Self-Care Simplified Blog

Competency can be such a comfortable source of confidence and pride.  But if you're curious and brave enough to step outside of that comfort zone, expect your "strut" to be replaced by awkward stumbling as you find your footing...

Using oils elevates your typical self-care regimen from a routine to a ritual.   But making the right selection for your personal skin and hair care needs can be ...dizzying.  My mission is to simplify self-care.

As the clay mask dries on your face you’ll feel it tighten and tingle as it extracts impurities and environmental toxins.  Take a deep breath and enjoy it.

We apologize for boldness, adopt self-deprecating humor, and under-value our contributions.  What we need to do is roar.

“I am woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that’s me.” ~ Maya Angelou

You’ve probably noticed the emergence of natural stone rollers over the last year - Jade, Rose Quartz and White Agate are among the most popular...What exactly are they supposed to do and do they work? Let's take a closer look.

"You gotta have bubbles" is my dad's response anytime I downplay progress with this business or throw in a "but we'll see" caveat.  It's meant to remind me that ingredients, technique and time all matter when you're cooking an amazing meal, but at a simple and fundamental level, if you don't have your water boiling, that homemade Pasta Bolognese isn't going to happen.

"Your brilliant first flop was a raging success!  Come on, let’s get busy and on to the next!"

Pregnancy comes with a laundry list of things to avoid - annoyingly, a lot of those things were my pre-pregnancy stress relievers. Glass of wine and a hot bath? Sorry, mama...no... I craved SAFE indulgences.

All at once I felt like I was falling short in work, and in motherhood – giving half of myself to each, and therefore not enough to either.  I didn’t expect her to actually solve my problems. It was kind of a Hail Mary from a desperate mom, trying to still be a banker.  But, what she shared was extremely pragmatic and liberating.