With baseball season starting, my kitchen has basically turned into a fueling station for my two boys. And honestly, there’s no better reminder of how much growing, active kids need than watching them come home from practice and just eat like they’ve been running on empty. Protein comes up a lot in nutrition, but when…
Category: Wellness
The Enemy Within
Why we stand in our own way, and how to gently, firmly step aside. There’s a particular kind of suffering that comes from knowing what matters to you and still feeling unable to move toward it. You know the deadline matters. You know the relationship matters. You know the opportunity won’t stay open forever. And…
Nobody Talks About Cold Flashes,But They’re Part of Perimenopause Too
We hear about hot flashes all the time, but not many people talk about the cold flashes that can come with them. One minute you’re peeling off layers, and the next you’re reaching for a blanket. If your body’s temperature has been all over the place lately, you’re not imagining it. I’ve had nights where…
Why Emotionally Immature Parents Can’t Say Sorry
(And why it’s not your fault) Growing up, most of us are taught that adults know best. So when there’s a conflict between a parent and a child, it’s usually the child who ends up having to learn, grow, or apologize. But what happens when you get older and start to see that the person…
Why Strength Training Matters More During Perimenopause and Menopause
Perimenopause and menopause come with a lot of changes, and one of the big ones people don’t talk about enough is muscle loss. As hormones shift, especially estrogen, your body starts losing muscle more easily. This can start earlier, but it tends to speed up during perimenopause. The workouts that used to work don’t anymore….
Why I Use Meal Kits to Balance Salt & Soul
I used to think wellness meant doing everything from scratch. But honestly, real health doesn’t live in a perfect kitchen. It sits somewhere in between Salt and Soul. Salt is just my reality right now, busy days, full schedules, needing things to actually work. Soul is still there too, that pull to sit down with…
The Perimenopause Tea: 4 Ingredients, Centuries of Wisdom
Perimenopause can feel like your body suddenly has a mind of its own. Hot flashes, 3 a.m. wake-ups, brain fog that has you walking into a room and forgetting why you went in there. It’s a lot. And while there’s no single fix for any of it, I wanted to share something that’s been part…
Perimenopause Belly: When Your Jeans Tell a Different Story
You know that feeling when you put on a pair of jeans that used to fit just fine, and something just feels a bit different? Not a big change, but enough to make you pause for a second and wonder? You’re still moving your body, you’re eating reasonably well, you’re trying, and yet things feel…
Understanding and Supporting Estrogen Balance
Have you ever had that feeling where your body just seems a bit off? Your mood, your sleep, your energy, and you cannot really figure out why? Some days feel totally fine. Other days you feel warmer than usual, more tired, more sensitive, or just not quite yourself. And it can feel a bit unsettling….
NAD⁺: What’s All the Hype About? (And Should You Care?)
If you’ve been on wellness blogs or scrolling Instagram lately, you’ve probably seen people talking about NAD⁺ like it’s the answer to everything. I’ll be honest, I was curious, but also a bit skeptical. Is this actually something worth paying attention to, or just another trend that’s everywhere right now? What Is NAD⁺ Anyway? The…
One Year In: What Holistic Nutrition Has Taught Me So Far
One year into studying Holistic Nutrition. Somehow I’m already a third of the way through, which honestly feels a little surreal. I’ve got two years to go, though depending on how life moves, and how many times I have to read the same paragraph before it actually sinks in, who knows. I may finish sooner….
The Quieter Signs of ADHD in Kids
When most people think of ADHD in children, they picture a child who is constantly moving, interrupting, or unable to sit still. But a lot of kids don’t look like that at all. Some are quiet. Some sit nicely in class. Some are genuinely trying hard to keep up, and no one around them really…
ADHD (A Nervous System Story)
Have you ever watched your child go from calm to completely overwhelmed in what feels like seconds, and had no idea what just happened? I’ve seen this a lot, both as a mom and through my years working as an Early Childhood Educator. What looks like a meltdown or “bad behaviour” on the surface is…
The Everyday Mindfulness of Japan
I remember one afternoon in particular. I’d ducked into a tiny café somewhere in Kyoto. It had maybe just a few seats and a handwritten menu and that soft late‑day light coming through the window. I ordered an iced matcha and a soft red bean paste with cinnamon wrapped in mist-warabi dough. They went together…
The Histamine Bucket: When “Healthy” Foods Don’t Feel So Healthy
Ever finished what should have been a healthy meal, a spinach salad with avocado, for example, and suddenly felt itchy, foggy, or just off? Maybe a glass of wine leaves your nose stuffy, or there’s a sudden spike of anxiety that seems to come out of nowhere. If this sounds familiar, histamine might be playing…