Hi loves,
and welcome back to the podcast.
Today's episode is one I've been wanting to record for a while,
because it's just me, you,
and the raw love. truth of how I got here.
I get asked all the time, what did you do to heal?
How did you build Rooted and Reawaken? What certifications did you take?
And honestly, it's been a long winding road with more detours
than I can count. So today I want to open up about that journey,
how I went from chronically ill,
stuck on the couch, and completely lost,
to running a soul-led business,
helping hundreds of women return to their vitality and remember their true essence.
Whether you're deaf or deep in your healing,
thinking about becoming a practitioner,
or just curious about the behind-the-scenes,
you'll find some part of your story in mine.
So let's begin at the beginning.
Part one was my rock Ten years ago,
I was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease,
and after years of dealing with what I now call mystery symptoms,
about ten years ago, I was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease after years
of dealing with mystery symptoms.
Brain fog, severe anxiety and depression,
cystic acne, chronic fatigue,
digestive issues, and more.
I saw over 15 different doctors,
holistic, psychiatric, you name it.
But no one had answers. In fact,
I was getting worse every single year.
I tried every restrictive diet,
every therapy, every supplement protocol you could imagine.
I followed all the rules. But nothing worked.
Part two of my story was the turning point.
I hit a point where I couldn't get off the couch. My fatigue was
so intense that brushing my hair felt like a full workout.
I was working full time for a remote company.
It was marketing company that I hated,
and I knew that I couldn't live like this anymore.
That's when I found the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Program.
I had this deep inner knowing,
if I want to heal, I have to do it myself.
So, So I invested my savings,
signed up, and started the program.
I'd work from the couch during the day and study at night.
It was very grueling, but it gave me hope.
Now, don't get me wrong, the FDN,
Now,
don't get me wrong, the FDN program gave me a pretty solid foundation,
but I also quickly learned that not everything they taught worked
for me. The GI map,
the dutch test, blood labs,
I ran them all on myself. I followed every supplement recommendation
they gave. At one point, I was taking 27 different supplements every single day.
And I still felt Tiller. And,
unfortunately, I still felt Tiller. Oh my gosh.
And,
unfortunately, I still felt terrible.
I could tell something even deeper was still going on.
Part 3 was really stepping into my own
method. After a getting certified as an FDN,
I started working with a mentor who taught me muscle testing and energy work.
That really cracked something open for me.
I dove into bioenergetics and eventually started working with the company Creating
Balanced Health, which is now called CPH Energetics,
and I began running scans on myself and a few of my clients.
This was the first time I actually saw shifts in my body and my
health. Why? Because I wasn't randomly throwing protocols at symptoms
anymore. I was working with my body's own unique bioenergetic code,
and that changed everything. I also learned something else that became core
to my work today. Healing has to happen in the right order.
First, we start with breathing. Next,
we open up
your drainage pathways, like your colon, liver, and lymphatic system.
Next up, we clear parasites,
which hold up to a tumor.
And then, the very last step is to go into the deeper work, like
mold, bacteria, and heavy metals. That framework really became my compass on my own
healing journey. My number four was the emotional body.
Even as my physical health improved,
I could really feel something was still stuck.
That's when I found MindBodySpiritRelease and everything shifted again.
I became a certified MBSR practitioner in the virtual emotion release
tools with my clients and myself.
Eventually, I also started working with a somatic experiencing practitioner,
and honestly, that cracked me open more than anything else.
For the first time, I felt what it was like to be able to
truly live in my body.
I wasn't just doing the healing, I was being in it.
That's when I realized emotions are energy in motion.
E-motion. When we block them,
suppress them, or numb them, it will show up.
This piece,
being in your body and supporting emotional flow,
is one of the most overlooked root causes in most health programs,
and it's now a core pillar of my work.
Part 5 of this journey was, becoming a practitioner and building
Rooted and Reawakened. Part
5 of this journey was, putting it all together and building Rooted
and Reawakened. I wish I could give you a quick clean list of programs
that got me here, but the truth is,
90% of what I know and teach is self-taught.
It's built from lived experience, intuition,
and lots of trial and error.
But if you are feeling called to this path, there are a few trainings
I do recommend. The first is Functional Diagnostic Nutrition.
Even though I don't use a lot of the information they taught me,
it's still great for learning how to work with clients and run foundational labs.
It also gives you that baseline certification to be able to start building your
practice. The next training is the Body Code.
This is a beautiful introduction to muscle testing and energy work.
I also recommend the Body Code.
This is bioenergetics course from CBH Energetics.
This is going to teach you the foundations of bioenergetics,
how to run bioenergetics scans, and also how to interpret them for your clients.
Optionally, I really love the muscle testing course from my
friend, uh, uh, uh, Chelsea at CB Wellness.
This is a great add-on if you want to go even deeper and really
learn the nitty-gritty tools for muscle testing.
Beyond certifications, I also worked with several amazing life and business coaches
who helped me take Rooted and Reawakened from an idea to a full
ecosystem. And I'll be honest with you,
running your own business is not for the faint of heart.
It's work, it takes patience,
there really are no shortcuts. But,
if this work lights your soul on fire,
go for it. Use your voice,
share your story, don't copy someone else's path,
create your own. That is where the magic happens.
I'm currently dreaming up a new offering,
a health and business coaching program for aspiring practitioners and healers.
If you're someone who's felt called to this path but you don't know where
to start, stay tuned. It's coming,
hopefully within the next year or so. In the meantime,
I'll link all the courses and resources I mentioned in the description.
And if you have any questions at all,
whether it's about your own healing, practitioner training,
or starting your business, drop them in the group chat.
I'm here and I'm happy to help. Thank you for spending this time with
me. I hope my story reminds you that you healing is possible,
even if the road is messy. And it usually is.
Even if it takes years. Even if no one else believes in you yet,
you will get there. Keep going.
You don't need to have it all figured out. You just need to take
the next step. Until next time.
Stay rooted, and keep reawakening.
