Project Description
Mitch, BC, Canada
“In terms of anger, I think one of the things that made me so angry all the time was just the fact that I didn’t understand what was going on in myself. And I’ve spent three weeks here focusing on everything to do with the body, mind and spirit. And it opened my mind up to other practices, sort of alternative practices, if you will. But also loving myself and seeing more positivity in the world has made me realize that it’s not necessary to be angry all the time and when I start feeling angry, it’s more of a question of what am I really feeling because it’s not anger that starts it. It’s a secondary emotion, so I’m feeling sad or worried or fearful about something, and I just need to acknowledge the fact that I’m getting angry, then think about what is making me angry.”
Improvements with: Adrenal Fatigue, Anger, Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, Depression, Inflammation, Muscle and Joint Issues, Post-Accident/ Fall Recovery.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Depression Score: 43 (extreme) | Depression Score: 14 (mild mood disturbance) |
| Anxiety Score: 38 (high) | Anxiety Score: 24 (moderate) |
| Negative Thoughts. I was in a vary negative headspace. Everything had turned into negative. I could not think about anything positive anymore and had a lot of suicidal thoughts. | I realized that there are people that care, and that not everybody is just out for themselves. There are a lot of people who care about other people and want to help them. It took about, three or four days, and I started seeing a little bit of improvement. And I started seeing some positivity in things. As you start seeing positivity, you start seeing more of it and more of it. And I haven't had a negative thought in over a week. |
| Hate towards and avoiding people. I started hating people and I just wanted to get away from people and stay away from them. | I realized that there's a reason why some people in my life weren't helping me as much as I wanted help after my accident. And it's because they went through their own trauma regarding the same situation. And it just clicked and made sense to me. And I was able to forgive, and that was very freeing for me. Also, something that I realized was that I didn't hate everybody else, I hated myself. And I know now that it's also very important to have compassion for yourself. |
| Communication and anger issues. In terms of relationships, I've always known that I've had some issues with communication. I have a tendency, or had a tendency, to basically just notice things that are bothering me, but not say anything about them, and then eventually I would just blow up and have a reaction instead of a response. | I just realized that, no matter what situation you're in, it's better to even just walk away in the moment for however long you need to and process it before you go back and walk away before you react. I think it's important to be able to take a step back from a situation when you're having a stressful moment that's bringing up a lot of anxiety and a lot of, for me, it turns to anger. |
| Anger | In terms of anger, I think one of the things that made me so angry all the time was just the fact that I didn't understand what was going on in myself. Loving myself and seeing more positivity in the world has made me realize that it's not necessary to be angry all the time and when I start feeling angry, it's more of a question of what am I really feeling because it's not anger that starts it. It's a secondary emotion, so I'm feeling sad or worried or fearful about something, and I just need to acknowledge the fact that I'm getting angry, then think about what is making me angry. Am I sad? Am I, am I scared? What is it? And then once you start unwrapping all of that, it's a little bit easier to be like, okay, I can, I don't need to get angry about this. Because it's usually not about the other people. |
| Low Energy and Adrenal Burnout. During my organ screen when I first got here, my adrenals were basically gone. | Just a week later, after eating the diet here, which is actually surprising to me, I saw that my adrenals both have gone back up to normal. |
| It was more mental health than anything the reason why I came here. | There's a lot more than just emotional help here. It's also a lot to do with the body and I think that the diet, detox and supplements did really help with that. |
| Body pain due to injuries, 7 out 10. | Within a week it was almost down to 4 out of 10. My inflammation has gone way down. My thumb doesn't bother me as much anymore, my back. neck and everything doesn't bother me as much anymore. |
| Neck Tension that could not be relieved in 6 months. When I came here, I had this the left side of my trap muscle that runs to the back of my neck, or the back of my skull, all the way to the mid back. That had been, like aircraft cable type for six months. And I'd been to probably 30 massage appointments, and nothing helped. And five different massage therapists, and nobody was able to do anything. I've been doing massage therapy and chiropractic work for about 20 years now and ever since the accident. And nothing has ever worked, really, to get it to go away completely. | For the pain, I was actually surprised. I went to craniosacral therapy, which is to me, an alternative practice. But, something happened, and the pain is gone. It's like relaxed. And it was almost immediate, I noticed it right afterwards, as soon as I stood up off the table. I was just like, wow, that's moving. That was amazing to me. And it's actually one of the things that opened my mind up to. I've been through a lot of other practices and, trying alternative things rather than just going with what is acceptable in the Western World. |
| Feeling anti-social. Coming here for the past few years, I've been very anti-social, like I said, I thought I hated everybody, but it was just me. And my sort of internal thoughts. My thoughts before I got here were that I wasn't really going to make any friends, and I wasn't going to change my outlook on the world. | The of the matter is I made a lot of friends, and I'm a lot more friendly with people in public now. I think that my relationships should be, they should run a lot smoother now. Now that I have more tools to, work with people. I've focused a lot on communication with my counsellor here and we've come up with different strategies for me to be able to get through certain situations with people and to keep myself calm in those more stressful situations. I think that should help quite a bit. |
Experience Highlights:
- Guided walks and art. I love wilderness, and in the beginning when I was going through a little bit of a rougher time with the transition of coming here, it was nice to be able to get out and walk around in places I’ve never been.
The information above is based on the following resources:
- Unedited Video Testimonial Materials
- Before and After Self-Assessment
- Program Participation and Progress Sheet
- Before and After Emotional Wellness Tests
Disclaimer : Results of participants differ and the Fresh Start cannot guarantee that you will experience your improvements in the same way as in this testimonial. The Fresh Start is not an allopathic medical facility and does not claim to either diagnose or treat any disease. The Fresh Start does not guarantee a recovery from any specific disease or a health symptom.
