My Journey

I haven’t always had this attitude towards being healthy. My story started with a desperate desire to lose weight—but it turned into something so much more powerful: a journey toward real health and healing.

Weight Loss Wake-Up Call

I was 31 when it felt like I woke up one day and couldn’t recognize myself. I had gained 30 pounds seemingly overnight. My clothes didn’t fit. I hated looking in the mirror. I hated myself. Just a few years earlier, I was in the Army—fit, active, and strong. But somehow, life happened, and I let myself slip. I knew I needed to do something about it. And strangely enough, my weight loss journey began in the one of the most unexpected places on the the planet: Antarctica.

(How I got there? That’s a story for another time.)

While there, I made a friend, who introduced me to lifting weights. It was the spark I didn’t know I needed. When I got back to the States, I kept going. I cleaned up my eating, learned about nutrition, started eating vegetables for the first time in my life (yes, really), and fell in love with movement. I ended up in the best shape of my life.

Then Came Thyroid Cancer

I was diagnosed with Follicular Thyroid cancer in August of 2019. In one sense I was very blessed, it only required surgery to remove half of my thyroid.

But, that experience changed everything for me.

It forced me to look deeper—beyond the scale, beyond the workouts. I started asking questions.

• What’s really in the food we eat?
• What are we putting on our skin?
• What chemicals are we cleaning our homes with?

I realized how much of our health is influenced by things we don’t even think about.

That curiosity turned into a calling. I enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and became a Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach, determined to help others take control of their health from the inside out.

I learned something powerful along the way:

When your focus is on true health, weight loss happens naturally—in a way that’s sustainable, nourishing, and right for your body.

This is what Natural Living is all about. It’s not just about looking better—it’s about feeling better, living better, and reclaiming your health in a way that honors your body and your journey.

What Natural Living Is All About

Here, we believe:

• Health and weight loss are not one-size-fits-all. What works for someone else might not work for you—and that’s okay.
• You have the power to heal. Your body is capable of amazing things when you give it the right support.
• Age is just a number. Just because you’re getting older doesn’t mean you have to feel older.
  • You can have energy.
  • You can feel strong.
  • You don’t have to accept fatigue, weight gain, or feeling “blah” as the norm.
• Your environment matters. What you put on your body and around your home is just as important as what’s on your plate.
  • Skincare, cleaning products, even the people you surround yourself with—all of it impacts your well-being.

This blog is a space for real talk, practical tips, and inspiration to help you live better—naturally.

Whether you’re starting from scratch, getting back on track, or just curious about how to feel your best, I’m here to walk this journey with you.

Welcome to the Natural Living community. Let’s get healthy—from the inside out.

— Jordan