“I’ve never seen you so healthy,” told my brother as I saw him recently. “It’s all because of you, Jen.” “It’s actually all because of Mom, ” I replied. I reminded him how he made a comment last summer about though...
Every morning I wake up, and it’s another day. A single mom of two busy boys, a busy integrative health practice, spreading this work to other health professionals, and watching my father decline cognitively, there are many mornings I would prefer to continue to...
Two days ’til Thanksgiving…I really don’t get excited about the winter holidays much since my mom died in 2022. I enjoy them, and do what I need to do to have celebrations and traditions for my family, but I don’t get too excited. I don’t...
‘Your heart needs to be broken—and broken open—at least once to discover what your heart means and to have a heart for others.’ -Richard Rohr My heart breaks…with each new person I speak to on the phone, sharing life stories of trauma, illness and...
It had been a few weeks since I had seen my patient. She had a smile on her face. Her hair was shiny and bright. Her skin was more firm with better coloring. She’s lost some weight. Her voice is stronger. She was lighter and brighter overall. I told how great she...
It happens to the best of us…and it is important to do from time to time! I have personally been working on a program in which I cycle in and out of ketosis (when our bodies burn fat instead of glucose as fuel, I’ll share more later) using various fasting...
