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You Don’t Have to be Mean to be Strong
I remember reaching out to a mom whose kid was being mean and demeaning to my son at our new...
Motherhood: Taking the Broken and Making it Beautiful
I never understood why my mom would take the broken plate or the unmatched glass at dinner.I...
“How are you?” (And Other Hard Hashimoto’s Questions to Answer)
Hey Girlfriends, How are you? What is your life like, right now? It's so interesting when someone asks me, "How are you?" I wonder, "Which answer do I give?" And it's not about giving 'the real one' or 'the easy one.' Sometimes,...
When I Dropped the Rum Pumpkin Pie…
So, Thanksgiving morning... you know the drill. You wake up and start baking those last minute pies and prep the side-dishes for the big turkey dinner. I decided, last minute, to make a boozy pumpkin pie with rum. Mmmm… rum. Yum. I had been saving two gluten-free pie...
When Hashimoto’s Flares : Two Great Questions and Some Really Healing Answers
I’m one month into a healing protocol for this super-weird Hashimoto’s storm/Adrenal crash-apalooza that’s been happening for the better part of 2016. Exhaustion. Weight gain. Body aches. Memory loss. And Brain Fog. Are we having fun yet? My doctors said it was...
Do you measure your worth by your weight?
Hello Amazing Souls - I’m writing to you from bed (again.) Who knew that this year was going to include a thyroid storm and adrenal crash where my thyroid meds stopped working and I started to feel like poop-on-a-cracker? I thought it was just going to be Italy, and...
Hashimoto’s: Lessons in the Middle of the (Brain) Fog
Hey Girlfriends... I sit, writing my first blog on my re-designed site. It feels nice and fresh -- so pretty and clean. Which is kind of ironic, because I'm personally not feeling any of those things. Okay, I feel 'clean' thanks to my shower, but that's pretty much...
Love Yourself Thin
Welcome Amazing Souls! Thank you for joining me on your Loving Yourself Thin journey. I'm so glad you're looking for great ways to heal your life while you're working through you losing weight. I believe they are all connected, and that we can use this examination to...
What’s Happening NOW in Global Health
Hey Friends! Back from our 'round-the-world adventure with my family. It's so powerful to be able to travel and see what's going on in different parts of the world -- you find what's common between you -- regardless of the different languages and cultures -- and...