Threaded
Threaded: Issue Two
January 2026
In Effica’s second issue of Threaded, we explore what it means to begin the new year with clarity, compassion, and sustainable support—meeting yourself exactly where you are, and building forward from there.
Editor’s Note
Hoda Soboh
Co-Founder and CEO
I live in a kind of perpetual “I will be happy when” purgatory, where happiness is always postponed until the next thing is fixed, finished, or accomplished.
Feature Essay
Lisa Burchartz
VP, Coaching Intelligence and Empowerment
January often arrives with a quiet pressure to reinvent ourselves.
New goals. New habits. A “better” version of who we were just weeks ago.
Effica’s Care
Dr. Catherine Hansen
Chief Medical Officer
“Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food.” – Hippocrates
Practical Insight
Cailee Heggestad
Registered Dietitian
January often brings pressure to overhaul everything at once: eat perfectly, exercise daily, eliminate sugar, fix your sleep, declutter your home, and reinvent yourself before the month is even over. But most people do not need a full life reset. They need a manageable place to begin.
Practical Insight
Lindsay Torok-Both
Director, Knowledge Translation
The turning of the calendar year often comes with loud cultural pressure pushing “new year, new you.”
Team Voices
The Effica Health Team
Nourishment isn’t only about what we eat — it’s the small, grounding comforts that steady us, lift us, and remind us to care for ourselves in the midst of busy lives.
Team Voices
The Effica Health Team
At Effica, our clinicians remain at the heart of everything we do — the steady guides who help women navigate midlife with clarity, compassion, and confidence. As our community grows, so does our team of dedicated practitioners who bring fresh expertise, deep listening, and evidence-based care to every woman they meet.