We began making the switch to buying more organic years ago, almost a decade ago, when things really began to go south with Raleigh's health. I sought out a bunch of rabbit holes and found myself falling fast like Alice did. I began to know things I couldn't just un-know. Some may wonder if it's… Continue reading When to Buy Organic

Traveling is challenging enough as it is but toss in the GAPS diet and you've got yourself a real challenge. Back in 2019 we tried our first hand at traveling on GAPS. Raleigh had been on the diet for two years at that point. We didn't go far, just into the mountains a couple of… Continue reading Traveling While on GAPS

Barbara Brown Taylor said, " Sadness does not sink a person. It's the energy a person spends trying to avoid sadness that sinks a person." There has been a lot of sadness and grief in these last six years. I've allowed myself to sit with sadness, feel the deep emotions and to try and work… Continue reading GAPS-aversary: Year 6

Ah, Summer. Most people really look forward to it and swimming in pools is typically a big part of summer plans. But when you find yourself healing from chronic illness and on the GAPS diet swimming pools are on the "proceed with caution" list. Really, chlorinated swimming pools are something you want to avoid, if… Continue reading How We Protect the Body (and recover) from Chlorine When We Swim

Full GAPS Desserts and Treats Last week I released my newest collection of Full GAPS recipes. Treat Yo' Self is a compilation of 10 desserts and treat recipes. It is here just in time for the holiday season. Every recipe is egg free, dairy free and nut free. However, you don't have to be "free"… Continue reading Treat Yo’ Self

***This is NOT medical advice*** Garlic is a potent antibiotic. It is nature's medicine and I am never without a jar in my fridge and in my pantry. I have used it successfully against the common cold, strep throat and well, as a basic immune booster. Fall and winter are coming - this is the… Continue reading How to Ferment Garlic

Great literature is saturated with tales of the hero's journey. The hero goes on a journey, usually an adventure of some kind, learns some important lesson about life and returns home changed. Some of the best stories present this archetype: The Lord of the Rings, Moby Dick, Jane Eyre, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -… Continue reading Hero’s Journey

The mind is a tricky thing. Belief is a tricky thing. I sit here at my keyboard hesitant to type the words I want to type, to say the things I've been longing to say for nearly 5 years. I'll admit, it is difficult to say Raleigh's eczema is fully gone. But really it is.… Continue reading When the eczema is gone

It has been a HOT minute since I've updated this blog. So many great things have been happening with Raleigh's healing and I've been busy with GAPS coaching and creating a 30-Day Full GAPS meal plan. I will return with a detailed update on Raleigh's healing journey soon. But for now, I'd like to introduce… Continue reading GAPS for You

We made a couple of really significant mistakes the first year on the GAPS diet. I'm thankful for having made these mistakes because they taught me some significant things about Raleigh's healing journey and about the body. They showed me that the body still yearns to heal even when we leave something important to the… Continue reading Why I’m a GAPS coach