I have a whole café built in my mind. I know what the light looks like in the afternoon, slanting low through big windows onto worn wood tables. I know the sound it makes, quiet, but not silent. The low hum of conversation, the occasional clink of a spoon against ceramic, something soft playing that…
Category: Holistic Living
Between Japan and Korea
Ever since coming back from Korea, people keep asking me the same question: “So… which did you like better, Japan or Korea?” And honestly? I don’t think there’s a right answer. I’ve been lucky enough to visit both, and they each have something that makes them special. They both hold such massive pieces of my…
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’ve spent any time at the ballpark during tournament season, you already know it’s rarely just one game. It’s usually two, sometimes three, with short breaks in between to eat, cool down,…
You Can’t Make Everyone Happy…And That’s Not Your Job
For most of my life, I really thought 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. I’d adjust myself without thinking….
May 29 Is World Digestive Health Day
Every year on May 29, the World Gastroenterology Organisation marks World Digestive Health Day, a global initiative focused on raising awareness around digestive health and how often symptoms get overlooked or dismissed. This year’s theme is “Chronic Diarrhea: Don’t Flush the Signs Away,” which is really about paying attention to what the body is trying…
Small Moments in Seoul
There’s a moment I keep coming back to. I’m sitting in a small café in Seoul, just enjoying a quiet moment while people go about their day. The woman sitting beside me gets up, leaves her laptop open, her purse on the chair, and just… walks away. Maybe to order a drink, maybe to use…
The Organ That Doesn’t Exist (But Runs Everything)
Okay, so here’s one that’s going to make your head spin a little. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there’s an organ, actually one of the most important ones, that doesn’t physically exist the way we think of organs in Western medicine. No tissue. No exact spot in the body you can point to. You won’t find…