fillin ya in

Long story somewhat short- I (Elle) was in a car wreck in 2013 at 14 years old (just a baby pretty much) and spent high school and the first couple years of adulting an utter wreck. My concussion gave me (among many other things) chronic migraines . I used to inject myself in the freaking thigh 3 times a day to “stop” them spoiler it did NOT work. I went to a disgusting amount of doctors trying to figure out why I’d pass out over and over again every day. Many of which told me I was imagining it hahah because you know it’s a whole lot of fun to pretend to wake up on the ground convulsing. Anyway finally “earned” a diagnosis of POTS and got in with the top Doc in the country at the Mayo Clinic. What good that did me? Not a lot tbh, but hey its part of what got me here. All the super fun medications I was on tankkkkkeedd my gut and nervous system further. Also made me wanna jump off a building a couple of times, but that’s neither here nor there. Then one beautiful day I wandered into a massage envy room to a wonderful little masseuse (who had no place working there lol) and she made my first-ever introduction to the Holistic Realm. I have NEVER looked back, and have since gone from daily fainting, 15+ migraine days a month, and panic attacks on the reg, to having the most beautiful life filled with little munchkin snuggles, and an endless appreciation for my body and how it has served me. Now let me be clear I am very much still working towards balance in many areas, but let me tell ya leaning into my body has changed every last detail of my life. It has rekindled my spirit, my drive, and the endless appreciation that overflows into my days. 

What about my fine-ass husband you ask? Man, if I only had a nickel for every time a woman has asked me how I convinced my husband to approach things naturally. Let me tell ya a secret…that is not how it works. Hahahaha I did not marry a man easily influenced, in fact, it is the polar opposite. If I were to tell him “what to do” there’s a 100% chance he will do the opposite. However, I did marry a man who won’t settle for a boring, average life. Over time he watched me shift and transform and as one might became increasingly more invested and interested in the change he witnessed. He began to, at his own pace, read and ask more questions. We became one and seemingly overnight (although my recollection of arguments tells me my perception of time is a little off lol) we were just riding the same wavelength together. Matt has had like 1-3 concussions a year since I have known him and many more prior. I am not kidding. He’s been hit by a car twice and knocked off of a convoy on his deployment. My guy has literally fallen off multiple two-story surfaces. How is he still kicking? Well, the man KNOWS he is going to be okay and he implements foundational support that his body needs and thirsts for. Is he perfect? Nah. Does he still have many things he's working towards? You bet. He gets what its like to be in the trenches because he has lived it. 

 The thing about an approach to healing that includes the body as a whole? It makes SO MUCH MORE SENSE. Every. Single. Time. If you write it off before you look into it, it is only your loss. You hurt nobody other than yourself. The proof is in the pudding. I have not ever met someone poppin’ medication like candy who is thriving, I have met and witnessed and hear of HUNDREDS (if not thousands at this point) of people whose lives have flourished through implementing support that works WITH the body, and not against it. It’s that simple. Suppress symptoms, mask them, and take something to “take the edge off” OR address why the edge is even there and then heal it. I mean truthfully I have no idea how this is still a debate but whateva. The point is for those who prefer not to be reliant on medication just to survive, or would prefer not to succumb to a life filled with suffering, there is a whole new reality awaiting you and it is a glorious one at that.