{"id":53,"date":"2015-01-11T19:38:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T02:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2015-10-12T17:31:24","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T00:31:24","slug":"2nd-annual-reaping-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/11\/2nd-annual-reaping-day\/","title":{"rendered":"2ND ANNUAL REAPING DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This was me in my \u201cReaping Day\u201d outfit two years ago today.<\/p>\n<p>I was just getting to the hospital at ODarkThirty for hysterectomy surgery: I had a plum size tumor that was too embedded in my uterus to be separated, so our choice was extraction via Da Vinci laser robot. I had a referral from the VA to select my surgeon and I lucked out with one of the <a title=\"Southwest Contemporary Women's Care\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swcwc.net\/about-us\/physicians\/\" target=\"_blank\">best teams at one of the best hospitals<\/a> in the valley~<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/scontent-a.cdninstagram.com\/hphotos-xfa1\/t51.2885-15\/10852661_509691465839894_1615909833_n.jpg\" alt=\"The Herbalista on Instagram\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" \/>Though I have had many positive changes in my mind, body, and soul over the past two years, every day is reminder of my Reaping Day. I am almost 31 years old and happier and healthier than I have ever been, but it certainly takes me being diligent about balance and moderation. Some things I\u2019ll point out about my journey so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I regulate my hormones naturally through smarter eating habits, a modified and active lifestyle, and plant + spirit medicine<\/li>\n<li>I embrace the hard parts like hot flashes, exhaustion, radically different sex life, and change in my body\/spirit with lots of laughter, time + space, and even some intense sweating sessions. (let\u2019s be real\u2013 screaming, crying or MMJ helps, too).<\/li>\n<li>I definitely wouldn\u2019t recommend it if it wasn\u2019t necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is a part of my journey that I wouldn\u2019t change because I wouldn\u2019t be exactly where I am right now, and I love where I am right now. Next year I have decided will be\u00a0my Crone Crowning, and I can\u2019t wait to celebrate what is to come. For now, I will enjoy what is in this moment \u2014 a lazy Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Always an adventure, this journey\u2026<\/p>\n<p>#gratitude #reapingday #hysterectoME #ivolunteerintribute #hystersister #hysterectomy #instalady #ladyproblems #IRise #happyhealthy #womenshealth #balance #moderation #YogaForAbundantBodies #thisismyjourney #progressnotperfection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was me in my \u201cReaping Day\u201d outfit two years ago today. I was just getting to the hospital at ODarkThirty for hysterectomy surgery: I&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/11\/2nd-annual-reaping-day\/\">&#8230;Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2ND ANNUAL REAPING DAY<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mind-body-soul","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54,"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions\/54"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}