
My biggest success to date is the birth of my two miracle babies! But if we are talking about my business, my biggest success has been seeing my jewelry worn by popular celebrities that I love, such as Lucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars, Nico Torterolla from Younger and Elizabeth Lial from You.

I also feel that success is the ability to make others see their best potential and push them to follow their goals. My definition of success it to be able to do what I love and am passionate about, while also being able to provide for my family. I am so grateful that I have been able to do this and I love hearing stories of how my jewelry has helped others! I hope that my jewelry can help people the same way it helped me! So when my son was finally released from the hospital I decided that I was going to turn this into a business, so that I can share the amazing properties of crystals with the rest of the world. And I am happy to say that he is now a happy and healthy almost 2 year old boy!ĭuring this time I realized just how much crystal jewelry helped me through some of my most difficult times. He’s a strong willed little boy who pushed through.

I nicknamed my little man my True Warrior, because that is exactly what he is. So I turned to crystals again and made myself more jewelry to keep myself grounded and calm. I already suffer from anxiety and the circumstance surrounding my son’s birth was making me even more anxious, as we didn’t know if he was going to be okay, or when we would be allowed to take him home or even hold him. This was a very trying time for both myself and my husband. We spent weeks and weeks in the hospital’s NeoNatal Intensive Care Unit. He was born premature at only 30 weeks, weighing just 3lbs. And after only being pregnant for 6 1/2 months, my little boy decided it was time to come out. Fast forward a few months…my pregnancy landed me in the hospital on a few occasions for bleeding and early contractions. Then they wanted bracelets for their friends and family, who wanted some for their friends and family and so on. During this time, a few girls I worked with were going through the same thing as me, and they asked me to make them bracelets as well. And guess what? I became pregnant during the round of IVF where I wore the fertility bracelet I had made. I read that Moonstone and Rose Quartz were excellent stones for fertility, so I went out, bought some beads and made my own fertility bracelet. And that is where I discovered the power of crystals! IVF didn’t seem to be working on it’s own, so I researched holistic treatments. I underwent a few rounds of IVF, which included hormone treatment, daily doctor’s appointments and blood tests, hundreds of needles to my tummy and various surgical procedures.

My husband and I were newly married, and devastated as we wanted a little baby of our own and fertility treatment was our only option. The surgery left me without my fallopian tubes. I had to undergo surgery and various treatments. Randazzo’s story, as told to The Story Exchange 1,000+ Stories Project:Ībout three years ago I was diagnosed with Stage IV Endometriosis. Today the Staten Island, New York-based mompreneur is focused on finding a good work-life balance, while also enjoying the new celebrity following her jewelry has found. Not only did Randazzo find they worked for her, soon friends and family began requesting them as well and thus her business True Warrior Jewelry was born. During her early rounds of IVF for her first child she started making jewelry for herself with healing crystals like moonstone, rose quartz and tourmaline. From a diagnosis with Endometriosis, to the early birth of her son, to a second pregnancy that almost killed her, Randazzo has sought ways to provide herself comfort and healing throughout. Melissa Randazzo has been through her share of health scares.
