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Rainbow of petroleum on asphalt
Honest food, Memoir, Un-natural flavors

The irony of additives

In this ninth installment, I offer a quick recap of the lessons learned in our family’s quest to bring peace to our home and share a surprising place where food additives lurk. Prepare for irony. Continue reading The irony of additives

SarahNovember 12, 2019November 21, 2019Leave a comment
Honest food, Memoir, Un-natural flavors

Opening the window

In this eighth installment in our family’s quest to bring peace to our home, I share a hypothesis — that food additives help cause our son’s window of stress tolerance to close. Continue reading Opening the window

SarahNovember 5, 2019December 2, 2019Leave a comment
Three little pinecones
Honest food, Memoir, Un-natural flavors

The Weekend of … something really different

This is the seventh installment in the story of our family’s quest to calm our son’s tantrums and how it led to a major lifestyle makeover. In this post, I move everyone’s proverbial cheese by going all-in on a new menu plan … Continue reading The Weekend of … something really different

SarahOctober 29, 2019November 5, 2019Leave a comment
woman writing in a journal
Honest food, Memoir, Un-natural flavors

The power of peppers: my story

In this sixth installment in my family’s quest to figure out what was triggering our son’s tantrums, I share an experience that explains why I was so open to making major dietary changes. Continue reading The power of peppers: my story

SarahOctober 22, 2019October 29, 2019Leave a comment
A woman reads labels in a large grocery store
Honest food, Un-natural flavors

Following the clues

In this fifth installment in my family’s quest to figure out what was triggering our son’s tantrums, we find a glimmer of hope. Continue reading Following the clues

SarahOctober 17, 2019October 22, 20193 Comments
Honest food, Un-natural flavors

Why I’m passionate about what we eat

This is the fourth installment in our quest to figure out what was triggering our son’s tantrums. It was a hard piece to write, but it offers a glimpse at what our life was like before we began to figure things out. Continue reading Why I’m passionate about what we eat

SarahOctober 15, 2019October 17, 2019Leave a comment
Honest food, Un-natural flavors

The Weekend of Orange

This is the third installment in our quest to figure out what was triggering our son’s tantrums. One weekend revealed (part of) the answer … Continue reading The Weekend of Orange

SarahOctober 10, 2019October 15, 2019Leave a comment
Honest food, Un-natural flavors

Seeing red

This is Part 2 in the story of our healing journey. Parenting is challenging enough without daily tantrums, mood swings and rages. Our family life finally began to improve when we realized that what we were eating was exacerbating the situation. Continue reading Seeing red

SarahOctober 8, 2019November 5, 20198 Comments
vegetables and fruits
Honest food, Un-natural flavors

Food is my hammer — and I’m sharing it

Parenting is challenging enough without daily tantrums, mood swings and rages. Our family life finally began to improve when we realized that what we were eating was exacerbating the situation. This is the introduction to the story of our healing journey. Continue reading Food is my hammer — and I’m sharing it

SarahOctober 1, 2019November 5, 20196 Comments
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Yoga

From the annals of “It’s never too late …”

Do you ever feel like you’ve missed your calling? Maybe it won’t look exactly as you imagined, but I’m coming to believe it’s never too late to do what you love. Continue reading From the annals of “It’s never too late …”

SarahDecember 27, 2018December 28, 2018Leave a comment

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