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Bring it, Fall!

September 20, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

In the past two days, I’ve actually done two things I really wanted to do and done them with joy. I spent the day at the Natural Products Expo East where I talked with some truly inspirational people about amazing products. And I talked with moms and other local leaders in the holistic parenting community…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health Tagged With: happiness, health, Holistic Health, joy, Natural Products Expo, optimism

Family legacy ambivalence

April 14, 2015 by Jessica 11 Comments

Welcome to the April 2015 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family History This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared stories, lore, and wisdom about family history. Please read to the end to find a list of…

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Filed Under: Featured, Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: balance, creativity, depression, family, happiness, health, imbalance, mental wellness, priorities, self-care, writing, writing mama, writing mother

Happier at home … by staying at home?

January 8, 2014 by Jessica 9 Comments

The more I channeledĀ Happier at Home author Gretchen Rubin this morning, straightening up and dealing with clutter, the more I started thinking about ditching the chance to see her speak tonight. Talk about shooting the messenger. She didn’t exactly say the words “don’t do anything that doesn’t make you feel joyful” in what I read…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: balance, cleaning, clutter, domestic life, family, Gretchen Rubin, Happier at Home, happiness, home, joy, marriage, organization, priorities, wellness privilege, work, writing

One person’s happiness is … musings on marriage

January 5, 2014 by Jessica 10 Comments

Hearing about someone else’s marital problems is a guilty pleasure, but only until it becomes cause for envy. In her new book, Happier at Home, Gretchen Rubin shares the little things that bother her about her husband Jamie (who must be a really good sport to put up with this public laundry-airing). I liked hearing…

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Filed Under: Featured, Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: depression, family, Femworking, From Left to Write, Gretchen Rubin, happiness, husband, marriage, partnership, priorities, relationships, spouse, yoga

Confessions of a mostly natural parent

September 7, 2012 by Jessica 5 Comments

Welcome to the second edition of the “I’m a Natural Parent – BUT…” Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the carnival hosted by The Artful Mama and our feminist {play}school. During this carnival our participants have focused on how mainstream society has affected their natural parenting and how they have come to peace…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: calm, diet, family, GAPS, GAPS diet, happiness, home, joy, moving, parenting, peace, priorities, renovation, rhythm, simplicity parenting, travel, working mother, writing mother

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Welcome to Crunchy-Chewy Mama, where the wilderness meets the sidewalk. Around here, I do my best to live as healthfully as possible. But compromises abound.

I also publish the resource blog Mindful Healthy Life of Metro DC. To learn about my writing and appearances and for details about the writing, editing and consulting services I offer, visit JessicaClaireHaney.com.

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