Social Media Filtered Version: Mia is a successful health coach and author, sometimes known as the ‘Skin Brushing Guru’. She is a mother of two and proud grandmother of one, plus dog parent to three fluffybutts. She is the amazed possessor of a 30-year old dry skin brush from Mexico that still works as well as the day she got it.
Unfiltered Version: An unknown illness at the age of two put Mia in isolation, locked away from her distraught parents. The cause of the illness was never discovered but she recovered, mostly. It left her with gastric problems and a penicillin allergy. A childhood of low level health affected her confidence – it was tough to keep up with other kids. A serious car accident at age 22 crushed her ankles, smashed her face, misplaced her sciatic joint, and broke her clavicle. She walked again, but with pain that severely limited her movements. Divorce and resulting loss of family business impacted her finances for over a decade. She wants to spread her passionate knowledge about health, as the stuff she’s been through will seem a little bit worthwhile if it benefits someone else.
Do you give the world the filtered version of your life? The polite answer, the carefully chosen and edited photos. Most people only want to see the filtered version. They’re busy, they have their own issues. They don’t have time or mental energy for the real answer to their polite query about your health.
That’s why we need to listen to ourselves. We’re the only ones with time and energy to listen to ourselves – to our bodies. Your body carries the trauma you have no doubt been through. It’s important to listen to it, help it, nourish it, care for it.
Mia x