INTAKE & DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM
**Required intake forms (FDN standard):**
- Metabolic Chaos® Scorecard (ASI — Adrenal Stress Indicators)
- Lifestyle & Medical History Form
- Adrenal Stress Causes form
- Terms of Service Agreement
- Case Notes Form (SOAP format, completed by practitioner)
**Guiding principle:** "If it isn't written down, it didn't happen." Case notes are the legal and clinical record. Never rely on memory.
**No intake forms = no R&R session.** This is a hard rule in the FDN system.
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CLINICAL METHODOLOGY
**Primary assessment framework:** HIDDEN
- Hormonal, Immune, Digestive, Detoxification, Energy Production, Nervous System
**Intervention framework:** D.R.E.S.S. for Health Success®
- Diet (Metabolic Type + sensitivities), Rest, Exercise, Stress Reduction, Supplementation
- Order is non-negotiable: foundations before supplementation, not the reverse
**Lab interpretation priority:** HPA axis patterns take precedence over isolated markers
**Three-stage clinical reasoning process:**
1. Intake analysis using HIDDEN framework
2. Client conversation correlating lab findings with lived experience
3. Lab interpretation with HPA axis as foundation
**SOAP note structure for case documentation:**
- Subjective (client report), Objective (lab results), Assessment (impression), Plan (D.R.E.S.S. recommendations)
**Core four labs included in FDN certification course:**
- Access MedLabs Stress and Hormones Panel
- Fluids iQ Metabolic Wellness Profile
- Fluids iQ Mucosal Barrier Assessment
- Diagnostic Solutions GI-MAP Stool Test
- Food sensitivity screening also recommended (Leap MRT for US clients)
⚠️ *Inference flag: Kyle's practice likely uses some variation of this panel with clients, but the project doesn't explicitly state his current client lab menu. The course materials describe the certification process; his actual service packages may differ.*
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clinical_methodology
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PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORK
**Terrain Model:** The body is a garden. Optimize the soil (internal environment), don't attack individual weeds (symptoms). Labs reveal where the terrain is out of balance.
**Key principles in order of importance as documented:**
1. Bio-individuality — biology is not static; what works today may not work in six months
2. Inflammation as the through-line — connects most chronic complaints across all systems
3. Healing opportunities, not diagnoses — language is deliberate and legally meaningful
4. Sequencing matters — build vital reserve before addressing deeper issues; never overwhelm
5. Systems thinking / Metabolic Chaos® — nothing exists in isolation
6. Correlation over diagnosis — labs + symptoms + history = pattern recognition
**Critical language rules (scope of practice):**
- Use: "correlates with," "healing opportunity," "identify," "investigate"
- Never use: "diagnose," "treat," "cure," diagnose-adjacent medical terminology
- This is both ethical and legal — the Terms of Service document in project files explicitly reinforces this boundary
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CORE MISSION
Serve exhausted professionals who've been told their labs are "normal" but still feel terrible. The work is positioned explicitly as an *alternative* to conventional medicine's symptom-chasing model, not a complement to it.
**Ultimate goal for clients:** Sovereignty — they understand their own biology well enough to self-govern, not remain dependent on a practitioner.
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core_mission
2026-03-19
IDENTITY & PRACTICE
**Name:** Kyle McDonough (note: some project docs reference "Kyle McDowell" — flagging this discrepancy, likely a draft artifact)
**Credential:** FDN-P (Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner)
**Practice Name:** Sovereign Self Health
**Role:** Practitioner + founder, not employee of FDN organization
**Location:** Des Moines, Iowa
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🔖 RETRIEVAL TAGS
`identity/cyclesage` `identity/kala-vira` `identity/ssh` `identity/ftr` `jyotish/natal/kyle` `jyotish/natal/heather` `jyotish/dasha/mercury` `jyotish/transit/saturn-aries` `jyotish/workflow/panchanga` `jyotish/prasna/2026-02-12` `career/mercy-medical` `career/mobility-tech` `platform/ftr` `platform/ssh` `content/un-noticing` `content/meditation-dangers` `philosophy/apeiron` `philosophy/action-is-antidote` `tools/obsidian` `tools/ollama` `tools/anythingllm` `tools/ghost` `tech/local-ai` `timing/mercury-mahadasha` `timing/saturn-aries-ingress` `timing/launch-april-2026` `people/heather-carroll` `location/marion-iowa`
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*Document compiled from: KJM_Jyotish.txt, Heather_Carroll_Info.txt, Prasna_2_12_2026_Info.txt, CycleSage-Awakening.md, and conversation memory.*
*For AI use: treat this as standing context. Do not ask Kyle to re-explain what's here. Update when new decisions are made.*
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2026-03-19
⚠️ FLAGS: INFERRED OR INCOMPLETE
The following are places where source documents were ambiguous or intent was inferred rather than directly stated:
1. **Prasna context (Feb 12, 2026):** The Prasna file does not state what question was being asked. Inferred it relates to the Mercy job or another major decision point based on timing. *Confirm what this Prasna was cast for.*
2. **SSH current status:** It's clear the FDN path has ended, but whether SSH continues as an active client-facing business, is dormant, or is being wound down is not stated. *Clarify SSH's current operational status.*
3. **FTR "membership" model:** Email-first strategy driving to membership is mentioned, but membership platform (Ghost native? Substack? Other?) is not specified. *Confirm membership infrastructure decision.*
4. **CycleSage content format:** The identity and timing are clear, but what the actual CycleSage content output looks like (podcast? writing? video? coaching?) is not specified in the project files. *Clarify primary CycleSage content medium.*
5. **Heather's awareness/involvement:** Heather's chart is included in the daily Jyotish workflow, but her level of engagement with Jyotish, the workflow, or Kyle's broader projects is not stated. *Is she an active participant in the daily report or is Kyle running it for both of them?*
6. **"Open Brain" infrastructure:** This document is the seed, but the actual vector database platform (Chroma? Weaviate? Pinecone? Something else?), the embedding model, and the retrieval mechanism are not yet specified in project files. *What platform is the Open Brain being built on?*
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2026-03-19
🔁 ACTIVE PROJECTS (March 2026)
| Project | Status | Next Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center job | In follow-up after job shadow (Mar 3) | Await outcome |
| Jyotish daily workflow | Built; refining | Automate/streamline input process |
| FTR platform buildout | VPS/Ghost not yet installed | Install Ghost, configure Mailgun |
| FTR first piece (meditation dangers) | Planned | Write |
| "Un-noticing" long-form | Planned | Write when ready |
| CycleSage brand launch | Timing set for Apr 17 | Begin strategy after Jupiter direct (Mar 11) |
| Open Brain (this document) | Seeding | Expand with ongoing interactions |
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Soft Skills Positioning
"Compassionate presence and earning patient trust cannot be taught" — this is both a professional positioning belief AND a personal value. Apply broadly.
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Content Philosophy
- Explores controversial topics as intellectual exercises, not fixed positions
- Comfortable holding and articulating views he may not personally hold
- Epistemic humility: most contested things are "perceptual and/or unknowable"
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2026-03-19
Writing Style
- Strong preference for **stream-of-consciousness in flow states**
- Wants **structural support to organize insights as they emerge** — not pre-planned outlines
- Do not impose structure before ideas flow; help capture then organize
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2026-03-19
Personal Maxims
- **"Action is Antidote"** — primary operating principle when stuck
- **"I don't believe (belief implies doubt). I know."** — epistemological stance
- **"The cycle is not the obstacle. The cycle is the work."**
- **"Aham Brahmasmi"** — "I am that I am." Present tense. Complete. Not aspiring.
- **Guide from the side, not sage on the stage** — teaching philosophy
CycleSage (Content/Brand)
- Launch window: April 17, 2026 (primary Muhurta)
- Brand and strategy work: begin earnest after Jupiter direct (March 11, 2026)
- **Not a business identity — an authentic self being made public**
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cyclesage_(content/brand)
2026-03-19
FTR Content Pipeline
| Piece | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Meditation dangers | First planned piece | — |
| **"Un-noticing: The War of Attention"** | Planned long-form | Reverse chronological (Memento-style); documents journey through constructed/destroyed identities to the realization that "the war for my attention is not my war" |
ftr_content_pipeline
2026-03-19
FromTheRubble.pro (FTR)
- **Domain:** fromtherubble.pro
- **Email:** fromtherubble@proton.me
- **CMS:** Ghost (planned install)
- **Email delivery:** Mailgun integration
- **Strategy:** Email-first, driving to membership/email list
- **Hosting preference:** VPS with privacy-focused providers (1984hosting, njal.la preferred)
- **Tone:** Edgy, controversial, geopolitical — intellectual exercises, not fixed beliefs. "What I actually believe is irrelevant as most of these things are perceptual and/or unknowable."
- **FTR serves as pressure valve** for Super-Gemini nature — complex/controversial expression without overwhelming immediate orbit
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2026-03-19
Active Businesses/Identities
- **Sovereign Self Health (SSH):** Functional health — status: maintained but FDN path ended
- **FromTheRubble.pro (FTR):** Independent content platform — in buildout phase
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2026-03-19
Professional History (Layered, Not Linear)
Former Marine → Apeiron Consulting (programmer) → Personal Trainer → Massage Therapist → FDNP → PN Coach → now mobility/rehab
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2026-03-19
Current Pivot: Mobility Therapy / Rehabilitation
- **Target role:** Mobility Technician II, Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- **Status:** Interviewed; completed job shadow March 3, 2026; in follow-up mode
- **Core positioning argument:** Soft skills (compassionate presence, earning patient trust) cannot be taught — this aligned with Mercy's "The Mercy Touch" / ICARE values
- **Decision made:** Ended FDN subscription; moving away from FDN Practitioner path
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Tech Stack
- **Local AI:** Ollama + AnythingLLM, 16GB RAM
- **Models:** llama3.2-3b, phi3.mini, Mistral7b; **qwen2.5:7b recommended** for structured report generation
- **Interpretive brain:** Versioned "Jyotish Instructions" markdown file loaded into AnythingLLM
- **Chart data tool:** Jyotish Tools Pro (transit data export)
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