Project Description
Krystina, BC, Canada
“I’m now no longer in sciatic pain, which is crazy to me. I’m sleeping through the night. Emotionally, probably, the biggest change that I’ve had is learning to love myself. Learning that it’s OK to have me time, which I’ve never really taken seriously before in my life. Prioritizing myself and prioritizing my true mental health has been incredible. I got my smile back, which that’s what I’m known for.”
Improvements with: ADHD Management, Anxiety, Arthritis/ Disc Degeneration, Back Pain, Depression, Insomnia/ Sleep Issues, Depression, Sciatica.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Depression Score: 51 (extreme) | Depression Score: 2 (no depression) |
| Anxiety Score: 43 (high) | Anxiety Score: 16 (low) |
| Emotional Wellness and General Wellbeing: I was in an emotional crisis, would be the best way to put it. I was suffering from acute depression and anxiety. My heart was broken, my mind was broken and my body was broken. | I feel like I'm, I'm not a different person, but I'm back to being the joyful me that I always knew that I had inside me before I came. I got my smile back, which I'm known for. |
| Sciatic and Back Pain: I was diagnosed with degenerative disk disease and osteoarthritis several years ago. I was in chronic sciatic pain for the last 6 months. It was completely debilitating and agonizing and frustrating. And I would cry all the time because of my pain. | In the last like 2 weeks, we've gone from pain level of 10 to 1 or 2, and I had one day where I was 5... I’m no longer in sciatic pain, which is crazy to me. We definitely had some ups and downs, but like anything there was a lot of work in it and with the different types of therapies, I've managed to be pretty much pain free in 12 days. And that's incredible. |
| Insomnia & Exhaustion: I've never slept through the night in my life. I was sleeping maybe anywhere from one to three hours a night. A good night would be sleeping maybe two hours, wake up for four hours and sleep another two or three. So I never got into the proper deep REM sleep for months. | I'm sleeping through the night, except getting up a few times to the washroom and go right back to sleep. I don't have to be woken up. I don't even use an alarm clock. I wake up naturally between five thirty and six thirty in the morning, and I am fully energized and ready to go. |
| Medications: my family doctor put me on an anti-anxiety and anti-depression medication and I really didn't want to take it. I ended up taking it for about a week prior to coming here because I knew I was coming here so I basically mitigated the worst of the worst feelings to come here. | I literally just stopped taking all my medications since I've been here. I didn't take any pain reliever, except for like one day where it was pretty bad, but that was it. I haven't taken any antidepressants since I've been here. I weaned myself off of everything, and I haven't taken any of my ADHD medication really since I've been here either. |
| ADHD: I was told that everything was wrong with me. I was taking Adderall daily. Adderall is a it is only in your system for a very short period of time so that's not a drug that you have to wean yourself off of, and it's a conscious choice to have to take that medication every day to help with. | Managing symptoms of ADHD naturally is definitely something that I've learned here. I sometimes I do need the medication but I don't think I need it every day. ADHD is not a problem, but more of an advantage. It really boils down to perspective, self-love and self-acceptance. |
Experience Highlights:
- Whole-Person Approach. Fresh Start really looks at me as a whole and they deal with everything as a whole. There’s not just one cookie cutter situation. What benefited me might be different for another guest, but they really, really care about me as an individual and tailored everything to my concerns.
- Nutrition and self-care: these are two most important aspects I take with me.
- All the massages: salt massages, aromatherapy massages, the RMT massages, Thai Yoga…
- Nature walks were incredible, forest bathing, beach walks
- Yoga and meditation
Educational Classes - Food
- Everything here is healing
The information above is based on the following resources:
- Unedited Video Testimonial Materials
- Before and After Self-Assessment
- Program Participation and Progress Sheet
- Before and After Emotional Wellness Tests
Disclaimer : Results of participants differ and the Fresh Start cannot guarantee that you will experience your improvements in the same way as in this testimonial. The Fresh Start is not an allopathic medical facility and does not claim to either diagnose or treat any disease. The Fresh Start does not guarantee a recovery from any specific disease or a health symptom.
