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About Carol Howden

Carol Howden is a Certified Heal Your Life Coach, a Board-Certified Raindrop Specialist, a Proctor Gallagher Consultant and Mindset Coach, and a Licensed Spiritual Healer based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Let me share a little of my own young living journey.

I was introduced to Young Living in the late summer of 1999. It was several months before I became a member. I resisted because I had used oils from the health store in a way that I thought oils could be used, because they were mentioned in the Bible, I automatically thought that they would be good. And yet when I used them they made me much sicker. And so I automatically clumped oils into the same category.

When I was educated on the difference, I reluctantly reached out to an existing member for help, and was fascinated by the results that I received.

In using these oils daily, multiple times a day, my life changed...I had a much much better quality of life because of the oils, I wanted to share this with everyone.

Yet I had so much personal baggage and inhibitions, I literally had to hold my chin to keep it from quivering so I could talk.

Several months in, I received a check from the company, I called the company and said, I don’t know why you sent me this check. I didn't return any product and I want to keep the product I have.

Three years in, my nephew told me that they were my upline. And I said what’s an upline.

I’m only sharing a very very tiny tidbit of my story with you, another time would be more appropriate for the full story. However, at this time there’s a very specific point that I would like to make.

I was so blocked and stuck in a belief system that I had been raised with.... that network marketing, multi level marketing was the lowest of the low, And that nobody with any integrity would do ‘something like that’.

Because of the profound health transformation I had experienced and how many others I’d witnessed getting help, and how many people in this company had helped me, I had fallen in love with this company, and I had fallen in love with the people of this company, and so I blocked out the fact that this was multi level marketing.

And then when I couldn’t block it out anymore, I apologized for it. So for 13 years I shared my love of the products, and I educated myself on every aspect of how the oils work. Every workshop that was possible for me to attend, I attended. Weather it was in Croatia or Ecuador or the US, the location didn’t matter, I was there.

I got as much oil information as I could absorb and attended training after training after training. And I travelled and taught all over the world

And so for 13years I educated everyone on the amazing uses of these oils and apologized for the compensation plan and in doing that in 13 years, I achieved and maintained the rank of silver.

It was right about the 13 year mark, that Young Living was going to open an office in Canada, and I decided that it was time for me to do something different.

I got as much oil information as I could absorb and attended training after training after training. And I travelled and taught all over the world

And so for 13years I educated everyone on the amazing uses of these oils and apologized for the compensation plan and in doing that in 13 years, I achieved and maintained the rank of silver.

It was right about the 13 year mark, that Young Living was going to open an office in Canada, and I decided that it was time for me to do something different.

I pondered and remembered, all the people in the company who are leaders in other lines, cross line to me, who were helping me and supporting me, and I made ‘a decision’ to change my perspective of MLM ...... multi level marketing to ”many loving mentors”.

And from that moment on it was like I drove a stake into the cement, into the bed rock! and it became a new anchor. I made a decision. A committed decision....one that was irrefutable and irreversible.

People use the expression like, they turned over a new leaf .......seriously

How secure is that? Any little wind can come along and blow away a leaf. And that’s exactly what happens...

And little inconveniences come along and you change your mind. Because the old habitual way of thinking will pull you right back to mediocrity.

And part of what helped me was because I had a coach. Someone who believed in me more than I believed in myself.

You have to make a commitment that’s etched in stone.

That you can’t reverse or get out of, even when you want to.....

Do you know what we did?.

This is what we did: we wrapped our truck and a 40 foot fifth wheel trailer in Young Living and posted everywhere we could, that we were going to do a trip across Canada and back through the US to teach and train about Young Living. We told a lot of people. We invested a lot of time. We invested a lot of money. And there was no turning back.

Guess what ?

Lots of things came up to stop us. Things like my father having a heart attack. And passed away and we had to carry on. We got caugh in a spring snow storm and had to stay parked in a snow bank for a few days. We had truck trouble. Lots of little things. And lots of big things. When you make a commitment. You’re going to be tested. Do you really mean what you say?

So many times it would have been easy to quit.

Ok. Let’s back up a little...the main purpose of this extreme trip was to do something different. What I did differently was subtle, yet profound.

Up to this point I had taught about the use of the oils and supplements and apologized for the compensation plan. I love our oils and I love our oil infused products. These oils and products had saved my life, I was and am still super passionate about sharing and letting people know there is an option.

So what did I do? I made a decision, I changed my perspective and that caused me to change my actions. I taught exactly the same class and made one slight adjustment at the end of the class...... only one thing....I no longer apologized for the compensation plan....instead at the end of a presentation...

I’d say “and guess what, Young Living has another product. It’s their best kept secret. It’s the compensation plan...and I’d hold up a brochure of the compensation plan and say. If anyone would like to know more about this, please call me at......” and guess what people called me. Low and behold, people do need money as well as oils.

Wow....

In making this simple change, I went from being silver to gold to platinum to diamond in 6 months. The next year to crown and the next year to RCD.

So listen closely....I changed my perspective, I made a decision, I had a coach and I took action. Massive action with the right mindset equals massive results.

Massive action with the wrong mindset may not get much result at all. I had taken massive action no longer apologizing for the compensation plan. You see how such a slight change can make such a huge result....

There was no way and there is no way in this business that you can succeed without helping other people to succeed. And I love it.

Wow....

In making this simple change, I went from being silver to gold to platinum to diamond in 6 months. The next year to crown and the next year to RCD.

So listen closely....I changed my perspective, I made a decision, I had a coach and I took action. Massive action with the right mindset equals massive results.

There was no way and there is no way in this business that you can succeed without helping other people to succeed. And I love it.

Ben's Miraculous Recovery

Oct 8, 2003 – Ben was working on a roof, equipped with a freshly filled tool belt. He went to cross from one secure area to another when he slipped and fell 26 feet landing squarely on both heels on frozen compacted dirt. Even though he was seriously injured, he managed to crawl several hundred feet to the construction shack, where the job super quickly called for help and Ben was whisked to urgent care.

Upon examination from Four (4), foot & ankle specialists they all came up with the same opinion and said the only option was amputation of both feet.

Ben's Miraculous Recovery

Upon examination from Four (4), foot & ankle specialists they all came up with the same opinion and said the only option was amputation of both feet.

As I had been immediately summoned, I was now on scene equipped with my oils and I calmly told the Dr’s that “Amputation was not in our vocabulary and asked for yet another opinion.”

Kindly the 4th specialist said he would work with us, and agreed not to amputate, and suggested that I go home and get some rest as I’d now been at hospital debating with Drs for over 48 hrs. Reluctantly I went to our son's house nearby the hospital and fell asleep for a few hours.

Waking with an uneasy feeling that it was urgent I got back to the hospital quickly. I arrived at the hospital to find Ben’s room empty. I said to the nearby nurse “where is Ben” she flippantly replied, “they have taken him for surgery.” I literally ran down the hall to where they were wheeling Ben’s bed into the amputation room. I grabbed hold of the side of the bed and went into the operating room with them.

A chilled, eerie, silence fell over the room and it was as if no one even breathed. Surrounding Ben’s bed there were 5 fully masked and gowned drs and then me in street clothes. No one spoke.

Suddenly the double doors flew open and a younger unmasked Dr said “what’s going on in here?”

No one spoke, he walked up and stood beside me, uneasily glancing at everyone. Still gripping the side rail of the bed, I turned my body towards him and looked steadily eye to eye, saying, “ If this was your dad, would you cut his feet off.” He quickly responded with a strange look on his face, “no probably not” I said, “ok then let’s get out of here.”

As I had been immediately summoned, I was now on scene equipped with my oils and I calmly told the Dr’s that “Amputation was not in our vocabulary and asked for yet another opinion.”

A chilled, eerie, silence fell over the room and it was as if no one even breathed. Surrounding Ben’s bed there were 5 fully masked and gowned drs and then me in street clothes. No one spoke.

Suddenly the double doors flew open and a younger unmasked Dr said “what’s going on in here?”

The bed was quickly wheeled out to the nurses station where the Drs began to read me the riot act. I was told to take Ben home and bring him back when he was ready for ‘repair surgery!’

I had to sign multiple papers saying the drs association would sue me if he died, if they had to amputate anyway, if they had to amputate his full leg above the knee or if there were extended complications. I signed and off we went home.

Ben took oils in capsules full 1/2 each of frankincense and balsam fir every hour for 24 hours and then we reduced to three, or four times a day. He drank 8-10 ounces of NR in water daily. Took sulfurzyme every time he drank NR. Topically we lathered his feet simultaneously with frankincense, balsam fir, cistus, helichrysum, basil, cypress, marjoram, aroma siez, lavender and peppermint. It was almost a continuous application. For two weeks. When his feet were able to stand the pressure we also applied regenalone cream. When we were able to use the regenalone cream we didn't reapply oils for an 1 hr. I very gently vita flexed after each oil application. We also used the frequency machine. I would use the frequency machine after every oil sequence.

Ben had zero pain or discomfort most of the time.

The bed was quickly wheeled out to the nurses station where the Drs began to read me the riot act. I was told to take Ben home and bring him back when he was ready for ‘repair surgery!’

Ben had zero pain or discomfort most of the time.

12 days later we went back to see the dr and the dr said you are ready for surgery, come back in 2 days and I’ll do the rest of the repair. So off we went home again

2 days later on Oct 23. 2003, Ben went in as an outpatient to have the repair surgery, the surgery was 4 hours, with 2 drs working simultaneously one on each foot/ankle.

I was sitting in the room waiting for Ben as they wheeled him out of the surgery room. The nurses situated him and set everything up and the Dr came in and told Ben to get a good Xbox as it would be a year before he walked again and that he would never walk without assistance.

That wasn’t exactly a cheery message.

After the Dr left Ben and I locked eyes for a moment feeling the intensity of the Drs message. I asked Ben, “How long do you think it will be before you walk again?”

He said, “The Dr thinks it will be a year. What do you think?.” I said, “it doesn’t matter what the dr thinks and it doesn’t matter what I think. What do you think? When do you want to walk again?”

Ben pondered that for a moment and I said to him… “It's up to you. They are your feet. I won a trip for 2 to Hawaii and it leaves in 3 months. I want you to come with me and I’m not pushing you in a wheelchair.”

Ben said, “Deal!!!”

And so we started our recovery journey right there.

12 days later we went back to see the dr and the dr said you are ready for surgery, come back in 2 days and I’ll do the rest of the repair. So off we went home again

2 days later on Oct 23. 2003, Ben went in as an outpatient to have the repair surgery, the surgery was 4 hours, with 2 drs working simultaneously one on each foot/ankle.

That wasn’t exactly a cheery message.

After the Dr left Ben and I locked eyes for a moment feeling the intensity of the Drs message. I asked Ben, “How long do you think it will be before you walk again?”

Ben said, “Deal!!!”

And so we started our recovery journey right there.

Ben came home from the hospital 3 days later. He came off morphine onto the same essential oils, nutritional program and the Wellness Pro as we had used prior to surgery.

Ben never took any other medication for pain or healing and as promised he walked in 3 months, Jan 23, 2004 and we had a wonderful time together in Hawaii.

By May of 2004 he was back full time on the construction site, climbing ladders, walking on walls and on the roof.