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...
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...