journal

1. Your book, Chasing Slow, is about your journey toward a slower, simpler, more conscious way of living. How did this journey change the way you parent? Slow living has a way o...

As parents, we love our children so much that we want to give them the world! Sometimes, with the very best intentions, we do indeed try to provide a world of stuff but new rese...

“No matter what, start hand-expressing within an hour or two after birth to tell your body to make milk.” When you are pregnant a lot of people give you advice. It was this piec...

I’ve been interested in alternative education since before we were planning to start a family, mostly because I am so fascinated with the direction our world is headed, from exp...

We’ve recently returned from traveling for 10 weeks as a family, which was mostly wonderful but along the way, there was something that started nagging me—a deep emotion that I ...

Sometimes in the mundane of the day-to-day, it’s easy to forget that these very moments will add up to equal our children’s childhood. Parenting is no joke and the stakes are re...

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~ Lao Tzu Admiring the divine piece of earth that we call home is my favorite way to spend these late spring days. It’s ...

Our homes are our sanctuaries. They’re where memories are made, lessons are learned, and bonds are tied. In my effort to be a conscious parent, I do my best to keep our home env...

We’ve had so many questions lately about our journey to creating The Simple Folk, so I thought I would share more about this ambitious endeavor and why exactly we’re dedicated t...

Play is the language of childhood. Whether they’re giggling their way through a book, roughhousing with siblings, building an imaginary world, or pretending to be Pooh Bear and ...

Sometimes healthy choices are straightforward—like nourishing your family with whole foods, encouraging adventurous outdoor play, recycling, and opting for wooden or rubber toys...