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Christina is a holistic nutritionist, yoga teacher, doula and mother supporting pregnancy, postpartum, infancy & childhood. This is my passion and my purpose.

I am a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Yoga Guide (prenatal and mom & baby), Doula and Mother and I have a special interest in supporting families before and during pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood. My support as a Holistic Nutritionist goes beyond the food ingested and incorporates the person as a whole, physical, emotional and spiritual being. I recognize each person I work with as an individual and address their health needs in a way that is focused, practical and realistic for their unique goals and lifestyle. What a responsibility and joy it is to be blessed with the opportunity to help guide and nurture a piece of the future. Giving our children the best possible start in life sets them up for a healthy, balanced, and happy life.

03/10/2025

Today was the Wild Plunge with and for the first time, I wasn’t there at a gathering.
As a co-creatrix of this movement, I’ve poured my heart, presence, time, and energy into every event. To not be there in person felt both tender and liberating. Such a dichotomy! Yet what a blessing it is to know that love, trust, and deep sisterhood held the space. That even in my absence, my spirit was woven into the fabric of it all.

and I have been intentionally building a council of sisters to support this movement, realizing we couldn’t lone wolf it anymore. Today, I witnessed the beauty of that vision coming to life. To feel the strength of the sisterhood holding the container was deeply healing. This movement isn’t held by just one person...

And today, I'm celebrating my continual becoming.
Because past versions would’ve tried to somehow push through, felt the heaviness of my own expectations and assuming expectations of others, unconsciously carried resentment, felt guilty and mad at myself for not speaking my truth, been out of touch with my cycle & flow, ignored the whispers of my body and soul. Today, I honoured what I needed. And I knew I could because I am held by a council of powerful, wise, loving, badass, wild women. Who reminds me that I don’t have to carry it all. That trust and release are sacred, too.

This journey continues to shape me. It’s invited me to step more deeply into my truth, to release old patterns, to choose rest over pushing, and to know that it’s safe to be held...in all my beauty and all my mess.

There was a time when not being there would’ve run a muck in my head. Stories like: I’m not enough. I’ve let everyone down. What will they think? What will they say? I should be doing more. I’m missing out.

But today, I felt peace. I trusted the unfolding. I trusted my sisters. I trusted my wisdom.

I’m celebrating this version of me. This season of my life. The way I choose to show up for myself and for the beautiful village of women who walk beside me.

What a blessing.

02/03/2025

For months, I’ve searched for words to capture the loss of my beautiful Granny from this earthly realm (and just one month after my Nonna passed away). I shared a tribute for my Nonna at that time but didn't expect God to call them both home within weeks of each other, and the weight of it felt deeply profound, and I'm still integrating. Also, just before Granny passed, my cousin was called home, as well. They say things happen in threes, and that month was a full range of deep emotions.

Just weeks before she passed, we celebrated Granny’s 101st birthday (a memory etched on our hearts). Her quick wit and dirty jokes, bright light, and (let’s call them strong preferences, haha) were on full display. She needed a *particular* glass and straw, fed the boys whipped cream off her finger, almost choked on strawberry seeds, and was horrified when I offered water instead of Coke. Classic Granny.

Last night, I played bingo, *her* game. I wore a sweater she knit and her gold pin of an angel holding a bingo card (yes, really, haha). I felt her spirit with me, and it made me smile.

At 101, Granny lived a wild and full life. Despite challenges, she loved fiercely (especially all her grandchildren), called in community with fiery passion, and expected nothing but the best. Even in her final hours, despite the pain, she cracked (dirty) jokes with the doctors and turned her hospital room into a party. She had a strong voice, spoke her truth unapologetically, and taught me that laughter is one of the best remedies for a long life.

When doctors called it cancer, she never did (at least I never heard her). She didn't give it power. “I’ve got this little black spot on my lungs, and we’re just gonna get rid of it. That’s all.” And she did! Twice! That was Granny (focused, strong, resilient).

Remembering many Sundays together, especially as a child, she turned ordinary moments into something special, just by being her. I’ll remember her love, her dirty jokes, and the way she made life feel fun. I feel deeply grateful to have gained two incredible ancestors last year and to walk the path they helped paved.

01/27/2025

Wisdom from conversations with the trees.

Today, I had a beautiful experience on my walk. I usually stop to connect with one of the older, wise trees along my path, but today, before I reached her, a smaller tree called me in.
I rested my hands on her, feeling her hold me as I held her, grounding myself. I stood there for a while, open to receiving her message, but she made me pause, like, truly pause before anything came through.

Finally, her message came through:
Pause...before moving on to the next big thing.

I looked ahead on the path and saw the older tree waiting for me, the one I normally visit. But this smaller tree’s wisdom held me in the moment: Pause.
Celebrate where you are.
Celebrate this moment, because it’s all we truly have.

I stepped back and looked up at her. She was unlike any of the other trees around her. Her trunk grew straight and steady, but at the top, it made an unexpected turn 90° turn. She took a different path and stood out in her own unique way. I couldn’t help but feel that there was even more wisdom in her shape, something I have yet to fully integrate.
I thanked her, honoring the wisdom she offered me, and moved on to the older tree.
When I reached her, I held her close, feeling her love ground and support me. I wept, and I offered her my tears of gratitude, release, and connection.
Ooof, there is so much wisdom in these sacred pauses.

Have you have a conversation with a tree lately?

09/17/2024

I've been finding it difficult to find the words to express how profound the loss of my Nonna is. I went to say goodbye, unaware of how close she was to her final moments. Minutes before I arrived, she took her last breath. In that moment, I felt so frustrated for not getting there sooner but soon understood it was meant to happen this way. I really wanted to be there with her because I couldn't be there for my Nonno when he passed, so in the moment it felt so important that I was there with her. Although sweet story - I arrived in my Nonno's homeland, Italy, the day he passed away, and I believe that was no coincidence.

The time I spent with her afterward was sacred. I held her hand, prayed, played some of her favourite music and danced with her, and shared memories with my family who were with me over the phone. Her presence felt so much stronger, as though her spirit was more with me in that moment than if she had still been alive. It was a wild, beautiful, and peaceful farewell.

She was a devoted caretaker — her 3 children, her husband, my brother and me growing up, her brother-in-law after her husband passed, her garden (oh, her garden!!), her dogs, her home...

Her kitchen was sacred. If you were fortunate enough to fill your belly with her delicious Italian food - you would not forget. Gathered around the dinner table, she would give us sweet kisses on the back of our necks, in pure joy that we were enjoying her food.

What many didn’t know is that she was an intuitive spirit who didn’t feel safe enough to fully express that side of her in this lifetime but still carried them quietly. She loved to sing and dance, use medicine from the earth, and her quiet magic touched all of us in subtle, beautiful ways.

Her presence is now guiding and supporting me from beyond and watching over me and my family as part of my ancestral line. She carried me in her womb, and our bond is eternal. I will carry her love with me always.

Riposa in pace, Nonna.
May 14, 1929 - Sept 10, 2024, 8:25 PM

03/14/2024

Now is a great time to buy organic lemons at a good price, so I wanted to take advantage of this combined with my love for fermentation!

I bought a bag of organic lemons for $4.99 .

On my hunt to find a great recipe to ferment whole lemons, I discovered . She shares how to ferment whole lemons that won't end up too salty like most of the recipes where the lemons are cut and salted.

Join me on my fermentation experimentation journey (if you wanted to try it too!). I wanted to keep this as a post on my page so I could find it easily in the future.

I'll keep you posted on how they turn out!

Here is what I did and what you'll need.

🍋Large glass jar
🍋Lemons (as many as will fit in your jar)
🍋Sea salt
🍋Filtered water
🍋Time

What I did:
- Clean lemons well
- Make 3% brine (for every 2 cups add 1 Tbsp salt)
-Place clean lemons in glass jar (get as many in as you can, you want the lemons to be fully submerged under the brine)
-Fill glass jar with brine solution until the lemons are fully submerged (you may need a weight if they aren't jammed in there enough)
-Close lid (if using a metal lid, I used Parchment paper to prevent oxidation, although I usually use a plastic lid)
-Allow to ferment on counter.... I'll keep you posted with how many days I fermented for.

Stay tuned, and let me know if you're trying it too (make sure to tag me so I can see!)

12/07/2023

This man.
The way he loves me and our boys.
The way he supports me.
The life we've created.
The way we've grown together.

I'm forever grateful he never gave up on us. He changed the course of my life in the most beautiful way... and for future generations.
photography, thank you deeply for the way bring such joy, openness, creativity, and flow into a shoot.

10/27/2023

The worth wound (is this term coined?) showed up for me this week, and it had me feeling like I needed to over explain and play small. Which got me thinking of all the ways this wound shows up (there were more slides, but I was only allowed 10 😜).

Then, during the sacred writing circle we hosted this week with the , Intuitive Writing Coach .bath.writes led us on a powerful visualization. I was given the opportunity to look in the mirror, and what she told me was this, very simply:

I AM worthy.
I AM enough.
You've got this one life to let your unique light shine. Don't waste it.
You have all the permission in the world to play as big as you want.
Keep shining ✨️

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