"My health took a major turn after a hospitalization for viral meningitis in my late teens. My life became a strange hybrid game of dominoes and ping pong as my symptoms worsened and I bounced from doctor to doctor. Diagnosis after diagnosis and medication after medication (many of which made me sicker) and the desperate search for the "right" someone or something to come along and fix me, all yielded no real results. I was weak and dysfunctional physically, scattered mentally, and emotionally stuck in a hyper-reactive state.

I had settled into believing this was just life for me...but when I stumbled upon Dr. Kim’s videos, something in her words beckoned me to open up again, to ask myself what else could be possible. Somewhere deep inside I had always feared I was a weakling and an imposter...like this sickness was a mask I could take off if only I knew how and had the strength. As I listened to Dr. Kim’s message and allowed my awareness to shift, I saw I was just "two degrees removed" from my truth. I wasn’t an imposter, I just knew there was more available for me, and that my soul was calling me to honor that knowing. My dis-ease wasn’t a mask, it was a road map to all the places inside myself that needed to be met with loving attention. And I wasn’t weak, just stuck in perpetual recovery from all the fighting I was doing. Suddenly I didn’t just think something else was possible, I KNEW it. I followed that knowing in a way I never had before, joining Embracing Health and surrendering to the process.

I completed EH just two months ago. The way my life changed over the course of that year is nothing short of amazing. The shifts I experienced in perspective, in communicating with my body, and in loving myself unconditionally were astronomical in nature, and the shifts I continue to experience as my awareness expands past the foundation I built over the course of the program are mind blowing.

In terms of symptom resolution: I went from having to take Magnesium Citrate 2-3 times a week to stimulate functionality of my digestive system to NEVER having to take it, with a digestive system I don’t even have to think about at least 75% of the time. My subluxations and dislocations decreased, and when they did occur, I was able to recover from them in hours or days instead of days or weeks. The pain was less and dissipated faster because I learned how to let it move. I was taking a dozen medications, depending on the day, and now take ONE, and it is as needed! My migraines have resolved, my tremor has decreased. My cervicogenic headaches have been cut in half in both frequency and duration!

My sleep has become deeper and more regenerative; I was waking up 4-5 times a night at the beginning, now I wake up maybe 1-3. My full-on panic attacks went away COMPLETELY, and now when I do start to feel anxious or reactive, I know EXACTLY what my body needs to move through all of it fluidly, so not only do I experience anxiety less frequently but the anxiety that does come NEVER vice grips me the way it used to. I am awaiting improvements in other areas, like energy, strength, and stamina, but know now as all these other symptoms fall away, I make space for these qualities I desire to come to fruition!

From this clearer space, I invited in miracles, like the opportunity to love closer to my family, and access to one of the most renowned EDS specialists in the world, who was able to recommend a simple change of my salt and electrolyte intake that was an absolute game-changer.

I have also moved mental/emotional mountains inside me thanks to this work. To list just a few: I am gentler on myself, I give and allow and receive gracefully, I have stepped out of a place of judgement for myself and others, I communicate and interact with my body in a way I had no idea was available to me. This work has deepened my relationships immensely. It has invited me to see the world, my life, current events, my loved ones, conflict, and "adversity" from the most incredible bird’s-eye view, KNOWING that everything in my world is happening for me.

If this sounds impossible, or like a stretch of the truth, please know I understand. I was IN that space right before I took a leap of faith and signed up for Embracing Health. But I can promise you that if you feel even an inkling of recognition of the truth in what I’ve written, you WILL NOT regret grabbing onto it and letting it guide you.

I would like to make clear that no one asked me to write this post. I watched the interview with Dr. Kim and Jessica and felt inspired and compelled to share this with the community that might benefit hearing it! My motivation in writing this is nothing more than to invite more people to experience the freedom of feeling better, stepping into their power, embracing who they are, living vibrantly. This is just me, rooting for you to say YES to your YES, so this time next year YOU might be the one living your success story and wanting to pass it on!"