About Me
My
Story
Life has been rough on my body since I was born. I had formula sensitivity and mom couldn’t breastfeed. I was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 2 and hospitalized over and over for traumatic asthma attacks. I struggled with constipation from early in my childhood. I also had allergies, and depression, and hormone issues. Weight gain, acne, dry skin, body odor, heavy periods, I could go on and on about how being human has always been a struggle for me in this body. I believe I have always had a sluggish detoxification system and adding processed foods, birth control, antidepressants, and antibiotics were not solving any problems. My mother didn’t know how to help so she labeled me a “sensitive child” and as I grew I just became a “sensitive adult”. Reproductive health disorders plagued me until I had a radical hysterectomy when I was 30.
I had a car wreck in 2012 and was injured pretty badly. Neck, back, hip, knee, ankle, and foot were all injured. In 2015 I fell and broke my collar bone and dislocated my right shoulder, tearing the rotator cuff and labrum. I fell down the stairs and broke my hip in 2017 and again in 2019. And you’re not going to believe this, I had just re-injured the shoulder and scheduled surgery a few days before that 2019 fall! I ended up having hip surgery first, then the shoulder surgery over 10 months after the injury.
Just when I thought it couldn’t get worse, I fell and hit the side of my head in 2020. When the world was changing for the masses in one way, my little world was shaken in a completely different way. I had begun having shocking, stabbing, and aching pain in the right side of my face and head. My eyes hurt to open. Any sound was unbearable. I chased relief where it was promised which led me to some harmful and dangerous treatments.
I had a neck procedure that damaged my vagus nerve and just about paralyzed my digestive system. I had to get a feeding tube and they almost talked me into letting them remove my colon, but I just couldn’t do it any longer. I was suicidal, not just because of the utter misery I was in 24/7 but because I felt like a burden on everyone around me, I felt like no one was ever going to fix me, and my kids were just watching me die a slow awful death. I felt like I was neglecting them and they’d just be better off without me.
I really would have given up completely if there wasn’t someone coming to my house every Saturday reminding me that it doesn’t have to be this way. He would muscle test to see what my body was needing. Not another blood test or MRI, not another colonoscopy or endoscopy, just a simple touch of my arm and he actually had answers. He didn’t prescribe me a bunch of things I couldn’t pronounce that caused a load of side effects and made me forget days of my life. He gave me a few herbal remedies that actually helped, and then I didn’t need to keep refilling it over and over and over…because it actually helped!
Just like that, the cycle of hopelessness and frustration and unanswered questions was over. I didn’t have to beg the white coats for more referrals to more specialists for more surgeries and tests and endless antibiotics! I had hope that I could be ME again one day! I could play outside with my children in the sun and not cry in pain. I could eat a meal with my family and not double over in pain afterwards. I could enjoy life again.
Healing isn’t linear. It can still get frustrating at times because I feel like I’m not where I want to be yet. I have to remember that it took a long time to get to the condition I was in when my wellness journey began, and how much I’ve improved in such a short amount of time. I just keep making wiser choices for my body every day, listening to my intuition, and looking forward to my future.
I want to dedicate my life to helping others find their way out of chronic pain and into chronic wellness. It’s not a fad diet or a get thin quick scheme, it is a constant choice to treat yourself well in a world that trains you to do the opposite. It can feel complicated, but I hope I’m able to help you understand it in a way that makes you feel confident and hopeful.
