Well, Hello There

Hi. I'm Maureen. I moved from Chicago to a dry cabin in Alaska in the early 90s​, and I had to haul my water for cooking and cleaning.  No bathroom.  A sink with buckets underneath. The whole deal.  I'd heat water up in my biggest pot, and then wash my hair using a coffee mug.  When I was done, I'd empty the 5 gallon slop bucket outside. 

After some time, I noticed that the grass died wherever I dumped the bucket.  If my soap was killing the grass, what was it doing to me? 

Thus began a radical shift to change my life, starting with years of education on better ways to eat, better ways to clean, and better ways to exist without harming the planet.  

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Finally, in 2013, I began my Certified Holistic Health Coach certification, and I began taking on clients, helping them figure out how to incorporate healthier habits into their diet and into their life.

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And then I realized something huge:  health is nothing without happiness.  They go together.  And health and happiness don't look the same for everyone anyway.  So another shift happened.  What makes me happy?  

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Contributing.  Community.  Connection.  

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But in order to be good at all of those things, I needed to learn a big lesson.  I needed to learn how to take care of myself.  Like, I was eating the broccoli and exercising, right?  But I was also a giving machine, and feeling burned out much of the time.  I felt guilty if I put myself first instead of helping someone else.  

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And my well ran dry. I came to realize that self-care was where it's at. 

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So I shifted from coaching into sharing products I'd developed that didn't harm the planet, were good for me, and felt good to use.  I had realized that when I took the time to nurture myself - to treat myself - I had more to give to everyone else.  

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It's simple, babe.  Put your own oxygen mask on first. 

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