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Youโve spent most of your life making sure others have what they need, at home, at work, in your volunteering activities. And letโs face it โ how often do you get to the last item on your to-do list? Hi, my name is Sherri Stockman. Many people know me as the Health Food Store Lady who could tell you what to do for most any ailment, from colic to cancer. I worked hard, and I helped a whole lot of folks, standing in the aisles of that store. And I have to say - it felt REALLY good to be able to help so many people to heal themselves.โฃ
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But what most people donโt know is that by the time I closed my little store, I was burned out, overweight, and my own health was deteriorating.โฃ
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I was so busy taking care of everyone else that I wasnโt taking care of myself.โฃ
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A few months after my โretirementโ I had a close encounter with a tick, and my poor health allowed me to get Lyme disease. And soon, its little tagalong friends started showing up, too. Lung and nerve problems, aches and pains, chronic fatigue.โฃ
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Because I had helped a lot of people with many types of health problems over the years, I knew what I needed to do to get well. That was a definite advantage.
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But in the process of healing my body, I had a huge epiphany. I realized that my biggest issue wasnโt my collection of illnesses. โฃ
It was my deep-seated belief that my own needs werenโt as important as everyone elseโs.
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The fact that I had overlooked or ignored the need for my own self-care is what had allowed all my health problems to manifest in the first place.โฃ
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What made it even worse was that being ill myself, I was unable to do the things that had brought me such joy in the past. Using my knowledge and skills to help others had always lit me up, made me feel like I was doing what I was born for. โฃ
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I am hard-wired to Serve, my life purpose is to help people heal themselves. โฃ
๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต. โฃ
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But I learned that old, unhealed trauma from my past was leaving me vulnerable to even more trauma and low self-esteem in the present. Which had led to poor self-care, because I felt my own needs were unimportant. โฃ
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I had never developed healthy personal boundaries. โฃ
As a result of having poor boundaries, I managed to slip from ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐โฆinto ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐.โฃ
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And sacrifice can get very expensive... time and money, sure, but even more importantly, at some point that sacrifice literally moves to the cellular level of your physical body.โฃ
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Back when I was working in my store, I had often advised caregivers to be sure to take time for themselves. Learn when โnoโ is the best answer.โฃ
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๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐.โฃ
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And my health had broken down, my physical systems were no longer working like they were supposed to. My doctor was unable to offer any long-term relief. The prescribed medical treatment ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ get rid of the disease, but it also sent me spiraling downward with additional symptoms. โฃ
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I had always been so strong, but now I had very little energy; everything exhausted me so much that I was no longer capable of doing my good work in the world. My family and friends seemed to think I was exaggerating, too sensitive, even lazy.โฃ
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Fortunately, through the fog of pain and depression, I made the decision that I was not going to allow this dysfunction to continue indefinitely. And with the help of good friends and a couple of mentors, I gradually began pulling myself back up. โฃ
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Iโve made great strides with my health, and several years ago was able to begin helping others again. And Iโm absolutely committed to my own personal and spiritual growth, too.โฃ
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And this is why I do the work I do today, because I know what itโs like to be shackled by chronic illness. And I see too many women who have spent so much time and energy helping others, and are now struggling with chronic health issues that are keeping them from doing the things they want to do.โฃ
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So, using my skills as a Naturopath and Medical Intuitive, I help them uncover and resolve the root causes of these challenges. They feel better, their health improves, they have energy again. They get their life back, and some are even able to get off their prescription meds.โฃ
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I dearly hope that your life and health hasnโt gotten to the miserable state mine was back then. โฃ
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But even if it has, please know that itโs possible to feel good again, to find JOY again.โฃ
Who knows? ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ! โฃ
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You have important things to do in this world. โฃ
But you canโt ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ your best, unless you ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ your best.โฃ
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If youโre ready to get your health back, please use the link below to schedule a complimentary Clarity Conversation. This is a free, no obligation call so we can figure out together if we're a good match. and what will best serve you if we are.
๐๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ! Sherri Stockman
Naturopath, Medical Intuitive, Transformation Specialist
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