Forgiveness and loving are the foundations of health, abundance and joy. Both are intertwined with one another for our benefit, and both are the basis of health. When we foster these tools life meets us…
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Importance of Sadness
“It’s not the tears we cry that hurt us, but the ones we struggle not to cry, for they drip within our sad and weary hearts.” Goethe Oh we are all running away…
When You Don’t Get Better On The AIP Diet
I hear this quite a bit on Autoimmune Paleo social media: “I am not feeling as good as I want on the AIP diet”. Maybe you feel marginally better? Or maybe you feel quite a…
Autoimmune Adventures Podcast!
I was so very fortunate to meet Julie Stiles, who is a Health and Transformation Coach in the Bay Area. She has recently started The Autoimmune Adventures Podcast which all of you should know about….
My Personal 10 Pick-Me-Ups
We all have those days. Either too full, too stressful, too empty..you know just ‘too’ of something. I have little pressure valves that are a bit like tricks up my sleeve that are…
Self-Compassion for Autoimmune Disease
The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is usually the most difficult period in one’s life.” — HH Dalai Lama I don’t have an autoimmune disease. And I don’t think it matters because…
Being Knocked into Our Center
I am writing this post to both you and to myself. A week ago I moved from my sweet, small little town of Nevada City to Oakland, CA. I am a big believer in…
DIY Red Wine Vinegar & Suffering
First, making your own red wine vinegar is an almost effortless, fun and very, very tasty kitchen project. But before I get to that, I want to talk about suffering. More of my professional life…
Why Autoimmune Disease is Joy In Disguise
How do you find joy in the middle of a disease? Or a crippling accident or a painful loss like a divorce, death or job loss? We can call it autoimmune disease, or being laid…
5 Ways To Become Happy Today
Wherever you are today, whatever you may be feeling today, I want to tell you that it is not too late. For anything. However Autoimmune Disease has taken hold in your life, you get the…
Illness as Tranformation
Consider all that makes up your life. The family members, where you live, relationships, career, spiritual practice and your health to name a few. Add all of those together and you get your own secret…
Loving Autoimmune Disease
Do you remember what your first thoughts were when you were diagnosed with your autoimmune disease? It may have been disbelief, anger, relief, fear, grief…all normal reactions. And then the dust may have settled, and…
Nicky’s AIP Success Story
Meet Nicky! She has been on AIP since last October. She came to see me and spoke about her exhaustion, body aches, bloating, skin problems and constant digestive issues, yet had never had any kind…
5 Heart Centered Approaches to Autoimmune Disease
Here is a bit of news you may not know about us: It Is Not About The Diet. Yes, we are here cooking, loving, developing, researching. But the science and outward experience of disease is…
Watching The Pebble Drop: A Meditation
A lot of you may not know a whole lot about me. On my pre-AIP life food blog I shared a lot of my ups and downs in my life from the past four years…
How An Autoimmune-Paleo Nutritionist Eats
In the clinic I work at, we recently started to carry Spectracell testing. I was super excited because Spectracell tests MTHFR genes which can inhibit methylation pathways in the liver and wreak havoc on many…