Oils for the Mind

Danielle Daniel is a doctor of clinical psychology student and has a master’s in social work. She had already been using essential oils when she was introduced to doTERRA. Danielle says, “I already had a ton of oils, so I wasn’t interested.” Then, her friend Kierston Kirschbaum invited her to the west coast conference, and Danielle went to learn more about essential oils. It was there that she was inspired by Dr. Hill to do her doctorate research on essential oils and the brain.

“At that point, I hadn’t decided to change my career path,” Danielle says. “I just knew I was going to be paving the way so other mental health practitioners could learn how to integrate essential oils.” She began researching and implementing oils into her practice and soon realized that in her current setting she was limited in what she could do. “I wanted the freedom to incorporate essential oils into mental health in a way that I wasn’t allowed to in a corporate environment. That’s when I started my doTERRA business.”

Danielle started building her business while working full time and studying for her doctorate. She made sure to devote at least two hours every day to her doTERRA business, often working 12 to 15 hours a day. On Saturdays, she focused on her doctorate. She always made sure to not do any work on Sundays. She says, “That helped me manage my schedule the rest of the week. If I’d worked on Sundays, I would’ve burned out. Taking that day off helped me feel recharged and refreshed so I was ready to go Monday morning.” After working at that rate for two years, Danielle reached Platinum and was able to quit her fulltime job. She hit Diamond five months later. Though her life is still busy, Danielle is grateful that it’s now stress free and full of meaningful relationships.