A personal story about matcha, chocolate, excitement, and a sudden anxiety attack—and what I learned about caffeine, adrenaline, and listening to my body.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right — changing your diet, trying new routines, cutting out foods — and still not feeling better, I understand exactly how that feels. I remember standing in my kitchen some days, staring at the fridge, not knowing what to eat. It felt like every choice could either help or make things worse. That constant second-guessing was exhausting. When I first started this journey 15 years ago, hardly anyone even knew what gluten-free m