by Eva van Strijp | Nov 23, 2024 | Peaceful Parenting, Wellness
I was at the pool yesterday and overheard a grandmother telling her granddaughter that the latter’s waistline “made her sick”. Meaning of course, that she was jealous of the 10 year old’s textbook perfect figure. I get that the grandmother intended the comment as a...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 11, 2024 | Essential Oils, Simple Living, Wellness
One of the simplest things you can do to upgrade your health: ditch artificial fragrance. It can be so easy to get overwhelmed with all the low-tox recommendations around – it seems there’s a new reel every day telling us of the dangers of this or that. But...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 6, 2024 | Simple Living, Wellness
Wellness isn’t always about doing more, using more, trying more things. Sometimes it’s about doing less, using less or using nothing at all. Maybe you don’t need another supplement to help with your niggly cough. Maybe you just need to stop cleaning with bleach. Maybe...
by Eva van Strijp | May 25, 2024 | Essential Oils, Wellness
A recent clinical study has found that orange blossom oil (also known as neroli essential oil) can enhance mothers’ mood state and resilience during the third trimester of pregnancy. Aromatherapy is a non-pharmacological, cost-effective and non-invasive complementary...
by Eva van Strijp | May 6, 2024 | Peaceful Parenting, Wellness
My first baby was born when I was 21. I had my 7th at 38. I can honestly say that I was expecting the pregnancy, birth and recovery of the 7th baby to be HARD. Everything I’d heard and read, and certainly the hospital’s assessment of me as a “geriatric mother”, led me...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 22, 2024 | Essential Oils, Low-tox DIYs, Self-Sufficiency, Simple Living, Wellness
Been watching my Instagram stories for a while and wondering if essential oils are placebo? Or that maybe I’m just a bit woo woo? Maybe it’s time to see for yourself. Invest in a starter bundle this month. Give it 30 days. See what that box of liquid gold can do for...
