the Seedling of the holistic onion
I was told to accept feeling lousy all the time. When I had no energy to get out of bed the majority of the day, I was told to accept it. When my already low energy was drained by my new normal of daily vomiting, I was told to accept it. I was too busy fighting to survive each day to engage with my children, but I was told to accept it. I was told to accept that my life had now become my illness. I was told to accept that my life will never be like it was before my diagnosis.
One day, I decided I wanted more. I wanted more for my life. I wanted more for my family. I wanted more for myself. That day I decided that I was no longer going to depend on doctors to start healing, I needed to do this myself. I researched every source I could undercover to learn about the origins of illness so I could learn about treating the body as a whole. I have dedicated the past 20+ years to expanding my knowledge so I could live the life I want to live and spend my time doing anything other than feeling like garbage.
My countless hours of research paid off because for the first time in a while, I began to start feeling better. I was able to do more. I began being able to go walking for miles a day, rollerblading with my daughter, and I could still accomplish other things throughout the day. I have dedicated my life to learning to heal myself which created the opportunity to guide others towards a new beginning.
These last five years, I have continued my formal education in health and earned certifications as a certified Level 1 and Level 2 Integrative Health Practitioner and have completed the Primal Health Master Coach program. I found empowerment in gaining knowledge that was beneficial to changing lives.
At the age of 20, I was given my Lupus diagnosis while I was pregnant with my second child and had another baby that was only ten months old. After having two children in rapid succession due to failed birth control, my health rapidly and severely declined. Just when I thought my health couldn’t get worse, I developed Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and began suffering from severe back pain. I had no choice but to seek out any and all opinions from medical professionals, I was desperate. I just wanted to be able to do the basic things like get out of bed, stay awake for a whole day without needing a nap, and not vomiting every single day.
Time after time, I felt stuck. I felt unheard. I felt stagnant and I could not see a possibility of getting any ounce of my life back. Nothing I tried would help. I received no guidance or support from the doctors. I was only ever told that I should just “get over it” and start getting used to the new way I had to live my life. That “new” life was having to take 30+ prescriptions daily and still not being able to function at the bare minimum.
Unlike most health coaches, I have lived your struggle and I can empathize on a personal level. I know what how it feels to be sick, hopeless, and feel there is nowhere to turn. I know how it feels to be seen but not heard by doctors, friends, and family members who just don’t understand. I have suffered for years and found myself at many dead-ends, but I never gave up (even when I wanted to) and I continued to push forward which resulted to where I am today. My struggles made me into a coach that can relate to your problems and feel especially joyful when we get you on the road to your healing journey!
