The decisions we made, were not aligned to our decisions in the past, but aligned to the life we saw ahead for our family.  As we started making the decisions, getting rid of the “stuff” and the “things” that once were so important, the dynamics of our family shifted.  It shifted in a way that was so beautiful, it was easy, it was peaceful.  The hectic, running all over the place in separate ways, the always busy lifestyle was the cool thing.  If you were busy, had lots of events, places to go, there was a culture around that being the lifestyle everyone wants.  The busier you are, the happier you must be. Yes, we lived that lifestyle, but cancer gave us no choice.  It forced our family to slow down.  We realized that having conversations about nothing, sitting around the kitchen table playing a game, going for a family walk, Darren and I being together with our boys, not giving each other a high five in the morning and then again at night, we as a family were more relaxed.

The moment I knew that the title I chased in my career, was no longer an option, I lost my identity of who I was.  Who was I without my title?  I grieved this for a long time.  When you work for something for over 25 years, and then to have cancer take it away in one single moment, is beyond cruel.  Shortly after I recovered from multiple treatments, and countless surgeries, I knew I went through cancer for a reason, I just didn’t know what at that point.  What I knew was that I had a new found passion to understand what causes disease in the body, and what can we do to prevent it.  For my own health, I was on a mission.  I took courses, certifications, seminars and got introduced to an entire new way of living.  When I got home from Natural Instinct Healing (in Ubud, Bali) I knew the power I had within the choices of the food we eat, what we put on our body, how we live, and so much more.  It aligned to our new vision and values that Darren and I now wanted for our future.  As Darren puts it, he could see that sparkle in my eye once again.  I knew I needed to share all what I was learning, as I believed with every cell in my body, we can alter our path when dealing with disease.  I knew this new way of living, Essential Living, was pressed upon my heart to not only save me, but to share with others, who can share with even more people.  This is what I was meant to do.  This is why I went through what I did.  It encompassed all my skills.  My analytical and business skills from university and my career of being able to articulate the most complex situations for everyone to understand.  I then come up with multiple solutions and show with a clear path, how anyone can achieve the outcome they want.  Giving people hope, where there may not be hope.  THIS IS ME!!!!  That spunky, crazy, blond lady that was always stuffed back in box in her career, was finally able to shine!

Through my university years, my government career, or what I do now, I was the person to give you hope, to help you figure out your challenge and how to solve it.  The communication courses, and some other education really supported me in this. It wasn’t until after my cancer journey that I took specific coaching courses on how to coach people in life, for the simple reason I needed coaching myself.  After cancer every aspect of my life was broken.  Whether it was intimacy, meal planning, budgeting, grocery shopping, the way we used to do things didn’t exist anymore.  As I started using my coaching techniques on our family, I knew it was something I needed to share.

Seeing others achieve their goals and to start living a life they love, there is nothing better.

When we started Essential Living, it was purely a place for myself and my team to educate all our customers on how to use essential oils.  As people became aware that essential oils are not something you just use but that they weave into and can support every area of your life, our Essential Living community grew faster than we ever cold have imagined.  It wasn’t too far in, that my education, my experiences, the tools I used, that I naturally coached people in different areas of their life, all came together.  All the knowledge, tips, tricks, tools, templates I have spent the last 5+ years documenting it for myself, I wanted to share.  With some love and encouragement, I decided to share it with the world, and we called it “The Nine”.  A system that helps people learn how to live with the essentials.

We created this group to share all the details, struggles, things that worked, that didn’t work, every checklist we used, template, process and so much more.  We want to share with everyone in this group, as much as we can to support you where you are in life and how can we support you in where you want to go.  My entire life I have loved serving and helping people.

As much as we share publicly, this group is much more intimate. We get extremely raw, real, and go into much more depth on how to live an essential life. In this private group, you don’t just get the tools, we show you how to use them.  We have a system to help people jump out of the hamster wheel that is holding you hostage.  Once you recognize the issue holding you back, we help you create a plan by looking into nine areas of life.  You can look at just one of the nine areas, or you can tackle them all at once.  In our Essential Living community, I will go into detail on the education I learned about this area, but more importantly, I will share with you how to make it practical, and how to create permanent changes in daily habits that will move you closer to living a life you know you are meant for.  No matter what life throws your way, you will have a community to turn to for valuable resources and so much more.