Welcome To Thrive Worldwide Wellness!

Before Thrive, I was deemed a 30-year old woman heading into pre-menopause due to a bad experience with an IUD. I went off the IUD about a year before seeking help from any doctors. I figured that my cycle would return after a few months, but I was wrong. After approaching my GYN and a fertility specialist, all they could do for me was put me back on birth control to “restore” my period and if I wanted children; I would have to seek additional help because in the last year I hadn’t ovulated. Going back on birth control was the last thing I wanted to do. It had not only negatively affected my body but my mental health as well. I knew it was not for me so I started to seek other options.

I remembered coming across Thrive in the past looking for alternative treatment for my Fibromyalgia, but at the time I could not commit to a treatment plan. I knew at this time I was ready to commit due to the urgent circumstance of pre-menopausal issues. Besides these two issues, I already had another chronic illness. Anyone with a chronic illness knows that you just don’t have one. There were many symptoms that I have been “managing” for years. I’ve had a pill box since I was 17 years old with various medications that I never thought I would get off of. I simply accepted that this was my life.

I originally approached Thrive to treat my pre-menopausal issues but left reducing fibromyalgia pain, digestive issues, getting off medications, irradicating my cystic acne, restoring my cycle, reducing stress, and learning about myself in the process. The process wasn’t an easy one. I had to learn how to trust in what holistic remedies could do for me. The biggest part of it was having to commit to a 6-month treatment plan. It almost seemed impossible. I was in the middle of graduate school, working full-time and starting an internship. Another thing I was worried about was my cystic acne making a reappearance as my hormones fluctuated. I’ve had cystic acne since I was a 12-yearold and it was the one thing that birth control helped “manage”. It was in fact the only reason why I started birth control at the age of 14. Amber helped me feel safe and supported throughout the whole process as I transitioned into a new lifestyle.

As we approached the main issue, all of my other chronic illness symptoms arose as potential issues in treatment. However, it did not stop Amber in researching and verifying supplements and protocols to make sure we were approaching my health from a safe standpoint. I still had to take two important medications to maintain my illnesses but everything else seemed flexible. As the treatment plan progressed, we learned how sensitive I was to anything that I put into my body including holistic remedies! That created some minor downs that were easy to remedy. By becoming more in tune to my body and its natural cycle it was easier to navigate and approach more difficult symptoms.

There was some trouble shooting in finding the right balance of tinctures to help rebalance my hormones, but after about 3 months, I started to see and feel changes in my body. Not only did my period start to show up again, it was becoming more consistent and predictable, something I haven’t noticed in years! I also started to notice the reduction of pain in my body. It was the one improvement that surprised me the most. After having Fibromyalgia for 13 years, I never thought I would feel better. It was a sudden realization that I was in less pain, sleeping better, and had more energy!

It only continued from there! After a few months of a consistent period, I had started showing signs of ovulation again! It was such a relief to know that my body was restoring itself with the help of holistic remedies and just being more intune. Everything connected to itself. Reducing inflammation led to reducing pain, reducing pain led to better mental health, restoring my hormones led to better mental health and overall function, and being more intune to my body and it’s needs led to a better lifestyle.

Thrive not only helped me with my illnesses but they helped me learn how to listen to what my body is telling me it needs. I think that is what it really all comes down too to be honest. Learning to be more intune with myself and body helped me know what I needed. Holistic health can go a long way even when attending to chronic illnesses. I wanted to point out that it did not cure my chronic illness, but improved my lifestyle and overall health. I think if I had a holistic practitioner from the start of all my illnesses I may have been better off sooner. I am grateful for this experience even if it is a huge time commitment at the start. Now that I am more versed and knowledgeable, taking care of myself in the future will be easier because I am now committed for life to be more mindful of my body and mind.