Welcome to our Winner's Circle!
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When Dr. Pat Baccili, Seattle's #1 Positive Talk Radio host, crafted the holistic makover she was looking for a way to inspire and instill hope during times when people may not have been feeling so inspired. Her answer was to give back. The holistic makeover launched July 4th 2008 to symbolize independence for all. |
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Read about the following winners of the 2010 makeover and how they Pay-It-Forward to benefit others! Their stories will be shared on The Dr Pat Show and online! |
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Stay tuned for information on the winners of the 2010 Holistic Makeover and their exciting journey!
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Carolina -My name is Carolina Haya; I was born in Venezuela 41 years ago within a beautiful and loving family of two sisters and three brothers. In 1991, one year after my husband and I got married, we were told that I had the HIV virus.
Our lives changed so much; we were sad and hopeless and we did not know what to do. We used to go to parks and feel terrible looking at other couples with children and all that while we did not have “no future”. I had never had a man in my life but I did have a blood transfusion when I was 18 years old.
In 1995, my husband was hospitalized with a terrible pneumonia that almost killed him. He was two weeks in intensive care and became disabled. Fortunately, with love and positive attitudes, he became well and 15 years later, he is still with me and “healthy”.
I, who have always been thin, gained weight on my torso and lost my pretty legs and arms; it was depressing. There were many other side-effects but these were the worst.
One day my Doctor asked me if I wanted to take medication to lower my triglycerides or if I was willing to change my eating habits. That is when we decided to eat healthier and workout. Today, anyone who does not know our diagnostic would never guess it because we look better than before.
Because of all the things we have gone through, I believe our experiences can help many others who might have been diagnosed with the same disease or another one. Our positive attitude is what has maintained us alive and full of great expectancies. Creating a blog to help people sounds perfect and I would like to name it: “The Positive side of being an HIV positive”. My experience with this diagnosis has brought up my inner desire to help humanity. Check out my blog here:
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Daniele - My name is Daniele, I'm a 34 year old mother of 2 boys, 4 and 7 years old. Two years ago I discovered Dr. Pat on the radio, at that time I was making life more difficult that it really was, didn't know my purpose on life, tired, missing my family in Brazil, broke etc... By listening to Dr, Pat every day I gained strength and started to see my world if another eyes and be grateful for what I had. In that mode of gratitude, I found what I want to do in life, and I'm happily getting my education. Why I wanted to win the Holistic Makeover? Part of my purpose is to help people, I know it's in my path to do that, and I can do just that with the pay it forward project, I have so many ideas and passion, I just need a little bit of help to move it forward. At this point in my life nothing really changed except me studying again, but, I choose to shift to a more hopeful and joyful place and sprinkle some gratitude in it, now I know that it is our CHOICE. Danielle's blog: http://danibodytalksystem.blogspot.com |
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Janine - I am 52. It all started for me on the eve of my 50th. On my blog you will see the Journey Box. I made this for myself just before my 50th birthday. It is very much like the vision boards. I liked the box idea because life is always unfolding and I didn't want to restrict myself to a few pictures glued to a poster. The box is like a treasure chest that I can keep adding to. It has worked very well. Since that day I have added many things to my Journey Box. I can't begin to tell you how much of what I wanted to manifest through the box has happened including speaking to Dr Pat. Her name went on my journey box more that 2 yrs ago. I have a picture of her that I clipped from Aspire Magazine.( that link you will see on Dr Pat's website) So since then I have been published in Aspire Magazine and now part of this Pay It Forward with Dr Pat. Great blessings came from me taking the time to sit down in my own energy and set my intentions for myself. Unknown to myself the events of the last two years paved the way for this project. I want to dream big and it took me awhile to commit to a project because I went back and forth between the concept of helping one person verses a group. I decided, because of the need of the area I live in, to do a food drive. As a student of psychology and spirituality I know how an empty table can destroy even the strongest person. I anticipate crime will rise, domestic abuse will increase and depression will be elevate because of the 12% unemployment in the area. I realized that filling soup kitchens and food pantries will impact on those issues in a positive way. I hope you all enjoy my blog. It will be a combination of real situations, inspiration and empowerment. I like to hit life head on and report on the difficulties we all face and then move from there in a purposeful and positive direction. |
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Kathy D. - The last two years have been a time of loss for me. Loss of a 7+ year relationship, loss of a parent to ALS, loss of personal time due to the illness and caretaking of the surviving parent, loss of several close co-workers due to company downsizing or retirements, loss of a home I loved due to the economy, loss of my boss to cancer, loss of my health for a time and loss of libido due to menopause. And even the loss of 50 lbs due to stringent dieting! But through all of this I also feel like I lost my identity, sexuality and the essence of who I am or who I thought I was. Everything I thought was true about my life, family and lover wasn’t. My reality or perception of it was changed and I felt like I was kicked in the gut and forced to see that I needed to look at my life completely different. Through the holistic makeover I want to relearn who I am and teach others that you can go through adversity and loss and rise above sadness and come out a better and more loving whole person. I want to inspire my daughter to be a better woman and to follow her dreams and passions and to be a role model for her in healthy loving relationships. My pay-it-forward project would be to give back through training and sharing the joy I have learned with others. I would like to create workshops where I teach others how to create joy and find your true self. I would like to write a book or create a blog of how to do this. I would like to teach women how to be empowered not to give away too much of themselves in taking care of others. Or loving someone so much you lose yourself in them or the relationship. I would like to create a website that had a joyful message that was emailed out each day. I would like to teach holistic weight loss too. There has to be a healthy joyful way to lose weight and I would enjoy passing that message on to others. I’m looking for inspiration, laughter, love, direction, joy, friendship and healing of my life. I want to be able to have the courage to move forward in finding a new love and trusting that that love won’t betray me. I want to laugh again and find joy in my work. I want passion to move forward into my future and retirement. And I want lack of fear through all of it. I want to lose the weight again and feel more self-confident. I want to learn to love myself again and put myself first so I can help and motivate others. Read Kat's blog: http://katsjoyliciouslife.blogspot.com |
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Kathy K. - This holistic makeover is the culmination, and yet at the same time, the beginning of a lifetime of many holistic endeavors and spiritual pursuits. I grew up in an amazing household that hosted many different spiritual leaders from western and eastern traditions and was exposed to yoga and meditation at a young age by a mother who was one of first to teach yoga in the U.S. Through that experience I have studied comparative religions and explored many spiritual paths and metaphysical teachings. Yet applying these holistic practices into my everyday life has not been easy to do (and at times have deliberately rebelled against them). I know the ways to emotional and financial freedom, how important it is to honor and cherish your body, the need to still the mind and be centered...and I long to integrate body, mind and spirit. However, implementing these techniques and ways of being into my own life is challenging. Finding the balance between work and play, secular and spiritual, caring for others over caring for myself, has been elusive. It is time to manifest and live what I know and have learned – to let go of the fear and boundaries and limitations. This journey is an important tool and gift that will help guide and clarify my intentions. It will bring more balance, joy and love into my life and by doing so, will provide a vehicle to pay it forward in a significant and powerful way. I am grateful and I am honored to be part of this adventure! Kathy's blog: http://holistichappenings.blogspot.com |
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Leeann - I lost my Mother to Cancer in 1985, I was 22 at the time. As my journey began, I would transform my life in dramatic ways over the next 25 years in a world where sometimes there are no answers...it just is.
On May 5, 2009 I had to put my dog Casey to sleep. Casey was my child, my best friend and the source for learning to love unconditionally. I was so sad and broken-hearted that at times I could barely function. On June 14, 2009 my Father passed. He had battled Cancer for several months or maybe even years. I barely knew this man. He had served in Vietnam and when he returned he would live an unforgiving life, a battle with alcohol, loneliness and demons I could only imagine but never really comprehend. On August 2, 2009 I lost my dear friend Daisy. She was 100 years old, a friend I visited every Sunday along with my Grandmother also in a nursing home. Daisy had become my confidant. A friend I will love and treasure forever. A friend who changed by life with 4 simple words: "You're a good girl", she whispered as I tucked her in to bed and said "sweet dreams Daisy". When I sat down in November of 2009 to write my story for Dr. Pat's Holistic Makeover, my Grandmother - who is now 101 yrs old - was extremely ill. I was making daily trips to the nursing home to check on her. So I sat down at my computer to write my story. I was sad and numb but mostly I remember reflecting on a year that would forever change my life. The Holistic Makeover was important to me because I felt it would open my eyes and heart to a whole new level - maybe even a new world - of gratitude, love, giving, caring and making a difference in the lives of those who walk this path with me on a daily basis. I created a Vision Board in 2008. I pasted Dr. Pat's Holistic Makeover Contest on the board and here I am today telling my story. I am a believer in the law of attraction and manifestation and a big fan of surprises and the unknown - for I've had several surprises these past couple of years - a few that still have not sunk in fully and I'll bet a few yet to come. I am truly blessed to have this opportunity. |
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Stacey -For several years I have dreamed about a healing, rejuvenating event that would nourish the body, mind and soul of those who attended my Healing Green Place. I call it a Healing Green Place because it would be just that, quite literally. It would be held on a beautiful piece of property where the foliage is lush and beauty is abundant. I see this healing place/event as being a weekend retreat where people could go for an immersion of what is healing, teaching and experiential. |
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