The Wellness Word
I’m a faith-filled integrative health coach, RN, and holistic nutritionist who’s passionate about helping women break free from the overwhelm of the sick-care system. In my cozy corner of the internet, you’ll find bite-sized encouragement and practical tips on everything from nourishing your body and calming your nervous system to building healthy relationships and reducing toxins—always with grace, joy, and a whole lot of Jesus. Subscribe to join a community of women healing from the inside out and get a free guide to a Healthy Pantry Reset!
Why Do I Feel Worse After Every Workout?
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, If you've been pushing yourself to exercise — showing up faithfully, doing the "right" things — and you keep feeling worse instead of better, I want you to know that there is a very real, very well-researched reason for that. And it has nothing to do with how hard you're trying. Here's what's actually happening inside your body, and I want to walk you through this slowly because I think it will finally make some things click. When you...
The missing piece every protocol you've tried left out
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, She lost 22 pounds. Her joint pain disappeared. Her brain fog lifted within six weeks. And she told you all about it — her friend, her cousin, the woman in your Facebook group — with so much enthusiasm that you went home that night and ordered the exact same supplements, printed the exact same meal plan, and started the exact same protocol the very next Monday. Three months later, you feel worse than when you started. And now you're...
"I've read everything. I still don't know what to do."
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, You've read the studies. You've followed the influencers. You've downloaded the guides, listened to the podcasts, and spent entire evenings down rabbit holes that started with "best diet for autoimmune" and somehow ended at 1am with you reading a Reddit thread about someone in Finland who healed their Hashimoto's with raw goat milk. And yet you are still exhausted and still in pain. You're still wondering if you're just missing the one...
I was so motivated...and then I wasn't
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, Amanda had meal prepped on Sunday, was going to bed earlier, taking her supplements, drinking her water. She was in it. Then day 13 hit. She woke up tired — not sick, not in a flare — just tired of trying. Her brain whispered: "You've been so good. One day off won't hurt. Restart Monday." She told me this on our call and went quiet for a second. "And the worst part?" she said. "I knew it was a lie and I almost believed it anyway." That...
“Your Labs Are Normal.” … But Are They Telling the Whole Story?
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, Have you ever left an appointment feeling relieved… and confused at the same time? “Everything looks normal.” And yet you’re still: Gaining weight around your middle Waking up at 3am Snapping at strangers for no reason Feeling wired and tired all at once Wondering why your body feels so different Especially in perimenopause and menopause, this disconnect can feel discouraging. So let me answer a question I often get: “Why do you run labs...
Nobody told me perimenopause starts in the gut.
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, Nobody warned me that perimenopause starts in the gut. Not my OB. Not Google. Not the Facebook groups I was scrolling at 2am trying to make sense of why I was sweating through my sheets, snapping at strangers, and gaining weight around my middle despite eating the same way I had for years. Let me tell you about a woman I'll call Irene. Irene was 47 when she first reached out to me, convinced she was "just getting old." Each time she...
What if the missing piece has been hiding in your hormones this whole time?
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, Stephanie was doing everything right. Gym three days a week. Whole foods. Lean protein. Plenty of water. And the scale would. not. budge. In her mid-40s, she was also dealing with stress and anxiety that seemed to come out of nowhere — snapping at her kids, lying awake with a racing mind, this constant hum of tension she couldn't shake. She had a hunch it was her hormones. So she went to her PCP. They ran labs. "Everything looks normal."...
The rabbit hole that's stealing your sleep (and your hope)
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, Sarah told me something last month that broke my heart. "I have 47 tabs open on my phone right now," she said. "AIP recipes. Carnivore testimonials. A podcast about SIBO. Three different articles about why seed oils are either killing me or totally fine. I've been researching for 8 months and I honestly feel MORE confused than when I started." She laughed when she said it, but I could hear the exhaustion underneath. Here's what I've...
When Food Feels Stressful Instead of Healing
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, If you’ve ever walked away from a meal wondering, “Did I just help my body… or hurt it?” — you’re not alone. So many of the women I work with are doing “all the right things” with food, yet inflammation is still high, symptoms still linger, and the confusion feels endless. One practitioner says eliminate everything. Another says add more plants. Instagram says something different every week. And somewhere in the middle of all that noise,...
When the World Feels Heavy - Let's Build Something Steady
RESTORATION HEALTH COACHING WEEKLY WELLNESS Hi Reader, I don't need to tell you that what's happening in the world right now is stressful. You're feeling it. We all are. And here's what I know to be true: this stress isn't going away. There will always be something pulling at us, demanding our attention, triggering that familiar tightness in our chest or fog in our mind. God created us with a nervous system designed to find rest in Him — but the constant weight of the world pulls us away from...