Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Chasen Paige. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Chasen , appreciate you joining us today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – walk us through the story?

For most of my adult years I socially drank alcohol just like everyone else and I constantly ate out or ate tons of processed foods. I was thinking that the way I was living was completely fine because I felt fine, until one day I didn’t. One day I started to notice how unhealthy I felt, realizing that feeling sick after every meal is probably not as normal as I thought it was. I also had gained 30 pounds – which was a hard adjustment for me because I always grew up super small and petite. I started to go down a rabbit hole of what is in our food. Mind you – I grew up eating processed foods and never had home cooked meals so that’s all I really knew. I was in shock finding out all the information I did and all of my symptoms started to make sense. I had extreme bloating, terrible digestive problems, chronic eczema on my eyes, neck and hands, fatigue, anxiety and more. I couldn’t believe that our food really had all these toxins causing these problems. I started to post about it on my instagram as I was learning and starting to apply it to my life. I hadn’t seen any change yet because it was just the beginning but I still wanted to share these studies to let others know this might be why they’re struggling. Everyone thought I was absolutely crazy and some extremist. I took the risk of not listening and continuing to learn how to better my health. I cut out drinking a year ago and have been eating a whole food diet for the last year and a half. Once people started to see that I dropped 30 pounds & saw how much healthier I got, they started to take me seriously and started to reach out for help. Cutting back on alcohol actually made me lose some of what I thought were my closest friendships. Taking the risk to better myself came with losing a lot of what my life once was and that was hard and still at times is. But with all the hardships it has never been something I’ve regretted. Im so grateful I took the time and still take so much time to learn so that I can help others achieve healthier lifestyles. This risk not only changed my life but is helping me change others.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I just recently created my own website based around mental health and health & wellness because after all I have learned so far, it really goes hand in hand. My website so far, has a health guide I created & a mental health community. The health guide is backed by so many studies for people that don’t know where to start. It goes over what’s in our food, water, packaging & environment that’s causing all the diseases in the world. It is a lot of information, but I organized it in a way that is easy to understand and comprehend. My guide also comes with healthy alternatives, it’s not just all this information thrown at you with you not knowing what to do next. I also have highlights posted on my instagram page of everything I have learned along the way, what brands I use and what I eat – and all of that is free information on my instagram.

I have applied a ton of discipline in my life and I am so proud of all that I have learned because i found my purpose of really wanting to help others live healthier. It pains me to know people are living in chronic pain, cancer, etc. when 95% of diseases are from nutrition and environment and only 5% is from genetics. That just proves that a ton of this is preventable and I want to help others be able to really live their one life. Your gut health determines your brain health which also causes so many mental health issues. There was a study I read by Dr Mark Hyman, who switched boys in a juvenile center from an American diet to a whole foods diet – nothing processed. The results were – 100% of suicides went down which is the 3rd leading cause of death for that age group and 90% of violence and restraints went down. Those are some insane results just by eating healthier and that’s why i’m so passionate about sharing this information. Some people feel they’re doomed when all they need is a lifestyle change and some discipline with eating healthier. Leading by example and sharing this information to help others is what I know deep down, is my purpose.

I have started to offer 1 on 1 coaching to help others. Since it is the beginning for me, I am trying not to take on too many people at once so that I am able to give them quality advice and coaching in these programs. So far we are seeing results and that makes me so happy. I will be opening up spots every month or two to take a couple people in. Im excited to start the journey of really learning more and more as I go and helping people become happier and healthier.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I have had so many goals. I dj, I wrote a poetry book and am writing my second at the moment and I once started a clothing brand. I love dj’ing but I found the industry is just not for me. I love writing but find it more as a hobby and passion, so my poetry books are just something creative for me. I didn’t feel like I needed to put this pressure on it as a career, that didn’t feel right to me. I started a clothing brand back in 2019, that meant a lot to me. I took out a loan for it and the business failed once covid hit. I have had so many goals just not be what I thought it was or just didn’t work out as I planned. I think it’s so important to know that it’s okay to have goals and it’s more than normal for things to not work out. But keep going. There is a huge difference that I feel with all of those goals vs my goal to pursue health and wellness now, which is something I never considered before. But it’s changed my whole life and mindset. I can tell that this is truly my calling and I don’t know if I would have found it the way I did, if I didn’t try everything else out first that I thought I wanted. It shaped my direction to where I am now and i’m grateful for that.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

I grew up in a traumatic childhood with abuse. To avoid a lot of repercussions I became a people pleaser that bled into my adulthood. I am still unlearning it but I have also grown so much with it. Being a people pleaser and caring what others think doesn’t mix well when you are putting yourself out there on social media. I have a hard time with it at times because i’m human, it does get to me. Especially because my intentions are pure & it’s to help other people from being vulnerable about my struggles. That leaves a ton of room for judgement by strangers or even people you know. But lately I have been pushing myself even harder in those moments, to get over that. I constantly drill in my head that I can’t live my one and only life for other people. I can’t hide who I truly am so that some people I don’t even agree with, will accept me. It has gotten a bit easier because I am a firm believer that being you, is more than enough. Even if people don’t agree, you will always attract the people that are meant to be in your life. Not only that, but you will never get anywhere in life if you let the opinions of others hold you back.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.chasenpaige.com
• Instagram: chachachasen

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Lex Nicole