It’s no accident that our paths have crossed. I’ll bet you’re done with “Busy Culture,” too. Grab a tea and stay a while…

Do you yearn for a spirit of patient trust? Do you long to live authentically on a path that doesn’t take your outside of yourself to conform to the world’s standards, but rather celebrates the unique qualities of your soul...yet you feel impatient on this way to something new and unknown?

I understand. I’m here to peacefully guide you down paths of simplicity toward balance in all pillars of health: emotional, spiritual, physical and financial.

I believe life is short. A miracle kept me alive one day in April 2016. Now I know what’s important, and what I took for granted.

I believe we were all meant to live in light and love.

I believe there is a way to live in peace and with joy and I’m here to teach you the secret.

~It’s Hidden in plain site~

I believe you are busy. I’m busy. I have 7 kids and work full time. I get it. I was exactly where you are: living in chaos, demands of real life, striving to do all the things perfectly and procrastinating until I had the time to begin to tackle the mental and physical clutter. The problem with busy culture is that there is NEVER that window of time to begin. Too busy. How did I get out from under that mindset?

I had a life changing accident, where modern medicine failed. This was a special moment of teachability for me. The rebuilding of my life came in many forms. Setbacks and challenges were gifts in disguise. Being forced to slow down revealed the beauty of the present moment. Changing my present moment- to thinking healthy thoughts, and taking aligned action toward living healthy habits- is what changed my outcome and my future.

Clarity emerged as one of the greatest gifts. This is one of many gifts I hope to share with you as we journey together.

You’re here because you, too, are seeking to find more peace in your every day.

Oh, and about the overwhelm you may be feeling... I get that you are very familiar with these feelings because you’ve been living life at this vibe. Release it. It doesn’t serve you. We’ll start with those feelings of overwhelm and work toward a place of peaceful balance. We are working toward a better future, by crafting this very moment of presence now.

Let’s restore your sense of calm by exploring the many gifts our Creator has put in place for us to support ourselves on this journey called life. You may be here to learn how to pray and to listen to God. You may be here to re-learn how to listen to yourself and to revisit your deepest longings. In order to do that, you will need to become a student of your body and get back in touch with how things feel. I lost all sight of that at one point which is why I know how to reclaim it. The foundation of healing needs to be solid. Where would you like to begin?

 I believe that we were meant to live in spiritual freedom.

I believe the world we live in has programmed us to conform to the reigning cultural lies and expectations of money, success, beauty…you name your emotional trigger and I will reveal the spirit of negativity that keeps you in confusion. Ignatius called this discernment of spirits. I will teach you how to cut through all of the negative messaging by using tools that lead you to instead of away from your purpose so you can begin to navigate this world on your terms.

I believe the answer is simplicity. Isn’t it ironic how difficult it seems to be simple? Spiritual simplicity calls for a pure heart, undivided by the duplicity of the world. In order to achieve the purpose for which we were created, our hearts need to remain uncluttered. We achieve this by way of detachment. When we recognize who we really are at our core, we begin to understand our dignity and the allure of the world becomes exposed. This facilitates the restoration of the understanding of our worth. This frees us to simply be.

I Value Simplicity

We are all seeking. It’s just that we tend to try to fill what’s really our innate desire for God with things of this world. We develop attachments which leave us empty and wounded. They will never measure up and weren’t intended to. Have you lost sight of the gift of this one precious life? Do you yearn to thrive instead of barely survive? Now you know your value. You desire freedom. Seeking is the journey. It’s time to extricate yourself from the excess to reveal the essence of who you are. Now you will become who you were meant to be: pure, whole, unselfconscious.

I Value
Patience

You don’t really believe that it’s all or nothing. It’s taken years for you to get to this place of overwhelm. Perfection is a lie. Maybe you’ve tried to undo the effects of your pain overnight. It didn’t work. You gave up. There’s no reason to feel stuck. We are going to baby step our way to victory. I’ve learned to value and trust the gentle movements of God in my soul. I will teach you how to cut through the noise to discern the voice of God in your life and how to adopt a spirit of patient trust in all things.

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After two and a half decades of parenting, I got fired. One morning, hubs declared that I was off-duty. Whaa? I had no idea what he was talking about until he showed up on the morning shift. Why? Because I had poured myself out into motherhood for years without really stopping to fill my cup. He said it was his turn to wake up early for kid duty. He recognized that late nights, nursing, sleep deprivation, housekeeping, homeschooling, babies, toddlers, and teens had worn me down. I had lost a little of my creative spark in the endless cycle of laundry, chores and discipline. But how had I let that happen? Had I burned out trying to prove something? Clearly, something was missing. I had lost myself a little striving in idealism. If I’m being honest, the problem was not that I was living for other people in holy sacrifice and service, but that I was living for other people’s expectations without embracing the kind of authenticity and freedom that are my birthright.

I was about to enter into the biggest healing journey of my life. It started with the power of doTERRA essential oils and learning to practice self-care. I’m grateful that I was introduced to this new brand of essential oils at this time. While I’d been hitting and missing with the only essential oils on the market prior to doTERRA, I’d definitely been missing the self-care piece. My mentor taught me to employ oils for better quality sleep and supporting emotions. I learned to anchor my prayer time with centering oils like Frankincense and energize my mornings with Wild Orange and Peppermint. Just as I was starting to recover from the burnout, I had a life changing accident that forced me to slow down. This was the last piece of the puzzle. It taught me some really hard lessons. You won’t believe what you are about to read. Raise your hand if you’ve done this…

Like a busy mama does, I was rushing. I had a box in my arms as I descended a staircase, so my sense of space may have been slightly obscured. Just as I was about to reach the landing at the bottom of the stairs, or so I thought, I missed the last step or two, resulting in a very damaging fall. Has this happened to you? Somehow, though, the external outward rotation of the lower leg and foot sprained the syndesmotic ligaments that connect the tibia and fibula. There was a lot of damage to my leg, ankle and foot. I endured aggressive physical therapy 2-3 times per week for the next two years to undo the damage from this missed step. As grueling as that was, it was not the worst part. A few weeks after the fall a blood clot was detected in my calf. Another specialist was brought in and I was medicated to prevent that clot from causing further damage. Not a big fan of medicine, but one doesn’t mess around when medical intervention is necessary. Ten days later, two clots broke off and I had a double acute pulmonary embolism. Modern medicine failed to protect me. The drug was reported to the FDA as a drug failure, I had emergency surgery to place an IVC filter in my vena cava to prevent any more clots from entering my heart or lungs. I remained hospitalized for 5 days on IV blood thinners. Pulmonary emboli result in between 50,000 to 200,000 deaths per year in the United States. I had survived. I now had more doctors than kids…and that’s saying something as a mother of seven children!

What was this here to teach me?

Lots of people miss a step or two. No big deal. Why did this almost kill me? Likely because in living a life out of balance, I needed to slow down and prioritize health.

Modern medicine both failed and saved me. The clots were not resolving over months of painful injections of blood thinner to my abdomen. How could I employ my essential oils to support the healing process? In addition to the prescribed protocol, I researched the healing properties of Helichrysum essential oil to improve circulation and decrease pain and swelling. I found studies on Cypress oil and its anti-inflammatory properties, focused on Clove oil for its regenerative properties, Lemon and Grapefruit oils to cleanse and uplift and Frankincense oil for its anti-inflammatory and restorative properties.

What struck me most powerfully at this time of recovery was the mind-body connection that I had neglected for so long. My internal dialogue had been “I need a break…I need a break…I need a break” for quite some time. I marveled at the break my body had just given me. Not what I had in mind, but nevertheless I couldn’t deny the connection. I slowly learned to care intentionally for the injuries to my leg, ankle and foot by massaging Ginger oil over the healing ligaments, tendons and soft tissue damage. Aromatouch was my go-to oil for connective tissue and ligament support, aches, and circulatory support. Deep Blue oil continues to provide pain support post injury. Finally, I truly leaned into understanding emotions and oils to support the emotional healing necessary at a time of constant pain and challenges. The biggest gift to myself, my health, and my healing was the introduction of Lifelong Vitality Supplements, which worked synergistically to support less pain and more energy with natural anti-inflammatories, energy co-factors, and a blend of herbs, essential oils, and a whole food blend. This supplement provides a natural balance of micronutrients necessary to support long term health and vitality. I have learned that I cannot go a day without this protocol if I want to feel my best, most vibrant self. The bloodwork results the hematologist recorded from month to month spoke volumes. I was finding my way out of this mess.

The results I experienced in the gap modern medicine left were an answer to prayer. I experienced the hand of God all along this journey. I was very grateful for pure plant medicine to support the healing I needed. I began to understand the simplicity of the world as God intended: whole food, pure water, sunshine, movement, plants to nourish, sustain, and heal us even. In His wisdom, all of our needs are provided for. During my recovery, I spent hours in the chapel trying to make sense of things. A call began to emerge…the mission to share the spiritual lessons I had learned in motherhood and in healing to help bring other mamas back into balance in their lives before it was too late. The Natural Healing Project is a response to that call on my heart, to help women find their way out of the void and back to balance. I am here to serve you with a grateful heart.

What kind of void have you been experiencing?

Commit in this moment to not be a prisoner of your past. Embrace with love every detail of your life as it is in this moment, especially the weakness you’ve uncovered in the void. This is the sweet spot. This is where you find God, and this is where a healthy future is built on the good habits of today.

Interested in words of encouragement, essential oil tips and a peek into the stories of a mama of 7?