The Naturalistic Nurse
The Naturalistic Nurse
Helping people with eczema live their most natural lives
 

Welcome to The Naturalistic Nurse

A blog dedicated to helping people with eczema live their most natural lives

 
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Meet Cassie Jaravata - The Nat Nurse!

Get to know my eczema story, how I found holistic medicine, and how The Naturalistic Nurse came to be.

 
 

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Repost from... myself! . “Had a wonderfully inspiring call last night with a new friend that the universe clearly led me to. Even tho Tiger and I are no longer together at this time, and I do feel immense heartbreak (you wouldn’t believe the days, err weeks? - no sense of time - I’ve had), I also feel something SO beautiful I can barely believe I get to experience a feeling like this in my lifetime. . The absolutely UNCONDITIONAL love that I have for and because of Tiger is truly astounding. To say that I am overflowing with #love is a vast understatement. I feel it in every interaction I have, with people I know and don’t know, and I feel it in every single thing I see and touch. The love I feel doesn’t just radiate from me, it makes the entire earth glow with warmth. It makes me breathe humility and forgiveness (to others and to myself). And I’ve realized it honestly doesn’t matter who he is with or where he is, because it doesn’t change anything about this enormous amount of love that I have, or my want to share it with the world. . We may not be together now, but I wanted to share these photos bc they make me feel happy and warm. No matter what Tiger is doing, and no matter who he is doing it with, just thinking of his smile makes me genuinely smile. Thinking of his happiness makes me so F-ing happy. And while I still shed many tears of the worst pain I have EVER felt, basking in this beyond beautiful feeling of love for and because of Tiger, and being able to share it with others, continuously brings me SO many tears of joy... That’s how I know it is truly unconditional. And that feels so freaking good.”
You can find or message me here in the meantime: @cassie_dilla. Hope to be back soon 🙂
The Ultimate Eczema FUNDRAISER & GIVEAWAY! 😱🤩🎉😍 I came up with this idea to celebrate the unbelievable HEALING my body and mind have done from my severe #eczema and #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal. Along with my 2 eczema group coaches, Abby and Jen 👯‍♀️ whom I met toward the start of my #HealingJourney, we've come up with some truly AWESOME raffle prizes that have EACH helped me personally HEAL my skin over the past 1.5 years 🤭🙏 I will also PERSONALLY match half the amount of money entered and DONATE the total to the National Eczema Association (NEA)! So help out your own #EczemaCommunity with a chance to win one of these amazing products! 🙌 . RULES: 🌳 Must be following 👉 @thenatnurse, @eczema.holistic.healing, and @eczemaconquerors on Instagram in order to win 🌳 $5 per entry (unlimited entries) - The FULL amount of your payment PLUS a half-match will be DONATED to @nationaleczema 😄💰 🌳 Send entries to PayPal (thenaturalisticnurse@gmail.com) OR Venmo (@TheNatNurse) 🌳 Include your email address + Instagram username (if applicable) in the "memo" to contact in the event you win 📝 🌳 Entries accepted until Monday July 22 at 11:59pm PST. 1 prize per winner. 4 winners will be announced on Tuesday July 23 🌳 US participants only 🇺🇸 . Follow the link in my bio for more info on our prizes, my personal product reviews, and how they've helped me HEAL my skin to where I am today 🙋🏻‍♀️ Good luck, and happy healing! 😊☀️🙏 . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #dermatitis #holistichealth #holistichealing #eczemababy #eczemaexpo19 #unhideeczema #eczematreatment #skincareroutine #healthiswealth #skincare #naturalskincare #atopicdermatitis #psoriasis #tsw #skincaregiveaway
🌳☀️ Healing IS NOT linear! 🙅🏻‍♀️😌 I started my skin #HealingJourney back in 2017, and this video is from a YEAR later, AFTER I had already healed an IMMENSE amount from where I started. Even though my quality of life was already significantly better than when I began, I STILL had days, weeks, even months when I felt like I DIDN’T know if I was doing the right thing, and I DIDN’T feel like I was healing 😣🤨😩 . During times like this is when it’s especially difficult to PERSEVERE and KEEP GOING. So you must remember that whatever hardship you are going through; whatever pain you are feeling; it is TEMPORARY, and it WILL NOT last forever. Less than 24 hrs after this video, I was on a flight to Vegas to see my best friend from college get married ✈️🌃👰🏻 I danced, I laughed, and I had an amazing time! 😊🤨 But not bc my skin was physically any better than the day before - it wasn’t. It was bc as many BREAKDOWNS as you may have during your healing journey, they are ALWAYS temporary, and it can always get better, as long as you KEEP GOING 👍🙏🙋🏻‍♀️ . . . #eczemafriendly #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #tsw #dermatitis #holistichealth #eczemababy #healthyhabits #foodismedicine #mentalhealthwarrior #healing #healthiswealth #skincare #skincareroutine #naturalskincare #eczemacommunity #atopicdermatitis #mentalhealthawareness #eczema #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal #healingisnotlinear #mentalhealth #unhideeczema
This weekend, I went to a Lotus Festival with my friends in LA 🌸🙆🏻‍♀️ Funnily enough, my favorite MEDITATION app (#DailyCalm) had recently had a featured daily #meditation entitled, “No Mud, No Lotus.” I learned that the lovely lotus begins its life in the muddy water, beneath the surface of a pond or marsh. Gradually, the pod PUSHES through the murky water, reaching up toward the surface of light above. In time, it BREAKS the surface of the water and unfurls it’s large, beautiful petals ☀️🌸🌼 Just as the lotus pushes through the darkness before it can bloom, we must push through our own suffering in order to grow and find peace 😌 And although it’s often difficult to recognize this in the midst of uncertainty and darkness, there is so much value in FIGHTING through adversity. Above all, your #HealingJourney will bring you PERSEVERANCE, WISDOM, and GROWTH, but it is only with every challenge that comes your way. . “Beyond the hurt of this moment; beyond the murky darkness; there will be SPACE, and WARMTH, and LIGHT” 🙏 . . . #eczemafriendly #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #tsw #dermatitis #holistichealth #eczemababy #healthyhabits #eczema #mentalhealth #healing #healthiswealth #skincare #skincareroutine #naturalskincare #eczemacommunity #atopicdermatitis #mentalhealthawareness #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal #dailyinspiration #inspiration
Last week, I pretty much lived at the pool under the sun like it was nobody’s business! 😎☀️ A YEAR before this photo, I was going through the most physically AND emotionally PAINFUL time of my life, with the #depression and #anxiety through the roof to match. (You can see some of my progress pics already on my feed.) It HORRIFIED me to look at myself in the mirror or to look down at the skin on my body 😔 as I went through the toughest part of HEALING from my severe #eczema and #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal. My skin couldn’t handle ANYTHING—Too much sunlight burned, plain water burned, movement burned 😰 I was getting 2-4 hours of sleep every night for months, and I would cry DAILY from the physical pain, the mental stress, and pure EXHAUSTION. I was living in so much hell that I couldn’t even imagine my life beyond the current day, let alone a year later 🤨 . But look at me now! 😧😄 This isn’t to say my skin or #MentalHealth are perfect - I still have plenty of healing to do! - This is to show you that HEALING. IS. POSSIBLE. 👊 But it does’t happen overnight, and it sure as heck doesn’t happen on its own. It takes work, patience, #PERSEVERANCE, and GRIT. It takes an undeniable tenacity to continually GET UP every time you get knocked down. It takes constant reminders to yourself that YOU. CAN. DO IT 🙏💪 . I’ve already shared some pretty GNARLY skin PROGRESS PHOTOS on my feed, but the most EPIC ones are still yet to come! (Some of my most jaw-dropping pics are coming to you this week! 🤭) So follow me for more updates like this, to learn how I healed my skin, and how YOU CAN HEAL TOO 🙋🏻‍♀️🙌 I’m also currently hosting THE ULTIMATE ECZEMA online event where for every $5 you donate to the National Eczema Association, you can have a (pretty good) chance at winning some of the products that really helped my healing! Link in bio for info on how to enter! 😊
Graphic Content Warning ⚠️ #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal #eczema . HOW DID I DO IT? 😱🤔 My NECK was the first part of my body that really blew up when I started going full-force into healing from #TSW and a lifetime of eczema (see the last progress photo on my feed to learn why THIS IS NOT just ECZEMA). It was the first part of my body that made me feel an UNIMAGINABLE FEAR when I didn’t know what was happening to me 😥😔 . For over a year, I couldn’t bend or turn my neck at all. It was constantly covered in cuts and gashes, oozing and weeping. For months, I only got 2-4 hours of sleep a night bc of my skin, and ppl always asked me if I had back problems bc I couldn’t bend or turn my neck (like in this video) 📹👆Looking at these photos now, almost 2 years after I began this #HealingJourney, I’m in complete awe of the strength I’ve BUILT in both my mind AND body. . So the question is obvious—HOW DID I DO IT? My simple answer is this: GRIT. You MUST develop grit if you want to truly HEAL from your eczema and TSW to live a life unencumbered by your skin 👊 Grit is the PERSEVERANCE, TENACITY, and WILL to KEEP GOING toward your goals, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS 😤 Through this journey, you will feel SO knocked down, SO many times. There might be days, weeks, even months that make you feel like you don’t even want to live anymore, and during those times especially, you must remind yourself that as long as you KEEP GOING, you WILL reach your goal, and YOU WILL HEAL 💪 . Follow me for more posts about how I HEALED my mind and body through the hardest time of my life, and how I got to where I am today - Happy, healthy, and here to help YOU 👩🏻‍⚕️❤️🙂 Also check out the link in my bio for THE ULTIMATE ECZEMA online event I’m hosting - By donating just $5 to the National Eczema Association, you’ll have a (pretty good) chance of winning some of the amazing products that helped me heal my skin (up to a $200 value)! 😊 Happy healing!
The Ultimate Eczema FUNDRAISER & GIVEAWAY! 😱🤩🎉😍 I came up with this idea to celebrate the unbelievable HEALING my body and mind have done from my severe #eczema and #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal. Along with my 2 eczema group coaches, Abby and Jen 👯‍♀️ whom I met toward the start of my #HealingJourney, we've come up with some truly AWESOME raffle prizes that have EACH helped me personally HEAL my skin over the past 1.5 years 🤭🙏 I will also PERSONALLY match half the amount of money entered and DONATE the total to the National Eczema Association (NEA)! So help out your own #EczemaCommunity with a chance to win one of these amazing products! 🙌 . RULES: 🌳 Must be following 👉 @thenatnurse, @eczema.holistic.healing, and @eczemaconquerors on Instagram in order to win 🌳 $5 per entry (unlimited entries) - The FULL amount of your payment PLUS a half-match will be DONATED to @nationaleczema 😄💰 🌳 Send entries to PayPal (thenaturalisticnurse@gmail.com) OR Venmo (@TheNatNurse) 🌳 Include your email address + Instagram username (if applicable) in the "memo" to contact in the event you win 📝 🌳 Entries accepted until Monday July 22 at 11:59pm PST. 1 prize per winner. 4 winners will be announced on Tuesday July 23 🌳 US participants only 🇺🇸 . Follow the link in my bio for more info on our prizes, my personal product reviews, and how they've helped me HEAL my skin to where I am today 🙋🏻‍♀️ Good luck, and happy healing! 😊☀️🙏 . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #dermatitis #holistichealth #holistichealing #eczemababy #healthyhabits #medicalmedium #eczematreatment #skincareroutine #healthiswealth #skincare #naturalskincare #atopicdermatitis #psoriasis #tsw #skincaregiveaway
 
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