Real Life Herbalism. Intentional Evolution. A Self Care Space for Midlife Women.
Bette Davis is often credited with saying "getting old is not for sissies." I think Bette was right…and I'd like to argue that "getting old" starts around 40. Let's be honest: everything is harder. Joints ache. Vision goes. Hormones! Family and friends get sick or need us in ways we never could have expected. We're... Continue Reading →
“Go outside and play!” I'm willing to bet that, like me, that's something you used to hear a lot when you were a kid. Maybe you didn't even need to be told—you just went outside to play because you wanted to. That's what kids do. Riding bikes, swimming, adventures in the woods…all part of growing... Continue Reading →
For most of my life, I thought of boundaries mostly as something you set with difficult people. You know the type. The overbearing relative. The demanding (or lazy) coworker. The person who calls at the worst possible time and keeps you on the phone for an hour after you've made it clear that you don't... Continue Reading →
I'm not quite sure when it happened, but there came a point in the last few years when self-care stopped feeling like a luxurious indulgence and started feeling like a necessity. It started with an eye-opening realization that a lifetime of running on stress, caffeine, skipped meals, and people-pleasing was finally catching up with me.... Continue Reading →
Mornings… There are two kinds of people in this world: the "early birds" and people like me—the ones who wake up at the last possible second, scrambling to get out the door on time. For most of my life, I just accepted that as who I am. But one day, I realized my mornings started... Continue Reading →
Have you ever felt like you're running on an empty tank...while the list of demands just keeps growing? I’ve been quiet here for a while, because quite honestly, I’ve been living that reality. Work. Stress. Personal commitments. Good intentions that slowly drift aside when something else needs your attention more...you know how it goes. And... Continue Reading →
