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A few years ago, life was full-on. Ian and I were living in Canada, both working full-time, raising two young kids, and just trying to keep everything ticking along. Then, our son was diagnosed with an auto-inflammatory condition, which added a whole new layer of stress. Figuring out how to manage it while juggling work, parenting, and, well… life, was overwhelming. Then one night, we sat down to watch Fantastic Fungi, thinking it’d be an interesting doco. Instead, it completely changed the way we saw mushrooms. We went from casually curious to full-blown fascinated. Suddenly, we were reading every study we could find, trying different types of medicinal mushrooms, and—if you ask our friends—probably talking about them way too much. The more we learned, the more we wanted to incorporate them into our lives—not just for our own energy and focus, but to see if they could help support our son’s health. We weren’t expecting huge changes, but the impacts surprised us. We both ended up ditching our daily caffeine habit (we still enjoy coffee, but now it’s a treat, not a must-have), and overall, we’ve felt more balanced, more clear-headed, and just…happier. A couple of years later, we moved back home to New Zealand, looking for a way to create a more flexible lifestyle. With a child who sometimes needs time off school, we needed work that fit around our family—not the other way around. At the same time, we were frustrated at how hard it was to find high-quality mushroom supplements that were actually transparent about what was in them. Then, we got the opportunity to take the reins of Flow State, a brand already committed to high-quality, third-party-tested mushroom extracts. It was a no-brainer. Mushrooms had genuinely changed our lives—why wouldn’t we want to help more people experience the same benefits? And that’s how we became The Mushroom People. Now, we spend our days doing what we love—helping others discover the benefits of medicinal mushrooms, making sure our products are the best they can be (no fillers, no nonsense, just pure, potent extracts), and, of course, still talking endlessly about fungi to anyone who will listen. If you’ve been curious about medicinal mushrooms, we’d love to help you get started. Check out our range of high-quality, third-party-tested mushroom extracts at www.flowstate.nz. P.S. Our family and friends may be a little over hearing about mushrooms at this point. But hey, when something works this well, you can’t help but share it. 😄