My name is Shelley and this is my One Year Thrive Experience! I first heard about THRIVE from a really good friend who raved about it. I have been working as a police officer for the last 16 years, I am a mother of 2 amazing girls, and my husband is also a police officer. I was training for my first half marathon, eating ‘healthy’ and I felt fine so I certainly did not think I needed Thrive. I ended up taking a sample from my friend so she would stop talking to me about it. I started my 3 day sample the next morning. I noticed very little difference and was certainly not ready to purchase Thrive. I actually felt pretty comfortable telling her - thank you. - However, my husband had taken a sample as well. He works the midnight shift and has for many years. He took his sample and slept. A true sleep, and this for him was something that you could not put a price tag on. He ordered the next day! Not only for himself, but he actually ordered us the couple’s package. To say I was angry was a bit of an understatement. I wanted nothing to do with it and was not happy he had spent money on it! Since it was coming, I committed to taking the three steps every morning. What I came to realize was I really did not feel fine. Through high school and college I was happy, social, outgoing. I loved people — all people — and I was able to see the good in them. After years of police work that had all shifted for me. I had become very closed off from people, my first response was always negative, and I really had learned how to “turn off” my emotions and just move through life. This had become my normal and I honestly was completely unaware of it. Thinking back to before Thrive, I truly carried all my stress and general discomfort in my shoulders and back. I can vividly remember putting my vest on each day and feeling like the weight of it was suffocating me. It took me one month of committing to the three steps to realize I will never go back to how I used to feel! The unexpected physical benefits Thrive provides is unbelievable. The natural energy and the calming of general aches and discomforts has been amazing! These small and unexpected things have been my 'AHA' and life changing moments. I have my happy back, I live each day a bit calmer, and I’m much more positive. But what they don’t realize is I have the desire to help others and my hope in mankind has been restored. One month into our experience my husband and I decided to promote this product and share it with our friends and family. Truly life changing in so many ways. One, if not the greatest gift that has come from this experience is the fact that my Dad decided to give the Thrive experience a go as well. My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and her health has rapidly declined over the last few years. My Dad has been caring for her full time and to say that this is a difficult job is an understatement. He has some general discomforts and his health and well-being comes dead last. Watching my dad experience the benefits of adding this premium nutrition to his daily life is something I cannot express with words. Le-Vel has given me a new family. The energy and positivity from our team is like nothing I've experienced. My Thrive family offsets the negativity of police work. It has become such a huge lifeline and I am forever grateful to Kerry, Paul and Jason for bringing this into my life.