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Twelve Years Later (Aubrey died 12 years ago today) When I was in the 3rd grade my teacher limited me to six questions a day. It’s true. I’m not sure if I was too curious or too immature. I was given six question cards each morning and when I asked a question I had to […]

Grief takes a physical toll on your body, not just an emotional toll on your heart. It’s impossible to heal after loss if you are only focusing on your emotional well-being. Because your emotional health and physical health are intrinsically linked, a holistic approach after loss is essential to getting through the hardest emotional seasons […]

I learned how to make firewater in college, almost 20 years ago. I went with my suitemate to a class taught by a Naturopath about making wellness elixirs and tinctures at home using real food as medicine. I was riveted by all we learned that day, especially a spicy vinegar concoction she called FIREWATER. Over […]

Bone broth isn’t just warm and soothing, it’s an emotionally restorative powerhouse of gut repairing nutrients and body strengthening amino acids. It is foundational to any restorative diet (a diet that provides the nutrition and nourishment required to support emotional healing and restore emotional well-being) – which is exactly what I advocate during a season […]

Your emotional health is powerfully influenced by your physical health. During times of intense or prolonged stress, one of the best ways to support your emotional well-being is to support your physical well-being. Here are 5 things you can do NOW.

If you’ve followed me since my Teamotions days, you probably know why I’m so dedicated to helping others find support and healing after really hard things. What do I mean by really hard things? Well, if it broke your heart and changed your life forever, it is probably a really hard thing. Maybe for you that means a divorce, cancer diagnosis, death of a loved one, or another form of loss that has rocked you to the core. My really hard thing was the deaths of my twin baby daughters in 2008.