About Us

When I think about it I have to admit that my life today is very full. But several years ago my life was quite different when I lost my health and I was unable to be productive. Back then walking back to wellness was my main priority.

Prior to my illness I was Executive Director of a non-profit organization in Prescott, AZ. I was very involved in the community and felt it important to provide support for those less fortunate who were facing challenges in their lives. Little did I know that one day I would be walking in their shoes?

I have been dealing with Pure Autonomic Failure for the past 10 years which has led me to living a more holistic lifestyle. One that includes all dimensions of my being; my mind, my body, my spirit and the environment I choose to live in. I believe that by following this holistic path I have experienced profound improvements in my physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing.

Going from my active and rewarding position in the community as well as running marathons, rock climbing, hiking canyons and kayaking to staring at a wall for 15 hours a day was a bit of a transition, one that I feel is important to share with others who might benefit from my experience.

So, you may ask, how does one get from staring at a wall to being a recovering healthy, successful individual?

Well, I have learned that opportunities for change come in all shape and sizes in life and that sometimes they may even seem more like tragedies than opportunities. A chronic illness, death or loss of a dream can often be the catalyst to help us break out of that narrow box we all create for ourselves.

Life challenges can be the one thing that shakes our world up enough to wake us up to the fact that life is truly a gift. And if we are smart and we listen carefully to the messages, it might just help guide us to our authentic self.

Following this belief, I have been able to accomplish not only improvement in my health, but financial success and spiritual fulfillment. It all started when I decided to follow my instincts and take a trip to Ecuador, including the Amazon region, with my parents two years ago even though I was still dealing with many health challenges. From this trip many opportunities began to flow.

Even though I was and still am unable to work no more than a few hours a day, I embraced the challenge by starting an import business and developed a product which I created from a nut I found in the Amazon and which I sell in green building supply stores. Following this venture, I developed a web site sharing my experience with my illness and journey to health. I am the author of Healthy Holistic Living, a successful web site that I designed and which includes extensive information about how to walk back to wellness through holistically improving your health.

My web site is rated in the top 1% of all Internet businesses based on traffic. Yes, it took a lot of work, but it has restored my confidence and belief in me and the fact that adversity can lead to opportunities.

My next challenge was to write and publish a book that would benefit other people who had become ill and needed to obtain social security disability benefits. Knowing what it feels like to become disabled, experience financial devastation and have to face the bureaucracy of the social security administration, I felt compelled to share my experience and help others streamline the process.

I was fortunate enough to have the support of my family to initially complete the Social Security Disability application forms on my behalf and in the process we came up with a simplified, but comprehensive system to help others win disability benefits. My book, "A Practical Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits" is available in digital format on my web site as well as being sold through affiliates.

My endeavor today is to help others who are disabled and non-disabled to do what I have been able to accomplish: Start their own business and begin to move forward into a new and successful direction in their lives.

To read more about my journey drop by my other web site Healthy Holistic Living.