Category: Life in the Tree House

  • The “Build, Regulate and Shield” Herbal Framework

    The “Build, Regulate and Shield” Herbal Framework

    Understand herbs with confidence using the Build, Regulate, and Shield framework. This beginner-friendly guide explains how different herbs nourish, balance, or support the body’s natural defenses, helping you choose herbal combinations with greater clarity while keeping food, sustainable habits, and everyday wellness at the foundation of your approach.

  • If Wedding Rings Could Protect

    If Wedding Rings Could Protect

    I had commitment. I had faith. I had endurance. What I didn’t have was language for: → Boundaries that weren’t ultimatums → Intimacy that wasn’t performance → Submission that didn’t quietly erase me

  • Gluten-Free Menu: January 14–20, 2024

    Gluten-Free Menu: January 14–20, 2024

    A real-life gluten-free menu for a large family, with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack ideas for the week. Built around Trim Healthy principles, intentional leftovers, flexible food boundaries, and recipes we actually eat. Use this menu as a collection of possibilities to inspire a plan that fits your household.

  • Gluten Free Menu Plan

    A gluten free and Trim Healthy plan compatible menu for January 7-13, 2024.

  • Gluten Free Menu Plan

    A gluten free and Trim Healthy plan compatible menu for January 1-6, 2023.

  • Gluten Free Menu Plan

    A gluten free and Trim Healthy plan compatible menu for December 10-16, 2023.

  • 6 Day Gut Microbiome Reset Menu

    This 6-Day menu is full of simple, whole food, suggestions to help you begin the process of resetting your microbiome, and building habits for long-term support.

  • Basic Gluten Free Shopping List

    Sometimes I don’t meal plan the way I want. This is a breakdown of what I would grab if I was near a grocery store like Walmart, or Costco when the beginning of the month has come and I don’t want my opportunity to pass me by until I can get a more detailed list…

  • Large Family Menu Plan

    This menu plan was used for our family of 9, currently 8 eating table food, for the week of October 18-24, 2020. We are a large family who follow the Trim Healthy Mama plan, and do so gluten free

  • Large Family Menu Plan

    This menu plan was used for our family of 9, currently 8 eating table food, for the week of October 11-17, 2020. We are a large family who follow the Trim Healthy Mama plan, and do so gluten free