Like many CEO/Founders I worked myself until I was overweight, stressed out, and having anxiety attacks in my 20's. I’d never take a moment to hit the brakes and relax. Work was always at the front of my mind, taking priority over everything. It was exhausting.  I would work until I couldn't anymore… There was hope though. In my 30's I found a mentor who helped me find the balance and integration that I needed and wanted in my life. With the help of deep personal work, meditation, and cacao I was able to create the life I desired without sacrifice.

Then out of nowhere I was paralyzed. In 2021 Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) changed my life. This is a rare condition where your own immune system mistakenly attacks your nerves, causing muscle weakness and sometimes even paralysis. For me, my full body was paralyzed, I couldn't even blink.

While at the hospital I decided to focus inward and go into deep meditation. I told myself, “I'm going to regrow my nervous system”. As soon as the progression of GBS stopped, I left the hospital and I immediately began my recovery. That’s when my daily cacao practice became my most valuable medicine.

Many people are permanently affected and never fully recover, it can take many years to even walk again. I was able to begin walking in less than a year by focusing on my healing, at the core of that, my cacao routine. Cacao has many everyday health benefits, such as increasing immunity with antioxidants or boosting your cardiac health with theobromine. But its benefits went above and beyond that when I was afflicted with GBS. It wasn’t just healthy, it was healing.Cacao gives you energy and enhances positive emotions, helping me to overcome all the stress this illness has brought me. The fat content of the cacao alone sped up the rebuilding of my nervous system immensely. On top of that it’s a great carrier for other vitamins, allowing your body to absorb and retain a lot more of what you intake. By incorporating cacao into a holistic approach that included supplements like lion's mane mushroom, known for its neuroprotective properties, I experienced a smoother and faster recovery than most GBS patients. Cacao wasn't just a delicious treat; it was my lifeline, my ally in the fight to reclaim my life.