Did you know it’s possible to accidentally lose 50 pounds? I did. My family and I dieted for years and it never worked, at least not for long. We experienced that wretched dieting yo-yo effect in which we regained more than we lost. We would get so hopeful and motivated, then when we ended […]
Healthy Hedonism Carrot Cake (or Cupcakes) with Faux “Cream Cheese” Icing
Learn how to modify a recipe to reproduce this amazing dessert! Traci here! It was my birthday last month. My dear friend and fellow healhty hedonist, Nicole Holley (aka The Conscious Cake Queen) asked me if I wanted one of her cakes for my birthday. Is that even a question? Of course I wanted a Nicole […]
Coconut Whipped Cream: You won’t believe it’s not dairy!
Are you looking for a literal spoonful of paradise experience? Then, dip a spoon into some of this! I was sitting down to serve it at Thanksgiving one year, I saw my friend taste it, then overheard him telling his girlfriend not to eat it since she had a dairy sensitivity. I told him that […]
Part 2: Healthy Hedonism on the Road, Magical Adventures In Loving Myself
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman Michael and I have been on the ultimate road trip this summer. Our adventures around the Pacific Northwest have been full of healthy hedonism in the […]
Part 1: Healthy Hedonism on the Road: Food Tips for Your Trips
We will get you your inspired healthy hedonism food tips for your trips, but first things first. What the heck do we mean by “healthy hedonism”? Skya defined it beautifully in our last post, “What is healthy hedonism?” Basically, it’s the antidote to the popular lie that we have to give up pleasure to be healthy. […]
What is Healthy Hedonism?
Traci and I have been considering dropping, or at least reframing, words like health and wellness from the vocabulary we use to describe what we’re all about. In our experience, people often associate these words with renunciation of worldly pleasures, extreme diets (often vegan) and a whole lot of hard work and self-restraint. This attitude […]
Oh Snap! Thin Mints® Get a Wholesome Makeover
We dedicate this post to the Girl Scouts, Vani Hari, WellnessBakeries.com and our commitment to healthy hedonism as the inspiration behind these cookies. I have always been attracted to purity and simplicity when it comes to food ingredients. One reason I love to follow the Food Babe, Vani Hari, on Instagram is that she calls […]