Our Blog: Recipes, Research, and Resources
Our Blog: Recipes, Research, and Resources
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
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!
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,...
Happy Birthday, McDaniel Nutrition!
This month McDaniel Nutrition celebrates our 14th birthday. I’m not so great at remembering dates, but thanks to the fact that the birth of my oldest son and the birth of this company happened around the same time, it sticks. It was 2011 when I left a full-time...
What Helped Me Sleep Again (and Might Help You, Too) Book Review!
I Stopped Chasing the Sleep Sheep! I talk about sleep a lot with my clients. Because let’s face it—if you’re not sleeping, it’s hard to make progress on any other wellness goal. To me, sleep is the key that unlocks everything else. And it’s true for...
Creatine for Teens: Hype, Science, and What I Tell My Son
If you’ve been thinking about getting some extra support with your health, I’ve opened a few spots for 1:1 coaching and would love to work with you. Schedule a time here. A Mighty Start When your child is born, one of the first things people tend to comment on is...
“It All Falls on Me” And How this Belief Makes Life Feel Harder.
If you’ve been thinking about getting some extra support with your health, I’ve opened a few spots for 1:1 coaching and would love to work with you. Schedule a time here. I’m currently on day two of summer. And yep—it’s a transition for everyone. We’ve given our two...
Working with Urges: What If You Tried It This Way?
I chew a lot of gum. Like, a lot. Until recently, I didn’t think much of it. I just figured I was “a gum person.” Extra Watermelon? Always in my pocket. But lately, as I’ve been exploring my own restlessness more deeply, I’ve started to get curious: What’s...
Tending to Yourself in the Middle of a Storm
Last week’s post was titled “There Is No Emergency.” Well—funny enough—on the same day it went live, one hit. A tornado ripped through St. Louis. In today’s post, I want to share what that’s been like—and reflect on what I’ve noticed (and keep learning) about how we...
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