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All-Natural Personal Care Products With A Purpose THE BOHEMIAN MAMA BY SARAH SMITH
The time came. Her boys were just about finished with high school, and she needed to find her new purpose. Vivian Brinkman had been a stay-at-home mom for 17 years, a role she embraced and loved and in which she thrived. The thought of working in a corporate setting for 8 hours a day just didn’t seem to fit. Vivian is a first-generation American. Her parents, immigrants from Chios, Greece, brought with them an entrepreneurial spirit. “I believe each of us was created on purpose for a purpose and most of the time we can’t see past our own limitations to live to our fullest potential. Whether it’s physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual, I want to help people unlock these potentials!” Vivian said. Having been introduced to the world of essential oils and botanicals in 2014, Vivian wanted to learn more. She attended her first wellness seminar with Dr. Phillip Freitchy, a
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botanist and professor with Trinity Health, and her passion was ignited. She then received certification in an essential oil treatment called Raindrop Therapy and began giving the treatment to new clients. “Once I learned how many toxic chemicals were in our everyday personal care products and how they affect the body, I couldn’t unlearn it.” added Vivian. With this knowledge, she created an allnatural deodorant for her family.
Never expecting to have her own business, Vivian started working on formulating more products for family and friends for her own pleasure. In 2016, Debbie Marshall from Marshalls Antique Warehouse invited Vivian to a “Meet the Maker” event in her shop. “We still laugh about this,” Vivian explained. “I didn’t see myself as a maker, just a stay-at-home mom wanting to help others live a better quality of life by sharing what goes on your body is absorbed into your
