A Balanced Life Rx LLC

Twelve years of choosing a different path. (Part 1)

That is 4,383 days of making the exact same choice, one quiet morning at a time. Looking back at the person I was on Day One, my heart swells with so much emotion.

Recovery didn’t just save my life; it gently and beautifully rebuilt it from the ground up.To honor these 12 years, I wanted to share 12 truths, lessons, and gifts that this journey has so kindly given me:

1. Gained clarity: The heavy fog finally lifted, allowing me to see my life, my choices, and my future with absolute sharpness and hope.

2. Confronted my demons: I stopped running from the shadows and finally faced the things I used to try to escape. I learned that they are a lot less scary when you meet them with love and courage.

3. Learned to sit in the discomfort: I discovered that sadness and uncomfortable emotions won’t break me. You truly have to allow yourself to feel it all so that you can heal it all.

4. Found my true identity: I finally know exactly who I am, stripped of the armor and the substances. I am uncovering who I am truly meant to be, and I am learning to really love her.

5. Deepened my empathy: My own pain has a way of softening my heart. It has allowed me to see other people’s struggles through a lens of deep compassion.

6. Walked away from what was breaking me: I found the profound strength and inner peace to walk away from my toxic, negative, and narcissistic father. It wasn’t a choice born out of anger, but out of a crystal clear realization that there was nothing left there for me. Walking away brought a settling calm, and it stands as one of the best and healthiest choices I have ever made for my life.

40 POUNDS DOWN—but honestly? That’s the least exciting part of this journey. 🔥

When my client first started, she came to me wanting to lose weight. Today, she is celebrating a 40-pound loss, but what we are actually jumping up and down about are the non-scale victories that changed her life.

The scale can measure gravity, but it can’t measure these massive wins:

✨ Stepping into a room with genuine confidence and no longer wanting to hide in the back.

✨ Feeling empowered to make choices that honor her body, mind, and energy.

✨ Finally feeling like HERSELF again—vibrant, strong, and deeply comfortable in her own skin.

Weight loss is a great side effect of a healthy lifestyle, but the real magic happens when you reclaim your power. The way you feel, the way you speak to yourself, and the energy you bring into the world matter infinitely more than a number on the scale. It’s a very small piece of the big puzzle.

Please join me in celebrating her incredible dedication, hard work, and the beautiful confidence she has built from the inside out! 🎉👇

A TRANSFORMATION THAT GOES WAY BEYOND THE SCALE. 💫

When you look at this side-by-side picture, your eyes naturally go to the physical shift. Yes, she lost 40 pounds. Yes, she looks vibrant and strong. But if you only look at the physical changes, you miss the most inspiring part of her story.

This isn’t just a weight loss journey. This is a story of pure resilience, radical self-trust, and the courage to rewrite her own future.

During our time working together, she didn’t just change her habits—she completely revolutionized her life:

✨ She made a massive career change. She chose to stop climbing a ladder that didn’t fulfill her and took a leap into the unknown.

✨ She followed her heart. She tuned out the noise of what she should do, stopped seeking outside permission, and chose what was fundamentally right for HER.

✨ She built deep resilience. When life got overwhelming and uncertain, she didn’t collapse inward. She kept showing up for herself, proving that she could handle hard things.

The woman on the left wanted a change. The woman on the right is actively living it, standing tall in a life she intentionally designed.

The 40-pound loss is incredible, but her real victory is the non-scale magic: walking into rooms with quiet confidence, trusting her own gut, and finally feeling like HERSELF again—empowered, aligned, and unstoppable.

True health isn’t just about shrinking your body. It’s about expanding your life, honoring your boundaries, and having the bravery to choose yourself.

Please leave a ❤️ or drop a comment below to celebrate her incredible courage, her new chapter, and the beautiful strength she has built from the inside out! 👇

Just a week or so left before we welcome our second daughter into this world and I wanted to write my oldest a letter.

To my first born,
You have changed my life. You made me a mama and I feel so lucky God chose you. This time together has meant so much to me. I am grateful for these last 4.5 years with you! We have created so many firsts together that I will cherish forever.

But you know what I’m most excited about? Watching that special moment when you become a big sister! You my love will now have a forever friend. Someone who will look up to you, make memories with you, share secrets with you, and share many adventures with you!

Thank you for giving your dad and I the push we needed. Thank you for planting this seed for our family to grow. Thank you for giving me all the signs that you have always been ready to be a big sister. I love you.

“A sister is God’s way of making sure we never walk alone” ❤️

‘Tis the season to be jolly! 🎄😄

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Soaking up all the holiday goodness & creating forever memories🎄  
  
Thank you to for capturing Madison's very first encounter with Santa...it was a magical moment🎅✨  
  
Merry Christmas! 
 
❤️The Littau Family   
  

Happy Halloween 🎃 👻 🧙‍♀️ 
 
Presenting JoJo Siwa & her backup dancers 👯‍♀️ plus the wildest cowboy in the East 🤠  
 

 
 
Madi just wanted to pop in to 1) make you smile 2) show off her two favorite pumpkins and 3) remind you to slow down and enjoy the little moments 😘
 
Enjoy the day 🎃🍁👻 
 
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You are my whole world and nothing else matters❤️ 
 
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Happy from one brand new mom to another ❤️ 
 
I had no idea what to expect, how my body would respond, or how it would all work. But I knew I wanted to try and I knew that as long as I fed her, loved her, and gave her all the snuggles she would be okay. I am beyond grateful to have had the opportunity and experience to breastfeed Madison 🤱 
 
I asked for help weeks before my due date, made sure I knew lactation consultants would be available once I delivered, and got all the hands on help I could to prepare myself for what I now know was the most magical experience of my life. I gotta say that the absolute coolest thing my body has ever done is create life and feed this little girl 🥰 
 
We definitely had a rocky start but found our groove and learned together. My goal was to breastfeed six months if not longer and we made it seven. I will be honest that I didn’t want to stop however Madi bit me and let’s just say there was no going back. Unfortunately, I was unable to relax from that point on and it appeared to have caused a reduction in my milk supply which made me terribly sad. I felt like I had failed her because I could not get past that experience…the mom shaming world is real 😢 
 
Having the love and support from my husband, my doctor, her pediatrician, and my mama friends helped tremendously. And at the end of the day FED IS BEST ✌🏻 
 
To all the mamas who are in this stage of mommy hood know this that no matter what your journey looks like its yours and its beautiful. And what you decide to do with feeding for you and your little is your choice to make. I will ALWAYS respect and love you no matter what! Proud of US 😘