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The Day I Almost Walked Out (And Didn't)

January 27th, 2026

I had tried everything.

JOYELY and JOY Intelligence, decades in the making, had given me something I never expected. I felt sharper. Smarter. More grounded. More successful than I had ever been. My mind was clear. My decision making was strong. My emotional resilience was solid.

But my body was aging fast. Lost and gained more weight over the year than I can count.

Hormones. Skin. Movement. That feeling of youth, of lightness in my body, was slipping away. And it scared me, because I was doing everything “right.”

I had done Atkins. South Beach. Keto. High protein, low carb. Intermittent fasting. Starving. Water fasting. Injections. Pills. Programs with promises so loud they drowned out common sense. If it had a name, I tried it. If it was extreme, I survived it.

So when I got invited to another meeting, I was irritated.

And when I walked into one of the most beautiful homes in Las Vegas and realized, oh no, this is one of those presentations, I was pissed. Truly. Deeply. Are you kidding me? Again?

Then they motioned for me to sit in the front row.

Perfect. Shit.

I sat down, and the resistance came in hot. Before-and-after photos. Videos. Testimonials. Income streams. Luxury trips to blue oceans. The whole thing. My blood felt like it was heating up, and I could feel that familiar red smoke starting to roll through my veins.

What made it worse is that the room was filled with people I genuinely liked.

Doctors. World travelers. A famous boxer. People who absolutely did not need to make another dollar. And also people who did. People who wanted to be seen. People from all over the world. About sixty of us, every background imaginable, all sitting together.

And somehow, it felt like the spotlight was on me.

 

Then something shifted.

I remembered my JOY Intelligence.

I remembered that emotions are not good or bad. Right or wrong. They are signals. And nothing in that room had the power to turn down my joy unless I handed it over.

I checked my baseline pillars.

Safety. I was safe. I was in a beautiful home, surrounded by kind people. No one was kidnapping me.

Presence. I softened my shoulders. I let my arm gently touch Lisa, sitting next to me. She had invited me. She was also a JQ 60 Voice. Her son had passed not long ago from an epilepsy episode. That memory moved through me all at once. Sadness. Love. Gratitude. Relief. All of it.

Then, without making a scene, I went to my Chair of JOY.

Sit.
Breathe.
Think.
Feel.

Right there in the chair I was already in.

I closed my eyes as one of the videos ended. I let my body regulate. Brain and heart came back into coherence. The hosts kept talking. More testimonials. Lupus improvements. Kidney function. Weight loss.

And then it landed so clearly I almost laughed.

This had nothing to do with me being sold.

This was about my health.

This was about not feeling yucky anymore.

This was about three simple drinks a day that support the body, every day, long term. No punishment. No obsession. No white-knuckling life.

Maybe you make money if you want. Maybe you don’t. That part suddenly felt secondary.

What mattered was this: I had spent years mastering the inner game. And my body was finally being invited back into the conversation.

How Unicity and JOYELY Mirror Each Other

What struck me almost immediately is that Unicity and JOYELY are solving the same human problem, and they both nailed simplicity.

Unicity’s Feel Great System is about restoring physical health through simplicity. Regulate the body. Reduce the noise. Support systems so the body can do what it already knows how to do. Two products. One practice. Simple.

JOYELY’s NAVIGATOR and Chair of JOY are about restoring emotional and nervous system health through Safety, Presence, and Joy. Regulate the nervous system. Reduce emotional noise. Support the brain and heart so the person can do what they already know how to do.

Both are structured. Both are repeatable. Both are deceptively simple.

And both say the same quiet truth: You don’t need more willpower. You need better conditions.

Unicity gives you the physical foundation. JOYELY gives you the emotional navigation system. And when they meet, something powerful happens.

The Real Story

That night reminded me of something I now believe deeply.

JOYELY doesn’t compete with physical health systems. It completes them.

When safety, presence, and joy are online, the body listens.
When the body is supported, joy has somewhere to land.

I didn’t need another diet. I didn’t need another miracle cure. I needed to stop punishing my body and start supporting it.

And I needed my nervous system regulated enough to receive that message.

Without my JOY Intelligence training, I would have walked out of that room angry. I would have missed the opportunity because I was too busy being offended by the delivery.

But because I had practiced navigating my emotions, because I had learned to sit, breathe, think, and feel, I could stay present long enough for the message to land.

Three drinks a day.
Forever.
That’s it.

And eat your food. Love the joy of indulgence.

No counting. No restricting. No guilt. Just consistent, simple support for a body that’s been working so hard for so long.

The Four Steps Meet The Three Steps

JOYELY teaches four steps to the Chair of JOY:

  1. Sit
  2. Breathe
  3. Think
  4. Feel

Unicity offers three elements to Feel Great:

  1. Unimate (to kickstart your day and extend your fast)
  2. Balance (to regulate blood sugar and support digestion)
  3. Intermittent fasting (giving your body time to heal)

Different frameworks. Same truth.

When you regulate your inner world, your outer choices change.
When you support your outer body, your inner world has room to thrive.

It’s not one or the other. It’s both. Together.

What I Know Now

After trying everything, I finally understand.

The problem was never lack of information. It was lack of regulation.

I couldn’t sustain any health program because my nervous system was constantly in fight or flight. I couldn’t receive the support my body needed because emotionally, I was always braced for failure.

JOY Intelligence gave me the emotional foundation.
Unicity is giving my body the physical support.

And for the first time in years, I don’t feel like I’m fighting myself anymore.

In the mornings, where I once felt groggy and frustrated that my body couldn’t keep up with my soul’s energy, something shifted. Instead of reaching for another swig of coffee or a quick fix, I fill a bottle with ice, add my Unicity, and drink what has become my most nourishing start to the day. Paired with my Chair of JOY experiences, my physical and emotional health are finally moving in sync.

That alignment changes everything. It allows me, and truly anyone, to feel like a VIP in their own life. So if you notice a new glow, now you know. What once felt like a front-row seat to fear has moved to the back, replaced by care for my health and the health of the people I love.

I’m deeply grateful to those who are willing to look past the labels. This model is often misunderstood, yet at its core it has created something powerful. Community. A place to belong. A place to feel supported and feel better, in whatever way that looks like for each person. I warmly welcome the Unicity and JOYELY families to learn from one another and grow together.

Here’s my link if you’d like to get started. If you’re curious about the business or want to experience the Chair of JOY, call or text me at 949-303-5219.

Presented by JOYELY® in partnership with Chair of JOY, AnaBar Protein, and Opportunity Village.

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