The Go-to Podcast for Women Who Want to Clean Up their Lifestyle & Get Control of their Health! Are you searching for ways to be a better friend to your body? Do you want to eliminate toxins from your life or simply just don’t feel your best? Do you want to make cleaner choices for your family but don’t know where to begin? My name is Penny Sampler. I am an Occupational Therapist and former pharmaceutical rep. I am on a mission to share my journey to wellness after more than 25 years of chronic and debilitating Crohn’s Disease. For 20 years, I tried to heal my body, taking all the medications and doing all the surgeries, and I still found myself in a broken and debilitated shell of a body. One day, I realized I was years into a lifelong disease and only getting worse when my doctors ran out of answers for me. I was dependent upon medication that wasn’t helping me, and I was desperate. I was tired of feeling bad all the time, unable to eat, missing out on my kids’ activities, and spending my life in doctor’s appointments. If I was going to get healthy, I needed to open my mind to alternative solutions that I once thought were ridiculous. With a little research, I found strategies that worked and actually provided incredible relief. I slowly embraced a new holistic lifestyle that made sense with how I learned the body worked, how it so beautifully aligned with my faith, and how our bodies were truly created to heal. I have a unique perspective, having been trained in the medical model. I encourage medications to ensure my patients have a comfortable therapy session. I peddled one of the top acid-reducing pills as a pharmaceutical rep, and I took every medication under the sun for my illness. I am far from perfect. I am not a die-hard health nut, or exercise guru, although I do believe in a good balance. I will always be a work in progress and do not profess to know it all. I’m just a mom who understands how the body works and loves to read a good science journal in my spare time. I like facts and testimonies, but most importantly, I like results. I have done a 180 by opening my mind to the benefits or harm of what goes on, in and around my body. I have never thrown out the food in my pantry or pills in my medicine cabinet, but I do love to learn each day how to read labels with fresh eyes. When it’s time for a refill, I replace a potentially harmful product with a quality product. My goal is for every step to be a step in the right direction. Small, achievable steps are more likely to lead to success than dramatic actions that cannot be sustained over time. In each episode of Becoming Natural, I hope to share a piece of my story and tips and tricks I have learned to help me make better decisions about my health in the future. In this podcast, I’ll share with you: -simple food swaps -how to eliminate harmful household chemicals (and save money!) -when you can use plants as medicine -how emotions (good and bad) play a massive role in your health -the incredible value of preventative health -how my faith played a role in my healing journey -and so much more! I couldn’t believe these simple steps to whole-body wellness made such a difference in my broken body. If you are ready to live clean in a dirty world, follow me and never miss an episode of Becoming Natural. Thank you so much for hopping on, and let’s see where it leads us! Next Steps: Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomingnatural2 Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/becoming_natural_/ Visit my website: becomingnatural.com Shop Botanical Solutions: www.pennysampler.com Take 🌱Health Assessment🌱: https://form.jotform.com/230125696525154