Reframing Creativity

Creativity expands far beyond this one specific area, and into nearly every aspect of our lives. While it may be true that some people are more “creative” than others and some may even identify as “not creative at all,” I’d love to challenge that narrative. In what ways are you creative? What are some new creative approaches you’d like to apply to your life? In what ways have you always been creative and maybe didn’t realize it?

Cheesy Sauce

Another recipe I can no longer live without. It’s fast and easy, and full of healthy ingredients!

Recipe first, then video overview and photo instructions, followed by ways to modify and commentary.

Adapted from Brandi Doming’s recipe: The Vegan 8 “The Best Vegan Garlic Alfredo Sauce”

Ingredients:
1 Yellow Onion (medium)
1 Yam (small-medium)
2 …

Banana Pancakes

I can't stop making these, they are like healthy banana bread for breakfast! They are simple, delicious, vegan, gluten free, sugar free, wholefood, and quite unbelievable!

Pumpkin Lentil Curry

If you're still going strong on eating tasty seasonal fruit like pumpkins, check out this simple, easy, and delicious recipe for a lentil curry. To save you time, I'll lay out the recipe first and share my thoughts around it at the end. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I have!

Meal Preparation Basics: Batching and Time-Management

With just a little bit of practice, the extra time really adds up! Not to mention, on the days when you need to make everything and you have no free time, you can jump for joy knowing you won’t need to do it all over again tomorrow.. or the next day… or the next day.

Intro to Meal Preparation

As one season ends and another arrives, it’s a great time to evaluate what your meals look like and how you’d like them to improve. Whether it’s your seasonal job(s) coming to an end, a new school year ahead of you or someone you live with, or you feel pleasant or unpleasant about the weather changing, it’s a great time to practice heathy habits, like home-cooking. What is your favorite meal to prep? Do you prefer to prep the same meal for the week or switch it up day-by-day? What is your favorite part of preparing food?

Creating a Walking/Running Practice

There are so many different reasons people love to go for walks or runs, and under such different circumstances. The cycles of the seasons of life have a way of shifting interests, patterns, and priorities. Adapting to these changes is natural and means we won’t always be doing all the things we want to do. It doesn’t make us any less, or mean we’ve failed. It doesn’t mean we don’t care about those things, or that we lack the discipline to be consistent. The only shoes you need to fill are YOURS!

The Healthy Disillusion

It's safe to say that most people would love to be healthier. To live longer, stronger lives with enough energy to accomplish their dreams… or even just to do more fun activities without excess weight, pain, or chronic diseases getting in the way. For me it has taken a while, listening as my body evolves over time to understand what works for me, and I’m still far from finished on the journey. In the earlier years of becoming more health-conscious, I made small changes that felt huge! But, what appeared to be better options were sneaky mirages on the healing path ahead.

Is it Gloom or Doom? Ways to Take the Edge Off of the Winter Blues

This is a challenging season for many. Feeling tired, slow, or relatively unproductive. Sadness sneaking in more frequently. It can be harder to navigate toward pleasant feelings than it seems to be with warmer weather and longer days, especially with other social and political stressors and isolations that countless people experience. How will we make it through the darkest days to see the brightest? That's not an easy answer. Like with most things related to our individual health, we heal through different practices.