Mold Free Mom | Toxic Mold, Mold Illness, Mold Detox, Chronic Illness, Black Mold, CIRS

Doing everything right in your mold recovery and somehow feeling worse than when you started? You are not failing, and you are not alone. This Mold Q&A is for anyone who is working so hard to heal from mold illness and still not seeing traction.

I asked myself this exact question during my own recovery. I blamed everything. I wasn’t perfect on my diet. It was the candle I lit the other day. I started micromanaging my whole life because I was so desperate to get well. But that isn’t what healing is about. In this episode, I’m sharing the three things I see over and over when someone is fighting this hard and still feeling stuck, and why feeling worse is a clue, not a verdict.

Key Takeaways

• The first place I look when you’re doing everything right and still getting sicker, and why it can hide in things you thought were clean
• Why pushing hard on mold detox can backfire, and the step most people skip first
• How a nervous system stuck in fight or flight can stall your healing, even when your home and detox are dialed in
• The mindset shift that takes the panic out of a hard week and shows you exactly what to adjust

Questions this episode answers

Why do I feel worse during mold detox?
Feeling worse during mold recovery usually points to one of three things: ongoing mold exposure, detoxing faster than your body can eliminate, or a nervous system stuck in fight or flight.

Am I doing something wrong if I feel worse while healing from mold?
No. As Mold Recovery Specialist Aubree Felderhoff explains, feeling worse isn’t a sign you’re failing. It’s a sign something needs to be adjusted.

Can I still be exposed to mold after moving out or remediating?
Yes. Contaminated items that were never cleaned, or a missed step in a remediation protocol, can keep your exposure going.

Why do detox pathways matter in mold recovery?
If your pathways and lymphatic flow aren’t open and moving, the toxins you’re working to eliminate can back up and re-expose your body, which can make symptoms worse.

How does the nervous system affect mold illness recovery?
If your body believes it’s running from a tiger, it won’t prioritize healing or eliminating mycotoxins. Calming that fight, flight, and fawn response and supporting vagal tone puts your body in a safe place to heal.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Book ahttps://moldfreemom.com/programFree Discovery Call
• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Mold Recovery Supplements
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom

Hidden mold in the home made Kendra Seymour’s family sick for years, and it started with one question: should we be standing here? She was watching a handyman rip moldy drywall out of the house she was about to buy, with no masks and no containment. The answer she got was that two other buyers would happily take the house if she backed out.

My friend Kendra is co-founder of Change the Air Foundation, and our stories are so similar. We both made the mistakes, trusted the wrong people, and came out the other side. Kendra breaks down who to call first when you find mold. If you feel overwhelmed and don’t know who to trust after mold exposure, this one will help you take your next step.

Key Takeaways:

• The one sentence a receptionist said to Kendra that changed everything
• Why your hairstylist likely needs more certification than the person handling mold in your home
• The three types of inspectors Kendra sees most, and the only one worth your money
• What a 2013 study found about bleach and mold sprays (save this for the skeptical spouse or landlord)
• A free monthly habit, tied to the day you pay your mortgage or rent, that catches problems early

Questions this episode answers:

Who should I call first if I find mold in my home?
An independent indoor environmental professional (IEP), not a remediation company.

Does bleach kill mold?
Bleach can remove the color, but it doesn’t reach the roots growing into drywall and wood. The goal is safe removal and fixing the moisture source.

Is black mold the only dangerous mold?
No. Color is a poor indicator of toxicity. Any indoor mold growth should be safely removed.

What does a good mold inspection include?
A top-to-bottom look inside and out, strategic testing, and questions about your home’s history and your family’s symptoms. It takes hours, not 45 minutes.

What can renters do about mold?
Document everything, offer to find a qualified IEP, refuse spraying or wiping, and if needed, negotiate to break your lease.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Book ahttps://moldfreemom.com/programFree Discovery Call
• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Mold Recovery Supplements
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom

Connect with Kendra Seymour:

• Change the Air Foundation
• Podcast
• Instagram
• Facebook

Will I ever feel like myself again? If you’re walking through mold illness, I know that question can feel heavier than any symptom. In this episode of the Mold Free Mom Podcast, I’m sharing how long mold recovery really takes, and why your story doesn’t have to end with making do.

Seven years into being sick, I finally got my diagnosis of CIRS and mold toxicity, along with a doctor telling me it would take three to five years to get well. I believed him. Year one, nothing changed. Year two, still nothing. When I finally did the right things in the right order, it took months. Your body is designed to heal, and real healing has an end date.

Key Takeaways

• The tiny, unexpected sign that told me my body was finally healing, after almost a decade without it
• Why recovery looks more like building muscle than a straight line, and what your hard days might actually mean
• The 3 most common reasons people do everything right and still don’t get better (I’ve made all three)
• How your exposure history and your health before mold shape your timeline
• Why “recovered” may not mean going back to who you were, and why that can be good news
• The realistic timeframe I see with clients once the order is right

Questions this episode answers

How long does it take to recover from mold illness?
It depends on your exposure level, your health going in, and whether you’re still exposed. Once the right steps happen in the right order, Aubree Felderhoff of Mold Free Mom sees most people heal a large amount within six months to a year.

Will I ever feel like myself again after mold exposure?
Yes. Healing is possible no matter how long you’ve been sick. You may not look exactly like who you were before, but many people come out wiser and more in tune with their bodies.

What are the first signs you’re recovering from mold toxicity?
Look for small wins: deeper sleep, remembering your dreams, a little more energy on some days, and moments when brain fog lifts. They won’t always last at first, and that’s normal.

Why am I not getting better from mold illness when I’m doing everything right?
The most common reasons are ongoing mold exposure, doing too much too aggressively, and quitting when symptoms temporarily return.

Is it normal to feel worse during mold recovery?
Yes. Recovery happens in layers and isn’t a straight line, so a hard day doesn’t mean healing has stopped.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Book ahttps://moldfreemom.com/programFree Discovery Call
• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Mold Recovery Supplements
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom

Twenty-two diagnoses, nearly 30 years of searching, and the answer turned out to be mold toxicity and Lyme disease. Before she found it, my friend Heather Sunderland had a spinal cord stimulator, a diet down to 10 foods, and a body that could barely walk. Today all 22 of those labels have been reversed.

Heather is a board certified functional health coach and co-owner of Navigating Mold and CIRS, and her mold recovery story is one of the most hope-filled I’ve heard. We talk about why killing and binding first backfired for both of us, how food became about 85% of her healing, and how to listen to your body when brain fog and fear are loud. We also get honest about leaning on God when healing takes longer than you want.

Key Takeaways

• The question her doctor asked at 52 that finally cracked open three decades of mystery symptoms
• How one tablespoon of a liquid meal started expanding her diet one food at a time, and what lifted at three months
• The order that works for mold and Lyme together, and why starting with killing so often backfires
• How to tell a craving from your body apart from a craving from the bugs
• Why feeling like you have the flu after leaving a moldy home might not mean what you think

Questions this episode answers

Can you recover from mold illness after decades of being sick?
Yes. Heather Sunderland went nearly 30 years undiagnosed, collected 22 illness labels, and has reversed all of them by addressing root causes, including mold toxicity and Lyme disease.

What should you treat first if you have mold and Lyme?
The order stays the same: calm the nervous system, open drainage pathways, and build a foundation of hydration and minerals before killing or detoxing. That foundation usually takes two to four weeks.

Why do I feel worse after leaving a moldy house?
Often your body can finally let go of what it’s been holding. Detox can feel exactly like the flu, and supporting your drainage pathways usually brings relief.

Can food help with mold detox?
Heather credits food with about 85% of her healing. Whole, anti-inflammatory foods support detox, added gradually at the pace your body can handle.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Book ahttps://moldfreemom.com/programFree Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

Connect with Heather Sunderland:

• Website
• Instagram
• Email: healthcoachingbyheather@gmail.com

Do I have to leave my home to heal from mold? If that question has been sitting in the back of your mind, maybe even keeping you from testing, you are not alone. It floods my inbox and DMs, and it comes up on almost every discovery call and lab consultation I do.

Welcome to the very first Mold Q&A, a new monthly segment where I answer one question I keep hearing from you. This one I know well. My family walked away from our brand new dream home and left every single thing behind because we were done fighting. Then in our current home, we've been through three remediations, and the thought of starting over felt like 5,000 houses fell on me. So we stayed. We remediated. And we healed. Today I'm sharing the first step that turns the what-if spiral into a clear plan for mold recovery. You don't have to stay trapped in this.

Key Takeaways

• Why so many people put off mold testing, and the fear quietly hiding behind that choice
• What I learned leaving one home behind, then staying through three remediations in the next
• How often my clients actually stay in their homes and heal (it might surprise you)
• Why "Am I going to lose my home?" may be the wrong question right now
• The four facts you need about your home before deciding to stay or leave

Questions this episode answers

Do I have to move out of my house to recover from mold illness?
Not always. Many people remediate their home and heal while living in it. The decision to stay or leave should come after you have the facts about where the moisture and mold are coming from and how extensive it is.

Can you heal from mold exposure in a remediated home?
Yes. When the moisture source is fixed, the mold is properly remediated, and steps are in place to keep it from coming back, a home can be a safe place to heal.

What should I do first if I think mold in my home is making me sick?
Test your body first to see if mold exposure is behind your symptoms. If it is, get the facts on your home: where the exposure is coming from, how big it is, why it's happening, and how to fix it.

Why do I feel so much fear about mold in my home?
Fear of losing your home or belongings is a completely normal reaction. Most of that anxiety comes from future what-ifs, and gathering real information is what breaks the loop.

How do I decide whether to stay or leave a moldy house?
Once you have a clear map of your home and environment, you can follow a remediation plan and stay, or leave if that feels safer for your family. Both are valid choices.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Book ahttps://moldfreemom.com/programFree Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

What if your body isn't the enemy you've been fighting? If you're living with chronic illness or mold illness and fear has quietly become your constant companion, this conversation is for you.

Dr. Ben Rall was training for the Olympics as a boxer when he got sick, was told he'd take medication forever, and went home "sick, fat and depressed." What happened next became his life's purpose. We talk about why so many people show up hopeless and afraid, why testing isn't always the first step, and the moment God asked me if I trusted Him with everything. Including my health.

Key Takeaways

• The question Ben asks every new patient, and why so many have never once considered it
• Why he says to hold off on $10,000 of testing until one thing is in place
• A woman whose hormone results looked like menopause, and the news she shared before he could read them
• What the woman bent over for 18 years says to anyone who has stopped expecting to heal
• How health quietly becomes an idol, even when it's wrapped in good things
• A friend healed of debilitating pain for five minutes, and why that changed everything

Questions this episode answers

Can fear make it harder to heal from chronic illness?
Yes. Fear pushes you toward decisions that aren't in your best interest. Dr. Ben believes understanding how wonderfully your body was made is the antidote.

Should I get more testing if I'm sick and don't know why?
Start with the basics: rest, real food, movement, and mindset. If you're still struggling, go deeper. With mold, clues like a past water leak can point the way faster.

Is my body really designed to heal?
Yes. As Dr. Ben put it, if you're breathing, you can heal.

What if I've prayed for healing for years and nothing has changed?
You are not forgotten. As a Mold Recovery Specialist and founder of Mold Free Mom, my turning point came when I surrendered my health to God.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Book ahttps://moldfreemom.com/programFree Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

Connect with Dr. Ben Rall:

• Learn more at Designed to Heal
• Connect on Instagram
• Designed to Heal Podcast

Okay, I have to be honest with you. My family hasn't been through mold twice. We've been through it three times, and I've been too embarrassed to talk about the third one. Until now.

Forty-eight hours after we moved back into our freshly remediated home, we came home from church and stepped into four inches of water. My youngest son's toilet had overflowed into the hallway and all three boy's rooms.

We knew what to do, or so I thought. Down to the studs, fans and dehumidifiers for weeks, everything tested dry before we rebuilt. A few months later my symptoms came back. Then my husband's. Then my boy's.

This is our failed DIY remediation, the water we missed, and what I'd do differently.

Key Takeaways

• The one spot we couldn't reach as homeowners, and why it cost more than our whole first remediation
• How our moisture meter said "dry" while the water hid where we never thought to look
• What I was told about "waterproof" flooring, and why I won't put it in my home again
• The three questions I now ask the second I see standing water
• Why I gaslit myself into waiting to call our inspector, and why so many of you do too
• What we did differently when our bathtub started leaking over Labor Day

Questions this episode answers

How fast can mold grow after a leak or flood?
Mold can start growing in as little as 24 to 48 hours. If water has been sitting for days, that's not one I'd handle yourself.

Can I clean up water damage on my own?
Sometimes, yes. Ask three things first: How much water is it, and how long has it been sitting? Did it reach anything I can't remove myself? Can I verify it's dry inside, not just the surface? If any give you pause, call an IEP or a mold dog.

Why did mold grow when my moisture meter said everything was dry?
Water follows the path of least resistance.

Can mold grow under luxury vinyl plank (LVP) flooring?
It can. LVP is waterproof on top, but it doesn't breathe. Water underneath sits with nowhere to go.

Can mold illness symptoms come back after remediation?
Yes. A new water event or missed areas brings them right back. If your symptoms aren't budging, get your home looked at again.

How do I prepare my family for a water emergency?
Make your plan now, while you're calm and not standing in water. Know where your shut-offs are, keep fans and a dehumidifier on hand, and decide ahead of time when you'll call a pro.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

Mold illness gets misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme, MS, and autoimmune disease. In this conversation, Dr. Andrew W. Campbell explains why so much of the popular mold testing and detox advice has no published research behind it, and what he has actually used to get thousands of patients well.

Dr. Campbell is a huge part of my own healing story, so this one meant a lot to me. He has spent more than 35 years treating people sick from mold, mycotoxins, Lyme, pesticides, and industrial chemicals. He walks through why he trusts blood serum testing, what he does with patients who react to everything, and why the first move is never a supplement. If you have done the protocols, spent the money, and you are still sick, this is for you.

Key Takeaways:

• Why he says urine testing keeps giving almost everyone the same answer, and what those numbers are actually measuring
• The three things a blood serum test tells you that a urine test cannot, including whether the exposure is happening right now
• His take on binders, and the one question he asks anyone who recommends them
• What he does first with a patient who cannot tolerate anything, and why it means taking things away instead of adding them
• The mycotoxin behind early puberty, PCOS, and unexplained infertility, and why he thinks fertility clinics are missing it

Questions this episode answers:

What is the most accurate test for mold and mycotoxins?
Dr. Campbell uses blood serum testing through MyMycoLab. It measures how much of 14 mycotoxins is in your body right now, whether the exposure is current or past, and whether mast cell activation is happening.

Why did my urine mycotoxin test come back negative when I am living in mold?
Urine testing measures what your body has already excreted, and many mycotoxins bind tightly to albumin in the blood and are never released in urine. A negative result does not mean you are not sick.

Do binders work for mold detox?
There are currently no studies done on humans showing binders work.

Can mold cause infertility, PCOS, or early puberty?
Yes. Zearalenone is a highly estrogenic mycotoxin linked to precocious puberty in girls, PCOS, pregnancy complications, and reduced testosterone in men.

What is the first step in recovering from mold exposure?
Remove the person from the toxin or the toxin from the person. No treatment works while you are still breathing it in every day.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

I spent seven years collecting diagnoses before anyone ever mentioned mold. Hashimoto's, endometriosis, adrenal dysfunction, a scare with a tumor on my pituitary gland. Every specialist had an explanation for a piece of it, and not one of them asked why a healthy woman in her twenties suddenly fell apart. If your mystery symptoms keep multiplying no matter how many doctors you see, I want to walk you through what I wish someone had walked me through back then.

I'm pulling from my own seven year mess of a health history and from the discovery calls I do almost every week with people who sound exactly like I did, to break down the three mistakes that keep people stuck wondering if mold illness is really their problem. If you've ever sat across from a doctor with a binder of symptoms and felt that flicker of "maybe it really is just me," this episode is for you.

Key Takeaways:

• The diagnosis pattern that had me convinced I was the "incurable case," and why it had nothing to do with my willpower
• Why I tested negative on urine mycotoxin testing over and over, and what that result actually meant
• The genetic explanation I was given for why my body couldn't detox mold, and why it fell apart the moment I looked at my own childhood
• The one test I now tell clients to start with before they spend another dollar on treatment
• Why a "clean" inspection report based on an air sample alone can be dangerously misleading

Questions this episode answers:

How do I know if mold is causing my mystery symptoms?
Start with testing the body rather than guessing from symptoms alone. Blood serum antibody testing for mycotoxins shows both current exposure and total toxin load.

Is urine mycotoxin testing accurate for mold illness?
Urine testing can miss mold toxicity entirely, including in people who are highly symptomatic, because a negative result can mean either no exposure or a body too burdened to detox and excrete mycotoxins.

Should I test my home or my body first for mold?
Test your body first. Environmental testing is more expensive and easy to get wrong, and a negative home inspection does not rule out mold illness if the wrong method was used.

Can an air sample mold test be wrong?
Yes. An air sample only captures a snapshot of one moment in one room, and something as small as an open door can change the reading entirely, so it should never be the sole basis for ruling mold in or out.

You are not broken, and you are not too complicated to heal. You just need the right next step, and that starts with real answers instead of more guessing.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Get the Mold Testing Bundle
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

If you've left your mold exposure behind but still can't shake the exhaustion, this episode is going to explain why. Mold recovery isn't just about clean air. It's about a body that's been through trauma and hasn't finished healing yet.

I sat down with Michelle McCoy, a board certified holistic functional health coach and high functioning fatigue expert, to talk about something I wish I'd understood years into my own mold journey. We dig into the three types of fatigue she sees over and over in the women she works with, why standard lab work so often comes back "normal" when you feel anything but, and a simple practice you can use in the middle of a hard day to calm your body back down.

Key Takeaways

• The three types of fatigue Michelle sees again and again, and why one of them is quietly the most dangerous of all
• Why your labs can say you're fine while your body is telling you a completely different story
• The vitamin D number your doctor calls normal, and the number that actually supports healing
• A two minute reset you can do standing sitting in your car
• Why leaving a moldy home doesn't mean your body has caught up yet

Questions this episode answers

What are the three types of fatigue?
Michelle McCoy points to physical, mental and emotional, and spiritual fatigue, and explains why spiritual fatigue can be the most dangerous because it pulls you away from your sense of identity and faith.

Why do I still feel exhausted after leaving a mold exposure?
Mycotoxins get stored in the body's tissue, so your system keeps responding to that exposure even after you're breathing clean air, which is why recovery often takes longer than people expect.

Can normal blood work miss mold illness?
Yes. Standard panels are built around ranges drawn from sick populations, so a functional lens often catches deficiencies and patterns a conventional read would call unremarkable.

What vitamin D level is actually optimal?
A level of 30 reads as normal on a conventional lab, but a functional range looks for 60 to 80, especially if you're dealing with fatigue and brain fog.

What is a simple way to reset your nervous system during a hard day?
"Pause on purpose," a short practice of stepping away, breathing deeply from the belly, and letting your body settle before you go back to what you were doing.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

Connect with Michelle McCoy:

• Michelle's Website
• Treasured Wellness Podcast
• Instagram

What if the missing piece in your fertility story isn't your hormones at all, but the mold quietly throwing them off?

Mold toxicity does not just steal your energy and cloud your brain. It can reach into your hormones, your cycle, and your ability to carry a baby. In this episode I sit down with my friend Bekah Yawn, a fertility awareness educator and hormone coach who walks women and couples through miscarriage, infertility, and the confusion of a body that suddenly stops cooperating. She brings both the science and a faith-based heart, and what she shares about the hidden link between mold exposure and fertility is something so many families never hear.

After losing three babies and getting almost no answers from her OB, Bekah learned to read her own cycle, discovered mold in her system, and slowly watched her charts tell the story of her healing. We talk about why mold sits at the deepest root of so many hormone problems, how it can drive estrogen dominance, and why your monthly cycle might be one of the most honest health reports you own.

Key Takeaways

• Why mold can be one of the deepest root causes hiding under thyroid, gut, liver, and hormone struggles
• The reason your cycle can act like a monthly lab report, showing whether your body has healed or is still fighting
• How mold and other toxins quietly push the body toward estrogen dominance, and what that means for pregnancy
• What really happens at implantation, and why inflamed, toxic tissue makes it so hard for a baby to hold on
• The overlooked reason fertility can suddenly unravel after one, two, or three healthy pregnancies
• The one wise step Bekah begs every woman to take before trying to conceive again

Questions this episode answers

Can mold exposure cause infertility or miscarriage?
Yes. Mold is deeply inflammatory and disrupts the entire endocrine system, and that inflammation can play a real role in infertility, miscarriage, and difficulty holding a pregnancy.

How does mold affect hormones?
Mold releases toxins that act like synthetic estrogens, called xenoestrogens, which can push the body toward estrogen dominance and throw off the whole chain, from estrogen to ovulation to progesterone.

Can cycle tracking tell me if I am healing from mold?
It can. Once your chart looks healthy across every phase, that is your body telling you your hormones are healthy and deep healing has happened.

Why did my fertility change after healthy pregnancies?
Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum ask a lot from your body. Environmental toxins like mold, unstabilized hormones, and stress can all set off miscarriage or trouble conceiving.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

Connect with Bekah Yawn:

• Podcast For The Love of Hormones
• Connect on Instagram

The mold that makes families sick is usually the mold you never see. It hides inside walls, in the HVAC system, and under flooring, quietly feeding on a slow leak nobody knew was there. In this episode I sit down with two people I trust on the environmental side of mold recovery, Harmony Brownwood and Aaron Cantu of Greenworks Inspections, Engineering and Environmental, to pull back the curtain on why so many mold problems get missed.

If an inspector has ever told you everything looked fine while you still had symptoms or a faint musty smell, this conversation is for you. I lived 12 years of mold toxicity before I understood how much the home itself was driving my illness. Harmony and Aaron break down the building science in plain language and show why finding the source of the moisture matters as much as finding the mold.

Key Takeaways:

• Why the worst mold is almost always hidden, and the first spots inspectors check
• The small dripping pipe outside your window that is really an alarm bell most homeowners ignore
• How your air conditioner controls humidity, and what happens to your home when it stops
• The surprising ways families accidentally grow mold, from set-it-and-forget-it gadgets to a corner of houseplants
• The beautiful renovated home that passed its first mold test, and the tiny living clue that revealed a wall soaked to the attic
• Why the money you spend preventing mold is the investment you never see pay off

Questions this episode answers:

Why can't I see or smell the mold in my house?
Most serious mold grows where you never look, inside walls, under flooring, and in the HVAC system, so it can stay hidden for years.

What actually causes mold to grow in a home?
Mold cannot grow without moisture, usually from a plumbing leak, roof leak, or HVAC problem, and in warm climates the HVAC system is the most common culprit.

Can my air conditioner cause mold?
Yes, your HVAC system is meant to keep humidity below the level mold needs, so when it backs up or runs poorly it creates the damp conditions mold loves.

Do I really need a mold inspection before I buy or renovate a home?
It is one of the smartest preventative steps a family can take, catching hidden moisture and small problems before they turn expensive.

Can my houseplants cause mold in my home?
They can, since overwatered soil and water-based humidifiers or air purifiers can become breeding grounds for mold, often the easiest problem to fix.

Rooting for you,

Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book aFree Discovery Call
• Mold HealingSupplements
Connect with Harmony and Aaron:
• Learn more at Greenworks Inspections
• Instagram @greenworksinspections

At one point in my mold recovery I was taking close to a hundred supplements a day. I felt like a prisoner in my own home, packing a literal suitcase of pills every time we left town. Here's the thing nobody told me: more was not better.

If you've been sick for a while, your medicine cabinet probably tells the same story mine did. In this episode I'm walking you through the supplements that actually move the needle in mold recovery, and the why behind every single one. Mold is not a one system problem. It's deeply inflammatory, it burns through the nutrients your body is desperate for, and it hits your brain, your gut, your immune system, and your nervous system all at once. When you finally understand what you're taking and why it matters, staying consistent gets so much easier, and consistency is what actually gets you results.

Key Takeaways:

• Why taking more supplements can quietly keep you stuck, and the shift that changes everything
• The simple "buckets" that finally match your supplements to every system mold is attacking
• The one brain supplement with real clinical evidence behind the fog, the word recall, and the mood
• How the cell danger response can lock your cells so almost nothing you swallow gets in
• Why melatonin does far more than help you sleep when mycotoxins are in the picture
• The gut piece most people skip, and why detoxing without it just runs you in circles

Questions this episode answers:

What supplements actually help with mold recovery?
The ones matched to every system mold attacks: magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin D, a potent B complex, phosphatidylserine, fish oil, curcumin, melatonin, a spore-based probiotic, and TUDCA, each at a studied dose.

Why aren't my supplements working?
Often it's cheap or synthetic forms your body can't absorb, the wrong dose, or a cell danger response that locks your cells so almost nothing gets in.

Is taking more supplements better for mold illness?
No. More is not better. A few targeted, well dosed supplements do far more than a cabinet full of random pills.

Can melatonin help with mold toxicity?
Yes. Beyond sleep, melatonin is a potent antioxidant that helps shield your cells from mycotoxin damage and supports your brain's nightly detox.

Rooting for you,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book aFree Discovery Call
• Mold HealingSupplements

If you've ever thrown everything at your healing, binders, antifungals, parasite cleanses, the whole arsenal, and somehow ended up sicker than when you started, this episode is for you.

I sat down with Kyle Peche, and his story stopped me in my tracks because it sounded so much like mine. Kyle was the picture of health at 18, an athlete headed for medical school, and then his body collapsed into brain fog, panic attacks, food intolerances, and digestive issues so severe he could barely function. He spent years and six figures chasing answers through conventional medicine, functional medicine, and every diet you can name, and the aggressive killing and cleansing protocols he reached for first were the very things that set him back the most. What finally turned everything around was learning to heal in the right order, starting with mineral balancing and rebuilding his body from the ground up before he touched anything aggressive.

We get into why jumping straight into detox backfires for so many of us, what it actually means to prep your terrain before you kill anything, how hair tissue mineral analysis reveals what blood work keeps missing, why your liver is almost always the bottleneck in mold recovery, the WiFi connection that could have your mold producing hundreds of times more mycotoxins, and the exact order Kyle uses to take someone from barely tolerating a binder to actually getting their life back.

Key Takeaways:

• Why "gradually and then all at once" is the pattern almost every mold story quietly follows
• The detox mistake that sends type A healers backwards faster than anything else
• Why your body might be too depleted to survive the very protocol you're about to start
• What "prep your terrain" actually means, and why skipping it is keeping you stuck
• The fire and the gas leak analogy that finally explains why your body reacts to everything
• Why mineral balancing is not just supplementing whatever shows up low on a test
• What high calcium and magnesium on a hair test might really be telling you, because it's not what most people think
• The reason your blood work keeps coming back "normal" while you feel anything but
• The nightly WiFi habit that could be driving your mold to release hundreds of times more mycotoxins
• Why your liver is quietly running the entire show in mold recovery
• The hidden retroviral piece that cracks the cases where nothing else has worked
• Why chasing parasites, mold, and Lyme in the wrong order keeps you trapped in the whack a mole loop

You don't need to detox harder, you need to detox in the right order

To Healing,
Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book aFree Discovery Call
• Mold HealingSupplements

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Connect with Kyle Peche:

• Website:https://jyotimb.com
• Instagram: @kyle_peche

If you've seen all the doctors, run all the tests, swallowed all the supplements, and you're still sick and quietly starting to wonder if healing just isn't in the cards for you, this episode is for you.

Today's episode is a different one, and it's been sitting on my heart for a while. After weeks of talking with clients at every stage of their mold journey, I kept hearing the same thing over and over: exhausted, burned out, running low on hope. I've been there too. I spent over a decade lost in chronic illness and mystery symptoms before I found out mold toxicity was the real problem, and I've now recovered not once but twice. So this one is for the person at rock bottom who needs a path forward when it feels like there's nothing left to give.

I'm walking you through five things you can do right now, today, that will actually move the needle when you've done everything and nothing is working.

Key Takeaways:

• The single sentence my pastor said to me that changed the way I saw healing forever
• Why praying harder was never the thing that would move the needle, and what actually did
• The quiet mindset trap that keeps chronically ill people stuck, even when they're doing everything right
• What happened the morning after I finally stopped fighting and surrendered, that I still call a miracle
• The stranger who walked into my husband's work and unknowingly handed me the answer I'd chased for nearly ten years
• How I had one of my favorite vacations ever while I was the sickest I have ever been
• The support group mistake almost every sick person makes without realizing they're doing it
• Why the people you're taking health advice from could be the very reason you're still not better
• The reframe that lets you build a beautiful life before you are ever fully healed

It only takes one moment for your body to go from staying sick to starting to heal, so hold on to hope for that moment.

To Healing,

Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book aFree Discovery Call
• Mold HealingSupplements

If you've ever hired the right people, asked the right questions, and still ended up with mold coming back (me 🙋‍♀️) — this episode is for you.

I sat down with Cristina Greenfield, founder of Conscious Healthy Home, and I walked away wishing I had known her when my family was in the thick of it. Cristina spent over 15 years as a commercial attorney before mold turned her world upside down and sent her in a direction she never saw coming. What she built on the other side of that experience is something this industry desperately needs — a bridge between what we know as homeowners and what the professionals know, because that gap is real and it is costing families their health.

We talk about what actually happens when you find mold, why removing it isn't enough if you haven't found the source, what to look for in a remediation contract, how to build the right team whether you're remediating, buying, or building from scratch, and why chasing perfection is keeping so many families stuck.

Key Takeaways:

• Why visible mold is the beginning of the investigation, not the end
• The red flags hiding in remediation contracts most families will never catch
• What "finding the source" actually means and why most inspectors aren't doing it
• Why mold keeps coming back even after a full remediation
• Why building science is not part of a mold inspector's training and what that means for your home
• How your HVAC system could be the hidden source of your mold problem
• Why homeowners and industry professionals are operating in silos and how that is failing sick families
• What you need to know before you sign a contract with a builder if you want a healthy home
• What to look for in a real estate agent if finding a healthy home is your priority
• Why bringing your full team together from the very beginning of a new build changes everything
• How Cristina's background as a commercial attorney shapes the way she advocates for mold families
• You don't need a perfect home to heal — you need the right information

To Healing,

Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more atMold Free Mom
• Take theFree Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book aFree Discovery Call
• Mold HealingSupplements

Connect with Cristina Greenfield
• Conscious Healthy Home
• Instagram

If your hormones have been a disaster since mold, you are not imagining it and you are not just getting older. There is actually a hormone hierarchy most of us have never been taught, and mold exposure sits right at the root of why everything feels so off.

I brought Sara Moreira onto the show because her approach to hormonal dysfunction is one of the most practical and eye-opening conversations I have had on this topic. Sara is a registered nurse, FDNP, and mom of four who helps women get to the root cause of fatigue, weight loss resistance, gut issues, and hormonal chaos using a test, don't guess approach. What she shared completely reframed the way I think about mold recovery and where to actually start rebuilding.

Key Takeaways:

• Cortisol sits at the very top of the hormone hierarchy — until it is addressed, your thyroid and sex hormones cannot function properly no matter what else you do
• Standard lab work misses blood sugar dysfunction constantly because it only captures one snapshot, not the full picture of your highs and lows throughout the day
• Mineral depletion is one of the most overlooked drivers of hormonal chaos, fatigue, and weight gain — and mold exposure accelerates it
• Fixing your circadian rhythm by getting outside in natural light is one of the most powerful and underrated first steps in mold recovery
• Restricting food and pushing harder at the gym is often the worst thing a mold-sick body can do — rebuilding starts with less, not more

To Healing,

Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more at Mold Free Mom
• Take the Free Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

Connect with Sara Moreira

• Hormone Health For Moms Podcast
• Website
• Instagram

This one is going to hit different if you've ever done everything "right" and still couldn't get well.

I sat down with Danielle Tarjoman, a functional health practitioner and founder of Mold Mend, and we got into the stuff that most practitioners are completely missing.

Danielle's story sounds a lot like mine — holistic, crunchy, chasing every possible answer — until mold colonization turned out to be the thing nobody had looked for. She was trained directly under Dr. Andrew Campbell, one of the foremost experts in mycotoxin illness, and what she shares in this episode is the kind of clarity that took me over a decade to find.

If you've tested negative, done the gut protocols, cleaned up your diet, and you're still not breaking through — this episode is for you.

Key Takeaways:

• Why urine mycotoxin tests regularly produce false negatives even when your body is loaded with mycotoxins internally
• How mold colonizes your sinuses, lungs, and gut — and why you can have zero symptoms in those areas and still be colonized
• Why being "crunchy" and holistic is not enough to clear mold colonization — and what actually is
• The three reasons people can't get better: environment, nervous system, and sinus colonization
• How your olfactory bulb creates a direct pathway from your sinuses straight to your brain for mycotoxins
• What a realistic treatment timeline looks like and why skipping steps turns a 6-month recovery into 18-24 months
• Why your toxic bucket doesn't refill the same way after treatment — and how maintenance keeps it that way

To Healing,

Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more at Mold Free Mom
• Take the Free Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

Connect with Danielle Tarjoman:

• MoldMend
• Instagram

If your body is not healing no matter what you try, your nervous system might be the reason why. Mold illness, chronic fatigue, mystery symptoms, and unexplained chronic illness all have one thing in common that most protocols completely miss. Your brain could be stuck in a survival loop, and until you address that, no amount of supplements, binders, or detox protocols will get you well.

In this episode of Mold Free Mom I am breaking down the science of neuroplasticity and brain retraining for chronic illness. This is not woo woo. This is biology. Your brain has the ability to form new neural connections, prune old ones, and physically rewire itself from a state of fight or flight into a state of rest and digest where real healing actually happens. I share the exact programs that helped me heal, the foundational concepts behind neuroplasticity training, and 3 practical steps you can start using today for free with zero side effects.

Key Takeaways:

• Your brain is a pattern recognition organ and those patterns can be rewired at any age
• Fight or flight and healing cannot happen at the same time in the body
• Hypervigilance, rumination, sensitivity to light and sound, insomnia, and exercise intolerance are all signs your nervous system is dysregulated
• Why mold illness and chronic illness survivors are the perfect candidates for neuroplasticity and brain retraining
• The DOSE method, dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins, and how to use it to interrupt a symptom spiral in minutes
• Neurons that fire together wire together and how to use that to your advantage in healing
• The two brain retraining programs I personally used to heal from mold toxicity when nothing else worked
• Why your brain does not know the difference between a real and an imagined memory and how to use that to calm your nervous system today

To Healing,

Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Limbic System Program mentioned: Primal Trust
• Brain retraining mentioned: DNRS
• Learn more at Mold Free Mom
• Take the Free Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements

When your body is deep in mold illness, the physical symptoms are only part of what you're fighting. The shame, the isolation, the feeling that God has completely gone silent while your health is falling apart and your family is watching, that is its own battle. And most people dealing with mold toxicity and chronic illness never talk about it.

In this episode I sat down with Heather O'Brien, prophetic healing coach and host of the Heal With God podcast, to talk about something I don't address enough here at Mold Free Mom: the emotional and spiritual weight that comes with mold exposure and unexplained symptoms. If you have ever felt forgotten by God in the middle of your healing journey, this one is for you.

Key Takeaways:

• Who you're talking to about your health could be the reason you're not healing
• Why shame can be just as detrimental to your health as mold exposure itself
• The four things that open the door to hearing God's voice when chronic illness has you convinced he's gone silent
• What finally shifted for me spiritually in the middle of my worst mold exposure
• Why hopelessness during mold illness is not your reality, it's the enemy's strategy

To Healing,

Aubree

Links and Resources:

• Learn more at Mold Free Mom
• Take the Free Mold Symptom Assessment
• Book a Free Discovery Call
• Mold Healing Supplements
Connect with Heather O'Brien:
http://heatherobryant.net
Heal With God Podcast
Free Monthly Prophetic Healing Workshop