The Ripened Heart

holistic health and human design

Healing is a Deconstructive Process + a Remedy for Travel Anxiety!

Healing is a deconstructive process to get back to the core of who you are underneath all the layers of adaptation. When the body is under stress – be it emotional, physical, spiritual, it puts up defense mechanisms in order to adapt – hence, “layers of adaptation.” I see this all the time on my own healing journey and with clients. They ask, “Didn’t I already deal with this? I thought that this part of me was healed, why is this coming up again?” Sometimes it feels like we just come full circle with an issue. We see the same traumatic situation from every angle before it is completely integrated and healed. This is because there is so much healing potential to be harnessed from difficult situations. Without difficulty, we would actually be quite weak and one dimensional.

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The Life Changing Impacts of Homeopathy – Eczema & Psoriasis Clear

My experience with homeopathy is hard to put into words. Sometimes the only way I can think to describe it is pure magic. Today I wanted to talk potencies. If you go to the grocery store and look for a remedy, you will typically see them labeled as “30c” or “6x” if it’s a cell salt. However, there are higher potencies that work on deeper levels. While a 30c can certainly help the body heal from everyday ailments like digestive upset, skin conditions, organ imbalances, and psychological maladies – a 200c or a 1M or even a 10M potency (much stronger) can help literally turn someone’s life around.

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Why You Should Know About Homeopathy

If I had to pick favorites when it comes to healing modalities – I would have to pick homeopathy. I have never seen any other modality transform lives quite like homeopathic remedies do. I think that the reason homeopathy isn’t mainstream like it used to be (other than the fact that Pharma has always suppressed homeopathy because it interferes with their profit margins) is because people have a hard time grasping what it is and how it works. I want to do my part to demystify homeopathy for people because it’s one of the best ways to take your health back into your own hands.

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Are You Addicted to Progress?

When was the last time you REALLY celebrated how far you have come instead of worrying about how much further you have to go? Are you overly critical of your progress in life? Remember that cheesy saying – “progress not perfection” – Sometimes we mistake our unconscious need for perfection for a healthy and natural drive toward progress.

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Relationships Are Our Biggest Mirrors

Relationships – our biggest mirrors, our biggest triggers, and therefore our BIGGEST catalysts for healing. The behaviors that trigger us in others are alerting us to inner wounds that have yet to be transmuted and healed. Sometimes these behaviors can be lost aspects of ourselves that we need to integrate, sometimes they are reminders of painful relationships from the past. There are always going to be specific patterns that continue to show up and trigger us because it is a call for healing.

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Want to Change Your Life? Start with the Minimum Effective Dose

When it comes to making positive changes, start with the minimum effective dose. Usually this concept is applied to exercise as a way for the body to adapt to the stress of a workout without getting injured, but I believe we can apply it to most things.

There’s this false narrative in our culture that more is always better – and I think this pervasive idea has done a lot more harm than good. Not only are we always looking for more, doing more, being more to the point of exhaustion – but we believe that things are only worth doing if we give it 110%.

If we can’t commit the full hour to the gym, why even bother? If we can’t meditate for an hour every morning at sunrise, why not just sleep in and not meditate at all? Well – I had pizza this weekend so might as well order takeout tonight and start my diet again next week.

We trick ourselves into thinking it’s all or nothing. But what if we started with the minimum effective dose? What if we started with adding in more greens instead of depriving ourselves of every “bad” food we can think of? What if we start by doing a 5 minute meditation before we begin our day, whenever that may be?

By starting with the minimum effective dose, we give ourselves a fighting chance to do better and be better consistently over time. Healthy living is not a race – it’s about showing up for yourself a little more than you did before.

I Made You Winter Squash Soup – Hope You Like Ginger!

If you’re like me, you unintentionally hoard squash in wintertime. I was making a meal plan for the week and realized I had like 4 different types of squash lying around. Why? Who knows. I’m a sucker for squash I guess. But what to do with all this squash? Perhaps make a spicy gingery soup 😉

Ingredients

  • 2 medium winter squash (I used black futsu and delicata), peeled and diced
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 3 carrots, roughly chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, diced
  • 4 cups bone broth / veggie broth
  • 3 tbs grated ginger
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
  • 2 tbs miso paste
  • 1 tbs rice vinegar
  • 1 cup organic cream (sub full fat coconut milk if dairy free)

Directions

  1. Chop and peel veggies
  2. Sauté onion, garlic, and ginger over medium heat until onions are translucent
  3. Add celery, carrot, and squash and sauté for another 5 minutes
  4. Add red pepper flakes and sea salt and stir to coat veg – 2 minutes
  5. Add broth and bring to a boil. Once boiling, simmer for 25 minutes or until squash is soft
  6. Let cool, then transfer in batches to a blender. Blend on high until smooth.
  7. Add soup back to pot – add miso paste, vinegar, and cream.
  8. Gently simmer for 5 minutes to meld flavors together, ensuring miso paste is fully incorporated
  9. Taste and adjust spices as needed – pepper flakes for heat, vinegar for acid, and miso for depth
  10. Serve! I topped mine with pickled watermelon radish and cracked pepper

My Strategies for Navigating Dark Times

2019 is not messing around guys! On Saturday all the dominoes fell and it was finally time for me to resign from my sales job. If you know me, I had been debating leaving for quite some time but it never felt like the RIGHT time. I had very little cushion or idea of what was next. But Saturday forced me to go all in and make a plan, and fast! Which inspired me to make this post! By now I have a very specific strategy for navigating dark times and I want to share it because I have a feeling I’m not the only one going through it right now. Warning: this gets woo woo real quick but that’s just who I am *shrug*

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Is Instant Gratification Culture Negatively Impacting Your Goals?

I can admit that I have struggled for a long time with successful goal-setting, and I started to reflect this year on why that could be. Slowly over time, I’ve realized that the goals I start with often feel too lofty and unachievable. In other words, I don’t believe deep down that I can accomplish said goal. And in this article, I’ll talk of the importance of scaling back and starting smaller because the loftier the goal, the more time it will take for you to accomplish it. And the more time it takes to accomplish a particular goal, the more room there is for many hurdles along the way. And the more hurdles there are, the more chances you have to give up. This can have a really negative impact on your self-esteem in the long run and will discourage you from setting goals in the future. But I think there’s a reason many of us are locked into operating this way that maybe you haven’t considered…

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Springtime Mizuna Salad with Roasted Rhubarb

Springtime in Oregon is magical. The trees fill with cherry blossoms giving the air a mildly floral scent. The sun peaks out from behind the clouds just a little more often than in winter. Em and I start our little makeshift garden on our sun deck. But my favorite thing of all is the return of weekly farmer’s markets brimming with fresh produce. It always comes at the perfect time, when the thought of eating another tray of roasted squash or bowl of chili begins to turn the stomach. All I want at this time of the year is young, tender greens, lightly cooked veggies, and fragrant herbs paired with grass-fed meats and cheeses. And maybe a little sourdough bread 😉

This brings me to one of my favorite salad creations in recent memory, which was born out of the need to use up random produce that didn’t quite make it into my meals that week. While the rhubarb and beet is necessary to capture the flavors I was going for in this recipe, feel free to use any greens or veggies you like in this salad!

Ingredients
  • 1 stalk rhubarb
  • 1 bunch fresh mizuna
  • 1 small beet, grated
  • 3 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • grated parmesan, optional
  • good quality olive oil and balsamic
  • flaked salt to top
To Make
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees and top and baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Chop rhubarb and roast in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes while you chop and prepare the rest of the salad
  3. Chop the rest of the ingredients and place everything in a large salad bowl
  4. Divide salad into individual serving bowls and drizzle with good quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar to taste. Top with a bit of grated parmesan and flaked salt if desired. Serve immediately.

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