Why is it still ok to dismiss anxiety and depression as being “in your head”?!
She replayed the conversation in her head a dozen different times until she finally broke down and called me, sobbing on the other end of the phone. “I turned to Chad last night and told him that my...
View Article5 weekly habits of ridiculously healthy people
Some people just stumble into feeling good. Think of the college kid who cuts your lawn and has boundless energy and a glowing complexion despite the bags of McDonalds and total lack of sleep. Or the...
View ArticleDon’t volunteer for stress.
When my eyes creak open on the morning, I find my mind picking over the events that led me to run away from everything and everyone and head to the hills, literally. At age 38, out of the blue,...
View ArticleMy yoga class just got chicken fried, praise the Lord!
Linda Leseberg is like a steaming bowl of bread pudding. She’s sweet and warm, and fills you up with happy satisfaction. My kids know her as Yoga Linda, as in yogalinda.net, and Brody almost squirms...
View ArticleStop wasting money on store bought yogurt! 5 fermented foods that actually work.
I’m a little bit obsessed with probiotics. And for good reason. It will be 3 years ago this summer that I nearly DIED from a probiotic deficiency. Yep, you read that right. Because my doctors had given...
View ArticleWhy that device is as destructive to your life as doing drugs.
Call me old-fashioned. Maybe I read too much Little House on the Prairie as a kid, or maybe working out at the YMCA surrounded by Baby Boomers has gotten in my head. Whatever the reason, I have NOT...
View Article6 things to try BEFORE paying the doctor for tummy trouble.
My sweet little 5th grader has had tummy troubles from birth. She was a colicky baby, and seemed to have reactions to any changes I made in my diet while nursing. As a toddler, she always complained...
View Article5 things I wish I’d done differently for my children’s health
There was a time in my mid 20′s where, I hate to admit, I was a little bit of a know-it-all. Something happens to you when they give you that college diploma: you think you KNOW EVERYTHING. It...
View ArticleIce cold maple milk.
A few hot humid days ago, as the smell of horses wafted across the pasture and onto our front porch on a lazy, humid South Carolina afternoon, my kids came begging for something sweet and cold to...
View ArticleSimmer Pots for a happy smelling home
Have you ever come home after a long day, opened the front door, and been hit by a warm waft of stinky air? In the wintertime, as we leave our doors and windows closed, the air smells a lot less...Read...
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