Hi! I’m Brianna!

Friends, let's just start this blog off with some pure honesty. I am just a mom trying to find balance between - motherhood (Because Co-Parenting isn't easy. But it's so WORTH it.), my own social life (Moms still want to have fun LOL!), and building a legacy business in the Hemp and Nutraceutical Industries.

 

A Lot of you know that for the last 5 years I have been actively pursuing a holistic health journey due to being diagnosed with multiple autoimmune diseases; Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Hypothyroidism, Endometriosis, and MCTD. I'm sure a lot of you have never even heard these names before. I'm not surprised because up until my diagnoses I didn't know them either. I hope that by sharing my story it will save some other woman the pain that I've been through. I search daily for new holistic remedies for chronic pain, weight loss, and overall mental wellness. I truly believe in #preventionoverprescription in hopes of truly healing my body and getting to the root causes of my autoimmune diseases.

 

I hope you will stick around and find some value in the life seasons my little fam has been through. Stay tuned for our latest travel must sees/dos, happy belly recipes, and the best #boujeeonabudget finds.

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Lemme give you a little backstory - pre autoimmune disease Bri. I grew up in a small town in Eastern New Mexico, Fort Sumner. (Yes, Home of Billy The Kid!) My Junior year of high school my family moved to Amarillo, Texas! This opened my eyes up to so many new possibilities and what I attribute my love for traveling to. I was always driving back and forth between TX and NM because let's be honest I was homesick for my friends that I had gone to school with since the 4th grade. I missed my people so much but I was also making some of the best friendships in my new home. I ended up going back to eastern New Mexico to attend college at Eastern New Mexico University.

 

While in college working towards my nursing degree God sent a little blessing my way and on July 18th, 2015 I was a new momma. Some might start the judgement because I am a "young" mom, but the way I see it - when yall are 30+ having babies I will be 38 with a freshman in college. Still young enough to enjoy my Kenzlee and my "youth" LOL. No mom shaming here - I love all moms of all ages - it just irks me when people say my life ended getting pregnant younger than the "norm". No one's life season will ever be the exact same as yours so moral of the story just be kind. Kenzlee Brooke is the light of my life and lights up every room she walks into (after she warms up to everyone.) Kenzlee loves being outdoors and all things animal related. Her father and I were married for a short time. Live and you learn, right?! I joke with my close friends "I'm experienced for 25... Married, Divorced, Mother... I know all the things I won't do the second go around LOL". Some might not find my humor funny and that's okay. I'm not everyone's cup of tea and life is too short to spend time worrying about things you can't control (It took me years to realize this - recovering people pleaser over here). 

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To keep with the honesty train. After my divorce I was broken and in a funk. I filed for divorce July 2017 and shortly after moved to Canyon, TX August 2017 into the first house I ever lived in alone (as in the only adult LOL). I was pregnant with my surrogate baby at the time and divorce+prego hormones+moving+single mom life had my anxiety at an all time high. In January 2018 I delivered the most perfect baby boy - Joshua Graham. 10 days later I would end up back in the hospital septic and very sick. I spent 12 days total in the hospital. This was a turning point in my health. I never fully recovered. My body was attacking itself (due to the autoimmune diseases). We tried different types of birth control, prescription meds to regulate my periods, labs, ultrasounds, but the pain never went away and eventually it got worse and kept getting worse. More pain led to pain pills. Dosages just kept getting higher and more frequent. I was in and out of the doctors and ER. I was in a never ending cycle of pain and pills. I was hurting and didn't know how to fix it. My doctors didn't know how to fix it. And honestly I felt like no one believed me when I would speak up about the way my body was feeling.

 

I was so lost with lots of health issues - I had no outer signs of pain only internal. Hints why I wasn't officially diagnosed with Endometriosis until our last resort was laparoscopic abdominal surgery. I spent almost a year running hundreds of tests before resorting to surgery. Even after my diagnosis of Endometriosis people still can't comprehend the way chronic pain comes in waves - some days I feel like I could run a marathon (jk lets be real pre autoimmune Bri wouldn't do that either LOL) but others it's a struggle just to want to get out of bed. Even after two surgeries to remove endometriosis I still have waves of chronic pain just not as often. Thankfully in November 2018 my sweet friend shared Full Spectrum Hemp Oil with me that forever changed my life - FS Hemp replaced my pill use. Since then I have only taken 6 pain pills. Shortly after I partnered with that company because it fueled my passion for mental health, financial freedom, and overall wellness. 

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If you read this far I hope that you will stick around and find some value in the life seasons I've been through and follow me through future life seasons. I will update the blog with yummy recipes, health updates, and of course all the best boujee on a budget finds.  

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Sending each of you GOOD VIBES and lots of LOVE.

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XO,

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B.