When I got to #Memphis in 2015 I was so unwell and weak that I couldn't even attend #CooperYoungFestival as a spectator; I didn't last an hour before I had to go home, in tears, and stay in bed the rest of the day + the next few to fully recover. # In 2016 I was doing better thanks to lots of time off work, #acupuncture, and herbal medicine. I didn't go to CYF because I was busy writing my cookbook. But I definitely could not have stayed at the Fest all day, even though I was healthier that year. # In 2017 my husband Andy launched #MobiusTheory, and I found a new creative outlet there with my photography. I sold my work as art for the first time in my life, which is an incredible feeling. We worked our booth at CYF together, and I was able to be there the whole day from 6:30am til we drove off around 8:30pm. I had expected to have to bail out mid-day, but didn't need to. My edge was much further out than I thought, and I credit my rekindled #yoga practice that year for that. # Yesterday we worked the #CooperYoungFestival2018 booth together again (same hours) and it was no big deal to me. The intense heat, all the standing & talking, the massive crowds, running on only 4 hours of sleep and a major calorie deficit while on day 2 of my period - it was all fine and I had a fun and fulfilling time. Another year of yoga (including more #kundalini), a dedicated #meditation practice, nutrient-dense food, continued acupuncture and #ChineseHerbs, and honoring the body's need for both rest and play have all contributed to my health recovery. # I am so incredibly grateful for how Memphis has healed me, and for all of the support Andy has given me along the way. In sickness and in health indeed. # Don't ever believe you can't get better. There is always something you can do to live a healthier, happier life. I am so glad I opened my heart and mind to traditional healing modalities when Western medicine could give me no answers and only a bleak, hopeless outlook. # I am sharing this to inspire you to look beyond your plate for healing, and to remember that there is always hope for a better tomorrow. #paleolifestyle #autoimmuneprotocol #chinesemedicine #hathayoga (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzQxrRhrXE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eqbe2o8s0tc6