My Story

My story begins with a myriad of health issues...

I could probably name 100 different issues I had before I started my healing journey, but the big ones were severe digestive problems, crippling anxiety, and painful, unsightly, cystic acne. Being able to show up in my life was extremely difficult. I hid it well to those on the outside, but on the inside I was struggling, big time.

I had chronic pain. I was in the bathroom or doubled over in bed for hours a day. I couldn't eat anything without stabbing pain. I had painful bloating that made me look 7 months pregnant. I didn't want to eat, but I hated feeling hungry.

I began googling (as one does).

I tried everything… hours and hours on the internet, all kinds of over the counter meds, doctors, specialty and functional doctors, books, supplements, diets, and testing.

I didn’t know what to do. I prayed often for God to help me find a way to help myself.

At first, I started with diet. I made a massive change, almost overnight. I was desperate, and willing to do anything that might help.

I remember telling my husband, "I think I found something that could help me with my digestion." He didn't tell me until later, but at the time he thought, "There's no way this is going to do anything". Nevertheless, as the supportive husband as he is, he encouraged me to do whatever I felt I needed to do.

Step one was removing ALL processed and fast food, meat, dairy, gluten, sugar, and grains. I basically ate fresh fruit for breakfast and lunch, and a giant leafy green & veggie salad for dinner.

In less than 2 weeks the pain was already subsiding.

After a month, I felt like a whole new person. I was digesting, with less and less pain.

Even though I was feeling better than before, this way of eating was not sustainable. It was so restrictive that I couldn’t have any sort of a social life. If anyone knows me, building relationships is incredibly important to me and sharing meals with people is a big part of building relationships. I needed to incorporate more foods into my diet to be able to more easily connect with the people that I care about. So, after 6 months, I began incorporating a wider variety of whole, plant foods back into my diet.

The other problem was that while I felt better, I was not ALL better. Even though it was much less than before, I was still experiencing pain and digestive issues on a semi-regular basis.

Some of what I was lacking surprisingly came from essential oils and supplements. I was invited to learn about essential oils, something I previously knew nothing about, and what I learned changed my life. When I started using Digest Zen, I finally had a way of dealing with the pain and digestive problems when they happened. Once I began using Lifelong Vitality (VMG+ & EO Mega+), TerraZyme, and PB Restore on a regular, consistent basis, I no longer had chronic pain. And, as I’ve also used the GX Assist intestinal cleanse every few months, it’s only gotten better and better.

I still have to be careful with what I eat, and a whole food, plant based diet has been so wonderful for me. When I stick to that, I can eat and have no pain, no digestive upset. I'm so grateful for my body and it's ability to heal, and to God for directing me to the things I needed.

I realized that if I didn’t know about these natural options, other people probably didn’t either. I feel so strongly that everyone should be given the knowledge of natural healthcare and the options they have to help themselves and regain the feeling of control of their own health and wellbeing. That’s why I began teaching others about essential oils and natural supplements.

I couldn't go in public or even get on zoom without having panic attacks. I couldn't stop crying. I had awful social anxiety. I was so lonely, yet couldn't be with other people without replaying every single word I said over and over until I was convinced they hated me and thought I was stupid.

My essential oils were helping me calm down, but they weren't eliminating the anxiety.

A close friend recommended her therapist, but I didn't go right away. I had seen a therapist in the past, and felt like I didn't get very far with it. I wasn't sure it would help, even though, deep down, I knew I needed it.

It's like something inside us tells us... if we keep waiting, it will go away.

But it doesn't.

Finally, after having another panic attack on zoom, I decided I really needed help.

I called the number. No one answered. I left a message on her voicemail and said I'd like to make an appointment and left my number to call back. I hung up, and immediately started to cry. I was finally taking a scary step in the direction of emotional freedom.

Weekly therapy has been one of the most amazing things to help me overcome anxiety and begin to heal my trauma. Some types of therapy that have helped are: CBT, EMDR, IFS, Trauma-focused therapy, and EFT Tapping

Finding a safe place to unburden and integrate all the trauma I had been carrying around for decades of my life was a huge part of my healing.

In addition to that, reading books on trauma and codependency and others, as well as emploring other methods of emotional healing has helped in countless ways. (See my favorites page for some of my favorite healing books.)

I recognized that I had a deep deep well of unexpressed emotions that were spilling out all over the place.

The combination between therapy and the healing properties of essential oils have made the biggest difference. After every session, I would use my iTOVi Scanner, and use the oils that my body was resonating with. 100% of the time, the oils and their emotional descriptions were exactly what I had been working on in therapy. The oils helped me release negative emotions even deeper, and integrate new, positive emotions.

This is why I became an Essential Emotions Coach. The combination of identifying, releasing, and creating new beliefs and thereby emotions, is one of the most powerful ways I've found to healing from emotional trauma.

Another thing that helped was understanding my unique qualities. Taking the Clifton 34 Strengths Assessment was one of the first things that helped. Rather than compare myself to others, constantly feeling less than and never measuring up, I could finally let go of comparison and start celebrating what made me different and unique. I could focus on what I am good at and how I do everything my way, without worrying about how anyone else does it "better". Being able to approach goals with my unique motivations and strengths allowed me to shed a lot of feelings of being unworthy or not enough. I dug deep into strengths to learn as much as I could. I started coaching others on their strengths and seeing how this helps everyone in every area of their life get unstuck and get clear on the right way for them to approach anything they are attempting to accomplish.