“Happiness is not dependent on circumstances being exactly as we want them to be, or on ourselves being exactly as we’d like to be. Rather, happiness stems from loving ourselves and our lives exactly as they are, knowing that joy and pain, strength and weakness, glory and failure are all essential to the full human […]
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Collaborative Care Spring Playlist
Talking about the pantry, let’s consider our personal pantry – that part of ourselves that we try to keep stocked with energy, curiosity and joy… How do you stock your pantry? In late Spring mine is filled with Peonies, Planter Boxes, Poppies, and Playlists. Here’s a Collaborative Care Spring playlist to help restock your personal […]
Fertility Pantry Staples: ‘Mise en Place’
Fertility pantry staples are a great way embrace the idea of ‘mise en place‘ and ensure you can always have something healthy and tasty on hand. We know that you already have your regular pantry staples stocked. But here are some basic Collaborative Care suggestions for supplementary items to provide healthier and more interesting nutritional […]
Mise en Place / Everything in its place
Getting organized to be happier Most people who like to cook are probably familiar with the idea of ‘mise en place’, from the French culinary tradition of ‘everything in its place’. I’ve posted previously about the importance of ‘mise’ in cooking preparation, and since then I have thought a lot about what it means to […]
Year of the Ox
I think it’s safe to say this is a year many of us might be trying to apply astrological meaning to our lives. I’ve always had some interest in the Chinese zodiac, trying not to read too deeply, but enough to recognize a meaningful message. There is always a certain blunt candor that I love […]
Chinese Medical Nutritional Therapy to Help Prevent Fibroids and Polyps
Fibroids often don’t cause any issue in getting and staying pregnant, unless they are in the endometrial lining of the uterus. Polyps, on the other hand, are within the uterine cavity. Both are most problematic when they are located at the top (fundal) area of the uterus – the area where an embryo enters the […]