Three Reasons Diet Culture is Bad for Your Heart & What You Can Do About It.
Melissa Van Hyfte Melissa Van Hyfte

Three Reasons Diet Culture is Bad for Your Heart & What You Can Do About It.

Remember the 90s? Hop in your flying DeLorean and let’s take a walk flight down memory lane. Curled up on the couch, cordless phone in hand, you get ready for a long gossip session with your BFF (best friend forever). A coffee table full of Snack Wells cookies, WOW! Lays potato chips and, of course, a Diet Coke, is within reach. Grabbing your Thigh Master, you squeeze those knees while discussing the latest TGIF episodes. Sound familiar?

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Discover the wild rose.
Melissa Van Hyfte Melissa Van Hyfte

Discover the wild rose.

When I was little, probably about my son’s age now, there was nothing better than a summer afternoon spent driving along the dirt roads searching for wild roses with my grandma. I remember the hot and dusty sunshine as we’d pull over to the side of the road and carefully pick a light pink gem poking out among the waving grass. We would take the roses home and press them between the pages of the thick, heavy Sears catalog.

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Let’s Go for a Run!
Melissa Van Hyfte Melissa Van Hyfte

Let’s Go for a Run!

I wasn’t expecting running or this community to help my postpartum anxiety and depression. I am one of fifteen percent of mothers who experience postpartum depression (PPD) or anxiety. Fortunately, physical activity, especially running, can help improve PPD and its symptoms.

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5 Simple Self-Care Things You Can Do Today
Melissa Van Hyfte Melissa Van Hyfte

5 Simple Self-Care Things You Can Do Today

Self-care is a marketing scam. Buy this gold-infused mud facial, buy that calming elixir. Buy this anti-aging bubble bath, buy that over-priced foot massager…It’s a lot of pressure and a lot of cash.

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Easy Overnight Oats
Melissa Van Hyfte Melissa Van Hyfte

Easy Overnight Oats

Quick and easy overnight oats are a meal planning staple. Add what you want to make what you like!

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