I am finished with EXHAUSTION being my normal and limiting me.
About seven years ago I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Hypersomnia. It is a rare chronic neurological disorder with the main symptom of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and in my case, prolonged nighttime sleep. Starting around high school, I have always slept a lot. As time went on, my nighttime sleep only got longer, and my daytime sleepiness showed up and increased as well. By the time I had graduated college and gotten a job, I was sleeping on average of around 12-16 hours at night and could barely make it through the day without a 2-3 hour nap. Depression and anxiety crept in and became my daily symptoms too. I remember laying down in bed to go to sleep for the night, excited about my nap the following day! (Not normal!) This was not the life I wanted to live, so I decided to do something about it. I saw a few doctors and eliminated different causes, such as thyroid issues, iron deficiency, etc. Next was a sleep study. After this was when I received my official diagnosis, and of course, was prescribed pharmaceuticals. The off-label drug I took made me lose my appetite, gave me stomach pain, and feel jittery sometimes. But it kept me awake, so I took it for a while.
Once I was married and planning on getting pregnant, I stopped taking the medication. After a few fertility issues and a mandatory year break of trying to conceive again, my husband and I took the time to get ourselves healthy. We did extensive bloodwork and balanced all of our hormones, vitamins and minerals. This helped my symptoms, but it was difficult to maintain taking so many supplements several times a day. Once I became pregnant with my daughter, I had so much energy and felt fantastic! Well, that high dropped during my postpartum period, and for a year and a half of I just dealt with the symptoms. Then I fell pregnant with my son! This pregnancy only added to my tiredness, and my symptoms only worsened once I had two children to keep up with. I all of the sudden found myself as a tandem-nursing mom of two, exhausted everyday, fighting off depression and anxiety, completely depleting my body every. damn. day.
My husband texts me everyday, checking in. I distinctly remember a time when he asked how my day was going, and I replied, “Oh, I am exhausted, you know, my normal.” As soon as a sent that text, I decided I do not want this to be my normal anymore! Diet change during the past several months helped, but I was still depleting myself without properly refueling my body. I was constantly giving to others and not giving anything to myself. I crashed my immune system and broke out with shingles, and then gave both of my children chickenpox. Something had to change. I was not being the mom I wanted to be. I was too tired to do any of the things I wanted to do with my kids or even for myself. The ideas were there, but the energy and motivation to do them was not. I was not living the life I envisioned for myself or my family. My dreams were small and my expectations were dwindling. Then I found my superfood company, and MY NORMAL IS CHANGING!!!
Complete exhaustion, depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, and not being the mom, wife and person I want to be is my pain. And freakin’ FOOD is my solution! How cool is that?!!!
Now I am bettering myself with superfood nutrition, and simply by sharing my experience, am contributing to my family’s financial flow! I am creating opportunities for my family. I see my DREAMS turning into my REALITY! I have energy and motivation to be the mom that I know I am meant to be, playing outside with my kids, going on little adventures! I can see building a house in the woods by a creek, homesteading, homeschooling, camping and traveling to beautiful places, and so much more in my family’s future now! I have the opportunity to create a residual stream of income, while staying home with my kids, to make even more things possible. I am learning to DREAM big!
All while this unfolds, I am helping other people feel their best. This fills my heart with so much joy! I am connecting with such an uplifting and supportive culture and community, breaking through my own personal limitations, and turning my dreams into my reality! Feeling bad (whatever that looks like for you) does not have to be your normal. Don’t settle anymore. BETTER is possible, physically, mentally, emotionally and financially!
I am calling in beautiful souls with the intention of bettering themselves and others! I am gathering people who are ready to create strong bonds and deep connections, achieve personal growth, set and break through their goals and make their dreams their reality! Let’s nourish ourselves, physically, mentally, emotionally and financially! Take this magical journey with me. Join my tribe, and FREE yourself!
Camp Finley 