In this episode you will learn: The power of hope Taking baby steps Age is a mindset I had become interested in aromatherapy some years prior, when I could not use store-bought cosmetics due to allergies. A friend challenged me to make my own, so I started taking classes in Chicago. Makeup soon led to products that soothed and offered relief. Early in my career I experienced success: developing a cream with essential oils that helped calm leg spasms for adults and children. Based on this experience, I decided to seek my aromatherapy certification. I signed up for a school founded by an oncology nurse. THE SAME WEEK, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER. I thought I could do my course studies during chemo, but I soon discovered that brain fog is real. The school told me to take all the time I needed. So instead of starting my formal studies, I began experimenting on myself for my own healing. Aromatherapy helped me with nausea, brain fog, and stress from the chemotherapy. Later I discovered superfoods and raw eating, too.  EVENTUALLY, I DECIDED TO QUIT CHEMOTHERAPY AND FOCUS ON QUALITY OF LIFE RATHER THAN TREATMENTS THAT SEEMED TO MAKE ME MORE SICK. Months later I was declared cancer-free. While I cannot legally claim a medical correlation between holistic self-care and my healing, I do believe the aromatherapy and superfoods were a large part of my success.  I went back to school and finished my certification at the Institute of Integrative Aromatherapy. My research, which focused on how aromatherapy can help people with overcoming addictions, was published in two journals, NAHA and Aroma Scents. Additionally, I launched Alive n Vibrant, a superfoods company that makes available the same nutrient-dense food powders that I developed during my cancer treatments. Today I am still cancer-free. Read more here:  https://www.patmolter.com