My Natural Living Journey Creating Life with Style and Purpose. That’s been The White Buffalo motto for the last three years and is still is what I’m striving to do each day in our home and with our family. Yes, that often means tablescapes, inspiring interiors, and fun before and after renos. But it also means family. Faith. Joy. Struggles. Laughter. Health. And we’ve found that focusing on our family’s everyday health benefits all other areas of our life. Throughout my long health journey, I’ve come to realize that what God put here for us works better than what we’ve created ourselves. Why is that such a surprise? My journey toward natural living has been a long, gradual one. Through a lot of trial and error and discovery, we’ve found that living as naturally as possible is best for us. While we know it’s better for our long-term health, we feel better every single day supporting our wellness with natural products. Discovering essential oils has played the largest role in our family’s transformation to leading a chemical and toxin free life. To hear more about our journey that led us to this point, check out my story: Our Natural Life. Using these oils on a daily basis and replacing other products we use with natural versions has not just made us feel better each day, but it’s given us peace. I’m confident in what is going in our bodies and in what I’m using on my babies. I know there are no unsafe cleaning products in the house. We have energy to get through each day and my crippling tiredness from health issues is gone. And most of all, I know the products aren’t just “safe,” but they’re actually contributing to and increasing our wellness. I can see that our family’s health is changing and I can’t even count the benefits we’ve seen. Oils are used in three ways: topical (applying to your skin), ingested (I love adding a few drops to my glass water bottle!), and aromatically (through a diffuser). I do all three of these with different oils on a daily basis. I literally could write a book about how I use them and how they’ve changed us, but instead I’ll give you a few of my favorites, though picking just a few sure was hard! Every night, I add some LAVENDER to Rosie’s bath. After I started doing this, she calms right down for bedtime and sleeps so soundly. On nights I forget, I can see a tangible difference with how she sleeps and how rested she is the next morning. I am obsessed with THIEVES. First of all, it smells like the most perfect spicy and sweet, fall scent which I love. To me, it’s better than any candle. But the immune-boosting properties of this one is what keeps it in my bag. I use it daily on me and Rosie to help keep us well and sniffle-free during the winter months. I also love to diffuse it throughout the house. While the whole house smells like something is baking, we’re constantly breathing in this healing and immune-boosting oil. And nothing eases a sore throat like this one. I love diffusing PURIFICATION on a daily basis. It has such a clean scent and literally does what it says: purifies the air. It’s the only thing I’ve found that rids our house of that lovely Gracie smell. While I love our furry first baby more than anything, I don’t want our house to smell like we live with a 110 pound dog. I’ve always had back issues with muscle tightness and aches pretty much every day and pregnancy only increases those! PAN AWAY is known to relieve soreness muscle tension. This is actually the oil that first made my husband a believer. His back was sore and five minutes after applying this oil, he felt relief. I use this one every single day. Pregnancy brings so many fun things for me like nausea, constant stuffiness that prevents sleep, and heart burn. I keep PEPPERMINT with me wherever I go because it immediately relieves all of those symptoms. And last, but not least, on my list of oil favorites is FRANKINCENSE. This oil has single-handedly solved the skin problems I’ve battled for years. After years of being ashamed of my skin, this oil has brought me complete confidence again and that heavy make-up I used to have to wear is thrown out! You can read about my skincare regimen with this oil here. There are many reasons why the oils sound good on paper, but I’m a believer because I’ve seen the difference they’ve made in our lives over the last two years. Using them daily has not only relieved so many symptoms we face, but we have more energy and an overall wellness that I didn’t even realize we were missing before. I didn’t know I could feel so good! Choosing Young Living over other essential oil distributors or oils sold over the counter was easy. After hearing their Seed to Seal promise, I was sold. Whether it’s food or what we’re putting on our body, how it’s processed and what’s in it matters to us. The only thing that the YL plants are treated with are essential oils. No chemicals, no pesticides. The only thing that you’ll find in that beloved bottle of oil is the oil. There are no other oils on the market with this quality and I’ve found that out the hard way. Before trying Young Living and when a few of my favorites were out of stock for a short period, I bought what was supposed to be the same oil over the counter at a couple of different health stores. They didn’t smell remotely the same, my skin broke out, and my symptoms weren’t relieved. I later learned that’s because almost all essential oils are mixed with synthetic materials, so it isn’t natural and the oil itself (along with its’ healing power) is diluted. But not Young Living! Essential Oils have changed the health of our family, but I had no idea when I started them that it could provide a business and income for our family. It blows my mind that something I’m so in love with and use every day could turn into a sustainable income that has the potential to free our family from debt and financial stress. When using the oils, there is zero obligation to turn it into a business. You can totally just use them and enjoy them with your family. But that life-giving opportunity I’ve found is there for you, if you so choose! I’m happy to talk with you about what that can look like for you: lindsay@thewhitebuffalostylingco.com. The biggest surprise to me with starting Young Living was the amazing community I’ve found of other like-minded mamas and friends who are seeking to provide the most natural, health-filled life they can for their family. The recipes, remedies, DIY’s, and stories have added so much to our journey. Having the products is amazing, but constantly seeing how others are using them for their family is what’s really inspired me and benefited our family. We learn so much about being mama’s, parents, wives, and friends from others’ advice and experiences, so finding this has been a gift. When you join my Young Living community, I’ll get you plugged into some great Facebook groups that have taught and inspired me so much! Ready to get started? Click the button below: