During my last essential oils class, there was a lady in the front row that did not want to smell any of the oils. Before passing each oil onto the next person, she covered her hand with a napkin and said to me, “I’m sensitive to smells.” A few days later, the same lady approached…
After watching the documentary, “The Business of Being Born”, I knew that I wanted to have a natural birth. For my first two births, I declined all medications and my daughters were born in bathtubs. My son was a different story. With my son, my midwife was very concerned about the risk of infection because…
You know that big red button that says RESET on it? Don’t you wish that you could hit that button whenever you mess up? Guess what? That button does exist! It exists in your mind. Here’s how it works for me. When I am unfairly harsh with my daughter, I can choose to feel shame…
Do you want to know the secret to vibrant health? The secret is—there is no secret! What works for me may not work for you. Do you want to know why? Every Body is Different When I was struggling with a painful psoriasis flare on my hands, I tried different things for six months. The…
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. James 1:19 I have tried to keep my distance from social media and the mainstream media for awhile, but unfortunately, I have been more “plugged in” these last few months. This means that I have become more aware of the…
Years ago, I remember talking to my friend about healthy eating and how he managed to lose a lot of weight. He said that avoiding junk foods became easier when he stopped seeing junk food as real food. He realized that most junk food is not real food—most of it has been processed so much…
It’s hard to believe that breastfeeding was once uncommon and that it was not encouraged by the medical community in 1956. This was the year that La Leche League International was formed—seven mothers created this organization so that they could provide support to women that wanted to breastfeed their babies. Before my first child was…
Handwashing has become quite second nature to us, especially these days. Do you know about the man that started it all? In 1846, Ignaz Semmelweis wondered why so many mothers were dying from postpartum infections. After trial and error, he came up with the idea that the doctors that were performing autopsies were transmitting microscopic…
Thank you to Tamara from Purple Almond Wellness for the Awesome Blogger Award nomination! I am honored and grateful to be a part of this fun and awesome blogging community! The Rules Thank the person who nominated you. Tag the post with #awesomebloggeraward. Answer at least 5 of the questions you were asked (you can…
When I was younger, I didn’t think that I had special talents like other people did. I was just the skinny, quiet Asian girl with big glasses and braces. So, I thought, well, if I can’t be really great at something, at the very least, I can be known as “the nice girl”. So, I…
