Ingrained Living: Functional Nutrition & Holistic Hormone Health

07/04/2025

07/02/2025

✨ Exciting News! ✨
I just launched a brand-new podcast created specifically for Christian women in the messy middle of midlife 💛

If you’re navigating the shifting hormones of perimenopause and beyond, soul-deep fatigue, or simply trying to care for your people without losing yourself—The Ingrained Living Pathway is for you.

🎙️ On this show, I blend:
• Functional nutrition strategies
• Holistic wellness insight
• Grace-based care for your body, mind, and spirit

It’s a space to slow down, tune in to what matters most, and remember:
You don’t have to earn rest—
you can return to it.

💛 Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts, or visit:
www.ingrainedliving.com/podcast

If you’re a midlife woman longing to feel nourished in your body, mind, and spirit—you’re so welcome here. I’d be honored to walk this path with you.

Warmly,
Bethany

06/14/2025

🫖 New Season, Same Heart
I’ve been quietly reshaping the words that describe what I do—so they reflect not just my work, but the heart behind it.

If you’re a weary Christian woman walking through the stormy seasons of perimenopause or beyond... I want you to know you’re not alone.

This is the space I’ve created for you—a space of deep listening, nourishing support, and grace-filled care.

Here’s the new bio I’ll be using. If it speaks to you—or to someone you know—I’d love for you to share it or tag a friend.
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Bethany Thomson, RDN, walks with weary Christian women through the storms of perimenopause & beyond, helping them rediscover rest—through personalized functional nutrition, grace-filled coaching & deep listening to body, story & the tender voice of God.

Want to talk? Start with a Welcome Hour—a quiet, no-pressure space to be heard.

A soul-honoring first step toward wholeness—offering faith-based coaching, functional nutrition guidance, and spiritual rest.

06/11/2025

What do you carry into life’s storms?

A banana, a book, and a stuffie.
That’s what my 4-year-old said he’d pack for the tornado shelter—and honestly, it might be the wisest list I’ve heard.

Because sometimes the storms we’re facing aren’t weather-related at all.
They’re hormonal. Emotional. Spiritual.
And we don’t always know how to prepare.

I wrote something tender and real about what it looks like to find nourishment and grounding when you’re in the middle of one of those invisible storms—especially in perimenopause.

🩵 If you’re in that season—or just feel the wind picking up—this is for you.

You can read it here:
https://ingrainedliving.com/letters-nourish-ground-comfort/

And if a friend comes to mind who’s walking through this too…
💛 Tag her or share it with her.
Let’s remind each other we’re not alone.

More grace-filled support is coming soon—because we all need steady ground sometimes.

A soul-rooted letter for women in perimenopause and beyond. Grounding, nourishment, and comfort for the midlife body and soul. 💛

06/09/2025

You visit your provider in hopes that you get some answers to what's been bothering you about your energy, brain fog, or or hormones, only to be told “Your labs are normal.”

You’ve heard it before... and it can be so frustrating and invalidating when you know something is just not right!
But what if “normal” doesn’t mean optimal?

I created a free training to help you gently understand the 7 foundational wellness labs every woman should know—and what they may be quietly revealing about your energy, hormones, and the deeper story your body is telling.

This isn’t about chasing more tests.
It’s about learning to listen well.

You’ll receive:
– A 40-minute insightful teaching from Bethany
– A printable lab checklist
– A few grace-filled emails to help you take your next step in peace—not panic.

🎁 Get the free guide here:
www.ingrainedliving.com/insight

Let’s begin with insight. 💛

Grace & Peace,
Bethany

Learn how to understand the 7 foundational wellness labs every woman should know—and what they may be quietly revealing about your energy, hormones, and the deeper story your body is telling Receive your Ingrained Insight Guide You’ll also receive a printable checklist, a voice message of encour...

05/27/2025

Summer Nutrition & Wellness Homeschool Class

If you’re a homeschooling mama exploring summer learning options for your high schooler, I’d love to invite you to a relaxed Mama’s Tea Time this Thursday at 2:00 PM (CT).

This is a casual Zoom gathering where I’ll share the heart behind my course, Nutrition & Wellness 101: Stewarding Your Health with Biblical Wisdom—a faith-based, audio-format summer course designed for high school homeschoolers.

Whether your student is already enrolled or you’re just considering whether it’s a good fit, this is a space to ask questions, hear more about the vision, and connect with other like-minded moms.

No pressure to attend live or be on camera—just a space for clarity, support, and conversation.

If you’d like the Zoom link or want to submit a question in advance, just message me and I’ll send it over.

You can find out more and register for the class here: https://ingrainedliving.com/homeschool-nutrition/

Warmly,
Bethany

Nutrition and Wellness 101: A Faith-Based Health Course for Homeschool TeensFlexible. Practical. Biblically grounded. Make the summer count for something that lasts a lifetime.A flexible, family-friendly way to fulfill a high school health credit.Your student won’t just complete this course—they...

05/10/2025

Day 1 | You Don’t Have to Hustle to Be Held
A story for the woman living in fast-forward

On the outside, I looked like I had it all together.

But at 23, I found myself sprinting through an airport, mascara streaked and breathless—
convinced that being late meant I had failed.
That if I disappointed someone, everything would unravel.
Like I had to hold it all together—at the expense of tending to my own heart—or the world would collapse around me.

That moment—one I hadn’t even shared with my best friend—
became a mirror.
It showed me the toll of trying to earn love through performance.
And it was the beginning of a much deeper kind of healing.

This reflection is the first in a series I’m sharing through the Ingrained Living Open House—
a quiet, grace-filled invitation to stop striving… and start receiving.

🫖 Would you like to listen in to the Hearthside Reflections this week?
I’d be glad to send you your private podcast link.
Accept your invitation here
https://ingrainedliving.kit.com/open-house

You’re not too late.
You’re not too much.
You’re already being held.

p.s.
A quiet moment from this week.
Sometimes the path to restoration begins with just one slow, sacred step.

The Ingrained Living Open House is a free, audio-guided reflection series (May 5–11) designed to offer rest, soul care, and gentle nourishment for body, story, and spirit.

05/07/2025

“Before there was pressure to be perfect,
there was a garden.
A woman.
A body called good.”
—Bethany Thomson

This is the kind of timeless truth we remember at Ingrained Living.

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Won’t you join us for hearthside stories, soul-rooted nourishment, and a soft place to land inside the Ingrained Living Open House? Your invitation is below...
🫖 https://ingrainedliving.kit.com/open-house

05/06/2025

You don’t have to keep holding it all together.

If your soul is whispering for rest—
if you’ve been moving through life in fast forward—
this is your invitation to step inside a slower, sacred rhythm.

🫖 The Ingrained Living Open House is a private podcast for women who are ready to pause.
Short, soul-soothing reflections… created to meet you right where you are.
No pressure. No performance. Just a quiet welcome.

The fire is lit.
The kettle is on.
There’s a seat waiting for you.

🎧 Your private audio invitation is waiting—find it through the link in my bio.

04/18/2025

🌸 A Liturgy of Springtime Hope

As we walk through this sacred Easter weekend, I wanted to share a quiet reflection I wrote while meditating on the hope of the gospel this spring.

It’s for the heart that’s holding both beauty and sorrow.
The body that’s tired from the slow work of healing.
The soul that longs to breathe again.

This liturgy was born from my own season of renewal—and I’m offering it now as a gentle pause for anyone who needs space to breathe.

If you’d like to receive it, I’ve created a space where you can quietly opt in to read or listen:
🌸 https://ingrainedliving.kit.com/springtime-hope

This is the kind of space I offer through Ingrained Living—
A place of rest, nourishment, and renewal for body, story, and spirit.

May these words meet you at morning’s edge,
in the soft places where new life stirs,
and awaken in you a renewed delight in
“Christ in you, the Hope of Glory.” (Colossians 1:27)

With grace and hope,
Bethany
Functional Nutritionist & Soul Care Practitioner
ingrainedliving.com

03/28/2025

Spring Will Come.
A gentle reflection for the soul still in winter.

This message has been stirring in my own soul of late, and now I'd like to offer it to you.

Hear this:
You are not behind.
You are still becoming.
You are seen.

🌿 Tap to listen, and if it speaks to you, you’re invited to learn more about my Welcome Hour—a gentle, virtual space for women longing for rest and renewal.

With grace and hope,
Bethany

www.ingrainedliving.com/welcome-hour