Living
CALIFORNIA IS BURNING. AGAIN.
I was born on this land, where fire now burns. And for the last decade of my life, I lived in California, both north and south, in cities and in urban-wildlife interfaces where the toll of human existence—as defined byread more
FOOD AND WELLNESS ARE POLITICAL.
Hello, and welcome to the fresh faces around here, and the ones who’ve been around a while, too—I’m so glad you’re here and I can’t wait to get to know you. I’m a writer and photographer working to democratize wellnessread more
“IF I REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO BE FREE, IT’S NOT ABOUT MY COMFORT.”
“If I really want people to be free, it’s not about my comfort. I’ve been comfortable long enough in this privilege.” — EbonyJanice addressing the necessity of white womxn de-centering our (yes, my!) own comforts if we intend to dismantle theread more
EVERYTHING WE MADE UP.
At the beginning of quarantine, I read an article about how the new rules of coronavirus revealed what a sham so many of the habituated regulations we abide by are. Suddenly, rent could be frozen!, healthcare for all sounded tame!,read more
WHAT I WOULD SAY TO YOU TODAY, MAMA.
For Mother’s Day, 2020. Mama! This is my twelfth year without you, and still you are teaching me about time, sand through hands, losing what I love most, the beauty of iris on a one day bloom, your books unfoldingread more
BUT WHY IS IT RACIST?
There was quite an Internet scuffle last week, as a prominent white woman made some appalling comments about two wildly successful women of color (WOC) in the food and wellness spaces. I could care less about petty media scuffles. However—this isread more
DO YOU REALLY CARE? #JusticeForAhmaud
Friends, tell me what happens to you when you hear the news that a healthy, vital black man named Ahmaud Arbery was shot to death doing nothing but jogging in his own neighborhood by two white men with guns inread more
YOUR STORY ISN’T LINEAR.
It’s my birthday and I have a message for you: Your story isn’t linear. Your story is written and rewritten with every breath, every thought. We spend so much time plotting how we’ll get the job, the relationship, the house,read more
CALIFORNIA IS BURNING. AGAIN.
I was born on this land, where fire now burns. And for the last decade of my life, I lived in California, both north and south, in cities and in urban-wildlife interfaces where the toll of human existence—as defined byread more
FOOD AND WELLNESS ARE POLITICAL.
Hello, and welcome to the fresh faces around here, and the ones who’ve been around a while, too—I’m so glad you’re here and I can’t wait to get to know you. I’m a writer and photographer working to democratize wellnessread more
Food
CRUNCHY APPLE, DATE & CELERY SALAD.
This post is sponsored by Foodland and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture as part of Foodland’s Eat Local Today initiative. It’s an overwhelming time, and one that demands our most focused energy and well-nourished attention: From the chaos of back-to-schoolread more
WILD FERMENTED STRAWBERRY GUAVA SODA.
This post is sponsored by Foodland and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture as part of Foodland’s Eat Local Today initiative. My friend Caiti does something magical every summer: she wild ferments the ripest, juiciest, most delectable fruit into varying stagesread more
PASSOVER DURING THE PANDEMIC: OR, A SEDER FOR BEGINNERS (AND AREN’T WE ALL?).
Welcome to Passover, Pandemic Edition. For some, it may be our first time having a Passover seder in our own home. If that’s the case, I’ve got good news: A global pandemic—an eleventh plague, we might say—is not the timeread more
MINT CHOCOLATE GREEN MILK (VEGAN HEMP MILK).
This super quick, nutrient dense vegan mint chocolate hemp milk has quickly become a daily staple—it’s light, creamy, frothy, delicious, and full of plant-based protein. And mega green, from my favorite spirulina powder. The genius thing about making your ownread more
YOGURT & FIG TART (GLUTEN-FREE).
I am never not contemplating a sexospiritual relationship with figs. This year, a bounty came to me from the tree of dear friends in Highland Park. I grew up with a fig tree in my backyard on Maui, and I’llread more
MELON & TOMATO SALAD WITH HERBS & FETA.
The first tomatoes are coming in full flush in my backyard greenhouse, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Here, paired with sweet summer melon, briny quick-pickled shallots, soft feta, and fistfuls of herbs, they’re in perfect form. This salad isread more
OAT & SEED CRACKERS.
Dare I say these seed crackers are the only crackers you’ll ever need? I dare. They’re packed with delicious texture from oats, pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds, flax, and chia, and bursting with flavor from caraway, fennel, salt, and a touchread more
BEST HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES FROM HEALTHIER TOGETHER BY LIZ MOODY.
Almost half of Americans feel lonely. Whether happily coupled, perennially single, or surrounded by a family constellation the size of the Milky Way, most of us face an immense and abiding sense of being alone. Sometimes it’s more than justread more
CRUNCHY APPLE, DATE & CELERY SALAD.
This post is sponsored by Foodland and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture as part of Foodland’s Eat Local Today initiative. It’s an overwhelming time, and one that demands our most focused energy and well-nourished attention: From the chaos of back-to-schoolread more
WILD FERMENTED STRAWBERRY GUAVA SODA.
This post is sponsored by Foodland and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture as part of Foodland’s Eat Local Today initiative. My friend Caiti does something magical every summer: she wild ferments the ripest, juiciest, most delectable fruit into varying stagesread more
PASSOVER DURING THE PANDEMIC: OR, A SEDER FOR BEGINNERS (AND AREN’T WE ALL?).
Welcome to Passover, Pandemic Edition. For some, it may be our first time having a Passover seder in our own home. If that’s the case, I’ve got good news: A global pandemic—an eleventh plague, we might say—is not the timeread more
Body & Beauty
THE $10 ALL-NATURAL SKINCARE ROUTINE E-BOOK.
The wait is over: All my best-kept natural skincare secrets are in one beautiful, e-book-shaped place in the universe. The $10 Skincare Routine Pure Enough to Eat is here—filled with actionable, edible skincare insights. And it’s yours for free. Afterread more
WELLNESS MADE SIMPLE: OAT & HONEY FACE MASK.
We’re ready for spring, aren’t we? We’ve been wildfired, mudslided, bomb cycloned, arctic blasted. Even Los Angeles reached record lows this winter. I won’t lie, I’ve relished the rain, the zero chance for wildfire. It’s a comfort, especially when youread more
HOW TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS: AROMATHERAPY 101.
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Chances are, if you’re a self-care- or wellness- prone human who spends any amount of time on the internet today, you’ve heard of essential oils. Chances are also that you don’t really know whatread more
HOW TO STYLE THE WAVY HAIR OF YOUR DREAMS: THE EASY, ALL-NATURAL WAY.
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I spent more than twenty years of my life not really knowing how to deal with my hair. It was super thick (when I was a teen, a terrifying adult touched it and remarkedread more
HOW TO USE NATURAL OILS TO MOISTURIZE FACE & BODY.
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I grew up surrounded by oils. Beakers of sweet almond and safflower, gallons of olive, and tubs of coconut. Pint bottles of lavender essential oil and cups full of sandalwood. Moisture and scent wasread more
HOMEMADE ROSEWATER | THREE DAYS ON VANCOUVER ISLAND.
We had two days to harvest strawberries, rhubarb, and roses. Distill rosewater. Make compote. Check on the raspberries and blueberries. Brew a new batch of kombucha. Bake bread. Forage seaweed from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I was nearread more
HOW TO WASH YOUR FACE WITH HONEY.
I’ve been washing my face with raw honey for the past decade. It’s a self-care practice that completely changed my life and my skincare routine—it eliminated breakouts, irritation, and dry skin, and radically decreased the amount of money I wasread more
5 EASY, STUNNING & ALL-NATURAL HOLIDAY GIFT DIY’S.
I know the feeling: You’ve got a hundred holiday cards to write and a grand total of zero gifts wrapped. You’re on a budget. And you’ve got no time. These five easy, beautiful, and supremely pure body and beautyread more
THE $10 ALL-NATURAL SKINCARE ROUTINE E-BOOK.
The wait is over: All my best-kept natural skincare secrets are in one beautiful, e-book-shaped place in the universe. The $10 Skincare Routine Pure Enough to Eat is here—filled with actionable, edible skincare insights. And it’s yours for free. Afterread more
WELLNESS MADE SIMPLE: OAT & HONEY FACE MASK.
We’re ready for spring, aren’t we? We’ve been wildfired, mudslided, bomb cycloned, arctic blasted. Even Los Angeles reached record lows this winter. I won’t lie, I’ve relished the rain, the zero chance for wildfire. It’s a comfort, especially when youread more
HOW TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS: AROMATHERAPY 101.
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Chances are, if you’re a self-care- or wellness- prone human who spends any amount of time on the internet today, you’ve heard of essential oils. Chances are also that you don’t really know whatread more
Favorites
THREE DAYS IN PARIS: A CULINARY ADVENTURE.
This post—and the travel herein—was created in partnership with Bonne Maman. All opinions are my own, including my obsession with Bonne Maman’s beautiful, traditionally made preserves. In Paris, sugar is art. The streets are art, the buildings are art, and even,read more
HOW TO WASH YOUR FACE WITH HONEY.
I’ve been washing my face with raw honey for the past decade. It’s a self-care practice that completely changed my life and my skincare routine—it eliminated breakouts, irritation, and dry skin, and radically decreased the amount of money I wasread more
REWILDING: THE ART & SCIENCE OF CONNECTING TO THE EARTH.
When I was young, whenever I felt depleted or angry or sorrowful, there was one place I consistently looked to for solace: The earth. My mother spent hours on the land every day, weeding, planting flowers, gathering comfrey for herbalread more
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