Kerry
Founder of grannyowl.com
Whooo almost killed Granny OWL?
I, said her diet and a lifestyle of stress. It was I, oh it was I!
Hi! I'm Kerry (aka Granny OWL), mom to 5 amazing adults and grandma to delightful grandbabies - hence the Granny. We’ll get to the OWL in a minute.
My story begins with my kids. Actually, it begins with 5 pregnancies, one miscarriage, nursing each of the babies for at least a year, and immediately going into full on menopause. All in 10 years, from the age of 30 to 40. That decade sent me into a downward health spiral. I didn’t understand the importance of good nutrition, and while I ate okay, I did not eat to support my body going through all that physical stress! I became so nutritionally depleted that my body gradually quit functioning properly. But I didn't know what was going on, so I didn't know how to take care of myself. Symptoms and illnesses compounded until by the time I finally saw a doctor, I was suffering from depression, anxiety, adrenal depletion, food allergies, severe leaky gut, and had developed thyroid autoimmune disease and many other issues.
Fifteen years later, after doctors’ appointments and nutritional counseling, countless labs, my own nutritional research, and pretty much every healing diet I could find to reverse my symptoms, I still wasn’t improving. I decided that I was relegated to a pain-filled, symptom-bound life. I decided I would never be able to live what I thought of as a “normal” life again.
However, that was NOT the end of my story.
I was still determined to live a fun, purposeful life. I wanted to be able to travel the world (a dream my husband and I had had since we met) without symptoms or limitations. And eventually, I found a way. I discovered simple (if not always easy!) changes that I could make to my diet and lifestyle.
This is the OWL part of Granny OWL. Only Wholesome Lifestyle.
I began eating wholesome and whole foods. I learned how to detox my body and my environment as much as possible. I learned how to eat correctly to stay healthy while I travel and not set off any old symptoms.
But most importantly, I learned that there is life after diagnosis - and after kids! My husband and I have recently been to Ecuador (twice!) and now travel full-time in our Airstream trailer! THAT could not have been possible a few years ago.
I have also learned that managing stress is a big part of healing and living a healthy life. I am a certified rREST practitioner, and as such, have learned cutting-edge neuroscience techniques that release emotional stress response triggers. Letting go of limiting beliefs and emotional blocks has opened me up to better health and the ability to reach my highest potential in all aspects of my life.
Granny OWL, a true survivor, has been revived!
I started this website and blog to share those discoveries with you. I want you to know that there is hope - that you do not have to live with diagnosis and symptoms. You can choose to make changes that will change your life!
And so I am here to offer you help with those changes. I am here to help educate you, support you, and keep you accountable in making the changes you choose. I am here to offer you the guidance and support you need in choosing healthy changes and simple solutions.
I am here to offer you the opportunity to realize your highest potential in all areas of your life.
I am here to offer wholesome healing with whole foods.