Lessons From My Liver

What if I told you that your detox...and therefore your healing…could be hindered by your emotions?


How are the two things even connected, you might ask.


Well let my liver tell ya!


(It’s a bit of an “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” story, but stay with me! It’s important for your health.)


In my healing journey and battle to uncover relief from migraines and headaches in particular, I’ve been led down the path of exploring my detox pathways further (for more about your detox pathways, check THIS out). 


In exploring my detox pathways further, I’ve been reminded about the importance of my liver in detoxifying my body. It’s always there, chugging away at MAJOR detoxing, but it’s also easy to forget about it and forget to support it fully. Little Ol’ Liver keeps amazing processes going so our body functions without a glitch. So I start to feel prompted to love on my liver more, just to show it some support. 


In remembering to love my liver more, I was reminded that many traditional and alternative areas of healing remind us of one important factor to health overall: that our health and functionality are never just impacted by the physical realm. Our EMOTIONAL selves are manifesting in physical ways every day. 


Remembering my emotional self reminded me that I have been letting anger and bitterness I KNOW I harbor go unchecked for a while. And anger, in particular, is one emotion that is very much carried, stored, and manifested in the…you guessed it!...LIVER


This realization was really more of a needed reminder, as I know I have always battled internal anger. Because of guilt & shame over this anger, I have buried it; tried to hide it. Even ignored it. 


Harboring tough feelings is just asking for physical manifestations as our body cries out for release.  


My anger had recently started manifesting more as I dealt with difficult/stubborn symptoms and health challenges I want to fix, knowing that they are keys to my health leveling up right now. Anger and frustration just so easily slipped in and infiltrated and undermined my healing.


Because that festering anger only does more damage. It’s only putting more stress on my body, in particular, my liver. I need that liver of mine to be functioning optimally for me to conquer detoxing, circulate healthy blood, and bring me to greater healing overall. 


See the spiral that starts to occur? See how emotions just might be the block I’m working through more than a physical one?


Breaking this cycle and actually leveling up my healing starts with me addressing this EMOTIONAL component - the anger in this case - but any emotion that is buried most certainly can have a physical impact. 


One of my biggest resources for helping myself stay aware and move through releasing emotions is Releasing Emotional Patterns with Essential Oils by Carolyn Mein.

 


Knowing that this most CERTAINLY impacts your healing too, I’ve also decided to extend a peek into what I’m doing to all of you in the hopes that this adds one more tool to your “healing toolbox.”  


If you’re curious about how stored emotions might be limiting your healing, I’m going to break down the basics of some of those connections and show you EASY and EFFECTIVE ways to break through those detrimental emotional patterns. 


Starting this Friday (2/8/22) and running every Friday through February, I’m doing an Emotional Release and Healing Solutions event in my holistic Lyme healing community, Lyme-y & Crunchy


It’s free to those in the group! So just hop in and join in!

When you hop in the group, comment below so I can get you set up in the event ASAP! 
Have YOU ever had to tackle your emotional healing head-on?? Tell me more!



As always, I’m not here as a provider to treat, diagnose, or cure anything at all! Just sharing what I’ve learned about healing along the way in the event that it helps you too! I also mention this book in the post as a personal recommendation. I am in no way endorsing the author beyond what I have discovered to be useful in the book's contents, and I receive no compensation for mentioning her book. 

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Meet Adele

 
          Half my lifetime ago I was expecting to be permanently disabled or even dead at a young age unless I found a way back to hope and health. As a result of a mystery illness, I was nearly bed-ridden as a teenager. Sometimes I had to CRAWL up the 7 steps to my bedroom to get to bed because I couldn’t walk that far. I HAD to nap every single day. I was in *constant* burning, aching pain throughout my body and experienced exhaustion and brain fog so bad I could barely communicate. I had quit all sports, babysitting and other jobs. My ambitions, successes, sense of self, and LIFE were slipping through my fingers. I had been misdiagnosed with autoimmune conditions for years only to finally discover that Lyme disease and co-infections were the primary culprit of my medical mysteries. At the time of my diagnosis, I was spiraling into depression, helplessness, and hopelessness.  I had no idea where this journey would take me, but I could not see a light at the end of it, and that was just plain scary.
 
          My mom took me to many doctors, but none specialized in Lyme and tick borne illnesses. They all treated the symptoms I was having as best as they could, but I was still getting slowly worse, or having side effects from medications I was being put on. So my mom and I sought alternative options out of desperation. Homeopathy, diet changes, proper supplements, and rest finally started to lead me into healing and the fog started to lift. During that time, myofascial release from a certified massage therapist was one of the most helpful modalities I tried. She used essential oils too, and that was officially my first introduction to their power. All of these alternative options helped me survive, start to thrive, and begin the next leg of my journey: becoming a nurse. I thrived in a career that combined science, research, and helping others through their suffering and health goals. In my young adult years, I finally had the opportunity to continue my treatment and health journey with a Lyme specialist, which has helped me heal more fully than I ever would have thought possible 10yrs ago. 

          I knew that as I got married, started a family, and was working on healing my body, I had some big goals: 1) to be there for my family and to be able to care for them fully and 2) to have a non-toxic home and life in order to live our best lives. My cousin shared with me some of her journey, which had similarities to my own. She was using some things I was already curious about, including essential oils and specialized supplements. I was HOOKED after the first sample I tried! I could now clearly visualize the next steps of my healing journey - hope had returned!
              
          Now, I have endless hope. I can LIVE LIFE. This is the healthiest I’ve truly been since about age 14 and I’m thriving! I’ve been able to advocate for my own 4 babies, 3 of whom have ended up with Lyme too. I’m dedicated to using my nursing background and love of education in combination with appreciation for functional medicine and alternative therapies to help everyone I can. My hope is renewed. I am empowered and equipped. I’m enjoying and embracing the journey and want to help YOU to be able to have all of that too!

          If you're ready to link arms with me and walk this journey together, please reach out! I'd LOVE to hear from you!


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