I’ve always loved pottery, and lately, I’ve been thinking about getting back into it. I’ve taken a few classes here and there over the years, but I never really stuck with it or made it a regular thing. Then I went to Japan and Korea, and oh my gosh, the ceramics there! Everywhere I went,…
Category: Holistic Living
Your Life Doesn’t Need To Be Content
How many times have I picked up my phone to check a text, only to look up half an hour later and wonder how I ended up watching someone turn an old tire into a fancy coffee table? I do this all the time. I open Instagram to check one thing, then I see a…
Eating Well During Perimenopause and Menopause
Once we hit our 40s, we might start noticing that the way we eat doesn’t feel quite the same, especially as we move into perimenopause. Suddenly, everyone’s talking about eating more protein, cutting back on carbs, taking this supplement, or avoiding that food. It can get confusing pretty quickly. So, what should we actually be…
Ginger Isn’t for Everyone
Every so often, my feed fills up with reels claiming ginger is the answer to just about everything. Bloated? Drink ginger tea. Headache? Take a ginger shot. Feeling sluggish or coming down with something? Ginger, ginger, ginger. Apparently, we should all be adding ginger to our daily routine. Don’t get me wrong, ginger has its…
Lacto-Fit: Korea’s Bestselling Probiotic
If you’ve ever wandered into a Korean pharmacy or found yourself scrolling through Olive Young late at night, you’ve probably come across these brightly coloured stick packs. Lacto-Fit is incredibly popular, but with so many products to choose from, figuring out which one to buy can get confusing. You’re staring at a wall of different…
A Dream I Keep Coming Back To
I have this café completely made up in my head. The afternoon sun hits these worn wood tables through the front windows. You hear low chatter, spoons clinking against pottery, and whatever quiet music is playing in the background. It smells like dark coffee, warm cake, and cinnamon. The cups are handmade, a little crooked,…
Between Japan and Korea
Ever since I got back from Korea, people keep asking me the same thing: “So… which did you like better, Japan or Korea?” Honestly, I don’t have a real answer. I’ve been lucky enough to visit both, and they’re both special in totally different ways. I love them for different reasons, and I don’t think…
Do Kids Really Need Sports Drinks? A Baseball Mom’s Take
At baseball tournaments, kids don’t always need a sports drink. Most of the time they just need water, food, and enough rest. If you have spent any time at the diamond on a tournament weekend, you know the drill. It is never just one game. It is two, sometimes three back to back, sitting on…
You Can’t Make Everyone Happy…And That’s Not Your Job
For most of my life, I really thought that if everyone around me was okay, then I’d be okay too. Like my own wellbeing depended on everyone else being happy first. So I got really good at reading people. I could tell when someone’s mood changed, even if nothing was said, and I’d adjust myself…
May 29 Is World Digestive Health Day
Every year on May 29, the World Gastroenterology Organisation marks World Digestive Health Day, a global initiative that brings attention to digestive health and some of the symptoms that can easily get overlooked or brushed off. This year’s theme is “Chronic Diarrhea: Don’t Flush the Signs Away.” The message is pretty simple: pay attention to…
The Little Things in Korea I Wish I Could Pack in My Suitcase
There’s a moment I keep coming back to from Korea. I was sitting in this little café in Seoul, just enjoying my drink and doing absolutely nothing in particular, when the girl at the table next to me got up and walked away. She left her laptop sitting wide open on the table, her purse…
The Organ That Doesn’t Exist (But Runs Everything)
So, here’s something interesting. In Chinese medicine, there’s an “organ” that doesn’t actually exist as a physical body part. It’s called the San Jiao, or the Triple Burner. There’s no tissue you can cut open or see on an ultrasound and Western anatomy doesn’t recognize it at all. But TCM treats it like one of…