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Natalie was a client of mine who had three young children and a husband. She was organized, hard working and capable, with a tremendous amount of untapped potential. She wanted to set up her own business, but she had a husband who was married to his job. This meant that he arrived home later than he said he would, ended up working weekends or on his days off and, when he was around, his mind was elsewhere rather than on his family. Natalie took responsibility for everything concerning the home and family. In their early married life, when the children were young, Natalie didn’t mind too much; it was only when the children started school that she resented being the support system with no hope of a career other own. But Natalie avoided facing the fear involved in forcing the necessary changes—instead she used food as a substitute for love and to cover up any feelings of discomfort.

Eventually, Natalie came to see me when she developed arthritis. She went home from her first consultation enthusiastic about the slender, healthy body that she felt she would soon regain. A few months later she was back in my consulting room saying that she was going to have to give up on the treatment. She was having a few problems with her husband and needed time to sort these out before she resumed treatment. It seems that Natalie had started expressing how she felt as she had started to detoxify and this had caused problems between her and her husband. I tried to explain that this was all part of the detoxification, that health wasn’t just about being slim and fit but about being true to our selves and in touch with our own potential and power. It’s not an easy concept to grasp and Natalie didn’t even want to try. Things were very uncomfortable and she didn’t like it, so she chose to go back to her old way of life rather than rock the boat. She took menial jobs that fitted in with the children’s schooling and holidays and continued to have health problems. Natalie chose to remain toxic rather than face and move through her pain.