My Story
I’m a passionate advocate for healthy living. I also strongly believe in the importance of doing what you love, with and for the people you love.
I feel so strongly about this, in fact, that I’ve made my career for the last decade in the wellness industry, and I want to share my journey with you. I believe that abundance is exponential, and it’s my mission to inspire and support you, too.
”The greatest wealth is health”
This is literally my motto for so many reasons. In the past, I’ve personally survived several crippling ailments, from pneumonia to migraines, adrenal exhaustion, major anxiety, anaemia, hormone imbalance and endometriosis. PHEW! You can see that there was something common to with all of those health challenges: overwhelming stress and unhealthy living.
But like all of us women who push ourselves so hard, it wasn’t even my own health scares that got me to make a total wellness transformation. It was my dad’s unexpected and devastating bowel and liver cancer diagnosis 15 years ago that was my major wake-up call.
“Change inevitably happens - progress is a choice”
When I got the call my father was in hospital and told I should come straight up, my heart dropped. Ours is a very close family, and Dad was the centre of it, bringing the fun and joy into each moment. When he got his cancer diagnosis, it was way before holistic approaches were popular. Faced with intense chemotherapy and radiation as his only options, I couldn’t stand by and do nothing. So began my journey to find answers and try to help “save” him.
If you or someone you love has been touched by a severe or terminal illness, you know how powerful the urge to find a “fix” becomes.
In hindsight, I was actually saving myself and starting this journey with him, started my own path to freedom. Dad spent three years undergoing intense chemotherapy and radiation, but we also found for him support and guidance through natural modalities.
This life-shattering scare led me to dive deep into self development, exploring the mind-body connection through a variety of workshops, wellness events and seminars, meeting with natural healers and exploring meditation.
I had never experienced diving deep into the core of who I am before, and it was painful and scary as I shed old layers of who I thought I was. I lost friendships, my job and eventually my father at a time to reveal my own truth.
A sustainable lifestyle
Through my journey of helping my dad face the ultimate life transition, I found the inspiration and strength to make a positive lifestyle change for myself and my family, which includes my husband - my partner and soulmate - and our two children, who were just babies when my dad got sick. I changed my diet to remove anything that was not natural or naturally derived, primarily plant-based organic produce.
I also made the conscious decision to live each day now from my heart and conscious of my thoughts, knowing they create my reality. Today I practise meditation, gratitude, and positive affirmations, in addition to eating cleanly and exercising regularly. It’s the simple things that keep me going, from morning green smoothies (spiked with cinnamon, naturally!), cooking raw treats, tending to my veggie garden and spending time at the beach, feeling the sand.
Using essential oils has helped turn around my life - in more ways than one.
Balance isn’t a unicorn - but it’s just as magical
We all hear about “balance” all the time, but to really achieve it, you must know what’s most valuable to you. After losing my dad, I realised that time goes so quickly, so having a business that allows me to work from home and still make a wonderful living was key. It also made me clear to me that I’m my happiest when I’m helping others overcome physical and emotional challenges through natural solutions.
My doTERRA business allows me to accomplish all my goals with the added bonus of helping countless others achieve theirs as well.
Now you know a bit about me, and I’d love to know more about you. Together we can grow and nurture a lifestyle that supports you in every way imaginable.
