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Hope Quotes: Once You Make a Decision

February 22, 2020February 21, 2020 ~ Hope Heal Cook ~ Leave a comment
Hope Quotes: Once You Make A Decision

Hope Quotes:  Once you make a decision.  Figuring out how to heal chronic illness can feel overwhelming and confusing. Thankfully, Universal Intelligence has got your back, and once you decide to heal, the Universe works hard to make it happen! Continue reading “Hope Quotes: Once You Make a Decision” →

Carrot and Onion Saute (AIP)

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 ~ Hope Heal Cook ~ Leave a comment

My Carrot and Onion Saute is:  Paleo, AIP, gluten free & includes Fatigue Friendly Instructions

J U M P   T O   T H E   R E C I P E !

A touch of honey brings out the natural sweetness of carrots and onions in this simple sauté. Serve it as a side with just about anything!  I like to make it as a breakfast dish. Continue reading “Carrot and Onion Saute (AIP)” →

Emotional Detox and Letting Go the Past (part 2)

January 18, 2020 ~ Hope Heal Cook ~ 6 Comments

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This post is a continuation of Emotional Detox and Letting Go of the Past part 1.

Emotional detox involves letting go of the past and releasing the emotions, beliefs, and experiences that no longer serve us. This is my story about how I finally let go of my past in order to fully embrace a healthy and happy future.  Continue reading “Emotional Detox and Letting Go the Past (part 2)” →

Emotional Detox and Letting Go of the Past (part 1)

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 ~ Hope Heal Cook ~ 3 Comments
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Emotional detox involves letting go of the past and releasing the emotions, beliefs, and experiences that no longer serve us. This is my story about how I finally let go of my past in order to fully embrace a healthy and happy future. 

Continue reading “Emotional Detox and Letting Go of the Past (part 1)” →

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HEAL | Are your household products keeping you sick? . The scary truth is that many popular household cleaners are dangerously toxic! . Did you know that in the US there’s no federal regulation of chemicals in household products?! 😱 . What’s more, neither ingredients nor products must meet ANY sort of safety standard, nor is any testing data or notification required before bringing a product to market. . Double tap if that upsets you too.😡 . That total lack of regulations is why we end up with ingredients in common household products have been linked to asthma, cancer, reproductive disorders, hormone disruption and neurotoxicity. . Which is why I’m rill careful about which products I use in my home. . When I was really sick being exposed to synthetic fragrances, artificial colors, and other chemical toxins could suddenly and dramatically flare my symptoms. Sometimes for days. 😷 . On the flip side, switching to clean and natural alternatives decreased my symptoms and helped me to heal. 🌿 . Unfortunately, there’s a lot of products that claim to be “safe” or “green” but really aren’t. It’s called “green washing” and it can make choosing truly safe and green cleaners tough. But no worries, I’ve got you covered... . These are my TOP RECOMMENDATIONS for totally non-toxic cleaning products: . 🌿 I use @branchbasics concentrate to make hand soap, all purpose cleaner, bathroom cleaner, glass cleaner and sometimes laundry soap. I love how easy it is to make my own cleaners using their bottles and concentrate. Doing so costs less, and results in less waste. Use the link in my bio to save $10 of any BranchBasic order. . 🌿 I use @ecoscleans Hypoallergenic Dishmate for dishes, and I also sometimes buy their laundry soap. . 🌿 For stain removal I use @branchbasics Oxygen Boost or @biokleenhome Oxygen Bleach Plus. . . To find out if the products you’ve been using are safe go to https://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners. . Xx Kat P.S. Have you switched out your cleaning products for cleaner ones? . . . #autoimmunepaleo #lymedisease #chronicillness #cfs #multiplechemicalsensitivity #healingjourney #selfheal #nontoxichome #nontoxicliving #aippaleo #healingnaturally HEAL | One of the most powerful ways to support self-healing is completely FREE… . Switching to a healing diet, packing pill cases full of prescribed supplements, and investing in non-toxic alternatives are all important pieces of the healing puzzle. And as I’m sure you know: they all cost money. 💁🏻‍♀️💸 . But honestly, I didn’t just take the right pills and eat the right foods in order to heal. My mindfulness practices are ultimately what opened the way for my physical healing to unfold. . And mindful awareness is always available and always free. . It was mindfulness that taught me how to identify when I was lost in thoughts about the past (regret, guilt, blame, judgement) or the future (worry, anxiety, doubt) and then lovingly returning to the present. . This simple (but not necessarily easy 😅) practice taught me something pretty incredible: . Healing Happens in the Present ✨ . Whenever we’re caught up in thoughts of the past or future our energies get spread out and depleted. We end up with less “juice” for the all important task of self healing, which is always our bodies’ goal. . Seriously, those habitual stressy thoughts are a big energetic drain! . . Here’s a few ways I practice mindfulness to support my wellness: . 💗 I set aside time for daily for meditation (morning and night). . 💗 I frequently take breaks to pause, pray and recenter. . 💗 I come back to my breath again and again and again. . 💗 I take 5 deep, mindful breaths 5 times a day (when I wake up, before meals, and before bed). . With practice I’ve gotten better at being present, and that in turn has helped me to liver better and get better. . . Xx Kat 💞 P.S. Do you have a mindfulness practice? If so is there a resource you’d recommend for others? Please share! 👇🏻 ⠀⠀ . . . . #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullness #selfhealing #innerhealing #healyourself #lymedisease #aippaleo #autoimmunepaleo #autoimmuneprotocol #chronicillness #holistichealing #healingjourney HOPE | 15 years together. Chronic illness didn’t break us. . Wonderhubs and I will be celebrating 15 years of being together on Monday. . When we first started dating I had health problems, but I was functional. Then, a couple years into our relationship my health collapsed. And everything changed. . Well, not everything. Our love didn’t change. . And we discovered that our love for each other was big enough and strong enough to encompass all the other changes chronic illness brought. . But I didn’t always know that. . For years I was really scared that my becoming sick was a “deal breaker.” I was afraid Wonderhubs would get sick of my being sick and call it quits. Especially when he had to become my caregiver. I mean he didn’t sign up for all this! . Neither of us signed up for this. But we did decided to stick it out & stick together. . With the help of some great couples therapists, we learned how to communicate all the feelings chronic illness brought up. And we realized that even though it seemed like our experiences were so different, they weren’t. . Yes, I was sick and he wasn’t. But we both felt the same fear, anxiety, frustration, longing, and hurt. . When I was in pain, it was painful for him to watch the person he loves most suffer. We were in this together. . Coming together in those scary, vulnerable spaces helped us stay connected. . Here’s some other things that have helped us over the years: . 💛 Appreciation: We thank each other for all the little things. . 💛 Touch: We set aside time every day for snuggles and we hug often. . 💛 Forgiveness: We let the small stuff go and give each other the benefit of the doubt. . 💛 Romance: We have a weekly date night and leave each other love notes during the week. . . Staying together takes work. But it’s worth it. And Love heals. . Xx Kat P.S. What helps you in your relationship? . . . #lymedisease #autoimmunepaleo #chronicillness #butyoudontlooksick #healingjourney #loveheals #autoimmuneprotocol #aippaleo #paleoaip #morethanlyme #mindbodyhealing HEAL | Because LOVE is the ultimate panacea, ALL acts of romance are medicinal. . Valentine’s Day is often associated with couples and chocolates, but it doesn’t have to include a significant other or sugary treats. . It can be an opportunity to intentionally embrace self-romance. How? By simply acknowledging our Belovedness and luxuriating in life’s beauty and small joys. . Our capacity to love ourselves and receive love from others is deeply connected to our ability to self-healing. . AND YET, for the longest time, I was seemingly incapable of being even a little bit nice to myself. . So Love myself?? Forget it.🙅🏻‍♀️ . It took years of dedicated practice to move from loathing myself, to sorta tolerating myself, to being okay with myself, to finally wow-I-can’t-believe-this-is-truly-true LOVING myself in all my imperfect glory. 🙌🏻💕 . And if I can transform toxic patterns of self-hate into transformative self-love So Can You. 💪🏻 . . Here’s some cheap and low-energy ways to bring some healing romance into your life today (and everyday): . 💖 Whenever you see yourself in a mirror: tell yourself you look beautiful/radiant/foxy AF. . 💖 Walk through the flower department at your grocery store and buy yourself whatever small bouquet (or single flower) catches your eye. . 💖 Get some bath salts, a bottle of fizzy water, and a lemon (for slicing) and treat yourself to a spa night. . 💖 Pick a rom-com, brew some tasty tea, and thoroughly enjoy 2 hours of laughing and swooning. . 💖 Find a quiet spot (indoors or out in nature) and spend some time with yourself, fully and completely, as an act of loving devotion to the incredible, irreplaceable wonder you are. . . Happy V-day everyone. Hope yours is filled with healing love! 💝 . Xx Kat 💞 P.S. How do you show yourself love? Are doing anything special for yourself today? . . . #holistichealing #mindbodyhealing #selflovejourney #loveheals #aippaleo #autoimmunepaleo #lymedisease #healingjourney #selfhealingjourney #chronicillness #autoimmuneprotocol #healingquotes #selfcaretips #cfs #chronicfatigue

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