My Story

 

Let’s get right into it…Binge eating, purging... a dysregulated nervous system... whacky hormones... and living in fear. From one trend and restriction to the next, I was seeking deeply for everything outside of myself to just feel okay. It was intense, scary and isolating. I felt weak and when I broke my hip at the age of 19, I knew something had to change. It was the breakthrough I needed to re-evaluate my life habits and I recognized the beliefs I had about my self-worth reflected my emotional relationship to food. Phew!! It was then, when I started to tune in, pay attention and truly care for my personal emotional, spiritual, mental and physical needs that I found contentment/healing. I returned to the basics and simplicity of a natural, whole food diet including certain foods I had steered clear of for 6 years to fit a certain box. Now at age 24, by listening and taking my health into my own hands instead of being influenced by anyone else, I feel empowered. Connected. Balanced. I’ve come to realize just how unique every-body is and how important it is to honor that individuality instead of looking to anyone else for the answer. Understanding my unique place and needs in this world allows me to continually shed inauthentic beliefs and actions in my life – allowing me to discern and show up exactly as this world needs me. As entirely myself. There were times I felt totally hopeless but through devotion to God, acts of compassion, courage, faith and deep listening to my body, I know healing is possible. Tools such as yoga, meditation and herbs to assist self-reflection and body awareness were very helpful as well! Self-hate, restriction, and perfectionism were a disease that stopped me from feeling my healthiest self and from showing up in deeper, truer ways to community. It's all about the path of the heart, the gentle journey... so here is permission to take one step at a time and one day you will realize just how far you've come. Slowing down and tuning in to the needs of our body is a rebellion act in today’s rat race!!