My Health Journey
After a lifetime of dealing with various illnesses and untold amounts of money spent on efforts to fix them, I finally worked out how to restore my health myself. I say back to health, but actually my issues started in utero, so I have finally worked out how to reach the true state of health that I always deserved but never had.
This was so powerful when it happened that I closed my successful jewellery business of 22 years and made it my mission to help others find their paths back to health. My aim in setting up The Reconnected Self was for it to be a process that spreads - for this knowledge to reach those that need it, and to be passed along to access as many people as possible that want to learn.
The process works, the results are evident. I have found a method that has somehow been lost and I want to restore that knowledge so that everyone is empowered to take charge of their health and their lives.
My Personal Recovery Story
I received my first ‘incurable’ diagnosis as a teen and over the years collected more. When I would visit a new medical practitioner, my list was so long I would forget half of the issues. Thanks to this list I’ve been consistently researching, trying out different techniques and interventions for at least three decades before even beginning the experimentation that led to Compassionate Self-healing.
As a child
Whooping cough, chronic tonsillitis, food intolerances, immune issues, chronic candida, insomnia
As a teen & in my 20s
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, hormonal imbalances, chronic sinusitis, polycystic ovaries, chronic cystitis, cystic acne, chronic anaemia.
In my 30s onwards
Hashimotos Auto-immune thyroid, EDS flares, Alopecia Areata, Lichen Sclerosis, chemical sensitivities, extreme food sensitivities and digestive issues, electro sensitivity, mould illness, stealth bacterial infections, stealth viral infections, insulin resistance (pre-diabetic), heavy metal toxicity, auto-immune skin conditions, circulation issues, temperature regulation issues, night-sweats, chronic fungal infections, adrenal burnout, chronic fatigue, heart palpitations, insomnia, anxiety, brain fog, thyroid-related hair loss, chronic oedema, breast cysts, vulvar vestibulitis, unexplained bruising, Raynaud’s phenomenon, nerve pain... And these are only the main complaints!
All of these things I have completely healed and switched off in me. I am medication free and have more energy now in my mid-forties than I probably ever have.
All of these things I have completely healed and switched off in me. I am medication free and have more energy now in my mid-forties than I probably ever have. And when I say healed, I am not in a state of managing the conditions, I don’t have to control my environment in any way in order to exist. I can eat any foods, walk into water-damaged buildings, put myself in all sorts of stressful situations, exercise aerobically and my symptoms do not come back. This is the difference between management and reversal. I have no antibodies, no stealth infections, my immune system is finally functioning properly and I am not reliant on any supplements. The only thing I take regularly now is optional: a multi-vitamin and a cod liver oil capsule, and that’s it.
This picture was taken just leading up to the very height of my illness - I was just about managing to work but riddled with invisible illnesses, reacting to chemicals at my work as well as most foods. My energy was fast declining, my adrenals crashing, and I’d often have to take days off work just to sleep. I am aware of my privilege in having been able to continue to work, I appreciate so many people aren’t able to and it is those people that I want to help the most.
I’m grateful for every single ailment and illness I picked up along the way in the lessons it has taught me. The sense of achievement at having finally cracked the code to my health has been so immeasurable and such a fascinating process. It is this I want to share. It’s not only the joy of empowerment in taking back control of your body and re-establishing that state of true health that is your birth right, but also all the wonderful learnings on the journey to get there.
