Lifestyle
I’m a mama doing my best to reduce our toxic load while living a balanced and happy life.
Follow along here for a glimpse into my life.
Support Your Sleep Naturally
When is the last time you slept like a baby? Like that really deep sleep that comes on naturally and keeps you sleeping all night long? What if I told you it is within your reach with just a few small habit changes, a few shifts in your environment and a few natural tools to maximize your time between the sheets?
Managing Menopause Naturally
Your period is irregular. You randomly experience waves of heat and break out in sweats. You’re having trouble sleeping through the night. You’re gaining weight. Your breasts are changing—and not for the better. You might even experience drastic mood swings. Welcome to beginning stages menopause.
Toddler Roller Ball Recipes
If I had a penny for every time I turned to my oils as a toddler mom, I would be a very, very rich woman. Whatever is thrown my way, which is a lot, I have an essential oil or an essential oil blend in a roller ball that I can grab.
Switch and Ditch Your Cleaning Supplies
Detoxing your home is an easy and affordable way to have a major impact on your health. So many of us are on a continuum of wanting to be mindful of the products we use but, if you’re like I was 5+ years ago, I was just in the habit of buying certain things because it was what I had been using for years.
Archives: An Unexpected Journey
My doTERRA business has been an unexpected personal development journey. When I started my business, I wanted to help families care for themselves naturally. Besides earning a side income, I didn’t expect anything else.
Managing the Fertility Roller Coaster with Essential Oils
When my husband and I decided to explore the possibility of pregnancy, we assumed we would get pregnant as soon as we put some intention behind it. I have spent my entire adult life trying not to get pregnant, so it must happen really easily, right? The answer is no, it’s not easy.
Tips and Tricks: Long Haul Travel with a Baby
It's July which means it was one year ago this month that we did our first long haul flight as a family of 3. Long haul travel with a baby can be intimidating but it is much easier than you think!
Essential Oil Tool Box
In order to be successful in any endeavor, you have to have the right supplies on hand. You wouldn’t go camping without a tent or bake a cake without a tin. It is exactly the same with essential oils. Having the right supplies on hand makes using your oils easy and will save you money in the long run!
Regaining Power Over Your Period Through Essential Oils
I was giving a presentation in front of my ninth grade English class the first time I bled through my pants. I was mortified and powerless. How did I not know my period was coming? How could I be so unprepared? Fifteen years later I am grateful that I recognize period symptoms and that I have tools to help me through my menstrual cycle.
On Cloth Diapering
I was equal parts excited and super nervous about using cloth diapers. It was something I always had in the back of my mind that I would do with my babies one day but, when the time came, I was frozen by absolute overwhelm. I had no idea where to start.