04/05/2026
6 whole years of you today 🫶
It all started about 6ish years before this time with simply meeting a lady that handmade skincare products (if your reading you know who you are!), this amazing lady also had Rosacea & being in my 20's I didn't know anyone else with it, especially anyone my own age. I had psoriasis as well for almost a decade before this time also, again didn't have any friends with it, so was now desperate to try something other than prescriptions from the GP that never worked for me. I came away from all 'brand' products & any prescription creams, ointments, shampoos ect basically anything that had 'bad' ingredients & switched to all natural things to put onto my body. This did hugely help my skin appearance.
But then I met a doTerra advocate (if your reading you also know who you are!), this lady was another level of inspiration, who not only introduced me to the world of essential oils & all the powers within them but who just seemed to have something special.. a gentle life, a holistic life? I couldn't quite work out what it was but I was drawn to big changes in my life. Then the switching of chemical use in my home began, where I started ditching more 'bad' ingredients around my home, making my own cleaning products. Somewhere in the middle of all this change, my son started having epileptic seizures, this was a worrying time but fortunately diagnosis was quicker than most due to him having a seizure whilst in hospital when going in for a ECG & I refused to leave the hospital & demanded all tests be done right away 😅 we went home the next day with medication, the medication took effect within 12hrs of the first dose, I was shocked how strong it was to help work so fast, the side effects were daunting to read.. he seemed too young to potentially harm his kidneys ect ect.. & I wanted to know if there was maybe something else out there that could help once he was older?
& so this is when I went on a quest to find alternative solutions (if there were any?). I started extensively researching complimentary therapies & became fascinated with so many, finding very little information on the internet it was Massage/Aromatherapy that seemed to have the most information, I felt deeply drawn to it, from already being introduced to essential oils & using them on myself & in my home, it just felt like my calling... I enrolled onto my local VTCT college course the next September. College is where I met the group of like minded people, they wanted a piece of this 'holistic life' too, all wanting to help & care for others &/or better themselves. Our tutor, well all would agree that she was the most beautiful human we'd ever met, her kindness, passion & whole being was inspiring!
Whilst in my first year of college, I thought it would be good for me to get some work experience in this kind of field (from having a background in between health & social care & in hospitality jobs beforehand). I stumbled across an ad for a part-time volunteer receptionist role in a wellbeing centre.. most of you know it, Middleway Complimentary Therapies. This is truly where my light began to shine having all these therapies at my fingertips, I grew there, felt heard, felt safe, felt excepted, I found myself there, I didn't really know I had lost myself until I met this tribe of beautiful humans that were all doing these amazing things for people. Still to this day I cannot put into words how grateful I am to have stumbled across this place. These people changed my life!
It turned into a paid part-time role on reception & I was able to start renting the rooms out for massage after I qualified in my first year of training. This place sadly closed its doors almost 2 years ago now, which is now where I am in the enterprise house. I took the plunge of going fully self-employed here, created a little space of my own that I love to share with you. Last year I felt I had to break up my week & get another part-time employed job for many reasons, mainly my health. So I am also back doing my other passion, in a care role, this brings much joy to my heart, is social, isn't physically demanding on my body, added bonus of some stable income... I deeply missed it, I have found more balance for myself & my family by doing this for now.
I do have different things in mind of what I want to do in the future with Ri Holistic. I've already been building towards them since today 6 years ago. Yes some of those ideas have changed, some have already turned into reality. Some I feel I'd have to win the lottery to make reality.. Life is continuous growth, the universe takes us in all different directions doesn't it...
What is life without dreams & hope?
I am over the moon to be here, feel lucky how I got here, grateful for those inspirational people that crossed my lifes path & opened new doors, so thankful to my whole family for supporting this big adventure..
& To you my dear clients, you made a dream come true ✨
Happy Birthday to Ri Holistic 🎉
Yay. I love you all
Michaela 💛
