Mess To Mission...
Carmen Rena Abercrombie aka Coach Carmen, founder and CEO of Sharing The Bliss, is a perfect example of what she calls a "Mess to Mission" story! Her "Mess" (more on that shortly) lead her to her life’s calling to help women of faith soothe their souls, heal their bodies, and manifest their missions.
Coach Carmen’s holistic roots go back to her grandparents farm in St. George, South Carolina where her Holy Ghost-filled grandmother, Emma Jane Hudson created herbal remedies to anoint and heal the sick in Hudson Town (the town was co-founded by her great-grand father).
Carmen became drawn towards a holistic options at age 16, after her first visit to a health food store. She spent decades searching for natural alternatives to end her lifelong battle with eczema before realizing that diet was the missing link!
That health food store experience activated grandma Emma Jane's anointing! Receiving that anointing ultimately led Carmen to begin teaching holistic wellness from a faith-based perspective in 1998.
Pain Into Power...
Carmen’s life has been a roller coaster ride that began in Brooklyn, New York with loving parents Coleman (Steve) and Deborah (Debbie) Stevens, and 3 close siblings... to at age 14, grieving the passing of her 41 year old mom... to winning the title of Miss Black America, Staten Island, NY and the Miss Black New York USA Beauty Pageant during college... to the death of her 55 year old dad... to marrying her high school sweetheart... to performing with Roots Of Brazil Dance Company... to helplessly watching her baby brother (Nate) 38, big sister Darlene 60 and middle sister Pamela 63 pass on due to health related conditions.
When Nate died from a rare lung condition in 2003 she focused on her dream to help divert her grief. After months of hard work, that year she and her husband opened A Scentimental Journey (bath & body wellness shop) and Spirit Spa (day spa) in Staten Island, New York. As Aromatherapist and herbalist Carmen was able to create most all of the products she sold at her shop.
Two years later her husband’s only brother passed away from a peanut allergy aggravated my diabetes and high blood pressure at the age of 39.
Stressful circumstances began to build, causing serious challenges in her marriage. And in 2007 during the final weeks of completing her studies as an Esthetician (a skin care specialist ironically) a major turning point occurred.
Purpose To Prosperity...
Carmen became very ill from a life-threatening, horrifying, blood disease the totally disfigured her skin. They closed their beautiful, but debt-ridden businesses so that she could focus on healing her body holistically.
While she was home-bound Carmen asked God to not only reveal the secrets to reclaiming her health (without medication), but to give her a step-by-step formula for transforming her mental state, and manifesting the purpose-driven dream life. She was led to make major diet changes, operate biblical principles and commit to daily spiritual practices. As a result she experienced miracles in every "messy" area in her life including debt cancellation and a debt-free home.
Out of her many adversities came the passion to pursue her purpose. Today Coach Carmen is the founder of Sharing The Bliss, a company that faith-based women and heart-centered others on a life-transformational journey from their mess to their purpose-driven dream life, with programs that soothe their souls, heal their bodies and monetize their missions.
In 2017 she brought back her best-selling product lines which included Healing Infusions Herb (Teas) and her Aromatherapy Collection. Both can be found which she sales on at www.sharingthebliss.shop.
Coach Carmen has written 4 books including "The Biblical Laws of Attraction", "Miracle Meals That Heal Cookbook", "Ditch The Side Hustle Sister & Package Your Purpose" and "Sacred Self-Care (Faith-Filled Practices & Treatments for Health, Beauty & Bliss)"... And she's just getting started!
