What I’m building

Online, I’m often called “Wellness Mama,” the name of the website I started when I had my first child and read that “for the first time in two centuries, the current generation of American children will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.”

I was determined to change that statistic and set out on a research journey that changed my life. Alan Watts said, “Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.” I’ve found that true in so many areas of health, and I’ve tried to ask better questions ever since.

My own journey included six more children, a diagnosis of and recovery from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and thousands of articles chronicling what I learned along the way. I believe moms are one of the most powerful forces on the planet, and I’m grateful every day for the community that has grown at Wellness Mama.