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I've never been so great at making (or keeping) New Year's Resolutions.  Last year, as January 1st came and went, I didn't vow to change a thing.  However, looking back over this past year, I realized I made some pretty significant changes.  

For the most part, change is a continuous flow, which is created by experiences, goal setting, incidents, and accidents.  It is intentional and accidental, and it is welcomed and feared.  Change doesn't happen just once a year.  Well, it shouldn't.  If you look back over your life, you will notice that change happens incrementally.  For instance, one doesn't go to bed one night as a Conservative Republican to wake the next morning as a Progressive Liberal.  Change is gradual, and letting go is necessary to embrace in order to lead a physically and emotionally healthy life.

And so it was for me, as to my surprise and many who know me, 2017 was a year that I said farewell to quite a few beloved things all in the name of achieving simplicity, attaining emotional and physical health, and creating spiritual abundance.   

What I said goodbye to in this year....

  • Plastics (Lots of Plastics... plastic straws, plastic bags, plastic cups, etc.)

  • Lash Extensions

  • Fingernail polish

  • Foundation (makeup)

  • Most makeup

  • Most hair products, beauty products, and cosmetics

  • Facials & chemical peels

  • All perfumes

  • All products from my popular "All Natural" beauty product store

  • Feminine products (tampons & pads)

  • 80% of clothes in my closet

  • 90% of my shoes

  • 95% of high heels

  • Perfectionism

  • Oh, and trying to please all my friends, family members, clients, patients, and everyone I come in contact with...

I have a feeling there will be much more on my list for 2018 as I continue to make necessary changes for my health and wellbeing, but in the meantime, I will be going into greater detail in future blog posts about why I said farewell to these things. 

Dr. Lori J. Earley, DACM

Dr. Lori J. Earley, DACM is the owner and primary practitioner at Phoenix Rising Integrative Medicine. Dr. Earley is a board certified licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, a certified NAET practitioner, and a functional medicine practitioner. She is a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine who specializes in autoimmune disease, chronic illness, gut health, emotional health, breast implant illness and fertility. Dr. Earley accepts patients over the age of 12, and NAET patients of all ages, including pediatrics.

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