Holistic Nutrition – Where The Passion Began
Why I started a blog…It has been my great passion for many years to share holistic nutrition advice and practical implementation techniques to the people around me. After attending a natural health school, Bastyr University, I saw how overwhelming it can be to do a complete overhaul of your diet and lifestyle all at once. Which led to me feeling very strongly that I could help people make small changes overtime that would lead to a bigger change in the future.
I remember a moment in my whole foods cooking class at Bastyr when these two gals were making fun of Velveeta cheese. Trust me, I was not eating Velveeta cheese, mainly because I have not been able to tolerate dairy most of my adult life, but I found the comment so off putting. Thinking we are at this school to obtain an education so we can help others make better choices, thus leading to better overall health. That comment has stuck with me after twenty years. For this reason, I feel I have honed in my skills to help people make realistic changes to their diet and lifestyle.
Knowledge Is Power – Why Am I Sick?
Having this education in holistic nutrition and clean living, I was making great choices for my personal health. There was a period of time I felt strong, healthy, and vibrant. However, after going through ten years of child rearing, competitive running, and racing triathlons my body started circling the drain. The circling began with a diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue”, then Epstein Barr virus, and finally ending with a formal diagnosis of Lyme disease. It wasn’t even a doctor that suggested a Lyme test, it was a friend who herself had Lyme disease.
Once having the Lyme disease diagnosis, you would think it would be a relief and things would start looking up. Unfortunately that is not how it works. In fact, anyone that has heard those words shudders. If you aren’t lucky enough to have caught the very acute phase of infection and you have gone into chronic Lyme disease, it can feel hopeless and daunting. My goal with Lyme Revival is being able to get information out to others that may encourage and help them along their healing journey. Furthermore, intending to produce content that “myself five years ago” would have found life altering. Thus, finding ways to save time and money while choosing their path in healing from Lyme disease.
Lyme Disease Is A Full-Time Job – Simplify Your Life
Slowly I simplified my life to make it as manageable as possible until I found myself in a place, I really didn’t have the brain power, will, drive, or physical ability to work outside of the home. Keeping in mind managing a home of three children and my husband is no small job.
A blessing in disguise came when my part-time job ended in July after the whole COVID pandemic hit. We decided it would be better for me to focus on getting healthy instead of replacing my job. Making your world as small and simple as possible I feel is the first step in choosing to get well. This will look different for everyone and it has looked different for me throughout my Lyme journey. Saying no to things on my schedule and saying yes to myself and my family. Continuing to always showing up for myself to heal everyday.
I worked with a life coach early on in the year 2020. Throughout the coaching session I worked on boundary setting, life goals, with a focus on what I really wanted my life to look like. Dating years back, I have wanted to be a health coach myself, spreading the love and knowledge of how food can positively impact your life. This is where the blog idea came into play.
How I Found 21 Days to Impact
I received an email to join in on a zoom call featuring Kate Kordsmeier and why right now is a good time to start a blog. Months before this my husband and I sat down and wrote out goals for the year of 2021, things we would like to work on, etc. Starting a blog was on mine! It was meant to be! Kate is so encouraging, and her programs make it so easy to get started. Really what was holding me back was how do I actually start a blog, like the technology that goes behind it?
The 21DAYS to IMACT was exactly what I needed to launch my website and get the information out there that could potentially help others struggling like me. 21 DAYS to IMPACT makes it simple getting the technology set up by walking you through step by step. I love that Kate wants others to find success and reach their goals. She is an open book and has tons of free advice on her website to help you along the way. You will find other great blogging, entrepreneur, and business-related tips on her podcast Success with Soul. Investing in myself was just what I needed this year. Treating my blog like a business, like what Kate’s suggests, has helped me get content to my targeted readers. My true hope is that people will find health and hope while battling Lyme disease.
Starting Your Own Blog-Resources
Interested in starting your own blog? Click here to register for Kate Kordsmeier’s 21 Days to Impact class.
Not ready to sign up? Click here for a quick video training for aspiring bloggers.
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