Relaxed to natural?Mixed hair.?

So I'm half and half and I've always wanted straight long hair and my hair was too hard to handle for me so when I was 12 I got a perm . I didn't know it was that bad for you and my mom didn't really warn me about how hazardous it could be . And I've realized its easy to take care of my Natural hair as I've seen other women have beautiful curly locks , and I miss mine . Should I go natural ? The big chop is out of the question. I've gotten really healthy and realized I'm slowly killing my hair . Should I stop my treatments ? Thanks for your help in advanced .