The 3 barriers you must cross before purchasing doterra...

Please forgive me, the entire concept and idea of this post was stolen from Ange Peters and a recent post she put in her Instagram Stories.  I believe she even talks about them on her podcast, though I have yet to listen.  But still these three barriers resonated with me so much, that I wanted to write about them from my own experience and point of view.  So here are the 3 Barriers that people must cross before they decide to purchase doTERRA:

#1. You're doubtful that the oils will work for you.
There is so much information and misinformation out there about essential oils that it can make our heads spin when it comes to wondering whether or not they actually work and will work for us.  We live in such an evidence based society that we often need to know exactly why and how something will work for us, before we even venture into trying...well...at least when it comes to natural remedies.  A funny thing I have noticed is that the majority of people don't actually question the drug that their doctor writes them a prescription for.  Now I know, "but they are a doctor and your doTERRA Wellness Advocate is not." That's true and I would never directly encourage you to go against medical advice, so long as it aligns with your own feelings of comfort and trust in moving forward with things.  But the issue is that we don't usually even get to the point where we are questioning how we feel about what is being told about our bodies and the best way to help them heal.  We tend to put our medical professionals on pedestals and believe that whatever they have to say, is complete and utter truth, even going so far as to ignore our own intuitive knowing.  We put our own healing in the hands of someone else and that, to me, is a very serious issue.  I am NOT saying that we shouldn't seek out the support, advice and wisdom of professionals. I very much value the study and effort that has gone into honing their skills.  I come from a long line of them and have a deep respect for anyone who enters into the field of healthcare.  But I do want to call out the very serious imbalance that has been present in learning how to care for ourselves in the best way possible vs. simply looking for a quick remedy that can be handed to us by someone else.  And medicines don't work for us all the time.  How often do we hear that we need to change to a different dosage or that there have been major side effects due to a new pill being taken.  As much as we hate to hear this, Science is an imperfect practice.  It ebbs and flows with the rest of life, with new information being learned every day and old ideas and truths being changed or even dis-proved.  

All of this to say, it's ok to wonder how oils will work for you, but please release the doubt, because the only thing it is perpetuating is a deeper doubt within ourselves around what is possible for us.  It is very possible that a medication prescribed by a doctor will work wonders.  I've seen it happen.  It's also possible that using an essential oil to calm your mind, aid in digestion or clear your skin will work wonders.  I've also seen it happen.  It is my personal belief that our doubt is a powerful teaching to show us exactly where we could let go a little more and practice both willingness and trust.  And if you are willing to try that pill they may cause damage to your kidney's or low libido, why not try an essential oil? (that will do none of those things btw).

#2. You question if there's any difference between doTERRA and what you can buy at the mall or health foods store. 
There are a couple of ways that I could address this.  Number one, whenever anything becomes trendy, people tend to want to capitalize on it.  It makes sense and I don't fault that.  However, there is so much information out there now that talks about "greenwashing" and how because something is labeled as using essential oils, or all natural, we quickly think well this must be good then and if it's cheaper than an alternative, even better!  But we are now learning that just because the beautiful label says it to be true, does not mean that there aren't things inside the bottle that can cause harm.  Here's the truth, there is no governing body for essential oils.  The FDA does not approve or disapprove them (nor would I necessarily trust them if they did, hello they approved aspartame).  This means however that inside your store bought bottle of essential oil, there could be, and often are, other fillers to help keep the price down but the oils moving off the shelf.  

One of the reasons I stand so solidly behind doTERRA is that they third party test all of their oils.  On the bottom of each bottle you find a number.  Then from there you go to SourcetoYou.com and you can read the test results of each batch of oil.  Not to mention that there have been numerous independent studies done now on all different brands and each time, doTERRA comes back clean as a whistle with no adulteration or fillers.  

The other point I will make about purchasing oils at a store vs. through a wellness advocate is that you get more support via the latter route.  Essential oils are potent and powerful and chances are, when you bring them home there is a moment of "Now what?".  Part of the perk of going through someone you know and trust (and yes, there are untrustworthy advocates too), is that you get to learn about how to use the oils in a way that really works for you.  Personally, I am here for all of my team to get their questions answered at any time, to provide free resources to learn more and to help them create rituals and routines around using their oils so they get the most impact out of them.  And when the argument comes in to play that they are more expensive than other brands, I simply say that in this case, you really do get what you pay for both in quality and service.  

The bottom line, there is a very big difference in doTERRA essential oils and those that you can purchase at the store...both in quality and structure.  Speaking of structure...

#3. You're aware that doTERRA is sold through the network marketing model...doesn't that make it a pyramid scheme?
I am fully aware of the skepticism around this topic.  In fact, in doing research for writing this post, I came across some comments and blogs that just spew hate and vitriol for MLM's and the people who work within them.  It was actually incredible to read some of the things that people attach themselves to and choose to put energy towards, based on something they likely don't understand.

Let me begin with this, Multi-level Marketing /Network Marketing is not a scheme.  Bernie Madoff was a scheme.  But doTERRA has very specific reasons for why they chose to go the route of having their product shared via person to person vs. selling in the store.  Much of it what I mentioned already above about the importance of continued education and learning for all who choose to use essential oils.  But let me also un-demonize the model of network marketing for a moment:
I have a mentor and teacher from who I study with and learn from, Elena Brower.  
She provides us with hours of content, education and resources to learn and study from to help support us in our own growth, as well as our desire to support others in their growth.  When I do well, yes you betcha, she lights up and gets rewarded.  But so do so many others, and that in turn inspires us all to continue to work and learn and grow and share.  It is truly a network, mostly of women, who spend our time and our efforts learning how we can revolutionize health care while keeping our own health in our hands, rather in the hands of someone else.  We are a network of teachers who light each other up, take our work VERY seriously and are committed to honesty, transparency and intelligent action.  And yes, abundance because making money doing something you love, while helping people, is not a negative thing.  

Not to mention, there is no get rich quick thing happening here.  It takes a TON of work and I am learning to run my own business which means I have had success and failure all over the place.  Schemes exist, in all areas of life, including health, wellness and traditional healthcare.  But to paint a model that is simply different from what we are used to in this ever growing corporate society as a scheme, I believe is incredibly short sighted.

I am curious to know if you use doTERRA, were these barriers that you too had to cross?  Are you possibly interested in what you see me constantly posting and writing about, but you resonate with some of what I addressed above?  One thing you should know about me, if you don't already is that I am nothing but genuine and truly here to serve, support and inspire.  I would absolutely love to help get more of your questions answered and help you break through the barriers that tend to keep us in one place.  I certainly had to do the same thing myself, 4 years ago and I am so very glad that I did.

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