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Gluten's Role in Chronic Illness
WellnessAugust 18, 2019

Gluten's Role in Chronic Illness

The conversation around gluten has gotten loud and confusing. This is an attempt to cut through it - what the research actually says about gluten, chronic illness, and why so many women feel better without it.

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The Gut Holds More Than Food
Non-toxic LivingJanuary 19, 2026

The Gut Holds More Than Food

Ask a woman with chronic digestive issues to put her hand where she feels the most tension. Nine times out of ten, her hand lands right below her ribs. The solar plexus. That soft, vulnerable center where everything seems to converge.

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You Don't Have to Understand Energy Work for It to Work
Non-toxic LivingJanuary 14, 2026

You Don't Have to Understand Energy Work for It to Work

If someone had told me five years ago that I'd become a reiki practitioner, I probably would have smiled politely and changed the subject. I was a research person. A show-me-the-evidence person. And then I had an experience I couldn't explain.

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Where You Hold It Matters
Non-toxic LivingJanuary 9, 2026

Where You Hold It Matters

Put your hand on the part of your body that feels the most tense right now. Don't think about it. Just notice where your hand goes. That's not random - where you hold tension is connected to what's going on underneath.

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Why Your Nervous System Won't Let You Heal
Non-toxic LivingJanuary 4, 2026

Why Your Nervous System Won't Let You Heal

You're doing all the right things. Eating well. Taking your supplements. Trying to sleep. And yet your body seems to resist every effort you make. Here's what no one has told you yet: the door isn't stuck because you're not pushing hard enough.

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What Reiki Actually Is (And What It Isn't)
Non-toxic LivingDecember 30, 2025

What Reiki Actually Is (And What It Isn't)

If you've never experienced reiki, you probably have some version of the same question: what is it, actually? The internet hasn't done reiki any favors - neither the mystical cure-all version nor the pseudoscience dismissal matches my experience of it.

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What Your Body Knows That Your Labs Don't Show
WellnessDecember 25, 2025

What Your Body Knows That Your Labs Don't Show

You've had the blood work done. Maybe more than once. And every time, the same result: everything looks normal. But you don't feel normal. You feel exhausted, foggy, off.

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What I Mean When I Say "Slow Medicine"
WellnessDecember 20, 2025

What I Mean When I Say "Slow Medicine"

I use this phrase a lot. It's in my tagline. It's how I describe the way I work. And I want to be clear about what it means, because the word "medicine" can carry weight I don't intend.

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I Became a Healer Because I Needed One
WellnessDecember 11, 2025

I Became a Healer Because I Needed One

I didn't plan this career. I got here the way a lot of women in this field get here - through my own body breaking down and no one being able to tell me why.

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Signs of Mineral Deficiency in Women (Even If You Eat Well)
NutritionDecember 6, 2025

Signs of Mineral Deficiency in Women (Even If You Eat Well)

You're eating whole foods, cooking at home, buying organic when you can. And you still feel terrible. The assumption that eating well means your body has what it needs skips a crucial step - and minerals are where the gap shows up most.

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