Cheryl Martin's Story

Cheryl Martin before Denial Breaking Picture

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Cheryl Looking healthier

Cheryl Martin (March)

Cheryl in her Birmingham office

Cheryl Martin was not out of denial about her extra weight when this group started. She did have an epiphany when working with two women who had carried grief for years. That epiphany was that as they released their grief, they reclaimed health and started letting go of excess weight. Their stories were similar to her own grief issues and it hit her that she would like to work more on her health, vitality, and energy. Having been tiny most of her life and looking mainly in the mirror by focusing on the head area, she had successfully denied that she was carrying dangerous extra weight in the stomach area.

The two before pictures were taken at a lake party her husband’s sister held. When the pictures were viewed, it became apparent that the stomach area, thighs, and hips were carrying dangerous extra weight. That was pushed to the recesses of her mind to accommodate the traveling schedule she and her husband keep. Being a GRIT (Girl Raised in the South), she subconsciously decided to worry about that tomorrow and continue with the rigorous traveling schedule.

However, along comes a sister who is a size 6 to break denial. While renovating their grandparent’s home that had been empty for thirty years, Cheryl’s sister took a “behind” picture as Cheryl sat on the porch floor painting the front door. It was just like the lake pictures.....undeniable. Moral of story: never allow your tiny sister to have a camera or get behind you! (ha)

No, the actual moral was that it was time to get rid of the extra weight. The two clients, Pat Rickard and Leesa Beier, showed phenomenal success after releasing somatized grief. It rang true that the traditional grief therapy Cheryl had had as a psycho-social director of hospice, had not taken. A releasing on the subconscious level needed to happen.

Over the last six months, the group worked to release old programming and get in new programming. As you look at the pictures, you can see it is working. There was lots of stress in Cheryl’s life that started almost after this group started. Her Father had open heart surgery. Her sister had a health crisis, and both she and her sister contracted a staph infection from being in the long-term care facility helping care for their Father. Another sister went through a stress-filled period and her niece’s newborn had to have emergency surgery.

However, when Cheryl went for a medical physical and they put her on the scales, she was elated to learn, at that time, that she had lost nine pounds just from having good food bought and in her home. Before, with all the travel, it was not nutritious food that she was eating…. but convenient, fast food. This nine pounds had come off after about two months into the six month process and the weight loss and inches lost continued over the six months.

Cheryl is convinced that Divine Intervention is involved. The oxywater machine was developed by a friend right at the time the group started. By using the oxywater, it flushes out excess fat and toxins. It is felt that Cheryl, her sister, and even her Father did not have raging staph because it was held- at- bay by the oxywater. Bacteria, viruses, and mold do not like an oxygen rich environment. All during the six months, it was like information was being fed to the group from on “High”. An example is finding an article in a woman’s magazine about reclaiming your waist area with specific area body wraps that you can do at home. Cheryl has begun to use oxygenated water to soak the wrap material along with oxygenated cream to release fluid before she takes her walk or gets on the treadmill or chi machine. Her waist area is showing the positive results from this intervention.

The group is beginning to find their cohesion. Some have left and some have been more motivated than others. However, the ones who remain in the group will show positive results in getting their bodies healthier and at their ideal weight within the next six months. We are being helped by the power of our subconscious mind and The Divine.

      CHRISTMAS UPDATE

Cheryl Martin, like some of the other group members, has extended family health challenges that bring on the feeling of helplessness when others are sick or going through threatening recovery.

Over the last few months, much insight has come forth about food and its meaning. This insight which has been brought to the surface by subconscious application to herself, has been profound in its effect on Cheryl.

Maya Angelou wrote a book last Christmas about Food within the Family System… how it is used to celebrate and the food becomes representative of the celebration … and it is used to soothe at times of loss or impending loss. She also brought up the concept of feeling as if those who have left us through death… our ancestors…. are still with us and we can call upon the memory of their love and strength.

Cheryl utilized that concept this Christmas. She honored the group and herself by making a list for a buffet…. purchasing every ingredient…. and making every dish from scratch; making sure it was made with ingredients that would provide the best opportunity to not add weight.

It was done to put into action our education about food; to honor our bodies; and to show respect for all members of the group including herself.

Update on Cheryl Martin

This was a picture taken while she was napping. Shows the weight off and improved skin by better eating from the year of focusing on eating to let go of weight. Over the last few months, she has incorporated some of the dishes taught by the Pennells. She is anxiously waiting for the Pennell’s online certification course to become a raw chef!

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