About Us

Our Story

In 2001, after being engaged for just 10 days, we eloped on a BMW K1200RS to get married and honeymoon in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. We vowed to make every day an adventure just as spontaneous and grand as the day we got married. But...., unbeknownst to us over the years, little by little, we were sucked into the everyday monotony and routine of just going to work to pay the bills. The stressors of life took a toll on us both to the point that we no longer had dreams of grand adventures, and our bodies would not have felt like partaking even if we could dream. We smiled on the outside, but inside we were living a life of general discontent which affected our overall happiness and wellness.

In 2009 we woke up and realized how far into the monotonous rabbit hole we had fallen and knew we had to make some serious changes! We dove deep into learning how to take care of ourselves naturally and began creating our life of wellness. Over the next 3 years we implemented what we learned and began to feel better - actually ALIVE again! The fun, excitement and ADVENTURE of life returned! Our awakening caused us to realize just how many people go through their days as we had been doing, getting through each week in order to rest on the weekends.

The passion we poured into educating ourselves to improve our own lives became our mission to help others do the same.

The Past 10 Years

The last 10+ years have been a journey of education, personal growth, focusing on natural health and nutrition, and taking action to be prepared for anything. Despite the eye rolls and jokes from friends and family over the years, our efforts allowed us to gracefully handle 2020, with all the uncertainty and chaos that the United States and the world has been through, and continues to experience.

A quick backstory - in 2011 we became "preppers" and began learning how to be self-sufficient to take care of ourselves in the event that circumstances disrupted normal life. At the time the most likely cause we expected was a natural disaster (ie an earthquake along the New Madrid fault where we lived). But with 2012 coming, we were also very aware of all the talk of the "end of the world" or "collapse of government" scenarios that were usually unflatteringly associated to "preppers." So we quietly studied and prepared so as not to draw unwanted attention to ourselves.... that is until David somehow got us on the Natural Geographic show, "Doomsday Preppers". Just in case you wonder, reality TV is NOT real!

All that we learned and have done over the years to prepare for the anticipated disruption of life as we know it, what ever that may look like, not only gave us skills in preparations of the "doomsday scenario" that might someday come, but actually turned those lessons into the hobbies that now drive us daily to live life to the fullest. And we continue to learn.

Where We Are Today

When the pandemic of 2020 rocked the world, we decided to leave our beautiful home in a gated community near Chattanooga and put to the test all we had prepared for over the years to get away from the craziness of the lockdowns, grocery store shortages, mask mandates, riots, and volatile political climate. We relocated to live on a remote 10-acre secluded property on a mountain in east Tennessee in a house that can be 100% off grid if the need arises. The house had not been lived in for several years, and the whole property needed a lot of tender loving care to come back to the life it once had. We gave up a lot of conveniences and modern comforts to move, and we've put in countless hours of blood, sweat and tears - literally - to create our new home. We even lost access to cellphone service for about 10 miles in all directions around our property and we also had to give up high speed internet and learn to live with DSL with a whopping 12MB speed on a good day, but we have never been happier than we are right now.

Through this website, our YouTube channel, and other online platforms, we want to take you on our many adventures to beautiful places by off-road motorcycle camping trips and Jeep overlanding trips; as well as our journey into the life of becoming homesteaders (we are new and learning everyday); and show you our passion for natural health & wellness through our videos, educational classes, delicious recipes and how we use plants medicine primarily in the form of essential oils in all aspects of our life.

The common theme in everything we do centers around maximizing health and wellness to live our best life, so that we can continue our adventures for years to come. We want to share what we've learned, so you can discover the same tools to be well and create your amazing life, too!

picture Gallery from our latest adventures

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It's What We Do

Today we educate and empower people who recognize that they are in a rut just like we were, so they can break free from their own lack of knowledge, bad habits, limiting beliefs and the excuses that hold them back from experiencing life to their fullest potential.

We invite you to discover your amazing life, to create and reach your dreams. We will help you begin & continue to support you throughout your adventure!

Create YOUR Amazing Life

Work With Us!

Our combined strengths enhance our individual abilities to serve you more effectively. We provide education that empowers you to discover and apply the natural solutions that best fit your wellness goals. As your guide we support you while you implement those solutions, and celebrate you as you see progress.

We never stop learning to enhance our own lives, so we always have something new to offer!

I specialize in the adventures of life. If you want to continue (or even begin) doing the active things you love, with as much vigor as possible, then we need to chat! I will help you make your health a priority to live with passion and not fall to the excuses that have held you back! I can also help you get started creating your own outdoor adventures!

Meet David

My skills as an integrative Health Coach, plus insights from using a natural approach to overcome my own health challenges many years ago, along with my intuitive nature allows me to dig deep with you to get to the root of what's holding you back from creating a life of wellness. I can help you begin your wellness journey or just learn a few new skills.