author. aromatherapist. formulator.
My turn, my turn, my turn! I’m super excited to have gotten Regenerative Therapy today. My top priority was getting Selah treatment and now it’s my turn. And as a bonus Caiden’s too! All I wanted for Christmas was regenerative therapy! And I got … [Continue reading]
I am so excited to share that the 3rd edition of How to Self-Publish: A Guide for Author-Preneurs is now available on Amazon and it is better than ever. I had taken the 2nd edition out of publication when significant details in the publishing … [Continue reading]
Have you lost weight? I’ve hit that phase of my very long and very slow weight loss journey where it’s become more obvious that I’ve been losing weight so people have been asking. I’m a goal-oriented girl so I planned on a big ta-da sort of blog … [Continue reading]
Advocating for me and my family's health has been a lifetime journey. My dad ignited my passion for natural medicine in 1977 when my face was badly burned while my mom and I were making candles. In the emergency room the doctor told us that I’d have … [Continue reading]
I know that the real quote is "Physician, heal thyself" from Luke 4:23. My takeaway from this quote is the idea that you cannot fill the cup of others unless your cup is full, too. This is not only true of physicians, but of all of us living in … [Continue reading]
I didn't jump on the sourdough trend in 2020 when the whole world seemed to take it up during the pandemic. I took it up in my journey to find ways to make food easier to digest for my daughter Selah after her diagnosis with both Gastroparesis and … [Continue reading]
My first business was a restaurant. We served two from scratch soups per day. I made up a lot of soup recipes during that time. This Peanut Chicken Soup recipe is one of my all-time favorites from the time. Peanut Chicken Soup … [Continue reading]
You cannot make medical claims about essential oils. Don’t shoot the messenger. It is simply the law. Both the FDA and the FTC have rules on the books that all essential oils companies, sellers, and distributors must follow. Recently the … [Continue reading]
Have you ever pondered what you would tell your younger self? I do. I think back to specific moments, and I want to whisper to my young heart, “You will be okay. This is not the end of the world. You will get stronger. You will grow resilient and … [Continue reading]
When I’m gone—you will be okay. It may not feel like it on that first day or even the first year. But just as my mom’s last words to me were, “I know you are going to be okay, Kayla”—I promise that you too will be okay. Here are a few words of … [Continue reading]
May is Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month. I did not know that I had a genetic disorder and had passed it onto my kids until my daughter Selah was diagnosed with EDS. As the doctor conducted the tests on Selah, I was thinking to myself that my … [Continue reading]
