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Behind the scenes with Jennifer Robins of Predominantly Paleo

August 23, 2016 by Jessica Leave a Comment

It’s super exciting to watch a friend be as successful as Jennifer Robins of Predominantly Paleo blog and author of five cookbooks including the new Paleo Kids Cookbook that comes out on September 6. I met Jennifer when she came to a Holistic Moms meeting I organized with Stacy Toth of Paleo Parents as our…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, The Arts Tagged With: balance, blogger, family, health, inspiration, interview, Jennifer Robins, Paleo, Predominantly Paleo, priorities, work, working mom

Grounding in fall

November 21, 2014 by Jessica Leave a Comment

This fall I have noticed the leaves without trying so hard and have immersed myself in a lot of interesting activities that seemed to land in my lap. I have been so many great talks and events, and I’ve wanted to write thoughtful and helpful recaps of all of them for my website, Mindful Healthy…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: community, Freedom for Family Wellness summit, health, Holistic Moms Network, inspiration, mind-body connection, mindfulness, positive thinking, priorities, volunteerism, wellness, working mom, working mother, writing, writing mama, writing mother

On blogging and living (simultaneously)

October 3, 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Everything changes, but what is important never does. That is the biggest lesson I’ve learned from parenting, and I think if I work hard enough, I can apply it to blogging as well. When I was a high school English teacher, back before I became a mom, I was constantly busy reading papers, or thinking…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: blogging, Femworking, priorities, Tracy Grant, working mom, working mother, writing mother

Mother’s Self-Renewal workshop begins

January 14, 2012 by Jessica 3 Comments

When a two-hour workshop that requires almost an hour of driving leaves you feeling recharged like you had a nap, I’d say it lives up to its “self-renewal” title! Today was the first meeting of a “Monthly Mother’s Self-Renewal Group” based on Renee Trudeau’s book, The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal. We centered, we talked, we…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, The Arts Tagged With: creativity, identity, mothering, priorities, self, support, support group, working mom, writing mother, yoga

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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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