I couldn’t WAIT to spotlight my ambassador Kimberly “Kiki” Siepmann. First off, she’s gorgeous and just plain hilarious and second, she has such an AWESOME story. She openly shares her past struggles and current medical issues because of her years of disordered eating. I struggled with bulimia from the time I was 13 years old and I think there’s always a part of you that identifies with others in the struggle and a curiosity of “how are you managing?”
I’m going to have Kiki tell her story in her own words:
“Through my teen and early adult years, I suffered silently with anorexia and bulimia. In and out of hospitals and care facilities, different doctors and therapists, numerous ulcers, kidney stones, a deadly low weight of 82 pounds and osteo-arthritis in my jaw at the ripe old age of 25.
For so many years, I ignored my hunger and starved myself. Worked out only to burn calories not to be healthy or fit.
Just when I wanted to love food again I had been diagnosed with Celiac Disease and misdiagnosed with Crohn’s. I was being tested again 7 years later because I was chronically sick every day and not able to leave my couch. After many different specialists, doctors and naturopaths I’ve been diagnosed with Leaky Gut and SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth). It’s going to be a long road to recovery healing my gut, and body for that matter but at least I now have an answer and a direction…..It is funny how life moves you into directions without your permission. For most of my life I fought against food, and now I fight for it.” -Kiki
What I LOVE that Kiki has done, is that she has been OPEN about her stories, her struggles, her past… and her continued struggle. She even partnered with my dear friend Ashley, of Fierce Forward and created The Gluten Free Intention bracelet to RAISE AWARENESS for Celiac Disease. You can order yours here
Currently Kiki has been working on a project to start selling these CUTE Retro Kitchen Aprons… OMG!! I don’t even cook but I may start, just to walk around in one! LOL
If you want to find out more about what she is up to… make sure you follow her pages
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