What makes a truly great day? Discover the Great Day Challenge, a simple 4-week practice of journaling and using four oils with intention to create more joy, courage, and harmony.
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Are you noticing the signs of aging on your beautiful face and decolletage? Do you keep hearing about collagen peptides everywhere you go? Let's talk about why and if it really is the fountain of you've herd so much about.
Our bodies produce collagen and we can absorb collagen through our diets from nutrient rich foods like bone-broth. But why is collagen important?
One type of collagen builds skin, tendons, bones and ligaments.
Type two helps make cartilage.
Type three helps build blood vessels.
I'd say that collagen is really important!
As we age, the body produces less collagen. Which means it becomes important to consume collagen rich foods.
- Bone broth
- Chicken Skin
- Fish, fish skin
- Egg white
- Citrus Fruits (vitamin C helps create the precursor to collagen)
- Berries (vitamin C)
- Tropical Fruits (vitamin C)
- Garlic (contains compounds that prevent breakdown of collagen and synthesize collagen)
- Leafy greens (contain chlorophyll which helps synthesize collagen)
- Beans (contain lysine which helps synthesize collagen)
- Cashews (contain zinc and copper which help promote collagen)
- Tomatoes (vitamin C and lycopene a powerful skin health antioxidant)
- Bell Peppers (vitamin C)
This is why many people take a collagen supplement, and it's extremely helpful when the body is under increased demands for collagen such as pregnancy or surgery recovery. Additionally, we all want to look and feel our best. Remember that not all supplements are created equally and many companies do not test for heavy metals and other contaminants. That's why we love Inner Beauty Collagen
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, an international, peer-reviewed, pubmed indexed open access journal published a study in 2022 stating that both internal use and topical use of collagen "can contribute to reducing skin aging."
So naturally, our favorite ethical and clean company sent it's scientists to work to create a sustainable plant-powered vegan formula of collagen peptides. https://www.youngliving.com/us/en/product/collagen-peptide-serum?sponsorid=10733289&enrollerid=10733289
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This plant powered formula is built to perform while staying beautiful for your skin and the planet. It delivers visible firmness smoothness and hydration without relying on harsh chemicals that can leave skin feeling dry or irritated. Young Living has created something special here a botanical serum that helps skin look firmer smoother and more hydrated while supporting healthy collagen levels in a gentle way.
The magic comes from vegan collagen peptides sea fennel known for its retinol like benefits without the irritation. DeepSpectra frankincense boswellic acids fruit based hydration and soothing essential oils. Together they work to give skin a dewier firmer look that feels fresh and balanced.Right away skin feels more hydrated and plump with a smooth glow that does not feel greasy. Over continued use the formula helps support collagen production firms areas that need it and improves the look of fine lines and uneven tone for a more even appearance.
Peptides act like your skin's construction crew helping build the framework for bounce tone and smoothness. By the time we reach 40 most of us lose about one percent of our collagen each year and changes like menopause can accelerate that process. Supporting the system naturally becomes key. These vegan cyclic peptides from flaxseed and senkyunolides from celery team up with hyaluronic acid to keep skin feeling bouncy and resilient while plumping smoothing firming and refining pores over time.
Sea fennel serves as a gentle overachiever offering all the glow of traditional retinol with none of the peeling or burning. It smooths fine lines helps reduce the look of crow's feet by up to 16.5 percent in just six weeks boosts brightness and elasticity and stays gentle enough for everyday use even on sensitive skin. Harvested organically from the Atlantic coast it brings nature's best to your routine.Boswellic acids from frankincense elevated through Young Living's DeepSpectra technology help fade uneven tone calm the skin and provide antioxidant protection without stripping. This sustainably upcycled ingredient delivers serious power in a clean way.
Fruit powered hydration takes things to the next level with watermelon rind for deep support apple extract for moisture retention and lentil extract to trap hydration where it counts. Combined with sunflower oil squalane and sodium hyaluronate one dropper provides up to 24 hours of hydration leaving skin soft dewy and never tight or greasy.
Essential oils add that extra touch of luxury royal Hawaiian sandalwood smooths and clears. Rose oil brings a luminous glow while ylang ylang supports healthy looking skin alongside a sense of calm. No synthetic fragrances just real plant powered benefits.
To use simply clean your face morning and night then gently press in one dropper full avoiding the eye area. Follow with your favorite moisturizer remembering the neck and chest. For extra firmness pair it with a firming cream on the décolleté and jawline. As someone who enjoys fall's spices while staying committed to low tox living this serum feels like a natural fit in my routine helping my skin maintain its bounce and radiance through every season.
Hormones influence everything from mood and sleep to energy and cycle changes, and when they shift, it can feel like your whole body is out of sync. This post explores how plant-based support can help women navigate menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause with more balance, comfort, and calm. It also takes a closer look at Young Living’s Daily Hormone Essentials, including how its botanicals and essential oils are designed to support wellness from the inside out. If you’ve been wondering whether your stress, mood swings, or fatigue could be connected to hormonal changes, this is a must-read.
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Learn to ride emotional waves instead of resisting them for true emotional regulation. Discover how aromatherapy raises your vibration and supports personal growth without judgment or shame.
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Not at My Best
The first time I realized I was reactive was in 2015. If you’ve known me for a long time, you probably knew before I did. I suppose as a teen I had some glimpses, but not in the self-aware way I did in the Spring of 2015.
My oldest was an energetic, opinionated 3 year old. My second was a sweet, toddling 1 ½ year old and I was in the thick of morning sickness with my third. I became aware of my reactivity when my 3 year old screamed or squealed. Usually, this was a joyful sound for her. Of course, at age 3 sometimes it was an unhappy one.
My brain saw them both as threats to my safety. I experienced rage. I would yell and vent and feel so incredibly angry. Like every single stress factor in my life burst through the seams when I heard her squeal or scream.
It was then I knew I needed help. I was able to connect with a therapist, who by some miracle was covered by insurance. I learned a few skills to self-regulate and to understand that some of my thoughts, feelings and beliefs were valid.
I also learned that some of my beliefs were counter-productive. Like the belief that my child was a reflection of my parenting. Therefore my “goodness” or “badness” as a person was dependent on the behavior of a 3 year old. That’s too much pressure to put on a child, particularly one that is acting in developmentally appropriate ways.
Finding Ways to Grow
I’ve done so much work since then, each month over the last several years making time to use the Aroma Freedom Technique to process old, unhelpful beliefs, emotions and habits and clearing through them to move towards a new intention.
In the past I have used AFT to breakthrough on sales goals, lose weight, love myself, forgive myself, forgive others, transform fear around money, release the crippling power past rejections had over me, grow my business while maintaining peace and calm in my heart and so much more.
Recently, I was able to experience another modality that helped me release the pain of losing my dad when I was 7, blaming myself for my brother’s death and embracing my voice, value and power as I am. I went through a beautiful process with a new friend where she literally held my hands and walked me through recognizing and releasing the patterns that were holding me back.
So Many Ways to Heal
There are so many beautiful modalities for healing, I don’t really think one is better than another. Something I love about Aroma Freedom Technique is 1) you can guide yourself through it when desired. 2) It’s uncomplicated 3) It uses the power of aromatherapy to unlock old memories and emotions 4) It’s a beautiful way to uncover thoughts, beliefs, and emotions that you may not consciously realize are there.
Just like I wasn’t consciously aware that the pain of losing my dad so young was holding me back in my present and therefore my future: sometimes we don’t see what’s below the surface.
Understanding Emotions, Feelings, Thoughts and Beliefs are Different Things
I love that AFT brings in not just the emotion, but also the thoughts surrounding that emotion and beliefs formed around that thought pattern. It also helps you to recognize that sensations in the body are connected to these blocks. With a few inhalations of an oil and recalling the first memory that comes to mind, the compounds in the essential oil combine with your intention and truly dissolve these patterns that hold you back.
How That Feels & What I'm Experiencing
As I just went through a process of releasing old beliefs and embracing new ones with my friend, I noticed that I became less reactive in tough circumstances.
I felt lighter in my body.
I didn’t feel like every little thing that went wrong was a reflection of my value as a person or my moral worth.
When I misplaced 7 passports: I didn’t descend into spiraling thoughts about how I am a terrible, unorganized, forgetful, irresponsible person who probably doesn’t deserve to live. That might sound dramatic to you if you’ve never had those type of thoughts, but that has been my default for as long as I can remember.
Stop the Shame
One message I received, repeatedly over my life, was that therapy shouldn't be an on-going process. That there is some shame around it “taking so long” and I’ve now come to realize what a dangerous thought that is.
That’s like saying if you are a Christian, you only need to go to church a few times. That if you want to be fit, one bootcamp should be all you need. That you only need friends intermittently.
There is no shame in being human. There should be no shame in needing regular practices that keep you physically, mentally and emotionally healthy. AFT can be one of those practices, just like reading, praying, meditating, exercising, eating: take time for your emotional, physical and spiritual well-being with essential oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique
I’d love to have you join my next AFT session. I’m holding two this month one at 12pm PDT/MST and one at6:30pm PDT/MST Your breakthrough could be on the other side of this practice. Will you join me?
