Empowering Messages from Dee

Do you struggle with stuck emotions? Tired of the emotional roller coaster? I relate and got off the ride some years back so I'm reaching out to invite you to peace - come read one thing you can do today to support your energy balance

Do you feel blocked and stuck working toward future goals, a present challenge, positive changes or past struggles? Check out these four new offerings for you! I can help guide you so you can realize your full potential and unlock tremendous motivation. What is Aroma Freedom or AFT?

Do you struggle to be "motivated" and to do all the things? How do you do a thing you know you want to do but not in the mood to do? What small mindset adjustment might help? How to overcome the "but i don't feeeeeel  😭 it" mindset... plus a BONUS video for you because I care so much 💛

Do you have some favorite quotes? I'd love to hear them - please share in the comments. I'm going to add some to this post in the next few weeks. Every week on social media I share a quote of the week called for #MotivationMonday and would like them available for everyone regardless of your personal preferred social media so please share here in the comments! 

Sometimes people hesitate to create or enforce boundaries because they're concerned about being viewed as controlling. This is a very valid feeling and so much has to do with viewpoint. First let's talk about your viewpoint within yourself and the idea of modesty

Nearly all meals in our home start with these ingredients and here's a few tips you may not have read before... plus some time savers because I learned this from experience and from wanting to get meals on the table in under a half hour - that's right you read that correctly

There's nothing special or earth shattering about the ingredients themselves but what I do to them isn't something I've read before, just comes from years of experimenting. I'd come buzzing in the door with nothing in particular in mind most days except I knew what we had in the pantry and in the refrigerator was pretty standard stuff that would make me a meal, fill our belly with good eats, yummy goodness plus fuel our bodies with good nutrition

IF you're going to be having rice for dinner get that started first, it will be done by the time dinner is ready to serve. If you're having pasta start the pasta water. That right there is a huge time saver - start the longest cooking item first especially if it doesn't need much attention

Stir, cover, you might want to add about a tablespoon of water to help it steam and soften. 

While that's warming and cooking...

 

Chop the carrot, add to pot, check and see if you need a little more water. Sort. 

While that's warming and cooking...

Chop the celery and I include the dark leaves in the soup and save the lighter leaves and inside for salad. Add to pot, stir. 

While that's warming and cooking prepare what else is going in the soup. Usually I sort and pick through dried lentils (2 cups lentils and 4 cups water) if I have time for that to cook and throw in some frozen spinach. Combined with brown rice that's an amazing meal right there

If I have less time I just grab a can of beans and add some veggie stock or better than bullion with water

The key is cooking as you go while you're preparing and chopping the next layer of flavor

If I don't have enough fresh herbs and spices on hand I use essential oils (labeled for internal use) but add them at the end mixed with olive oil - come to my cooking with oils workshops to learn more or check the bonus here

Check my favorite foodie supplies here

Healthy boundaries create better relationships, foster healthy interconnection. Someone who has no boundaries or collapsed boundaries Is fluid, becomes easily immersed, has no sense of self, merges with others and other problems. Someone whose boundaries are too rigid is unable to connect with others, unable to receive help and is emotionally detached making intimacy impossible.

Let's make a clay mask! Great for aging skin, combination skin and youthful acne prone skin with extra points for some self care time 💛

Do you have trouble saying no? Does saying no make you feel guilty? Do you freeze and don't know what to say or how to respond? Do you feel stuck? Try these simple, easy suggestions that will help you say no without guilt and say no with ease. Having good boundaries is so important but how do we do healthy boundaries without putting up walls?

Face serum DIY recipe - which essential oils and carrier oils are best for a face serum? Here's my favorites and why they're so good plus a quick little video to show you how easy it is to make your own. 

Here’s some great tips to help your bathtime with essential oils safe be the most aromatically refreshing experience it should be

That made me look into what essential oils are especially supportive and promote free breathing. I've read some pretty amazing studies and made an inhaler to help. The science behind how oils work is amazing and goes far beyond something smelling good... Although that's true too but the naturally occurring chemical properties of plants is so powerful!

Bunion help and why massage your feet? Why is peppermint and tea tree essential oils so good for feet? Even if you don't have a bunion here's some good tips.

My bunion... 😣 It was so painful for so many years. These days it's no smaller but it is LOTS less painful !! Here's what I did:

First I checked some YouTube videos on bunion relief and found some that had massage techniques. So I explored massage methods and essential oils that would calm joints.

The massage techniques involve pulling the joint apart and moving the synovial fluid (lubricating fluid in joints) around. At first doing this was very painful because the joint was so very stiff. The result over time is zero pain because I keep up with daily massage and moving the joint around.

The other big help is choosing oils and carrier to support movement and calming the joint. One great choice is peppermint for it's menthol and 1,8 cineole (eucalyptol) which is also in tea tree. Both of those are also warming, calming to joints and good for getting rid of yuck that tends to be on feet and other dark damp environments. Cypress is another good choice. Sometimes at night though I'll just use my lavender cedarwood blend that I usually use for sleep.

We're really rough on our feet, they do lots of work! It's soothing to do a bit of self care massage even if you don't have a bunion. Another avenue to explore are pressure points and foot massage. It's so easy to massage ones feet and self care is so important for emotional and mental health and wellness.

Quick and easy DIY recipe for foot soak that also makes a nice gift!

Are essential oils safe around animals and pets? Make an informed choice. Here's some resources from my studies and how we decide what to do in our home around our cats and birds.

I have a radical proposal. What if it's not Pasteur versus Bechamp -- germ theory versus terrain theory. What if it's not either or but instead and? What if it's more accurate to view it as Pasteur and Bechamp, as germ theory and terrain theory. What if we recognized the value of both instead of viewing them as diametrically opposed? What if we used them both rather than having to choose?

What are the top 10 naturally healing foods you can start eating today to improve your health?