Hi, I'm Sue White

I was born in November 1957 in Malta. My dad was in the navy, which meant we moved constantly and this lifestyle made it hard for me to build lasting friendships so I was always something of a loner. Looking back, I suppose we fitted the “dysfunctional family” label, although I wasn’t aware of it then. Unfortunately, this laid the groundwork for many of my emotional and relationship struggles over the years.

While my personal life didn’t always follow the best path, my professional life grew steadily. In 1976, I graduated from Secretarial College, became a shorthand typist, then progressed to a personal secretary progressing through three different accountancy firms in and around Preston. Around 1980, whilst still working full time, I started my secretarial support business, Sue White Secretarial Services, working evenings and weekends so that I would be able to work from home when we started a family, and subsequently built it into a thriving secretarial and printing business that flourished for over 40 years until the onset of Covid! I still have some of my existing Secretarial Clients, but it is now much reduced as working practices changed following the pandemic. During this time, I was also Secretary of Garstang Show for 30 years, which I loved, although it was incredibly hard work to fit it all in!

In 1998, my personal life took a major hit when I went through an extremely acrimonious divorce, leading to a complete mental breakdown. Looking back, I realize mental health challenges have been a recurring theme during my life, and at that time, I turned to antidepressants, unaware of the long-term impact. On a high dosage, I experienced severe side effects – a 5-stone weight gain in six months, brain fog, extreme anxiety, and mood swings. I didn't realise it at the time, but I wasn’t fully functioning however felt I had to stay on the medication to get through and be there for my children.

Amid this darkness, a light appeared. My ex-husband’s older brother, Ken, deeply concerned for myself and my children, stepped in to support us and Ken and I became more than friends, getting married in 2004. With Ken's support I was eventually able to wean myself off of the anti-depressants, but having been on them for over 20 years and vowed never to go back on them. Sadly, Ken had his first stroke in 2000 which was due to heart failure and it became time for our roles to change and I became his carer. Over time, his health deteriorated, and he passed away on January 9, 2017 however, I will always remain grateful and feel blessed to have had him in my life, he was a lovely man, generous of spirit and so supportive to me and my children, not many people are lucky enough to have had a love like we experienced. His passing was devastating for me and was certainly a time for reflection, and I resolved that there was no way I was going back on the anti-depressants, no matter how I felt. I was pretty lost for several years, was starting to feel better then the world was rocked by the pandemic and the effects of how it was dealt with which certainly didn't help!

In October 2017 I started renting out rooms in my home on AirBnb and thoroughly enjoyed the company, made many friends who are still friends today and in 2019 I started looking into holistic healing and retrained in massage etc., set up a Retreat and spiritual healers came to give classes at the Retreat where I also trained in Reiki. We had drum circles, Summer Solstice celebrations, so many wonderful times, but this venture (and my mental health) was obviously seriously affected again by the pandemic and lock downs.

In September 2022, I stumbled across a post on a Facebook group from Nicky Kay, who shared insights on Essential Oils and an Oil Trial. I reached out, signed up, and haven’t looked back since. The oils transformed my mental health, and now, combined with doTERRA’s LLV, MetaPWR, and other supplements and hygiene products, my physical health. I feel better than ever – both physically and mentally. Turning 68 soon, I can genuinely say I never imagined feeling this well at this age!

Thank you, doTERRA. I’m passionate about sharing my journey and the oils so others can also take control of their health and wellbeing and experience the same benefits that I have.

Take care all and I look forward to our meeting - there are no strangers, only friends we have not yet met!

Sue X