So many women have been there... questioning whether you're drinking too much. Maaaybe you're thinking about quitting. But the usual stop-drinking routes don't feel like a good fit. Join us on Saturday, April 20 from 10am - 12pm to explore your relationship to drinking, find that support and learn … [Read more...] about Exploring Gray Area Drinking (Saturday, April 20th, 10am – 12pm)
Choco-Chaga-Cinnamon Smoothie
A delicious drink balanced in protein, fat, and fiber. Chaga provides super immunity, cinnamon for blood sugar support, and cacao is full of antioxidants, iron, magnesium and calcium FTW. (For more on medicinal mushrooms, check out this blog post!) (makes 1 smoothie) 1 scoop of … [Read more...] about Choco-Chaga-Cinnamon Smoothie
Not Your Mother’s Mushrooms (But Not That Kind, Either)
For the first two decades of my life, I was an incredibly picky eater. Think “kid” food: Spaghetti-o’s, PB sandwiches, pizza. I literally didn’t eat my first tomato (slice) until I was 20 (and used to pick chunks of tomato out of sauces). This didn’t bode well for me when I decided to become a … [Read more...] about Not Your Mother’s Mushrooms (But Not That Kind, Either)
What Two of My Favorite Animals* Have to Do With Meditation
(Because I’ll never miss an opportunity to think and write about animals. Bonus because I can use pics, too.) During our recent yoga and meditation retreat in Costa Rica, we had an incredible opportunity to meditate with (and learn from and cook with) a man named Swami Kashi. A swami is kind of … [Read more...] about What Two of My Favorite Animals* Have to Do With Meditation
Deficient in This and You’re in Deep Doo-doo*
Spring is the perfect time to pay a little attention to a critical nutrient in which most people are (almost for sure) deficient. The mental health benefits of Vitamin D cannot be touted enough. It is one of our strongest supporters of a healthy mood and is an anti-depression hero. (If you deal with … [Read more...] about Deficient in This and You’re in Deep Doo-doo*
Four Tips to Clear Your Clutter, Clear Your Mind
It's spring and I want to write about spring cleaning some more, because it's typically one of my favorite things to do (I'm fun, I swear). There are few things I appreciate more than a clean, organized living space. I find it almost impossible to do anything amidst clutter -- work, play, relax. I … [Read more...] about Four Tips to Clear Your Clutter, Clear Your Mind
(Ras)Berry Sorbet
I originally sent this in a newsletter fresh in the inspirational afterglow of a most incredible Prince show in 2013, almost 4 years ago to the date. This recipe actually has three kinds of berries in it, but in honor of The Purple One (RIP), we sing it like... you get it. This is stupid easy to … [Read more...] about (Ras)Berry Sorbet
My Personal Ingredients for Happiness (Part 2)
(Read my intro and Part 1 here!) Yoga. I started my regular yoga practice in 2008 and got pretty serious about it when I was dating my then-boyfriend/now hubs in 2010 (cause he was already a yogi), but to be honest, I had a love/hate relationship with it for most of those early years. I used it … [Read more...] about My Personal Ingredients for Happiness (Part 2)
