A big THANK YOU to Christine Cortes for allowing me to share her beautiful Hypnobabies birth story with you! I’ve read A LOT of birth stories and this is one of my favourites! I love how she transitioned from – WHY on earth would I want to give birth naturally when epidurals are available to [...]

We’re pregnant! What a magical day! Rich and I *knew* in our hearts that we were pregnant this month but we got confirmation this morning with a POSITIVE pregnancy test! Yippee! We are beyond excited and spent the day sharing our happy news with family and friends. Technically I’m almost 4 weeks pregnant but implantation [...]

Just over a month ago I worked up the courage to announce some big news… I’ve successfully been able to heal my body and re-introduce gluten into my diet! (This is a HUGE goal that I was set on achieving before starting a family.) If you haven’t read the intro to my story yet, that’s [...]

2011 marks the start of my 4-month preconception period and I couldn’t be more excited. We are going to start trying for a baby in May!! From a very young age, I knew without a doubt, that I wanted to be a mom. I’ve been dreaming about pregnancy for years and unlike the majority of [...]

Wow, I can confidently say that 2010 was the most transformational year of my life! I’ve been taking some time over the past few weeks to reflect on the past year and set my intentions for 2011. I’m beyond excited to see what the next year has in store for us… especially since we are [...]

I’m always on the search for healthy and delicious desserts that don’t contain refined sugar and flour. Recently, I’ve been drawn to RAW desserts since they are whole food based, unrefined, unheated and don’t contain gluten or dairy. When I had the opportunity to bring in a raw food chef to teach a Raw Desserts [...]

Did you know that REAL bone broth is a powerful digestive aid as well as a traditional fertility food? Unfortunately a lot of nutrition knowledge has been lost in our modern day, fast paced, convenience food society. My intention with Fertility Food Friday is twofold, I’d like to share with you the foods I’m choosing [...]

Four years ago I made a promise to myself… I would never again join a gym that required more than a month-to-month commitment. You see, despite all my best intentions, I have a really bad habit of not going to the gym. This became especially apparent to me a few years ago when I joined [...]

You’ve probably landed here out of curiosity, wondering what in the world I’m going to talk about, right? It’s not what you might think. No ‘Poo stands for No Shampoo! Much to my surprise there is a whole community of no ‘poo-ers out there who choose not to use conventional shampoo. Some use nothing at [...]

I am so excited to share with you an amazing opportunity to see Dr. Christiane Northrup live in Vancouver for the FIRST TIME on November 3rd at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre! Dr. Christiane Northrup, M.D. is a visionary pioneer and beloved authority in the field of women’s health and wellness. She is a board-certified OB/GYN [...]