My Story From the Beginning.

Greetings and welcome to Challenge Yourself to Heal.

My name is Robin and I have created this blog for selfish reasons, really. I have gone through and continue to go through four of the toughest years I have ever had in my life. It wasn't over work, marriage, family, or money. These tough years were not a result of what I typically thought of as life's challenges. No, it was over the deterioration of my health. As a young-minded woman in my late 40's I was absolutely devastated when I found out the myriad of health issues I was about to face. And they just kept coming....year after year something was added to the health abyss until I thought I couldn't take it for one more moment. Of course, I never considered offing myself because to me, that is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, so I had to use my creativity, intuition, smarts and savvy, to figure out something else to help me. The greatest solution of all was nothing short of shocking and one my small brain just couldn't fathom, but should have known all along.

Because of all of this, I had to believe that there are others out there in the world that share similar problems with their health and wellness. It got me thinking as I would bounce between horrible depression and wonderful joy (that would be considered a good pain day) that I want to give and want to get, some support and fellowship as I navigate keeping a positive attitude, sharing what works and what doesn't, and hearing what others do for help and healing.

But first, I would like to tell you my story.