There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
I'm currently on my way "back up" again from burning out my adrenals. Adrenal fatigue in my case was due to my insane pace of life, wanting to do everything, and streaks of control freak-ism and perfectionism, in my personality, making it very difficult to delegate and to be satisfied with any results. An early addiction to caffeine did it's thing too. My poor adrenals were constantly pumping out adrenaline.
Two or three years ago, I took a huge step back, and retreated into doing the least possible for survival. My husband had to take significant time off work, in order for our family to function. Some days I couldn't even get out of bed.
My previously spunky attitude had to be retrained into a much more humble and quiet one, one that I had a really hard time identifying with. I felt as though I had lost myself.
A very humbling experience for someone like me - who thought I had figured out the best nutrition ever (I was a raw vegan at the time, something that may have contributed to the burn out) juggling being the primary caregiver to our 4 kids, and growing my lifestyle coaching practise.
As a very involved and attachment parenting mother (who'll allow no media in my children's lives) I needed time and never ending energy. I was so hungry and impatient for life that I wanted everything at the same time and constantly kept adding commitments to my already busy life.
Until one day when I couldn't. I was spent. I couldn't even answer the phone. Rock bottom was reached on a day when I drove my kids to school, and on my way back home, with my youngest sleeping in his car seat, I had to pull over and stop the car. I couldn't see between my tears. I called my mother and she talked me past the worst of the break down. My husband had to come to drive us the rest of the way home.
At the time I thought I had just "lost it". I had no idea that I could have adrenal fatigue. Many trips to good naturopathic doctors and lots of my own research, connected the dots for me. To have an understanding of what I was dealing with was huge. It wasn't just depression or stress, it had a name. More importantly, it had a cure. Unfortunately the cure could take years to come by. Lots of retraining of old habits, lots of old beliefs that had to be changed and I had to develop lots of patience for myself.
I'm taking ionic/angstrom minerals, herbs and vitamins. I take on fewer projects. I ask for help. I am beginning to think that I will be fully recovered soon.
I am looking forward to that day.
My 4 kids make sure life is never boring. I frequently take the chance to think out of the box and to find ways to create that exceptional life we all deserve.
I am passionate about healthy foods and a holistic lifestyle including yoga.
Always eager to learn more, I have gathered certificates in various modalities related to nutrition, holistic health, solution focused coaching, NLP, hypnotherapy and energy healing.
With a family of 6 (plus a plethora of pets), the opportunity to celebrate, laugh and have fun is never wasted.
Life is grand.
xo
Hanna
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”Howard Thurman
