Wellness with Mishelle and Blane Schilling

04/04/2026

04/03/2026

If you like this post and are passionate about leadership, one of the best books is Leading with Authenticity: A Path to Effective Leadership. This book helps you find your leadership roots and authentic identity. It teaches you how to stay true to yourself without compromising your morals and ethics. It is available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/ij0lx2g.

04/03/2026

"Shout-out to leaders who create cultures that people can't wait to be part of on a Monday... because it lets them sleep peacefully on a Sunday night." - Simon Koerner

I recently spoke with a founder who was frustrated by the high turnover at his company. His diagnosis? "We just aren't hiring people built for our culture."
I asked him one simple question: "Are the people not built for the culture, or is the culture broken?"

If talent is exiting as quickly as they are being onboarded, you don't have a recruitment problem—you have a systemic failure. When a comprehensive audit was conducted, the results showed that the leadership team had stopped leading, and the organization was paying the price.

If you don't have a clear blueprint for leadership, you are building on sand. You might survive for a season, but without a solid foundation of trust and inspiration, your organization will eventually become irrelevant.

In a world that is constantly shifting, the old "command and control" models are no longer enough. We need strategies that prioritize trust, promote genuine inspiration, and drive results that aren't just good—but extraordinary.

Given this backdrop, I am thrilled to announce the launch of my newest book: The Blueprint of Leadership, Strategies for a New Era: Build Trust, Inspire Teams, and Achieve Extraordinary Results.

This book is a practical guide designed for the modern leader. Within these pages, we dive deep into:

- Building Unshakeable Trust: The foundation of every high-performing team.
- Inspiring Your People: Moving beyond motivation to true engagement.
- Achieving Extraordinary Results: Navigating the complexities of the new era to reach your highest goals.

Whether you are an aspiring leader or a seasoned executive, The Blueprint of Leadership provides the framework you need to lead with purpose and impact.

Thank you to my incredible Leadership First family for the continued support and inspiration. I can’t wait for you all to dive into this one. Avaliable soon.

04/03/2026

Natural thyroid: new announcement, same old news

The FDA issued a new statement last week on unapproved animal-derived thyroid medications – desiccated thyroid extract, or DTE – signaling its intent to issue compliance guidance by August 2026 and making clear that DTE is not eligible for compounding. The agency’s reasoning: these products are biologics under the public Health Service Act, not drugs, which puts them outside traditional compounding pathways.

The announcement may be new, but it’s the same news.
https://bit.ly/4sXUZsw

APC’s Scott Brunner pushed back, and the core objection is hard to argue with. FDA’s own longstanding policy has been that inactive ingredients don’t determine whether a product is regulated as a biologic. Recasting DTE on that basis, after decades of treating it as a drug, isn’t a technical clarification. It’s a fundamental contradiction of the agency’s own framework, and one the agency hasn’t come close to adequately justifying.
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The practical consequences are real. Patients across the country rely on prescriber-directed, compounding DTE formulations because commercially available alternatives have failed them or aren’t tolerable. What the FDA is proposing narrows both the commercial and compounding pathways simultaneously, while offering no immediate alternative for patients, leaving a very real hole in continuity of care.

While APC supports rigorous standards and appropriate oversight, abrupt policy shifts that contradict prior agency positions and leave patients without options aren’t that.

04/03/2026

Big changes don’t always come from big moves. 🌱
It’s the small, daily shifts that slowly transform your life.

Stay consistent - those little efforts are adding up.

04/03/2026

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03/31/2026

03/30/2026

Today, on National Doctors’ Day, we extend our sincere gratitude to the physicians who dedicate their expertise, integrity, and compassion to advancing patient care.

We are especially thankful for the doctors who serve on our Medical Board — for their clinical leadership, guidance, and commitment to evidence-based medicine.

Your dedication helps ensure that every protocol, evaluation, and treatment plan reflects the highest standards of care.

We also want to recognize the incredible physicians throughout our network who show up each day for their patients — listening carefully, thinking critically, and prioritizing long-term health over quick fixes.

Medicine is more than treatment. It is trust, responsibility, and service.

Thank you for your commitment to providing thoughtful, personalized, and patient-centered care.

We are proud to work alongside you.

03/30/2026