How to have a great massage…
It is here! You've been waiting all week for today
A Pregnant Pause…
Consider what you are using this time for, this pause. Are you tending to postponed self-care? Spending one on one time with family and welcoming the conversation and snuggles. Reading more. Playing games. Preparing for the next phase of what this life will look like for you and your family? Slowing down
Lymphatic Drainage: Moving the waters
This week I accomplished a big goal for myself: I became a Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist. Ooooh, what's that? Think of your body
Finding my self in the heap
Something is going on. I have felt it for a long time. I finally decided to do something about it, but instead of turning inside
Survival of the Mom-iest
Lost in a whirlwind of emotion and riding the tidal wave of hormones, a postpartum mom will find herself questioning her sanity. There is nothing "wrong" with you. When a recent client reached out, I felt like it was time to address a few postpartum tips. Her bravery in sending me a quick text was a huge step for new moms. Just asking for help is hard enough
Too Full of a Life?
I don't think there is any such thing. There are lives too full of work. Lives too full of play. Lives too full of random. Lives too planned out. I live a very scheduled existence. Between my children's schedules. Client schedules. Somewhat scheduled due dates. Scheduling time with my beau. Scheduling individual time with my kids. Joint time. Family time. Bath time and bed times. I literally have to schedule
Be Your Own Knight in Shining Light…
When I began studying naturopathic medicine
Letting It All Go…
I was recently contemplating a stressful situation. As I was reliving conversations (or imagining them in my head) I just overheard myself say to myself, "Those were my emotional years". What is wrong with the emotional years? Is it just because I have some extra hormones laying around from my pregnancies or that I'm inching my way closer to menopause. What is it that makes us so afraid to
Can You Feel with Your Elbow?
I like to think about what was going on the year the grapes were growing; how the sun was shining; if it rained. I like to think about all the people who tended and picked the grapes. And if it's an old wine, how many of them must be dead by now. I like how wine continues to evolve, like if I opened a bottle of wine
Step into the Sunshine
"In the depth of the winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." -Albert Camus Journals. I have tons. I dug them out today. Stacked them up. Flipped through them. sigh. All these beautiful pages I have wasted. They yearn for fulfillment. They want to go on a journey. Feel something