It’s back-to-school season, but in true 2020 fashion, nothing is quite the same this year. While many of us have opted for virtual school or even homeschooling, many more students are back in class for in-person learning–or will be soon. This time of year is already notorious for an uptick in minor respiratory and...
This year has been ripe with opportunities for us to cultivate resilience. With added worries over our well being, as well as physical distancing and canceled plans, we have been grappling with many new challenges. If you have older kids, you’re probably noticing the strain they’re under, even if they try not to show...
From new friends and hobbies, to new clothing styles and musical tastes – the teen years are full of rapid change and growth! Watching our babies grow and blossom can bring up all sorts of emotions. As the mother of teens, I can tell you that it’s both more rewarding and more uniquely challenging...
Welcome to 2019 – where women have never before had so much freedom and flexibility to be themselves. If you’re reading this blog, you likely have a level of autonomy and control over your circumstances that your great-grandmother could barely fathom. What a lovely stroke of luck, to be alive in this day and...
I have a love/ hate relationship with ‘Back-to-School’ time. I truly miss my children when they return to school; summer always seems far too short, and no matter how much fun family time we pack in, it’s never enough. On the other hand, I’m happy to be able to prioritize my business again, which...
What about my Little Littles? If you know which oils to use and how to use them, then you can start using essential oils with your littles from birth. What a relief, since it can be so hard to know what else is gentle enough for such wee babes! Here we’ll go into detail on...
Dr. Marissa, are Essential Oils safe for Babies & Children? Working with women, I get this question a lot! And while the answer is YES – essential oils are absolutely safe for babies and children – there are some things that you should know before you start oiling up your little ones. ...
