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The winter season is the perfect time to slow down, nourish your body and mind, and make beautiful memories with loved ones. During the winter months, I find myself at home much more than I am during other seasons, which I sometimes find hard to believe because I feel like I spend a lot of […]

While each season is enjoyable for its own reasons, winter is one of my favorites. It’s just so full of warmth, magic, and meaning. Warmth Thanks to my pitta dosha, I prefer to be warm all. the. time. so winters here in Tennessee can be hard for me. Thankfully, though, there are things I can […]

I wanted to repost one of my Letters To Natural Mama emails here to give anyone who’s curious a peek at the sort of content I share in these biweekly emails. They’ve taken over blogging for me in a sense, and it feels really good to share in this more intimate way—email to email that […]

Winter is going strong here in East Tennessee, and with a fire burning non-stop in the wood stove, the air in our home is dry—and so is my skin. One of my favorite things to do when my skin feels dry is to skip the soap in the shower (except for the important areas, if you […]

If you didn’t know it, the Winter Solstice is today so I thought it would be appropriate to share some traditional things one can do to celebrate this specific time of year if you’re so inclined. You certainly don’t have to do all these things. Feel free to pick and choose what sounds fun and […]

Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the sun. I can remember being dropped off at the city pool as a middle schooler and spending the entire day there, playing in the chlorinated water, laying out in the sun in a bikini, and slathering myself with glittery, perfumed tanning oil. The goal was […]