Her Mother Joined Her In Spirit
Her mother’s final chapter changed the journey forever
Declutter Your Chaos - Mindful Minimalism
Aug 24, 2026 · 45 min · 11 segments
Hi Friends, In this episode, I talk with former firefighter and engineer Kristy Halvorsen about the health crisis that led her to completely reimagine her life. After leaving her career, Kristy…
Christy HalversonGuestAmber CammidgeHostThere must have been a moment, like something that happened where you just decided, you know what, this life ain't working for me.

Yeah, so there was, it kind of was a slow build over a few years, but I guess it was probably 2012 or 13.

It took almost a year to find out what was going on because I just had extreme fatigue.

I was losing feeling in my hands and fingers and nobody could figure out what's going on.

And then it was like, okay, where did this come from? And it finally over...

Eastern Medicine actually running a bunch of tests found that I had a really high level of several toxins and traced it back to the fire department.

So I was a firefighter and we would go on brush fires and find the belts of tires with no rubber and the skins of refrigerators and mattresses, but just the mattress spring.

So all that stuff was burning and we don't have protection in the forest and we're breathing it.

I inhaled some really bad stuff and made me really, really sick to the point to where they're like, we need to check your blood because your organs might start failing.

Like it took two years, but we did a massive detox and super strict diet and all this other stuff.
There must have been a moment, like something that happened where you just decided, you know what, this life ain't working for me.

Yeah, so there was, it kind of was a slow build over a few years, but I guess it was probably 2012 or 13.

It took almost a year to find out what was going on because I just had extreme fatigue.

I was losing feeling in my hands and fingers and nobody could figure out what's going on.

And then it was like, okay, where did this come from? And it finally over...

Eastern Medicine actually running a bunch of tests found that I had a really high level of several toxins and traced it back to the fire department.

So I was a firefighter and we would go on brush fires and find the belts of tires with no rubber and the skins of refrigerators and mattresses, but just the mattress spring.

So all that stuff was burning and we don't have protection in the forest and we're breathing it.

I inhaled some really bad stuff and made me really, really sick to the point to where they're like, we need to check your blood because your organs might start failing.

Like it took two years, but we did a massive detox and super strict diet and all this other stuff.
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Her Mother Joined Her In Spirit
Her mother’s final chapter changed the journey forever
The Journey Nearly Killed Her
One adventure pushed her closer to death
The Job Was Trying To Kill
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