The last two years have been a blur as a victim of multiple hate crimes and traumatic injuries. My anger is a part of healing, and my scents cure my injuries. I was only able to verbally speak to a few select people in 2024 and I began to regain my speech and thoughts by December 2024. My essential oils were saviors for my dysphasia and recovering from traumatic events that occurred in my life.

My resins are my music. I use benzoin and Jawee resin that is a blend of copal, dammar gum, and benzoin. The sweet, balsamic, and woodsy scents keep me positive. I learned a new trick to add vanilla bean powder to the benzoin that provides a pleasant aroma.

I add vanilla bean powder, orange, and lemon monastery blends together and it will brighten your day! I pack an essential oil bag for smell therapy and primary oils are orange, lemon, frankincense, and elemi. I call these “keep alive” oils because the lemon can neutralize your brain during a trauma response. If you follow with an orange, frankincense, or elemi, it can rebalance or heighten your system to bring you back to present.

Sandalwood is my love scent! It makes my home smell delightful and I feel like I live in a yoga studio. I am interested in knowing the sandalwood brands that empower you. I use a Japanese brand, Keigado, that is very smooth! I invested in burning Raajsee from India which I feel is lower quality. It has a different set of tones than the Minorien; Minorien is soft and sweet. This brand is my favorite sandalwood of all three that I have invested and highly recommend.

I have new dreams about my future, I hope working with scents lands my next new beginning. I am an excellent test patient for new formulas for trauma recovery. I give thanks to the beauty of mother earth for her powerful produce that helps humanity survive.