We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Lehlieh Garyu a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Lehlieh, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Is there a heartwarming story from your career that you look back on?
When I was 17 years old I had the worst menstrual cycles. I experienced fatigue, cramps, nausea, headaches, heavy bleeding and bloating. My physician at the time only gave me one option to completely alleviate the pain. A hysterectomy. At the time that was a very scary decision foe a 16 year old to make. Removing my uterus and never being able to birth a child was a very difficult decision to ,make. Ultimately I decided to decline a hysterectomy and find another solution. I did not have holistic tools to heal myself at such a young age so I was prescribed multiple suppressants. Some of the medications that were subscribed to me was 1200 mg of ibuprofen per day and birth control pills. I experienced 16 years of taking medications and finally during the pandemic I had time to research and mix herbs together that helped me heal my menstrual cycle. Since then, I have been helping other women heal their menstrual cycle through my infamous moon cycle tea.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
When I was 17 years old, I suffered from chronic menstrual cycle symptoms like cramping, nausea, and heavy flow. My OBGYN at the time suggested that I get a hysterectomy as a solution to get rid of my menstrual cycle symptoms. I knew that was not the path I wanted to take because I had planned to have children in the future. For years I bounced back and forth between different pain medications and birth control to heal. Nothing worked.
At 29 years old, I decided I was going to heal myself holistically. I started learning about herbs through Dr. Sebi and reading books on herbal medicine. After 6 months, I created an herbal tea blend that healed all my menstrual cycle symptoms! From that moment on, I knew that I was supposed to heal myself and others through herbalism. Once I became a Certified Herbalist, I started creating other herbal teas that healed my allergies, insomnia, and digestive issues.
Ultimately my family and close friends were my first customers who supported my herbal tea discoveries. Slowly after that, I created my company Butterfly Bodi Tea LLC. My social media community grew from 1,000 to 100,000+ followers. People from everywhere fell in love with my tea recipes and educational videos on social media. I am so grateful for the healing benefits of herbs, and I intend on continuing to impact the world with the knowledge of Herbalism.
Can you tell us about what’s worked well for you in terms of growing your clientele?
The most effective strategy I used to grow my clientele base is sharing free information about herbs on social media. Sharing the healing properties of herbs has drawn the attention of thousands of people to my social media page. My main goal is getting the information to the people. I want to help raise the awareness of herbalism to humanity. Many people share with me how much the economy has impacted their financial stability. Becoming an herbalist has also allowed me to demonstrate a more cost effective way for people to heal themselves and their family.
Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?
Yes, I would choose herbalism again and again. Herbalism has changed my life and helped me to change the lives of others. I believe that encouraging and guiding others to self heal naturally is truly my life’s purpose.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.butterflyboditea.com
- Instagram: @earthtolela