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Cooking as an act of Self Care!
The Viral Kale Caesar pasta from Choosing Chia is amazing! But I didnāt stop there ⦠I found a recipe for blackened chicken like the one from Cactus Club because eating our weight in Protein is hard. My husband, who usually isnāt the biggest Kale fan gave it a 10/10. Basically, he gave me a…

Nobody Wants Perfect. They Want Real.
Somewhere along the way, we got the message:Donāt post unless the kitchenās spotless, the toys are cleaned up, your skinās glowing, and your body is āgoals.” If youāre reading this like, āI post whatever and donāt even think about thatā¦ā Teach me your ways, because Iām still learning. Iām trying to be more authentic ā…

Healing Doesnāt Have to Be Expensive … Sometimes Itās Just a Kick Ass Salad in a Walmart Jar
Let me introduce you to the most unassuming, joy-sparking thing I did this weekend: I made a Honey Mustard Chicken and Farro Salad and stuffed it into a Walmart jar. Thatās it. Thatās the post. Thank you for coming to my ted talk. Okay joking, I have more to say. Because this was more than…

PCOS and My Chocolate Chip Ovaries…
Ah, PCOS – where your ovaries decide to fill up with little cysts like chocolate chips, but instead of a cookie party, you get a hormone shitstorm, and when a cyst bursts it can be the worst pain. During one of my many ultrasounds, the technician told me, “Ok, I know this is going to…

Buzz, Buzz: When Your Brain Wonāt Shut Up
Have you ever felt like your brain is a relentless swarm of āwhat ifsā and worst-case scenarios? Like your mind is a chaotic mess of thoughts that refuse to let you breathe? Yeah. Me too. And let me tell you, itās exhausting. I am exhausted! Recently, in therapy, I described it as feeling like a…