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AFTER THE BOOK WAS DONE....................
The events that followed after the writing was done is what got my body completely
out of whack, how easy I slipped back into old habits. Kristin and I had finished our
sessions and I spiraled into my old sugar and caffeine habits again. During those
months while I was cocooned writing and being coached, I was eating healthy and
taking Kristin's advice about water and sleep. Then I became super busy again
and it fell away. It was in the back corners of my mind to take care of myself, but
when you get so insanely busy, it's easy to grab a donut instead of slicing up an apple
(BAD BAD Vickie) and soon old habits came back and I went down hill.
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In just a few months time, I made two trips to Philly and I planned and organized Tammi Terrell Day in Philadelphia. I had support from Michael at The Chestnut Hill Hotel and Susan Ford, Tammi's piano teacher..They helped me with details, but the bulk of the work, calls, invitations, and dealing with the press, radio, and The Mayor's office was on me. I loved it, but I was going nuts. Ludie and I accumulated thousands of contacts over the years. I wanted everyone to be invited and to know about Tammi's special day.....There were press releases, press kits, invitations, and product to order. Ludie was recovering from knee surgery, so I had to let her rest and not bother her.
On the special day she was still not completely healed and we lugged her all around Philly, she was such a trouper with her cane. The event was a pretty large media event with a lot of press and radio coverage. It took some planning and I was mapping it all out for months before the big day.
What set my body over the edge was the road trip. I would not trade that experience for anything in the world, it was the most inspiring and exciting time, but my diet sucked on the road trip and in the busy months that followed.
This is how I fell apart.....My diet was poor again, my sleep was next to none. After we drove back to Los Angeles, it was then that I crashed from basically abusing my body. Tammi's cousin Grace and Ludie told me, "You
need to drink some water and have some salad and get some rest"....I have an acupuncturist and herbalists that I have been going to for over ten years and I love the healing that I receive when I go. I was in such bad shape I needed more
sessions with him. At this time I had major migraines and a reoccurring night terror. I met an amazing healer named Talya Meldy who helped me get over this hump and helped me begin to detox off of the sugar and caffeine.
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