Health Care or Self Care? My Holistic Approach to Wellness and Dumping All Rx Meds

Christmas 2021, my daughter bought matching sweaters for a family photo. What should have been a happy memory forever frozen in time, turned into the biggest wake up call of my life. I was visibly unwell, heavier than I'd ever been—I looked like a woman who could literally keel over and die at any given moment. I studied those pictures for a long time. Part of me wanted to die. Maybe, subconsciously, I was trying to. 

Years of toxic relationships, struggle, depression, alcohol and tobacco use (sober since 2013) had taken a toll on my mental, spiritual and physical well being. I was on prescription meds for my heart, my depression and anxiety, and my high A1C. I had two choices—keep going down the path to an early grave or claw my way out of the pit I had dug for myself and fucking live.

I chose to live.

I started a plant based diet in January of 2022. I gave up sodas, processed sugars and refined carbohydrates. Most importantly, I prioritized nurturing my Spirit above all else. I drowned myself in Light and Love after too many years of wandering aimlessly in a spiritual desert. I was a desiccated corpse thirsty for solace that only Divine Source could provide, and slowly I began the ascent out of my pit.

I lost fifteen pounds that first month, and after a well check from my doctor, I was given the green light to start weaning off my heart meds. I also took it upon myself to do the same with all my other meds. I became a Certified Herbalist, learning what plants and herbs I needed to incorporate into my daily routine to heal. It was a grand experiment trying organic powders, tinctures, sea mosses, new foods, teas, even shilajit and I am now healthy. 

Meditation practices became a very important part of my wellness routine—sound bowls, crystals, smudging, chanting, journaling, reading and spending time with Source, receiving all the comfort and peace I desperately craved. Look, I made up my mind to make a change, then changed they way I viewed and treated my body, while seeking a deeper connection to Source—that Mind~Body~Spirit connection made me whole...a wholeness that I had, and have, never felt. 

Life looks different now. I have shed my old life like a reptile sheds its skin. I vibrate higher and once you've arrived here, you are fundamentally changed in a way that make words superfluous. We are capable of miraculous things, healing the body is just scratching the surface.

Vibrate higher. Be well.

Peace