My Story

I grew up in the country on whole foods that were jarred, frozen, and processed by my mom, her friends (and the kids). White bread didn't exist in our house, and we rarely saw a packaged product other than pasta, rice, or dairy products. After moving out, I purchased the usual boxed, canned, and packaged foods that were quick, easy, and budget-friendly. I quickly started feeling ill every time I ate, unless it was from home. This was the first time I experienced the connection between food and health. My diet was much different from then on and that's when I started "researching." Back then, there was very little access to the internet. Finding information was limited and required a lot more footwork. Luckily, my body usually told me what wasn't good.

At the age of 20, I had my daughter, a perfectly healthy interactive baby. By the time she was 3, she was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (specifically on the autism spectrum.) The 74-year-old psychologist that made the diagnosis hinted at the possibility that it was caused by vaccination. 

Research was still difficult, and my caution concerning the medical world was peaked.

Life carried on, and I maintained a healthy lifestyle for myself and my daughter. 

What I knew then didn't prepare me for what was to come.

Fast forward 23 years, and I have a perfectly healthy, alert and intelligent baby boy. He ate nothing but whole foods, fruits, vegetables and grains. He was hitting milestones early and even talking...........until a regular "well visit." My previous experience, research, and instinct told me to decline the scheduled vaccines, but I didn't trust my own knowledge, instincts, or ability to make medical decisions. I was made to feel incompetent, uneducated, and reckless. So, I consented. Within a few days he stopped talking, interacting, only ate crunchy dry foods. He became withdrawn and developed digestive and sensory issues. My fun, intelligent, social, healthy boy had disappeared.  

Within the year, he was diagnosed as "failure to thrive", later, with autism.

I knew better. How could I LET someone..... anyone convince me of something I knew was dangerous?

 Mom guilt settled in. Then anger, then ACTION. 

Here's where my life REALLY changed. I FOUND the truth, answers, solutions, and preventative protocols.

 I BECAME educated.

 I learned what TRUE informed consent is. 

I learned how to heal my child, reverse many of his symptoms, and bring back his quality of life.

I will NO LONGER consent to ANYTHING that I know or question as injurious.

 Most of all, I have gathered resources and a network of amazing people that share, at least in some way, my pursuit of STAYING informed and Essentially Aware.