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From Burnout to Blossoming: How Wild & Raw Was Born

Before there was Wild & Raw, there was just me—a teacher living what looked like a dream life. I loved what I did. I loved my students. On the surface, things were fine. But underneath it all, I was quietly struggling.

The Breaking Point

My body was screaming for help. I was constantly bloated, cramping, exhausted, dealing with horrible periods, stubborn acne, chronic infections, and a lingering weight of sadness I couldn’t explain. I was inflamed, tired all the time, and disconnected from the person I knew I was meant to be. Worse, I looked around me and saw the same thing—everywhere. Family members. Friends. Even their families. People getting severely sick, even being diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses like cancer. And yet, it had all become... normalized. No one questioned it. No one was making any real lifestyle or dietary changes. It was as if sickness was just the price of living. I saw it. I felt it. And I couldn’t ignore it anymore.

The Spark

Then, something shifted. I started watching health documentaries—those eye-opening, soul-shaking kind—and I went vegetarian, then eventually vegan. At first, it was about my love for animals and a glimmer of hope for my own healing. But I didn’t understand the how yet. I was still eating processed junk, still drinking, still stressed. And I still felt stuck. Plus, I let outside voices get in my head:

“Being vegan isn’t healthy.”

“You need animal products to survive.”

“This isn’t sustainable.”

I listened… until I didn’t.

The Vow

One day, I’d had enough. I made a vow: I will figure this out, or I’ll crash trying. I started juicing. I turned down the outside noise and turned up my intuition. I got intentional with food. I moved my body in ways that felt good. I ditched alcohol. I walked away from what no longer served me—relationships, my career, everything. I dove headfirst into joy. Hiking. Yoga. Nature. Journaling. Raw, healing foods. I joined a raw vegan community. I began to feel alive again.

The Glow

The change was almost instant. My energy soared. My skin cleared. My hormones balanced. My period issues faded. My stress levels dropped. I was sleeping deeply, smiling more, and finally—finally—feeling like myself again. I picked up roller skating, started traveling, reconnected with my inner child. And most importantly: I started showing up for me.

The Backslide

But healing isn’t linear. I started feeling isolated. Like no one around me could relate. I slipped. I returned to old habits, bad food, a job that didn’t light me up. I felt the spiral back into sadness, like I was on the edge of rediscovering myself—and then walked away from it. I even tried starting a juice business from home, selling to friends and neighbors, but it fizzled out. I was lost again.

The Turning Point

But something deep inside of me refused to quit. I went back to what I knew worked. I nourished my body with juice and joy. And suddenly, people started asking about it. 

“How did you heal?”

“Can you help me do a juice cleanse?”

“I don’t have time to juice. Can I just buy yours?”

It clicked. This is my purpose. I’d gone into teaching to help people, and that calling never left—it just changed forms.

The Path Appears

Then, like divine timing, I stumbled across the Juice Guru Institute on social media. Something about it just clicked. I signed up, got certified as a Juice Therapist, and created healing recipes that I knew, deep in my bones, could change lives. With the help of a business coach, I began laying the groundwork to bring this healing beyond my circle—to get these juices into the hands of people across the country who are searching for the same thing I was: a way to feel whole again.

The Mission

I’m still building. Still dreaming. But Wild & Raw is already so much more than a juice brand. It’s a movement. A way of living. A reminder that healing doesn’t come in a pill bottle—it comes from nature, from presence, from the inside out.

Wild & Raw is here to help you feel connected, clear, and completely alive again—one juice at a time. This isn’t just about juice. It’s about joy. It’s about taking your life back. And I can’t wait for you to feel it too.