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Early Life
Sarah Wilson was born in Peoria, IL on November 22, 1999. She was born to Brian Wilson (father) and Shannon Wilson (mom). She is the youngest of three girls, having two older sisters, Brittany and Danielle. Most of her life was a typical childhood filled with lots of imagination, playing, and learning. Until about the age of twelve when her parents divorced and life changed dramatically. Living with her mom and one of her sisters (her older sister was already out on her own) she began trying to make sense of it all. Prior to beginning high school her mom was diagnosed with cancer and given nine to twelve months to live. Thankfully that diagnosis was five years ago and her mom is still with her and doing great. However, during that time she faced and overcame many obstacles, but it created a bond of a new family for her with her mom, her mom's boyfriend (which is an amazing dad to her), and a "step" sister and brother. Life may not be the same as it was growing up, but in a way, it's much better.

Education
Sarah was homeschooled through the years until entering high school at the age of fifteen. The transition to public school was rough, dealing with adjusting to a new environment, being bullied, attempting to avoid the drama, and multiple issues at home. Even with all of these obstacles, she managed to be on the school dance team, organize the creation of HOPE club (a group designed to Helping Others to Positively Engage), be inducted into National Honors Society, and graduate with honors. She has gone on to further her education at Illinois Central College. To begin with her goal is to complete the Personal / Fitness Trainer Certificate Program. College has been a new adjustment with pros and cons, from getting to take courses that are truly of interest to her to learning in a faster pace environment. Learning, furthering her knowledge, and maintaining her grades is very important to her. She intends to continue focusing on her school work, getting good grades, and staying on the Dean's list again this semester.

Work Experience
Though school has always been Sarah's number one priority, she has worked as a cleaning lady for an office in Chillicothe, IL. She enjoys this job because it gives her time to clear her mind, think, and refocus. This job also allows her flexibility in her schedule so she can keep her school priorities first. In addition to the cleaning job, Sarah also worked as a dance class assistant at the dance studio in Peoria Heights from 2016 to 2019.

Hobbies
Sarah's diverse interests in learning keeps her busy. Some of her more domestic hobbies include: cooking, baking, sewing, crocheting, and jewelry making. Then for a creative outlet she enjoys dancing, painting, and drawing. To bring calm to her day she always includes daily meditation, yoga, and creating essential oil blends that not only smell good but work on different areas of your chakras.

Fitness / Wellness
Fitness has always been a big part of Sarah's life. She has been a dancer since the age of three, with only a brief break for a few years as a child, but resumed her commitment to dance throughout middle school and high school. In addition to dance, working out consistently for the past five years has helped to keep her physically fit, her mind clear, and makes her feel more confident and good about herself. For Sarah, fitness and wellness has taken on a different meaning. Last year she learned that she has Celiac disease and had to make some major changes to her diet and lifestyle. She has focused on learning about proper nutrition, expanding her tastes / variety of food preferences, the physical aspects of fitness; while also learning about how the mind, body, soul are all connected and need to stay in balance in order to stay healthy and fit. She has completely changed her mindset and life around by taking a holistic approach to her nutrition, fitness, and wellness.

Career Goals
Upon completion of Sarah's degree / certificate her goals are to build a Holistic Wellness Coaching business. Her desire is to help clients create a balanced lifestyle with nutrition, exercise / physical fitness, meditation, journaling, reiki / energy balancing, and safe use of holistic remedies (herbal remedies, essential oils, aromatherapy).