenopause because when we no longer feel like ourselves and we lose our hormones, we're just left with like resentment and bitterness, and all of a sudden you're like, screw it, I just don't care anymore. I don't have that compassion anymore, and we're here to tell you it's okay if you feel like that. That's actually a very normal transition that women go through, and I like to think of it as a time of like, okay, what does God want to do with us now at this point in our lives? Now that we're not trying to people please, right? Yes, so good.

SPEAKER_02:

And that that was me. Just you know, the more I could do, the busy, and you know, there were God moments, but now they're God moments. There is like just quality, it's not about the quantity of things that I do, but it's more about just being led by the spirit. And if I if I had to put it in one sentence, that would be it. This program has taught me how to live life by my spirit, not my flesh, not my soul, but literally, and it all goes together, but it's just taught me to really live by my spirit.

SPEAKER_00:

That's so powerful. Yes, that's another thing we were talking about is the body is like the child and the spirit is like the mother, right? If we let the child make all the decisions, is gonna be craziness up in this house. We're gonna be eating cereal for dinner and going to bed at 1 a.m. and living in our pajamas. And so we can't live by the body. The body's not allowed to make all those decisions, but I suspect people started to notice you doing things different with different intentions. How did that affect your relationships or your life?

SPEAKER_02:

It it's been a sweet season of, you know, like because the busyness that I was doing was a lot with work and a lot with just serving in different areas. And so it's been a sweet season to be able to step back. And I think the biggest person who saw the difference was my husband. He uh, you know, he's just like because he saw me back in February and March with a lot of panic, a lot of anxiety, a lot of things just out of order. And now it's more I'm Melissa. I get to be Melissa, I get to live life the way God intended me to live. And literally my favorite word has become pause. Pause before I make a decision, even though I jump full feet in when I feel it from the Holy Spirit, I'm gonna go for it 100%. So that is a it's an easy yes, but the pausing has taught me how to slow down and really make sure is this God's best for me? Is this what I need to be doing?

SPEAKER_00:

Oh my gosh, I love that. That's a really important point because I'll get really excited about an idea I have, and I think like, oh my gosh, God's telling me to do this. Like, let's dive in and let's go. And you're right, the pause can be super important as a part of discernment. Like, wait a second, was that actually God? Or is that just my ego getting all excited thinking I can do something? And if it's meant and that's his will for me, me pausing to take time to have a conversation with him is not gonna make it go away. If that opportunity goes away that quickly, I don't believe it was from him, right?

SPEAKER_02:

That is so good, and you know what? That goes into my next part of I think is learning to trust. Like, because it's a hard thing to wait. It is hard to wait and make sure. So I love that you said that because that's something else that has become part of my life is the trust factor, and not me making it happen, but waiting on God to open the door and me to walk through it with his anointing.

SPEAKER_00:

Yes, yes, exactly. I'm I'm kind of envisioning us like treading in the deep end and just waiting for all the things to happen. He's like, No, you got to tread a little bit longer. It's just you're not ready, I'm not ready, she's not ready. And what I've come to realize is, you know, life isn't about us. We're not actually the center of the story. God is the center of the story, and the sooner you recognize that, the better off you are. But he cares about us, and we have a very important part to play in his story, and we are called to like see the bigger picture and see how everybody interacts in the story and how what one thing we do can affect so many people, positively or negatively. I think that's what I hear a lot in perimenopause is um, you know, women taking care of everybody, and then when the hormones go away, they're like, I'm done. I just I don't give any Fs anymore. I dropped all my Fs off in the backpack, you know, there's all kinds of funny memes on Instagram and TikTok about that. And the people in their lives are like, wait, don't you love me? Don't you care about me? You've been doing life this way for 20 years. What's wrong with you? And they think we're crazy, and then we think we're crazy, and you have to start to unpack all of that, and I think what it's doing is it's just revealing like maybe we weren't doing things for the right reason for a long time, and now we're finally coming into alignment with what's God's calling us to do, and so we have to find some grace in like helping the people in our world understand it. I'm so glad that your husband just saw the good part of it, right? Um well, there's probably been bad parts too. There have been bad, but yes, yeah. But yeah, I mean it it's just a lot for women to go through, and men just don't they don't go through this. So we need to be in a sisterhood of women who understand each other. And like you mentioned, tell me about being in the sisterhood because to me that's everything.

SPEAKER_02:

Yes, I love it. I have not gotten to attend as many calls on Mondays as I want to, but the coolest thing is I have some very dear friends from the community that we've built that I talk to, some on a daily basis, some every couple days. Um, but think the biggest thing for me is not only is the sisterhood good for friendships, but it's good with helping us build each other up. What happens is, you know, a lot of times you can stay in that negative mindset or continue to complain. And that's not what this is about. This is about how do I get better? And hey, let's try this, let's put in the word of God, let's renew our mind together, let's, you know, have the Bible study together, let's enter in and like really pray for each other. And so it is literally a process of friendships that make me better. And every time I get to attend our monthly coaches meeting or our weekly meetings, um, I always leave better than I started. And it's just great because we can see ourselves in it, but we can also see how God is renewing us and we're gonna continue to walk together and be better than we were before.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, yes, I love that. I would say, you know, guiding these calls every week, almost every week. Sometimes I'm I'm not available for the calls and I have my team do them, but that has changed everything about the way I see my medical practice, my relationships, just women in general. You know, for so long, I thought it was supposed to be a competition, or I thought I was supposed to show up better than somebody else, and um that we were just supposed to strive to be better than each other. And what I've realized is we're all on this same journey to understand God better and overcome our flesh and and do what God's called us to do. And if we could partner with each other and realize, like, hey, she's just a little bit further ahead in the journey, I can actually learn from her instead of being jealous of her or or like feeling like I'm not capable because she's so much better than me and she did it, like looking at it like she did it, so can I, and she can help me get there. Like that's really powerful. And I wish we could learn this as teenage girls, you know. I could really use this in middle school. Um, but it's never too late, right?

SPEAKER_02:

Yes, it's never too late, and exactly what you said, like learning. Gosh, it's great because you can always mention, like, hey, this is what I'm going through. And we are gonna have two or three ladies who are either going to at the same time or have already been through it and can tell you like tips and tricks and different things that worked for them, different food that helped them, different ways they overcame by renewing their mind or a scripture that they stood on, just different ways of sharing, and it truly is a wonderful community.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, oh my goodness. I am so sorry that my dog is distracting me. She's like, it is time for pets uh and food. No, we need to finish this podcast, ladies. I I hope that you can understand. I'm just over here doing life as best I can with all of the things going on. Um, and you're probably Listening and doing 50 things at the same time as well. That's just what we do as women. But if we can learn to do it with a happy heart and for the right reasons, then things can start to shift. Our spirit won't feel so um trampled on or dismissed. Like it is time to wake up our spirit and invite her back into the conversation, into our lives, get out of survival mode. Like, if you've been in survival mode, I invite you today to leave it in 2025. Like, let's just be done in that mode because physiologically, our nervous system gets all messed up in survival mode. We get all this nervous system dysregulation, our gut turns into a hot mess, and then the thoughts in our minds are a hot mess, and we're in this vicious cycle of survival. And when you came to us, that's kind of what was going on as well. And you were having gut symptoms, and I hope you don't mind me sharing, but you weren't making um your bile salts to absorb your fats, you weren't making your digestive enzymes, and like all of that is really important to understand and replace. But if we don't know why that's happening, then we can't really fix the root cause of it. And the root cause was that you were in this nervous system dysregulation in this loop, right? I would love for you to share a little bit more about that for women because again, a lot of us stay stuck on the physical symptoms because they seem fixable, but the fix isn't always a physical situation.

SPEAKER_02:

100%. Um, I have always in the past, not anymore, but in the past, I had always battled anxiety or just nervousness that I did not know came from my gut. Like I you always hear like the gut brain axis. You hear that all the time, but until you really start digging into it or understanding it the way that I finally do now, it it doesn't make sense. You're just like, how does what I eat affect what I'm thinking or affect my heart rate? How can that, you know, like all go together? So I was having major anxiety attacks, major panic attacks, um, waking me up in the middle of the night, didn't know what was going on. And the crazy thing about it is as you're talking about like, you know, just how our body works together. It moved around. It wasn't just like my stomach or uh it could be a headache, it could be a neckache. It was like just, you know, crazy. So I began to have all this and went to doctor, doctor, doctor, and all wanted to just put me on antidepressants again. And they've helped me so much in the past. I I know they work, I'm not against it, but this time I was like, no, I want to figure out what's going on in my body. Why is my body doing this? What is the cause? And then I heard your podcast and I was like, okay, I'm gonna try this. And so I went on a journey of figuring it out. A lot of doctor visitations, a ton of doctor visitations. But when I found you and I started thinking about, you know, spirit, soul, and body, I mean, I'm a Christian. I know that, I know it all works together, but it just became like total revelation this time. It was more like like just like a breath of fresh air, like, yes, I get it. I can do this. And I was scared to begin the journey because when you're having panic, there is not any rational thinking in your mind. Whenever your heartbeat is like 170 beats a minute, you're just like, you know, and then it would just go out. And I mean, I was having major heart palpitations. I wore the heart monitor. I did it endoscopy. I did so many different tests that showed everything normal that I'm like, why am I feeling like this? And my journey began with me losing also about 20 pounds in the last year. And so that was scary in itself as well. Um, you know, some people are like, well, that's great. No, it's not great whenever you're eating a lot and not absorbing it. And so for me, going on this journey meant I had to change my diet. It and it was a very strict diet that I went on. It was exactly what y'all told me get rid of gluten, get rid of dairy, try it out. And I had never done that in my life because I had never had issues with food. I think I've had issues with food for a long time. I just never realized it. But I did not think I had any issues with food. So I began that journey, and I, you know, at first it was just 30 days. But after 30 days and feeling the difference that happened in the first 30 days, I'm like, I'm not going back on dairy and gluten just yet. I'm gonna continue the journey of eating healthy. So I kept on. And I think I'm now four or five months into it. I'm not even sure. But the vegetables that I eat, the healthy food that I eat, um, praying before, just really calming my nervous system down and learning that that was out of control. And really, my symptoms did come from being out of balance. It wasn't physical, even though it felt very physical. And you could not have convinced me five months ago that it was not something physically wrong. My nervous system was contributing to every part of it. And so just learning the, and I could talk for days on this because it's such a heartbeat of mine that I'm a new person. Like after five months of this, and I'm not perfect, it's still a journey. I still have moments, I still have ebb and flows of okay, today was a rough day, but yet I know tomorrow is going to be better, and I know we all do. But I've had to learn that it's not a picture perfect journey, but it's a journey towards healing, and every day gets better. Every day. And I've been able to stabilize my weight since July, which is huge. It is now six months later, five and a half, six months later, and it's stabilized, um, which my body is healing. And you know, I I I thought about it, and I was like, gosh, it's taken so long, but in the big scheme of things, it's really not because I had to realize I'm healing it naturally. I didn't do it through medication, I didn't do it through, you know, any other avenues other than just surrendering to God and paying attention to my body and learning how everything works together. And so it's been a long process, but a beautiful journey of healing.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, and in the grand scheme of things, it took you years to get to where you were, right? So I always remind women that you did not get here overnight, and so you're not gonna change overnight, but gosh, it's gonna be worth it because we're gonna actually change in a way that is sustainable. We are going to change who we are. We're not just gonna change our behaviors or our supplement, we're not gonna get on a new diet, like we're literally becoming a new creation, like we're commanded to be. And that takes a little bit of time for that refinement to happen. But you're living proof that it's just so worth it.

SPEAKER_02:

It is so worth it. And you know, I have a new hope every day that every day is gonna get better, and it's just like it's worth every bit of changing your diet, it's worth every bit of renewing your mind, it's worth every bit of entering into whenever God gives you a little nudge that says, hey, this could be it. I thank God that back in, I think it was May when I was listening to the podcast. I thank God that yes, I jumped in with both feet with my whole body and said, I'm gonna do this. And it's been a very hard but good journey. I've learned so much, like just so much. And I again, I thought I was healthy before. I thought I was doing good before. My body is healing.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, that's really powerful. And I know that somebody listening right now is feeling that nudging, like, I know I need to do something about it, but I just don't know if this is gonna work for me, right? Can you speak to that little lie?

SPEAKER_02:

Yes, it's a huge lie because I I just I remember whenever I got and I started thinking about doing this, and I got the information and I had it in front of me, and it was just like, okay, I have gone to 10 different doctors, I have tried this, I have tried that. It's what what is my next step? So it is a total lie because if I would not have decided to do this, I would not be where I am today. And it didn't, again, it did not happen overnight, but I began to see little changes. You know, the first time my heart was not racing, the first time my stomach was not burning, the first time my head was not pounding, I was like, oh, it's getting better. It's getting, you know, I could take a deep breath. So it is a total lie. And I'm telling you, 100% fast and faith is everything that a woman during perimenopause, any probably any time in your life, whether your early stage, I wish I would have done this 30 years ago because I would not have had it so hard for six months. But I thank God that his redemption power is so great because that's what I'm experiencing now, is true healing, true Jesus walking with me. And I know that the journey that I've been on, God is gonna use it for me to help so many other women. And so, 100%, ladies, if you are thinking about entering in, do not hesitate. Jump in with both feet, just jump in and run. Run, run, run, because it is the best thing I've literally ever done for my body.

SPEAKER_00:

So good. Well, and you also mentioned that for you thought you were eating healthy and living healthy, and maybe things weren't actually that bad until they spilled over. But can you talk to the fact that feeling that way as opposed to actually healing and being healthy, what a difference that is, and you don't even see it when you're in it?

SPEAKER_02:

So I did not realize the importance of protein, I did not realize the importance of healthy carbs. I I was eating carbs, but they were not what my body was able to break down. Yeah, I I've never really had a problem with like gaining weight or doing different things like that. I've always been pretty healthy in my mind. But the way that I felt nine months ago to the way that I feel now, I feel 20 years younger. And that is not an exaggeration. That is a hundred percent how I feel. Whenever I began this journey, I remember um we had gone to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and we were walking up one of the mountains. And as I'm walking, this was probably like I was two weeks into the program, as I'm walking, my heart would palpitate a lot. That was one of my main symptoms. And as I'm walking up the mountain, my heart is palpitating, I'm out of breath. I felt like I was literally 30 years older than what I am. And I had never really had problems like that before. And I remember stopping and fear came up on me because you know, it's feeling very weird, and it's like I'm losing my breath every now and then. And I'm like, so that's whenever I'll wear the heart monitor after that because I'm like, something is going on. And now my husband jokes and he's like, let's go back to Gatlinburg. Like, yes, I could run up that mountain, I could do it. Because like the anxiety is not a factor in that area anymore. So, not only physically do I feel better, I feel better mentally. And I did not realize the difference until I'm on this part of the journey.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, so good. Oh my gosh, if you are listening and this is resonating with you, you need to take action. You're not hearing this on accident. God has made it so that you heard this because he's nudging you to take care of yourself. This temple of ours, we are called to take care of it and to honor it. And I promise you, you don't have to struggle, you don't have to live with heart palpitations and anxiety and carrying around all that extra weight or being ashamed of your body or not desiring your husband, like all of that is unnecessary. We can figure all of it out, I promise you. So please, here's the deal: this is what I've come to understand. God will give you little tests, he'll be like, Okay, I just asked her to do this. Does she do it? And if she doesn't, he might just say, Well, I guess she's not, you know, in it right now. And he leaves you alone for a little bit and loves you, but doesn't push you. If you're asking and praying for answers and he's giving them to you, you have to obey and follow through and go through with them, right? Am I right? Yes. Oh my goodness. And then the more you know that yes, the more he trusts you, the more he gives you guidance and direction. And I just I think it's like this beautiful slippery slope to a whole new world. Like, we don't have to go uphill with 80-pound backpacks trying to get our way through there and sludge through it. Like, it can be a beautiful slide down a hill to our next destination. Yeah, okay. You are amazing. What is one last thing you want to say to the women out there who may be struggling?

SPEAKER_02:

I love to say this because it's truly what happened to me. Whatever issue you're struggling with, I believe 100% fast to faith can help you in your journey, figure it out. And I'm not just saying words, I truly mean it. Whatever the issue is, if it's weight, if it's your hormone levels, if it's anxiety, if it's heart palpitations like I was having, if it's insomnia, I mean, I can just continue going on and on and on. If it's burning in your stomach, if you are just having problems either holding weight or getting weight off, like I truly believe that this is something that you need to do in your life. It's not, for me, it's not a question. I just thank God for it. So I'm here to help. Oh, I I love Fast of Faith. I am here to be your biggest cheerleader. Dr. Tabitha is amazing. She meets with you every week. You can ask her any question. It is like free doctor advice every week, and it's amazing. So if there is anything that you're in questioning about, reach out to me. I can help you. I will tell you, yes, it's worth the journey.

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Oh my gosh, I love that. And you are an awesome coach. So anybody would be so blessed to work with you. I have no doubt. And you're right. We cover everything on these calls. We will talk about uterine prolapse and bladder infections and libido and hot flashes and macros and fasting. Like there's nothing we don't cover because we're struggling with all of it. So nothing is off limits. But I will say the only thing that's off limits is judgment and comparison. We make that very clear in Fast of Faith that this is a sisterhood. We are collaborating. We are here to cheer you on and support you and lift you up. We don't allow you to judge yourself or condemn yourself. There's just no place for that. So if this sounds like something you're interested in, please consider reaching out to Melissa. Join Fast to Faith. Do a stool test and heal your gut. Realize you need help absorbing your fats, like Melissa did. Like you don't have to suffer. So thank you, Melissa. You're such a blessing. And I I know that somebody was helped today. Thank you very much. It was wonderful to be with you. Okay, ladies, you can see. We just have an incredible sisterhood. If you're in it, you already know. But if there's somebody who doesn't know about it, invite them in. I I know that it can be scary to be like, hey, we're over here talking about Jesus helping us with our periods, but I promise you it will only seem weird for the first couple minutes, and then they'll realize they're in the right place. So invite another woman into the group, into the sisterhood, or find a woman and join together because this is what you need. This is your answer, and we cannot wait to help you. So thank you. Go out and be Christ hands to serve this week. I I celebrate Melissa for all of her awesomeness, and I can't wait to see what she does in 2026. So thank you, girl. The next time I see you guys, I will be in a podcast studio. We're changing things up. So come back after Christmas. Have a beautiful, Merry Christmas. I love you so much, and Jesus loves you.