 So here’s what happened last fall...
• summer was rough • I have a lot of kids • I survived back to school So I scheduled a long weekend intentionally. For 2 extra days I did things like sleeping in, sleeping in a bed by myself, not caring for my precious (but often demanding) littles, drinking lots of water, going to the pool, going to the beach, getting lots of sunshine, and taking all the deep breaths. Sure, this trip was a chance to teach an oils class for my sister in law. It was also a chance to do a little self-care. So, I chose BOTH! 🌟 . Self-care can look like a weekend trip. It can look like a nap. It can look like eating healthy. It can look like getting your haircut. It can look like going to Target. It can look like smelling oils when you’re stressed. It can look like going for a run or doing yoga. It can look like dinner with a girlfriend or a date with your husband. It can look like whatever YOU want it to. . You can choose both. You can choose work + rest. You can choose them + you. But you have to make YOU a choice. LADIES, give yourself the option for self-care and then CHOOSE YOURSELF sometimes. You are worth being a choice. 🌟
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 Empowerment goes deep.
Scroll through these pictures and you’ll notice that I’m not just out here empowering myself (although that’s part of it) just for the fun of it. . 🌟 I have a husband who supports me, tells me I’m enough, and encourages me to live a BIG LIFE, even though you’d think the words “too much” had basically been tattooed on my forehead at this point. . 🌟 I have a sisterhood within my dōTERRA family. It’s my downline. It’s my crossline. It’s my uplines. We cheer each other on. We pick each other up. We stand together with the other women who are committed to live a big, empowered, sparkly life, without shame or fear. . 🌟 The connection and community that weaves us together is evident from the bottom to the top. My sisters and I are creating something special; something different; something magical. If you could pan out, you’d see a global company empowering us and challenging us to lifestyles of bravery; lifestyles of purity; not giving in when it gets hard. If you pan out further, you would see the perfect tapestry that has been woven together by, what I believe is God’s hand, for THIS TIME in history... but that you can always call coincidence if it makes you feel better. . If you are not living your biggest, most empowered life, I want to challenge you to join us! Switch your toxic products —> switch your toxic life. . It starts with the moms, the women, the sisters, the HEART of our communities. It spreads to our support systems. It brings us closer to connection. It branches out to a sisterhood ready to disassemble the confines of healthcare as we know it, and I believe God’s just hanging back like “don’t worry, they got this” ✨ This is not me, selling you snake oils. This is me, inviting you to a movement. XOXO Kourt  Throwback Thursday... to a few weeks ago, when I spent all the days at the beach and the pool. In a two-piece swimsuit. That showed my stomach.
☀️ This time last year, you couldn’t have paid me to do this. My tummy hadn’t seen the sun in 13 years. I was a mom who had carried and birthed 7 babies in 10 years. I had been pregnant or breastfeeding or both for 13 years. I had barely begun the healing process after discovering my secondary hypothyroidism, via a non-functioning pituitary and mega adrenal fatigue. 😅 Here’s what shifted: ☝🏻 Self. Freaking. Love. I had to love the body I had and HONOR IT for the work it had done. ✌🏻 ALL the self-care. I learned how to listen to my body and stop eating foods that didn’t resonate with how God made me. I learned how to move my body as a celebration of what I can do. I learned how to detox, how to nourish, how to rest, and how to HEAL. 👌🏻 Duh! Oils & supplements! Guys. I would love to say I drank a magic coffee drink or took a magic pill, then lost 75 pounds and bought a bikini. BIG OLE NOPE. I put good things IN my body. I put good things ON my body. I did that every, single day. I used products that put my body in a place to begin to heal itself. And it is! 🙌🏻 So here’s the deal. I’ve lost 45 pounds in the past year. I’m not at my goal. My tummy still looks like it’s been stretched out to fit a watermelon 7 times. I’m still working. BUT the WORK I HAVE DONE and continue to do is only about 10% about my actual weight and 90% about being HEALED & WHOLE... physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. So, whether I’m at my goal or not, I’m showing up. I was “swimsuit ready” the second I picked out that polka dot swimsuit I loved and put it on my body; the second I laid on the beach in that swimsuit; the second I wore that swimsuit as I searched for sea snails with my 6 year old or splashed in the pool with my 4 year old. ⚡️  I’m probably going to step on some toes here and I want to be very clear that this is a 100% judgement free post. Seriously ladies, I’m a huge fan of wine and coffee. Trust me! However, I noticed recently, when examining my relationship with food (and beverages) that I had been using it as an escape. Not only had I been “escaping” through coffee all morning and wine all evening, but I was surprisingly perfectly okay with that. I want to challenge us as moms. You can love your morning coffee. You can have a glass of wine because you want to enjoy it. But it’s a fine line we walk between wanting and NEEDING; between enjoyment and DESPERATION. We could talk about the health benefits of both wine and coffee. We could also talk about health risks of excessive alcohol and caffeine. I want to challenge you tonight to sit with this topic if it resonates. Do a little soul-searching. Ask yourself the hard questions. If you need a virtual hug or encouragement to do the work you need to do, I’m here! 💖
 When I was a little girl, I watched Cinderella on repeat. I was captivated. When the step-sisters couldn’t carry a tune, I rolled my eyes. When the wicked step-mother destroys her mother’s dress so Cinderella can’t go to the ball, I cried too. My heart still melts when she meets Prince Charming. Even as an adult, I still get goosebumps when the duke comes, the slipper shatters, and then Cinderella says “but you see, I have the other slipper!” Cue music.
✨ Two things I still love about my childhood favorite movie... the dream and the comeback. She would look out her window at the castle, hoping and dreaming of the day when she could escape; when she could live the life she was meant for. But Cinderella didn’t just dream. She put feet to that dream (glass slippered feet to be exact). Her fairy godmother spoke hope over her story and Cinderella hopped in an enchanted pumpkin to make her dreams happen. It didn’t come together right away. A lot of crap went down between the dream and the comeback. But she held on. She grasped that one slipper and didn’t let go. Then when everything shattered, she knew this was the moment. Boom! The comeback! ✨ If I may, let me be your fairy godmother today. Let me breathe a little hope over your story. ✨ ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. Everything will come together. Your dreams are not in vain. They were put in your heart for a purpose. They were placed there for the right time. Be patient. Work on yourself. You may need new tools and skills for the dream season. You may need growth to be able to step into the dream. Sometimes our dream come a few sizes too big. Maybe it’s just time for a growth spurt. Or maybe it’s about time for that comeback. You’ve got this. Hang in there. Keep dreaming. Keep working. It’s coming. ✨  While I’m on the topic of daily routines, let’s talk about my supplement game. A while back I filled you in on the oils I take internally each day for my overall health (pink flower with oils lined up, if you’re scrolling to find it) but here’s what else I’m taking daily:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💊 Microplex VMZ. This supplement is like nature’s multivitamin. It has daily nutrients that are vital to our health & wellness, plant based, and loosely packed for optimal absorption. It’s not a super-vitamin, giving way too much that our bodies then need to flush out. It’s also not your typical, cheap multivitamin that’s giving minimal amounts of those nutrients. ❤️ xEO Mega. This is all your healthy omegas, fish oils and essential oils to support joints, cardiovascular health, and brain health. My favorite part is that I’m getting those benefits without burping up fish all day! ❌ 🐟 🔆 Alpha CRS. This is a cellular vitality complex. Basically, these are the no more brain fog, clear thinking, sleeping better, more energy, not sick as much, antioxidants, and DNA protection capsules. Sold! 🦠 PB Assist. It’s a pre AND probiotic, helping to add high quality, absorbable, healthy bacteria to the entire gut. This helps with brain health, hormone health, and immune health... just to name a few. ⠀ 🧻 TerraZyme. These are my digestive enzymes. Yes that’s a TP emoji. They help my body break down foods like gluten and dairy, along with many others that may not be digesting properly. They also help me to absorb nutrients fully. If I’m gonna drink a green smoothie every morning, you better believe I don’t want one ounce of that kale wasted. 😆⠀⠀⠀ ⚡️ Deep Blue Ployphenol Complex. I can’t say enough good things about this one. It zaps the inflammation I experience after a workout... or due to stress... or after wrestling a toddler into a car seat! 💪🏻 OnGuard PLUS. This is OnGuard oil + Melissa, Black Pepper, and Oregano oils. It’s an immune support powerhouse, helping my body work how it’s supposed to! 🙌🏻
I said these words last night during a zoom with our upline team and I couldn’t get them out of my head. They felt familiar, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on where I’d heard this. 💖 Enter: Google. 💖 “The Breakup Song” by Francesca Battistelli. Here’s the chorus. Just let this sink in for a moment: “Fear, you don't own me There ain't no room in this story And I ain't got time for you Telling me what I'm not Like you know me well guess what? I know who I am I know I'm strong And I am free Got my own identity So fear, you will never be welcome here” 💖 Yep. I think that covers it. What are you afraid of today? Failure... disappointment... rejection... corruption... the unknown... opinions... whatever it is, call it out! Then look it in the eye and say, “YOU DON’T OWN ME!” Finger snap optional. 💖 XOXO Kourt 💖 
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Kourtney OwensI am a mommy of SEVEN (yes 7) beautiful kids! They are amazing, wonderful, hilarious & the greatest babies I could ask for! I am married to my best friend & high school sweetheart, Michael. Categories
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I love to craft. I love to decorate. I am passionate about natural living & natural birthing. Sometimes I write stuff. I plan parties like my life depended on it. My favorite color is pink. My house is definitely NOT taupe. I typically cannot keep plants alive. I am only allowed to have dogs as pets because all others tend to have the same end result as the plants. Luckily my track record with kids is pretty good! Also, I drink a lot of coffee. And I really like tacos. |
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