The Down and Dirty Guide to Family Tent Camping

by Cara | Jul 7, 2018 | Do it yourself and save, Making Room For Healthy Changes, parenting

Tent camping has been the great adventure of this summer, which my children have been talking about since we reserved a spot 6 months ago. I grew up camping, and being out in nature, away from cell reception and wifi is really how I love to spend my time. When camping...

8 Free Things You Can Do Today to Help Fix Leaky Gut

by Cara | Apr 24, 2018 | Chronic Conditions Caused By Leaky Gut, Keto Info, Making Room For Healthy Changes, natural health

  While we were doing the Leaky Gut Webinar yesterday, Steve brought up some free things that we can do to improve leaky gut.  What a great idea! I wanted to recap the tips that he shared, and share some of my own.  Did you know that managing stress is a key...

Mamas, You Are Not Messing Up Your Kids

by Cara | Mar 25, 2018 | Making Room For Healthy Changes, parenting

I’m going to take a minute to discuss this with you.  I’m the mom who’s on her cell phone at the park.   Yes, I get judged for it.  No, I don’t think I’m messing up my kids. This isn’t even about ‘understanding my point of...

8 Ways to Get More Vegetables In Your Diet (without hiding or sneaking!)

by Cara | Feb 26, 2018 | Making Room For Healthy Changes

Where it seems like there are conflicting opinions about everything from fat to carbs to beans, thankfully most of us agree that vegetables are great for us! Full of vitamins, minerals, and many plant compounds (phytochemicals) that can do everything from lower our...

Hold Onto Your Kids: Attachment Theory {Book Review}

by Cara | Sep 5, 2017 | Book Review, Making Room For Healthy Changes, parenting, Pregnancy and Babies

As I mentioned, I’m in ongoing education on how to better parent the emotional aspects of raising small (and growing!) humans.  The most recent discovery that has been helpful with this process is learning about attachment theory (which is different from...

A Food Blogger’s Confession

by Cara | May 6, 2017 | GAPS Diet, Making Room For Healthy Changes, parenting

Note from Cara: This just went out to my email list, but based on the response I got I think there’s a need for me to share this publicly as well. The idea of only showing your ‘good self’ isn’t anything new, our parents did it via...