Who are we?

PJ Harlow Wellness, Inc. is a 100% virtual, IICRC Certified, Holistic Mold Consultancy & Home Health Practice founded by PJ Harlow and Peter Harlow. We are the very first company to pioneer the role/position of Holistic Mold Consulting.

Our team has an unparalleled merger of certifications, education, experience and expertise that combines vital concepts & fundamental components of home health, environmental science, microbiology, building science, holistic health & functional medicine.

With a vision to empower the people and a passion to initiate a needed industry evolution (inspired by our own personal experience & story with mold), PJ Harlow Wellness was established to cultivate a like-minded community of individuals and businesses who feel drawn to create immuno-protective, higher-performing, indoor environments with diverse home microbiomes, and to provide the framework for a new and innovative sub-sector of holistic, home-health practices & methodology to take root.

What do we do?

A holistic mold consultant acts as a diagnostician, meticulously evaluating your home's signature health issues. Through a comprehensive assessment, we identify potential root causes and develop a tailored strategy and timeline, providing you with actionable insights that would otherwise remain hidden.

We delve deep, examining the underlying conditions that contribute to mold proliferation. Our approach is akin to that of a medical detective, meticulously analyzing the clues presented by your home's health.

Rather than definitive root cause identification, we excel at recognizing signs and symptoms of home health issues. We act as a guide, directing clients to the most suitable professionals, whether it be structural engineers, IEP’s or specialized mold remediation technicians. Our expertise lies in bridging the gap between your concerns/circumstances and the expertise & holistic methods that can effectively address them.

Our step-by-step strategy provides a roadmap for restoring your home's health, ensuring that each step is taken with precision and purpose. We empower you with the knowledge and resources to make informed decisions, transforming your home into a sanctuary of well-being.

Our overarching goal is to empower clients with:

  • Progressive, niche education that encompasses core concepts of building science, microbiology & functional medicine.

  • Exclusive knowledge and insider skills to navigate the mold & building industries to become confident advocates for themselves

  • An understanding of proper practices and methodology based on their desired outcomes

  • Accessibility to external resources often unavailable elsewhere

PJ Harlow Wellness is highly recommended by physicians, practitioners, naturopaths, nutritionists, therapists & coaches across the globe.

What Exactly is a holistic mold consultant?

A mold consultant can be defined as someone who advises people on the topic of mold.

A holistic mold consultant also counsels clients about mold. So, what’s the difference?

We look at every case through an integrated lens. A holistic mold consultant adheres to principles that respect the unique physics, chemistry & biology in each individual home, and its intimately interconnected relationship to the physical, mental and emotional health of its occupants.

A Holistic Mold Consultant helps their clients navigate the bio-individualized journey of healing & regenerating a high performing, healthy home, while taking into consideration the occupants health & sensitivities.

A Holistic Mold Consultant is a virtual role that provides expert opinions, professional analysis & objective recommendations to individuals or organizations looking to repair, regenerate & upgrade the health & performance of an indoor space, dwelling or building.

What exactly is a Holistic Mold Consultant?

We do NOT go onsite to a client’s house, we don’t inspect or remediate, we are not IEP’s, and although PJ is a holistic health practitioner, we do not work with clients on their personal health. We are strictly consultants, a separate entity & therefore refrain from engaging in additional roles to avoid a conflict of interest.

  • A Holistic Mold Consultant understands the intricacies & responsibilities of all roles within the industry & the performance that’s expected.

  • We serve the best interests of our clients and are a loyal, zealous advocates.

  • Ultimately, we provide clients with confidence & assurance, preventing financial exploitation & emotional manipulation.

  • Preferably, a Holistic Mold Consultant has a background, training and certifications in Functional Medicine, Holistic Health, IICRC Fundamentals & Building Science.

We are diagnosticians, able to frame a clients' core home-health issues, identify possible root causes of water damage/microbial growth and draft a step-by-step strategy that provides our client with direction, external resources/teams & outcomes that are not otherwise available.

A Holistic Mold Consultant will assist the client in the adoption of the solution, but has no financial interest or beneficial gain regarding the client's decisions for the building, space or dwelling.

Even when we reached out to the so-called “experts” in the industry, the methods used to test for & remediate water damage and mold were (and still are) outdated, incomplete, driven by financial interests, & very often - Totally wrong.

This made us realize early on that we never wanted anyone else to go through what we experienced. 

So we decided to change things.

Pioneering Evolution in the Mold Industry

While the current and primary methodology within the mold industry is based on restoring the visual appearance and basic functionality of a home or dwelling, we believe that these practices are not sufficient to protect the health of those who live in these homes. While there are some groups that we align with conceptually, much of the traditionally-taught approaches to mold testing, inspection, and remediation often trivialize, normalize, and underestimate mold.

This is evident by how mold is handled in the field. For example, mold is often covered or painted over, rather than being removed. The focus is often driven by insurance-based guidelines that were created to save money first, so this is often translated into salvaging & drying water damaged materials, rather than properly removing them.

Chemical Remediation (using bleach or other biocides) is often used as a sole solution, rather than a holistic (whole) approach that addresses the root cause of the problem. These concepts also often dismiss dead mold as harmless, they exclusively measure mold spores in the air as “the standard” to assess & gauge health risks within a home.

We believe that these approaches are not only fundamentally flawed, but they can also be harmful to the health of occupants. While these traditional practices may be accepted in some circles, they are not the best fit for our client base. Our clients are often people who are very health conscious or who have experienced chronic health problems as a result of mold exposure, and they are looking for a more holistic approach to mold remediation and want their home to have a balanced, diverse home microbiome as a result.

We believe that the best way to remediate mold is to:

  1. Identify and remove the source of the mold.

  2. Prevent the conditions from reoccurring.

  3. Remove the contamination from the home.

We do not claim that our methodology is the only right way to handle mold, nor do we claim that traditional practices are wrong.

However, we do believe that our approach is a healthier & safer way to address the problem of mold exposure. We understand that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to a mold crisis, and we tailor our approach to the specific needs of each of our clients. We believe that by taking a holistic approach, we can help our clients achieve long-term health and wellness.

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How it’s developing

Our work has provided us with a unique window of perspective into the lives of many who have trusted us to guide them through mold into healthy homes. We have walked side-by-side with so many beautiful people who have bared their souls to us through their darkest hours, & we made a promise that we wouldn’t let all of that pain go to waste.

We listened, learned, & paid careful attention to articulate the messages that were gifted to us. These exceptional humans, have in many ways paved the future… the future for all the thousands of individuals who will end up benefiting from their stories.

We are dedicated to connecting people with:

  • Support & guidance to repair the effects of the emotional impact, isolation & trauma of this experience.

  • External vetted resources & teams that embrace the proper practices within their trades, that will together build a collective of new standards.

  • Needed, objective advocacy and data to relieve doubt, securing the confidence and knowing that you’re doing the right thing.

  • Insider skills & education to implement remediation & decontamination protocols based on health.

  • Strategic plans to implement proactive measures to restore & sustain the foundational balance of our home’s microbiome.

  • Awareness that will begin to change the way we build & treat our homes & buildings.

Our Philosophy

We believe most chronic illness is rooted in environment. Due to that, our teachings embody a meticulous and holistic approach by working to rebuild and regenerate the organic balance within our indoor spaces.

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You are not alone

We wish stories like ours and our clients were rare. Unfortunately there are thousands and thousands of people, families, & children suffering, misdiagnosed, uninformed, and unaware of the rapidly growing and dangerous epidemic of sick building syndrome, failing home-health, indoor air contamination & the effects on human health from mold & environmental toxins.

We hope that somehow this information, working with us, or our story, which you can read about below, can help you.

 

Meet the Team

PJ Harlow, CHHP, TCST, UFT

PJ Harlow, CHHP, is the proprietor and chief executive officer of PJ Harlow Wellness, Inc., a virtual, IICRC-certified holistic mold consultancy. She is a certified holistic health practitioner whose primary role is as a holistic mold consultant specialized in working with health-conscientious property owners who have encountered indoor mold, mycotoxin & water damage contamination exposure.

PJ Harlow is a visionary pioneer in the field of holistic mold consulting. She is known for her forthright work ethic, pragmatic approach to consulting, and deep knowledge of the mold industry's underbelly. She has seen things that few professionals have ever seen, and she has been privileged to receive invaluable feedback from her thousands of cases. She uses this knowledge to help her current clients make informed decisions about their mold remediation & home's health. A staunch advocate for her clients, PJ will always fight for their best interests.

Cont. Education & Certifications (PJ)

PJ has a particular expertise in decontamination, ERMI Interpretations, assessing risk within water damaged buildings, mycotoxins and botched remediations. She holds multiple holistic health & environmental science certifications through the IICRC, HFF, IEST and OSHA providing her with a rare skillset of education and experience in topics ranging from building science, bacteria, fungal & chemical contamination; trauma and crime scene cleanup, cleanroom practices and her ultimate favorite topic, decontamination.

With over 19 years serving multiple Fortune 500 companies, PJ has a portfolio of prior experience within the insurance & building industries evolving through more notable positions as an Executive Manager for State Farm; Licensed Insurance Claims Adjuster, & Licensed Property/Casualty Insurance Producer for AIG.

To augment her deep technical background and wealth of experience in policy underwriting, liability, financial planning & building practices, PJ earned her master health coaching certification from Healthy Family Formula Practitioner Training Academy in Canada, under the tutelage & advanced curriculum of her mentor, Ms. Carla Atherton, MA., following her Bio-Med focused Health Coaching Certification from Epidemic Answers Health Coaching Program.

PJ Harlow is a vigorous researcher and innovative teacher with a deep understanding of standards of remediation and inspection, environmental toxins, chemicals, and toxicity. She has amassed her knowledge through thousands of hours of research and education. She is constantly upgrading her certifications, ensuring that she remains at the forefront of her field.

PJ Harlow is a driven entrepreneur. She is a prolific writer and artist, and she is the author of the blog, graphic artist and content creator for our Instagram, back-end designer of this website, marketing and educational director, and CEO of PJ Harlow Wellness, Inc.

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Personal Life

PJ Harlow is a Mold Illness & chronic Lyme Disease warrior & survivor. She resides on the Northeastern Coast of the U.S. with her husband, soulmate, & co-founder of PJHW, Peter Harlow & her teenage son. PJ also has 3 adult daughters & 1 infant grandson. When she’s not immersed in work, she enjoys traveling with Peter, eating good food, laughing with good people, reading, architecture, making art, listening to Peter make new vinyl mixes, trying out new health therapies & researching. (I’m not really exciting, LOL)

Peter Harlow, AMRT, WRT

Peter Harlow is the Co-founder of PJ Harlow Wellness, and works primarily with our 1:1 HHP (Package) clients.

As our lead virtual investigator, Peter specializes in interpreting inspection reports, remediation strategy, PRV, trouble shooting and conflict, mold prevention and mitigation, company vetting and working with spouses in denial. 

Peter has an unparalleled eye for home risk assessment and is an IICRC Certified Water Restoration Technician (WRT) & IICRC Certified Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT). 

Prior to his certifications, Peter was primarily self taught with regards to his indoor environmental inspection knowledge, based from his own personal experience and a trauma-driven motivation to understand more to about water intrusion/mitigation, indoor condensation/water vapor, flaws in building design and homeowner/renter property neglect. 

Cont. Education & Experience (Peter)

With over 4 years of holistic mold consulting experience under his belt, Peter’s #1 objective has and always will be to never let another home destroy his family’s life again from water damage/mold. This has been both a passion and a pain point for him to balance.

Peter also has an incredible frame of reference regarding the typically painful impact that mold illness has on marriages, friendships, family and social dynamics. He draws from his personal experience watching his wife go from being totally healthy and active to being completely debilitated and unable to care for herself in just a few months time from exposure to Stachybotrys (black mold).

Having spent 7 years as a Crisis & Recovery Coach and a Spiritual Mentor working both one-on-one, and in group settings, Peter has a strong background in coaching. As a highly sought-after mentor, his constructive and inspiring recovery techniques have guided hundreds of men through childhood/adult trauma, abuse, alcohol & drug addiction, mental health issues and codependency into successful pathways of recovery.

From the frontlines of living in a harrowingly toxic home, Peter works to use his insight, education and experiences to help guide families through this process, and to transition men into accepting the risks they are up against, whilst navigating the loss and powerlessness that so often co-exists when going through mold.

Personal Life

Peter Harlow resides on the East Coast of the United States with his wife and stepson. Originally from the UK, Peter enjoys traveling, writing, playing pool, collecting vinyl and spending time in his music studio.

Social Media

PJ (and sometimes Peter) is very active on her Instagram account: @pjharlowwellness where she creates stunning graphics & expert content to help advocate & educate her very loyal “fam” & audience of over 42k+ with a focus on Mold, Mycotoxins, Home Health, Indoor Air Quality, Holistic Cleaning, Detoxification and Tips for going through Mold Contamination.

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