Welcome!
You likely reached this page through searching for more holistic options, essential oils, general wellness information or your next DIY. However you may have arrived, I am glad you are here! My name is Melissa and I am a wellness proponent, counselor, T1D survivor and an EO addict! My love of the essential oils I use and my work in promoting overall wellness brought me to a turning point several years ago. I wanted to dedicate more time to helping others develop an overall rooted wellness for themselves. In this effort, I became a Wellness Advocate with doTERRA Essential Oils to complement my full time work in the clinical world.
Having a sound wellness philosophy can help empower us to live healthier, more productive lives. I know that optimum wellness can be achieved through a combination of healthy lifestyle behaviors, a supported emotional status and proper medical care. When lifestyle is a focus, health can be naturally achieved and maintained. Our daily habits make all the difference due to the mind/body connections I teach about. To attain more overall balance in our lives, we need a solid foundation of rooted wellness.
Why doTERRA Essential Oils?
One of my first introductions to dōTerra essential oils was grapefruit. I went to an oil class in part to be nice and in part to learn more about using oils in my every day. What I didn’t expect was grapefruit essential oil and how delicious it tasted in water. Had I known there was grapefruit EO, I would have been to a class long before that point!
I purchased a modest sized kit and used the oils mostly to flavor my water or help with sleep. As I read more over the next couple weeks, I learned of hundreds of other uses and the importance of quality and purity. My daughter and I then started making our own blends for various things. This was fantastic! I was actually helping myself and my family to support our health and wellbeing! The EO bug took hold.
When I attended a local informational class, I spoke with a Wellness Advocate who shared an oil blend her loved one used to help manage their blood sugar levels.
WHAT?! There are oils to help with THAT?
Apparently so! Creating the same blend, I started rolling it on my feet each morning and saw results. I continued using my oils and getting others, sharing with friends and family along the way. I loved introducing others to their benefits! The EO addiction took hold. It wasn’t long before I decided to become a Wellness Advocate. Since day one, my daughter has shared the love of essential oils with me. She had even decided that she wanted to become the youngest dōTERRA Advocate! She has jumped right in and now silently assesses the oil needs of people we talk to!
My dōTERRA moment…
…didn’t come until about 8 months after starting with the oils. I began taking the Life Long Vitality inconsistently, felt ok, but didn’t make the effort to take them daily for about a month or so after getting them. Once I did, I noticed more energy, an overall feeling of wellness and being less anxious. I got my hubby to start as well. At this point we are sharing one pack so, as you might have guessed, we ran out before my next order arrived. We went for about 5 days without, taking our original supplements to at least try to stay up on the Omegas. On about day three, I said “I don’t feel that great,” to which he responded “Me either.” And you know what? This excited us! It dawned on us how good we DID feel taking the vitamins! Since then, we order enough so that we don’t repeat that experience!
What exactly is in there?
I began to wonder what else we were using that was keeping us from feeling our best? I began educating myself more and uncovering correlations that I didn’t like or that shocked me. As a result, I initiated the process of reducing our toxic load bit by bit. There were certain foods and/or ingredients that I eliminated from my family’s diet (often with eye rolls from my teen). Then I removed pretty much everything in the bathroom cabinet and cleaning cupboard and added dōTERRA EO products instead. I also cook with oils, diffuse them, put them in drinks and make veggie caps to take internally to address specific ailments.
Combining dōTERRA essential oils with attainable changes has helped me support a healthier way of life for my family. I would LOVE the opportunity to share them with you!
If you are interested, have questions, would like more information or would like to jump into replacing products in your own home, please let me know. I would love to hear from you!