Control & Change has been nominated in the Southern Enterprise Awards 2026. I’ve been lucky enough to receive awards and recognition before, but this one feels slightly different because Control & Change itself is changing. It is no longer just about “having sessions” or using one particular technique. 𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲: Understand what has been keeping you stuck. Remove the barriers in the way. Build confidence moving towards the life you want again. That shift has come from years of client conversations, over 2,000 sessions, and the stories of people getting parts of their life back. 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. So this nomination feels like a nice reminder that the work matters — not because of the award itself, but because of the people, stories and changes behind it. Thank you to everyone who has been part of Control & Change in some way. The next chapter is about making this support clearer, more joined-up, and easier for people to access when they are ready. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

I hosted an Energy Healing Tune Up (Ess. Oils) this morning--I should say I scheduled it, and did not promote it this week due to funerals, etc., so it was just me, myself, and I. You have every right to know what the hype is about, and how to avoid the dreaded "healing crisis." It occurs when you indulge in essential oils (EOs) too quickly, and the body responds by rushing to the internal imbalance and rectifying it best it can. This can look like a rash or face flush. This is why DILUTE, DILUTE DILUTE is always recommended. BAD EOs REACTION? WHAT TO DO? Dilute...don't use water for example if an oil gets in the eye. Use olive or almond, shea or whatever you have that's oily, to gently wipe away the intense reaction and feeling. The Oils--Energy Healing Tune-Ups, held on Friday mornings, may be the time to bring your healing-body vehicle in for an "oil change" (wanted to get that in). These weekly sessions review usage and news. I also field questions about how best to use oils and aromas in the kitchen, around the home, on your person, and more. "We're Self-Healing, Caregiving" is the community where you can learn how EOs are enfolded into a full, get-healthy and smell-good system: https://www.skool.com/ogrr-healmobiles-1191/classroom/a84a11a6?md=77c08f2d9b3247c98e766923ecf66971 I'm a certified Spiritual Aromatherapist, and bring you my 19+ of experience, executive role in a global EOs company, and love of teaching how to support your body's self-healing function. NEW: just uploaded a Getting Started EO guide on the Free Guides page. DM to let me know if you have questions about this EOs-for-everything health trend that is flooding the market

Slaughter Your Sacred Cows As the bus hummed along the freeway, I was enjoying the chit-chat among the passengers. I looked out at the traffic coming from the opposite direction. Somewhere along the way, I fell asleep and when I came to, I awakened to the most beautiful scenery I have yet to experience. As I looked out of the window, there was a huge pink wall outside, close enough to reach out and touch, or so it seemed. I looked up front and breathtaking is all I can say to describe it. I found out later that this particular stretch of Interstate 15 in the northwest corner of the state of Arizona has been voted the most beautiful stretch of highway in the United States and Canada by the professional truck drivers, people who spend most of their lives on the highways and byways of America. Later on, I wrote a blog post, musing about the fact that so often we go through life with our eyes closed to all that is around us, when all we have to do is open our eyes to see it all. This is not only true literally, it is also true metaphorically. We live in an abundant world, yet we fail to see all that there is, because we go through life with blinders on. Whether the blinders are those of science, religion, culture or tradition, it is all the same. They prevent us from seeing all there is. Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to meet people who have helped me see things in a different light than I was used to and opened up a whole new world for me over and over again and I am extremely grateful for this. I credit my dad with encouraging me to see things differently by constantly showing me things differently and challenging me to find out the truth for myself before accepting someone else’s version of the truth. When I first came to the United States, I had preconceived notions about the people in the West. Those illusions were shattered as I met more and more people. Over time, I started challenging the ideas that were held sacred by my own culture and upbringing. I learned that some of them were just myths with no basis in truth, while others were firmly grounded in truth. I was able to distinguish between them and let go of what did not appeal to me or serve me in my personal and spiritual growth. As a matter of fact, I learned that you cannot accomplish one without the other.