
Oh hello there*. I’m Stephanie. A mama of two boys. Artist. Holistic health coach. Sometimes overwhelmed. Sometimes reaching for a little sweet when stressed. Recovered {mostly} emotional eater. Constantly rediscovering how real food makes me feel alive, fog lifted. Lover of twinkle lights, painting, the smell of beeswax, secret gardens, sea glass & driftwood, horses with curly manes, candlelit conversations, skirts & boots, wool anything, woodland walks with her boys and a bit of mercury glass. Major passion for working with other creative women. Seeker of deep connections. So honored to meet you*.
I work with women. Mama or not, single or together. Those who are a bit lost, at the end of their rope. Done with diets. Struggling with something but can’t quite put their finger on it. Knowing there must be something better. I’m here to say that if you choose to walk a different path I can walk with you. Support you and hold space for you. Together we can create something sacred.

I am beyond excited to extend my gratitude to the Universe and all it has given me. My greatest wish is to give back in some way, so today I am offering up an opportunity for a free “Holiday Nourishment” session to two special readers of Denise’s poetry.

Gently guiding you toward simple, less stress and a bit of magic. I’m here to help you get your twinkle back.
This is your chance to really make the holidays what YOU want them to be. It’s an opportunity to go from wishing to doing. 50 minutes of one on one time carved out and customized just for you.
First, we will set a time to have a chat. Don’t forget your cup of tea and a cozy blanket. We will talk, ask questions and connect. After our session you will have some new goals and a deeper sense of what you need to do for yourself to make some magic happen. Then, I’ll follow up with you with some recipes and tips that will help support your and your new intentions.
GIVEaway:
For a chance to be entered into the drawing, please leave a comment on this post (one comment per person, please) and share your biggest, deepest or secret holiday wish! The two winners will be announced in 5 days when the giveaway ends.
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December 3, 2011
To get unstuck. I have been feeling like I walk in a fog for a few years, but this past year has been especially hard. I would love to enter into the new year dropping fear at the curb and feel conscious, awakened and ready to make changes.
December 3, 2011
My greatest wish is to be a better example to my children, especially my baby girl. My body (and life) have changed so much since having her in January. I feel like I eat unconsciously and I am not modelling for them the strong, healthy woman I truley am. You sort of get trapped in a cycle of eating because you are stressed, then stressing yourself out about your health and weight… and want OUT of this cycle.
December 3, 2011
My greatest wish is to be present and not get caught up in the waves of frustration and anger that pop up. I want to have a more grateful, open heart.
December 3, 2011
my holiday wish is to share as much love as i can with those i cherish and those i haven’t even yet met…without going into a store…that will be the tricky part…outside of the box giving and blessing and sharing…i think i am seeking to be little cindy loo from “The Grinch” and to model to my family and myself that love and goodness come from within us. Thanks for being so generous with your gift of time and love to whoever wins the two spots. xoxo
December 3, 2011
My wish for the holiday season is to use my time with my family wisely. I’m a college student living away from home, and the time I spend with them is precious to me. I hope that we can connect and grow even closer together.
December 3, 2011
My holiday wish is to begin holiday traditions with my family(my husband, myself and our 3 year old son) and to be brave enough to give us the opportunity to do so, even if it disappoints others. The holidays should be about enjoying and loving each other and I have not that kind of peacefulness in a holiday season, for as long as I can remember.
Thank you for giving such a wonderful gift to whoever receives it!
December 3, 2011
My deepest wish is to breathe deeply into this joyful place that I am in right now in life. To soak up the laughter, to revel in the love and to trust the future.
What a beautiful giveaway!
December 3, 2011
My wish is to enjoy the holiday season. To successfully blend our two cultures in a joyful celebration, to create happiness for my husband and children. To move forward in a positive way with my parents, as Christmas marks their three year seperation and it is so, so awkward now. Thank for such a beautiful opportunity.
December 3, 2011
My biggest holiday wish is to not get caught up in the craziness of the season. To slow down, take a deep breathe and enjoy this transitional time of year. 2011 kicked my butt in a myriad of ways and I am looking to enter 2012 with a lighter load.
This is a wonderful give away so my thanks to both of you!
Christine
December 3, 2011
Oh this would be so great- I’ve been thinking about this just in the last two days, actually. My wish is to silence the self-doubt, the nagging voices that are always making me wonder if I’m doing enough, doing it right, doing it the way wiser mothers would. I am the mother my boys have, and I want to enjoy them and enjoy mothering them, and not spend my days hosting internal dialogues with the most critical part of myself.
Thank you very much!
December 4, 2011
I would love this!!!!
My wish for the holidays is that I will create more self-love.
December 4, 2011
My deepest desire is to reach & maintain a healthy weight
December 4, 2011
My greatest wish is to find out who I am, truly. To find myself and what I love and what I want and then to be the best person that I am so that I can help my children be the best that they are! This giveaway is coming at the best time and I pray that I am blessed enough to receive it. Thank you!
December 4, 2011
This would be beyond beautiful. Beyond.
December 4, 2011
My biggest desire would be to get healthy and stop making poor food choices. I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading up on what the mostly natural folk are into and doing/trying. I will even buy some of the products. I might even go as far as using something for a few days. But that’s about where my motivation ends! Sad but true.
December 4, 2011
My biggest wish is to love myself unconditionally…….
December 4, 2011
This sounds like something wonderful. I go crazy during the holidays. I have 5 kids and 10 grandchildren. I try so hard to make Christmas special for them all. I decorate my entire house. We decorate cookies and makes crafts for the kids to take home. I try so hard that I can never relax and enjoy the time I spend with anyone. My one wish would be to be able to find a way to make Christmas special for my family and to enjoy it in my own heart.
December 4, 2011
My wish is to enter 2012 with a lighter load, emotionally, free of anxiety and worry of things that are completely out of my control. I wish to be able to LET GO and just BE!!
December 4, 2011
My greatest wish is to stop making excuses for myself and take ownership and finally achieve my goals.
December 4, 2011
look at YOU beautiful lady!!!!
this holiday season i am setting an intention to be conscious with my spending — of our money and our time, to savor the season but not get swept away by the excess.
xo
~erin
ps ~ i am so grateful for the beauty you are creating in this world. (and thank you for re-introducing me to this lovely site. i used to visit regularly but it’s been a long time. so nice to return.
December 4, 2011
my holiday wish is to just plain feel better.
i’m a diet yoyo, and definitely an emotional eater.
i really want to get past this and feel the freedom of feeling better.
thank you for the opportunity here!
December 4, 2011
My biggest deepest holiday wish is for everyone in my family to find their peace. Pure undeniable peace. Thanks so much for the opportunity:)
~Brightest blessings sisters~
December 4, 2011
O my BIGGEST wish would be a bit less chunky and i bit more spry~
yes, for me but for my 2 little boys so i can frolic freely and fly.
i wish to find my peace and my passion, i seem to start and not finish and i see that as a thread with all the girls posting. i know we all have magic and power just sometimes we need to be told so. i would LOVE someone to take my hand and my heart as i sit with a cup of chai and a blanket and peek inside my soul and tell me i am worth it~
peace and red hot blessings to all…
December 4, 2011
I wish for peace beyond the holidays in my personal life and family.
December 4, 2011
my holiday wish is to find true self respect, and to honor and nurture my creative soul. I wish for a little person in the future to complete my family, for lightness in our hearts and a supportive community around us.
December 4, 2011
How wonderful!
My wish is mufti-faceted: I wish to truly connect with myself and be aware enough to enjoy my artistic journey that will hopefully bloom into a self sustained business that will help further my true goal of adopting a child to share the love that my husband and I have to offer. That, that, ,my lovelies, is my deepest wish.
December 4, 2011
My deepest wish is to shed my anger, gather my patience & to know how to fully be me with family members and long term friends who have actively squashed my light. It’s hardest with family… And to be able to simply say “I love you” to those family members who never say and are uncomfortable with others saying it. Seems so simple, a little ‘I love you’, but it gets stuck in my throat and turns into sadness & frustration. Strengthening in preparation to spread some love.
December 5, 2011
Wow! This is an amazing giveaway. I can’t even find the words to describe my wish. I have never been truly happy and at peace with myself or my life. I have an uneasy, almost depressed feeling that nags me. I was just talking to my best friend about this. I wish I could be more grateful and find happiness in the little day to day things. I wish I could love myself inside and out without seeing flaws. I want to feel peace.
December 5, 2011
My wish is to create a peaceful home space this holiday so my children can experience the simple magic of the season. I feel like I have such difficulty with the chaos of life with four young children, and I long for…something, not quite sure how to put it, someway to reconnect to my kids, my partner, myself, amidst the busy-ness.
December 5, 2011
My holiday wish is to be brave enough to take my horse out of the paddock and ride down to the beach. Also, I wish for the dentist to do an amazing job on the 21st when he is doing some cosmetic work to make my smile beautiful.
December 5, 2011
My greatest wish is to create new traditions and have a beautiful holiday season with my husband. It’s my first Christmas away from my family, and although that makes me sad, I’m so thankful for my new family and the opportunity to celebrate and create new memories with my husband.
December 5, 2011
my deepestst wish is to be an equal.
December 5, 2011
My greatest wish this season is to really be present in each moment, and experience it fully with my family. Not to focus on the future, or the past, just the right now.
December 5, 2011
My wish is that I remember to take some time to slow down. This season comes with an unnatural speeding up that goes against my winter urge to hibernate. Xo
December 5, 2011
My wish is to be surrounded by loved ones and to be happy/present/peaceful. I also have to say I think daily about how I want to change unhealthy habits. I know what I have to do, and have a holistic background, but I’m stuck… I need guidance and new insight.
December 5, 2011
My greatest desire for this Christmas is for the all-consuming loneliness that I feel with every breath to ease, even just a little. I’ve always been ok with being alone, but never before has my life left me so lonely. Earlier tonight I wondered where my ‘Angel Dudley’ might be (from The Preacher’s Wife) and maybe this is how I can find some relief.
December 5, 2011
I want to be able to really relax. I’m nearing the end of the semester, gearing up for the holidays and hosting homeless families at our church during the week of Christmas, and I want to be able to really get calm in the time between finals week and the holidays.
December 5, 2011
My biggest wish is to figure out how to live a more simple life and to stop wanting for so many materialistic items. I often feel stuck and sluggish, addicted to sugar and processed foods, watching commercials on TV wishing I had this and that. I want to get into a better routine of exercise, to start yoga and meditation again and to eat more purely and from the earth and not a box! It sounds easy but my life routine and habits seem to make it soooo hard!
December 5, 2011
My wish is to enter this holiday season with forgiveness for myself and my shortcomings. I have had a difficult year and often blame myself for things that are beyond my control. I am also not as kind to my body as I should be. I could definitely use some help getting my twinkle back!
December 5, 2011
it’s no secret really…i would love to have this season nuture and nourish my soul and spirit rather than suck it dry. i need filling up! thx for sharing this beautiful gift, can’t wait to read more about her on her blog!
December 5, 2011
So inspiring! I would love a revamp so I can be everything to my girls and husband!
Cheers!
December 5, 2011
My holiday wish is to get my mojo back…I have been “living” in a rut of no energy, no passion, no motivation. I want to get pep back in my step & start wanting to do all the things I love to do!
December 5, 2011
My holiday wish is to connect to my deeper, authentic self, to feel rooted in my body and at home in the World yet not so affected by it. I want to feel unconditional self-love and acceptance, to truly Know peace.
December 5, 2011
Holiday wish – to find myself again. I’ve lost her and had a heck of a time finding her again under all the fat and ugly feelings.
December 5, 2011
I my biggest desire this holiday season is to be present in every moment. After trying to have a baby for the past 5 years I have a beautiful 8 month old to share this season with, I had so many dreams that I find myself trying to jam it all into this one month. I would like to be able to sit back and enjoy the moments that happen rather than trying to make moments.
December 5, 2011
My wish is to love and live WILDLY!
December 5, 2011
I want to find myself again. I have three little ones who I’d love to introduce to the me that has gotten lost along the way. I think they’d really like her.
December 5, 2011
“Recovered {mostly} emotional eater”… oh how I wish this were me! My most secret wish this year is to not be afraid of the camera so that my kids can someday look back and remember those times with mom in the picture!
December 6, 2011
to spend a quiet Christmas with my husband…alone.
December 6, 2011
I lost my Mom when I was a little girl and when I gave birth to my daughters I promised to be the mother to them that I always wished I could have . I’m proud to say I am that mother in so many ways but my terrible relationship with food has left me unhealthy and I feel that i’m a bad example to my girls . I would love nothing more than to become that healthy mommy that my little girls can be so proud of. This is such a beautiful gift I would be so happy to win!
December 6, 2011
What an intriguing giveaway! My holiday wish is to be gracious and patient towards my family members during our time together.
December 6, 2011
I entered this 2011 year with the intention to NOURISH myself, to find my center again. But I blew it well nigh very soon into the new year. I have no motivation or drive, and all I do is work and try to get enough sleep. I actually admitted to someone today that I don’t eat “much”. And it’s true! I know better. I do snippets of what I know I need, but I don’t know how to integrate it all into my life in a real way. I’m embarassed to realize that 2012 is upon us, another year come and gone. And I’m 45 now!!! ARGH…..
December 6, 2011
i wish for contentment. i wish to stop seeking the perfect body, the perfect job, the perfect home, the perfect life. I want to be content with who i am now and to acknowledge and treasure the real blessings that already exist in my life.
December 6, 2011
I think a chance to speak to a kindred soul would be good for MY soul this holiday. We too often dive head first into this season with bigger than life expectations.
December 6, 2011
we recently found out that my grandmother has Alzheimer’s my wish for this holiday is for her to always remember this Christmas has a happy time and that all her family love her ..
December 6, 2011
My wish for 2012 would be to take more time to heal myself in all areas. This sounds wonderful.
December 6, 2011
I wish to learn a new mantra instead of the one that tells me I’m not enough, that I’m lost, etc. One that helps me connect to the person I really am.
December 6, 2011
My biggest holiday wish is for my baby boy Otis, who has a very rare and severe form of epilepsy, to be healed.
December 6, 2011
I am seeking something, and it might just be this. My holiday wish? Simple happiness.
December 6, 2011
My biggest holiday wish, is to feel at peace with myself and the life that has been given to me. It might not be the life I thought I would have, but it is still a gift and I want to learn to embrace every aspect of it.
December 6, 2011
I just want to feel comfortable in my own skin. I want to look in the mirror and see the person I feel like I am inside. I’m tired of constantly being uncomfortable. I’ve gotten better with my relationship to food, but feel like I’m not completely there yet. I want to have control….all the time.
December 6, 2011
My biggest holiday wish? To find a contented way of being with my family, who I have just returned to after three months abroad. Most especially to connect with my 16-year-old sister, with whom I have never been close. She needs a friend, so do I. Here’s wishing (and trying!)
Gracey
December 6, 2011
my wish is to find SPACE, to stop and breathe and sit in stillness.. for perhaps the first time in a long time
December 7, 2011
My holiday wish is that I’ll be present for my first niece’s birth. I’m flying to California to see my parents for Christmas and she might come while I’m gone. So I’m praying she’ll be here sooner. I’m so excited to meet her.
December 7, 2011
My deepest holiday wish is sit each day and breathe holding my children in my lap, allowing them to be the people they are instead of always rushing toward what they should be in the future. I wish to sit and breathe with myself and allow me to be the person I am and not get lost in the shuffle the ever churning sea of life. I wish to meet the eyes of strangers with a smile, hold my friends in my arms, sit by a sweet fire with my honey and bask in this luscious life I am blessed with.
December 7, 2011
MY greatest wish is really just to enjoy the Christmastime this year. I hope that’s not selfish. But we lost our baby the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and that time of deep grief overshadowed the holiday with our families. While grieving has it’s rightful and honored place in life, I still would like to be able to feela sense of peace and more importantly, I’d like to be in a steady enough place where I can begin to extend peace and love to others instead of staying so inwardly focused.
December 7, 2011
My greatest wish is to live without chronic migraines, so that I can be more present in my children’s lives and connect more with my husband.
December 7, 2011
my greatest wish is to let go of my expectations and be receptive to what the universe has in store for me…trusting the greater good and larger plan that i sometimes cannot see immediately.
my partner and i have been working towards having a child – and this year has been full of excitement but also periods of lost hope and disappointment. i wish to move back into a space of let it be – let it come when it is supposed to….
thanks for the opportunity….
December 7, 2011
to feel like I can actually accomplish something that I know I want but constantly sabotage by treating the immediate needs and not thinking long term.
December 7, 2011
my greatest wish is to connect more deeply to my family, to honor my children where they are and to deepen my connection to my husband. i also hope to allow myself to make new friends and find a connection with other women. i am very much missing female energy…it’s been too long! thank you for the opportunity…hope to work with you…
December 7, 2011
my deepest wish for this holiday is to stay present with my wee ones and patient with my husband, times are a bit hard lately and I find myself distracted and feeling more anxious/stressed than I like…thank you for this lovely giveaway chance.
December 7, 2011
My wish is to find my center, to pay attention to the changes I am making and use them to focus myself rather than swing back and forth.
December 8, 2011
my deepest holiday wish is that my parents and brothers and I can let go of old patterns and cycles and truly connect. To let go of old hurts and past wrongs and look forward to the new year with closeness and love and joy and humility and respect.
December 8, 2011
my wish is to be loving with my family and enjoy our time together
December 8, 2011
My wish is for my family to be happy, healthy, and together during the holidays, and for healing for people in my life who are suffering.
December 8, 2011
My wish is to learn how to be okay with doing the best I can and falling short. It’s so hard to be mediocre at everything because you’re stretched so thin. Can the perfect wife, employee, student, chef, and maid exist in one person?
December 8, 2011
my holiday wish is to be incredibly mindful and embrace simplicty when and where I can, to fully relish the simple moments with my children (like making cookies or a homemade tree topper) and realize that my loving and constant presence is more important than any material item I can give them this season, to work on my “off the mat” yoga practice more than the one on the mat
December 8, 2011
i could so use this–more than you know. my wish is that everyone reading and leaving comments find the place inside that will bring the most peace this holiday season.