A Journey To Wellness For A Balanced Life
I Want To Share With You Who I Am, Why I’m Here, And My Steps Into Making My Wellness Journey My Priority. So many people have reached out to ask, what’s my secret? How did I make a transformation like this? Follow my journey to wellness for a more balanced life. On my journey to wellness, I began to connect with myself. I healed the emotions I ignored and found ways to make life easier. In fact, sharing my journey and giving guidance has become a passion, so it doesn’t feel as overwhelming as it did for me. I realized that I had to make my health a priority. As a result, the answers came once I made that commitment. The key is to grow and bring value to yourself continually on the journey to wellness for a more balanced life. When I was in the last trimester with my son, my health changed for the worse. However, the importance of this story isn’t why but how I could get ahead of it. For two years, so much affected the health of myself and my family. It brought constant stress and trying to work with two small children drained me in every way. Read my post on how to avoid burnout here. I felt guilty for thinking that my life was hard. There were people in my life having more complicated experiences. Yet, I am incredibly grateful now, looking back on my experiences. I am in the best shape mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally because of my journey to wellness to a more balanced life. When someone has a more challenging experience, it doesn’t take away the current pain you feel. I had found out that our house having mold was a significant contribution to our low immune systems. Before I found that out, I removed so many foods from my diet, hoping to help with all the symptoms I was having. I was going to the doctors more than I could keep up with. I always left with prescriptions to treat my symptoms but not the underlying cause. The mold left our immune systems depleted. Here are just some examples of health issues we dealt with: RSV Strep Ear infections (I stopped counting after 15) Horrible coughs (months at a time) Rashes Insomnia Anxiety I began my health reset once we had the very costly mold remediation. This included our roof, siding, and crawl space. I was relieved to learn children are resilient and would not need any special treatment. In my research to my journey to wellness for a more balanced life, I found that gut health has a connection in so many ways. I also found that hormonal birth control can lead to gut issues for an extended amount of time. Mold exposure and antibiotics can affect gut health too. In other words, it was to best heal my gut since all three factors had been long-standing offenders. Over the years, the decline in my gut health played a significant role in my depleted immune system. I went on a stringent diet that included: Organic meat and seafood Veggies (mostly broccoli, brussel sprouts, and mixed greens) Green apples and green bananas for my smoothies Fresh, unsweetened organic almond butter The foods that were avoided: Sugar, sweeteners, honey, etc. (pretty much in everything we consume) Starches (carrots, corn, potatoes) Processed foods, which means if it has ingredients listed, it’s not allowed Take-out except a couple of compliant places I recommend reaching out to a holistic health coach, or a reputable protocol if you need to heal your gut. After some testing, I decided it was best to get off hormonal birth control. I originally went on it many years ago to help regulate my period. I knew it would take tracking my cycle to help get my menstrual cycle back on track. That was a pivotal moment in my journey to wellness. Check out my cycle planning blog post here. I surrendered myself to healing my mind, body, and soul. I knew what I was going through was a significant transformation. However, it wasn’t about the weight loss but the ability to finally listen to my body. I was able to give myself the love and acknowledgment that I needed. Here are some ways I sparked Self-Awareness on my journey to wellness for a more balanced life: Meditation Energy work Breathwork Journaling Yoga Writing Dancing Hypnosis Art Nature Cooking Acupuncture Most of us cram so much into our day, as a result, it doesn’t allow our bodies to communicate with us. Instead, we numb our minds with tv, scrolling through social media, and the duality of the news. This turns into anxiety, insomnia, and other ways our body screams for our attention. One thing in my wellness journey that had stuck out was a meditation I did back in February of 2020. Incidentally, it was right when I realized what I needed to do to begin healing. This meditation asked us to visualize our perfect day from when we woke up to when we went to bed. It wasn’t supposed to be a dream day, like a vacation, but what we did as a profession and how we spent our day. My day began in my house, which at the time would have made me feel unsafe because of the mold. This wasn’t the most surprising thing that came to light in my meditation. The fact that I didn’t do anyone’s hair on this day is what surprised me the most. I started the day off meditating, then into yoga. The rest of the day included quality time with my kids and sharing anything I thought of value to others. After this meditation, I felt a sense of ease and fulfillment, like a weight was lifted. I was allowing myself to finally take a moment and evaluate what was important to me in my journey to wellness for a more balanced life. This was something that sat