Hey hey Reader, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's time for another short and sweet wellness tip! This one will support you when you're having a hard time! Today's Wellness Sunday Tip For those of you who already have little ones, you've probably heard that when baby is having a hard time... put them in water, rock them or take them outside. For those of you waiting for your baby's arrival - this is very sound advice. But as adults, who are also allowed to have hard times... ......
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey hey Reader, Happy Sunday! Hope the sun is shining where you are! Today, I want to share a little gem about mindfulness and how it can transform your day-to-day life, especially during pregnancy and postpartum. Today's Wellness Sunday Tip As we navigate the rollercoaster of emotions and changes that come with this journey, mindfulness can be our anchor, helping us stay grounded and centered. Today's strategy is about creating Mindfulness Anchors! A mindfulness anchor is a simple reminder...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey hey Reader,It's time for another wellness tip and today's topic is the microbiome. Did you know, there are more foreign cells inside your body than human cells? And science shows us that those microbes are crucial to our health. Today's Wellness Sunday Tip I've been fascinated by the microbiome for years and recently my sister and I watched the new Netflix document about gut health. And man - it just gets crazier! Here are some of the crazy takeaways... Those microbes could be part of why...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hey hey Reader, Exhaustion at its finest, right? Whether you're growing a tiny human or navigating the whirlwind of new mom life, the struggle is REAL. There’s tired, and then there’s “holy-crap-do-I-have-mono” levels of exhaustion that only pregnancy or new motherhood can bring. Today's Wellness Sunday Tip Let's face it: this is an intense time... your body must work overtime to make a placenta, a baby, and then keep up with that newborn. No wonder you're wiped out! So this past week, I've...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey hey Reader, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's time for another quick wellness tip and today's topic is indoor air quality for a deeper more restful sleep - for you, for your baby, for your WHOLE family. Today's Wellness Sunday Tip SLEEP! Is there anything that preoccupies a new mama more? While there are many strategies to support healthy sleep, today I'm focusing on one simple step you can take to increase the amount of oxygen in your bedroom. And numerous studies have...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hey hey Reader, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's time for another quick wellness tip and today's topic is all about grounding. To function optimally, our bodies need docking into the earth as badly as our phones need recharging. Today's Wellness Sunday Tip Grounding. We often take this hippy term to mean settled, centered or stable. But today I want to share the science behind this term and what actually happens in our bodies when we connect electrically to the earth. My friend...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Hey hey Reader, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's time for another quick wellness tip and today's topic is all about changing our thought patterns! Today's Wellness Sunday Tip We humans are creatures of habit. But what if your habitual thoughts are keeping you stuck or reinforcing beliefs that limit you? We all have them. Those thoughts that bring us down... But come back again and again. Some of mine are... "There isn't enough of me to go around." "I'm not good enough." "Nothing...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Hey hey Reader, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's time for another quick wellness tip and today's topic is all about supporting your little one's emotional health (with tips for what you can do in pregnancy, for newborns, and older babies & toddlers) Today's Wellness Sunday Tip Of course, we all want our babies to be healthy - whether they are in utero or old enough to be headed for college! Just as important as their physical health - is their ability to cope emotionally with...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hey hey Reader, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's time for another quick wellness tip and today's topic is babies and cell phones. Today's Wellness Sunday Tip Isn't it amazing how just a few cells can turn into a whole new life? Pregnancy is like following a secret recipe for creating a tiny human, complete with delicate organs and vital systems. In a way, it's like you're their superhero, protecting them from any possible harm. And every choice you make during pregnancy? It...
6 months ago • 2 min read