About Me

A veteran helping veterans...

You've probably already read my basics on the home page. I am a retired Navy veteran, enlisted and officer, active and reserve, so I've been around the block a bit. I've also worked in healthcare since 1985. When I retired, I knew I wanted to give back, and I wanted to help those who had served and were suffering. I wanted to help fellow service members and their families. Ok, in reality, I wanted to help EVERYONE!!!! My primary focus, however, was on those associated with the military and our first responders, and improving the quality of life for them and their families. I had found the benefits of pure essential oils, a natural healthcare alternative that worked, and I knew others could benefit from it, and I had to share my experience and knowledge.

Let me be clear - I am not against western medicine or necessary medications. However, I know that often there are natural, non-toxic alternatives with fewer or no side effects that can help resolve many physical and emotional challenges. I have chosen to help others by educating them on those alternatives, and have seen amazing results. As a healthcare provider, I feel obligated to let others know that there are safer, more cost effective options available that are often even more effective than what they have tried.

I do what I do because it changes people’s lives for the better, and to me, there’s no greater feeling in the world. I LOVE what I do!! Nothing makes my day better than someone letting me know that what I recommended has helped them or their loved ones feel better. I have seen firsthand how these natural solutions from doTERRA have significantly improved the quality of life for so many people, and I have complete confidence it can impact yours. What are you waiting for? There's no more "hurry up and wait" with me...I got your back. Reach out and let's get started!

Why would I do this?

I first started I healthcare as a dental assistant in the Navy, then became a licensed occupational therapist. Having spent over 30 years in the military, I’ve seen fellow servicemembers and veterans prescribed multiple medications. Many have become dependent on them, or one prescription led to side effects, and then another medication, and then another. Some leave the pharmacy with huge brown grocery bags full of medications, and it makes me both sad and almost sick as I know there are options and they might be a better alternative.

As a therapist, I treated far too many patients that couldn’t control their pain, or had severe emotional issues, or multiple medications that interacted or resulted in terrible side effects. For years, I searched for better alternatives to help them - even learning hypnosis as a method to help reduce their pain. I felt so deeply for them and wanted to help. It was years before I found out about essential oils, and one of my biggest regrets is that I didn’t know about essential oils when I started practicing as a therapist. If only I could go back in time, find these patients and share these amazing natural solutions, these gifts of nature that could help ease their discomfort, emotional challenges, and health issues. Now my mission is to help as many people as I can, especially those who have served our country and their families. Often, these warriors have already lost quality time with their families...they shouldn't lose any more.

What's my Story?

About 20 years ago, I started hurting everywhere, feeling like I’d been tossed out of a moving truck. The best way I can describe it is feeling like my entire body was a giant bruise. I was completely exhausted, and just wanted to sleep, yet I couldn’t sleep through the night. I was in my 30’s when a doctor asked me how often I slept for 8 hours uninterrupted. I looked at him, very surprised, and said, “Did you say uninterrupted? You mean sleeping all night long without waking?” And when he said "Yes", I was astounded. I couldn't believe people could actually sleep all night long without waking or getting up. Was that even possible? I don’t think that had ever happened to me. I cannot even describe how shocked I was. I think we each tend to assume whatever WE do is normal - and generally don’t know if it isn’t normal…until something happens and we discover the truth.

It took years before I was eventually diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia and offered a laundry list of prescription medications. I took some for a few years, and didn't like the side effects. Adding to the health issues I was already dealing with was not what I wanted. When I asked my doctor about how to manage my symptoms with diet, exercise, and natural, non-pharmaceutical alternatives, he told me he didn’t know about any of those methods. I responded with a slightly nicer version of “Got it, you’re fired. I will figure it out myself.” I researched, I read a lot of books, I tried a lot of different things. It took a lot of trial and error, many different supplements (some costly), numerous diets, so many different things. My symptoms would come and go, get better and worse, and I just learned to deal with it as a part of daily life. Natural alternatives were hard to find.

Years later, I suffered multiple miscarriages, and the thing I'd always wanted most in life was children. It's something I just always assumed would happen. Not once did it ever occur to me that although it was my plan, it would not be God's plan. I did not want to accept that I could not have kids of my own. I didn't want to get out of bed or do anything. I cried more than I thought possible, and lost interest in life. I felt that no one could understand. I hated taking medication, but took it anyway or probably would not have made it in to work most days. The side effects were terrible - weight gain and a flat affect and mood. I learned that having no lows also meant no highs. Laughter and happiness were no longer a part of my life, and I'd always been very upbeat. I felt like a zombie, but wasn't aware of any alternatives. So I just plugged along...

Then my head started hurting - often for days at a time. Sometimes I would take 4 over the counter tablets a day just to take the edge off. Taking them was terrible for my body and made me feel worse overall, but at least I could function. I couldn’t find any other solutions, until....thankfully, a friend introduced me to peppermint essential oil. I was skeptical but knew I had nothing to lose, so I was open to trying it. Within minutes, the hurt subsided and I was not only relieved, but very surprised. How could this one drop work? So I kept trying it…and it kept working. I had to learn more, and try more. I researched essential oils, and tried different ones and found they helped me with health issues I had dealt with for years. Why hadn't I learned about essential oils in all the years I worked in the medical field? Why were these a well kept secret? Was it all in my head or would they work for others?

I shared with friends and family and co-workers, and saw they also had good results. So many people came back to me and said, "Wow! It works" (usually sounding surprised, which now I just find amusing!). The coolest thing about essential oils? If you believe in them, they work. If you don't believe in them, well, they still work!

Suddenly I was finding solutions for my health issues and feeling so much better. I knew I had to share this knowledge with others to help with their physical and emotional issues, especially when I saw so many fellow veterans suffering with various health concerns and multiple pharmaceuticals. I love that my friends' kids call me "the magic potion lady" because I've been able to help them feel better when traditional means haven't worked.

Now, I want to share these with you and your family.