Listening to the Rhythms…That Already Know What to Do

Listening to the Rhythms…That Already Know What to Do

We have a tiny outdoor pond on our patio that came with the house. We do our best to keep the fish alive that came with it. Turns out, that’s harder than it sounds—none of the current goldfish are the originals. We’ve learned the hard way that to keep them happy, they...
The Healing Work of Sending Kids Into Nature

The Healing Work of Sending Kids Into Nature

We had been building up to the month-long camp in Minnesota for our three boys. The older two had attended last year, but this was the first year for our youngest. There were options to ride a bus with other kids, but since it was his first time, we decided to go as a...
Sitting With the Struggle: How to Talk to Our Kids About Body Image

Sitting With the Struggle: How to Talk to Our Kids About Body Image

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing someone whose work I’ve long admired on social media: Oona Hanson. She specializes in addressing diet culture and eating disorders, two topics that are so important—and often challenging—to discuss. In this post, I’m...
A Farmers Market Reset: A Tired Mom’s Reminder on Connection

A Farmers Market Reset: A Tired Mom’s Reminder on Connection

With my husband and two older boys in Florida for 10 days, it was just me and my youngest son back home in St. Louis. He wasn’t thrilled, to say the least. His brothers were off having fun, and he stayed back for summer school, something we had chosen as a family to...
Gut Check: 5 Top Gut Health Myths Demystified!

Gut Check: 5 Top Gut Health Myths Demystified!

It Happens to Us All… A couple of weeks ago, my son and I went out for a special mama-son dinner at an Italian restaurant on The Hill—his request for his 14th birthday. Afterward, we headed to a concert (we saw Caamp, if you’re curious ;), and by the end of the night,...