My own Healing Crisis….

What set my own healing journey into motion was my experience becoming a parent over a decade ago. There is something that shifts inside of you when you realize you are responsible for a large part of the life experience of another human. This was the core driver that really made me think… “Oh shit, I really have to get it together.”

I lost one parent when I was 20, and there were many health/lifestyle related reasons that occurred. My goal has always been health first — and that comprises ALL aspects of health - physical, mental, emotional, spiritual.

I began dealing with autoimmunity in my 20’s, and I think this was my body’s way of saying “this isn’t working for us anymore.” I had the typical party girl lifestyle and thought I could out exercise every poor dietary choice and problem in my life.

It wasn’t until my 3 kids got much older that I really began to take a deep dive into the connection between my chronic anxiety/depression and my health complaints. I began to realize there was a lot of buried pain, trauma, self-abandoment, guilt, shame, blame - so much that was NOT serving me and not pushing me in the direction I wanted to go. When I began healing, it’s almost like it became a game of “whack a mole” and I wish I had had someone to walk along side me and say “this IS healing! This is normal!” I eventually found the people that would navigate that journey with me and become some of my most amazing friends/supporters.

I began to navigate the journey that was healing the parts of myself that I thought were “too messy” or “too broken” to receive love. I began to build my network of supportive others that would hold space for me along the way. I began to watch as many of my symptoms (including the need for pharmaceuticals) fell away in the process. But to heal I had to feel deeply, painfully, vulnerably, and that felt so scary. I had to address things that had happened and how that changed how I showed up as an adult - because only THEN could I make a conscious change to show up in power instead of fear.

My goal is for anyone walking a healing journey to feel seen, heard, validated, lifted up, loved, and cared for. Connection is how we heal, and I feel so passionately that regardless of past circumstances, current health issues, or self limiting beliefs… we all can have absolute energized wellness in our daily lives. I feel so honored whenever I am able to walk along on someone’s healing journey and be a resource or partner.