12/20/2025
Stacy & Co. End of Year Newsletter
🎶“Ch. Ch. Ch. Chhannggess”!
The theme for this 2025 has definitely been Changes. What a year it has been indeed! From🎶 “Droppin’ in Like it’s Hot” by Snoop Dogg to 🎶 “What the Hell”..was that?! by Avril Lavigne, this year was FULL of surprises, changes and fast moving parts.
We all tend to reflect, this time of year, while getting involved in all the hustle and bustle of the holiday crazy, on what all helped us grow, setting new goals, and simply what we would not like to repeat the next year. What are some of your new goals for the upcoming year? Do they look anything like mine (how about running away to a private island with my own private beach and sunsets)? Anyone?
Next year will be filled with more changes, but more of the positive kind. Can we all rejoice?! Hallelujah, Amen, Amen. Changes tend to be a bit scary to many, but we welcome them here at Stacy & Co. and are excited to announce the few upcoming changes!
New Physical Location Underway!
We will be partnering with another small business in Stillwater and will soon have a physical location. This is quite a task and will take several months to get it completed but it will be amazing! We will be holding classes on natural health and wellness and teach you how to better support your own body into the new year and years to come.
Naturopathic Doctor/ Traditional Naturopath, Clinical Herbalist, Aromatherapist, Iridologist, Organic Herbal/Food Grower, Nutritional Coach Coming Soon!
Yeah.. Told You it was ALOT! For the new year, I will begin taking clients outside of Trauma Informed Life Coaching and classes and partner with an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP). I have been a Traditional Naturopath and Holistic Health Practitioner since 2017, and have continued my ridiculously in depth education in all things natural including Clinical Herbalism, Aromatherapy, Iridology, and Traditional Naturopathy, through the years, creating a very well rounded and thorough understanding of body, mind, spirit, holistic healing by working with individuals in finding the root cause in disease and illness.
Natural/Traditional Naturopathic medicine focuses on the root cause of illness and disease providing you with an understanding of the body systems and how your environment, food, and other factors take part in your lived experience. I am totally excited to begin taking new clients again! 🌿
THIS YEARS’S
“Food for Thought”
Want a Really Great Recipe for the Holiday Season?!
Gouda Mixed Potato Mash
Total Time:35 min
Servings:12
Nutrition Facts: 2/3 cup: 178 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 189mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.
From the Recipe Creator: Everything's better with cheese, right? This cheesy two-potato mash is no exception. If you cube the cheese, you’ll discover delicious pockets of melted cheese throughout the dish. —Shelby Goddard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ingredients
6 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup 2% milk
1 cup shredded Gouda cheese
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions
Place Yukon Gold and sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain; return to pan.
Mash potatoes, gradually adding milk. Stir in cheese, paprika, salt and pepper.
Lastly, this is the perfect year to practice Gratitude and Mindfulness!
The Benefits of Mindfulness
You have probably been told that embarking on a journey to become more
mindful in your life will be very beneficial to you. But you may be wondering just
what are the benefits of being more mindful. There are so many benefits to being
more mindful in your life, some of which are explained below.
Stress Reduction
If you are like most people in this world, you live a busy life that is often full of
stress. And stress has proven to be both bad for the body and the mind. When
you work on becoming more mindful in your life, this will help reduce your stress.
It will also help improve other mental aspects, such as focus and efficiency, which
are often impeded by the effects of stress.
Better Sleep
Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Well, becoming more mindful can help you
with that as well. Being more mindful helps reduce the number of the ailments
which cause problems sleeping, such as anxiety and stress. So, once you become
more mindful, you’ll sleep more deeply and wake feeling more rested.
Improved Relationships
It can be hard to maintain relationships in your life if you lack empathy or are
prone to emotional outbursts. Improving your mindfulness can help with both of
these, as in one study performed by the California State University San Marcos, it
was discovered that instruction in mindfulness both increases empathy and
emotional control—meaning participants were less likely to have emotional
outbursts in the future.
More Fulfillment
Mindfulness can help you feel happier and more fulfilled. This is because part of
mindfulness is learning who you are and how to accept yourself and your life as it
is. It will also help you set more effective goals for yourself and handle any
difficult situations that may come your way confidently. This means you will be
less likely to be thrown off when something in your life doesn’t go as planned,
and you will be able to move forward with your life with ease.
Of course, these aren’t all the benefits of mindfulness, as the list goes on and on.
But when you take steps to become more mindful, the benefits you will
experience will transform your life in several ways, which will lead you to become
a happier person who maintains excellent relationships with others.
How Can I Be More Mindful?
Do you find yourself going through life with no idea what you are doing or how
you got there? And then one day, you realize that you aren’t even where you
want to be? This happens when you lead a life that isn’t mindful. Mindfulness is
an awareness of where you are in life, and it is essential if you want to enjoy life
truly. Below are a few things you can do to help yourself become more mindful.
Don’t Be Too Hard On Yourself
Negative thoughts can often send you into a mental spiral in which you begin to
see the world, or yourself, in a negative light. Instead of thinking of all the things
you have done wrong in your life, block these thoughts with positive ones about
all the good you have done, and then focus on being present in the here and now,
rather than spending all your time on thoughts which may not be accurate.
Relax
A significant part of mindfulness is learning to relax. When you are relaxed, you
become more present and mindful of your surroundings. If you are having trouble
relaxing, it can help to simply pause what you are doing and take a few deep
breaths. You may also want to work on relaxation further by pursuing a tactic like
meditation or journaling, which you perform daily.
Stay Present
As mentioned above, if you spend most of your time in your thoughts, whether
they are negative thoughts about yourself or worry about future events which
haven’t happen yet, this detracts from you focusing on what is going on around
you. And being present is truly what helps you lead a more mindful life. When you
find yourself struggling to remain present, pause what you are doing, and check-
in with yourself. Check-in with your thoughts. Where are they now? Are they focused on what is going on around you? Then check in with your body and take
note of the sensations you feel, all the way down to your breathing and heart
rate. This may seem dumb, but this is one of the best ways to help keep you
present and mindful.
Conclusion
Becoming more mindful can be a difficult task that requires time and practice, so
don’t be frustrated if it doesn’t happen overnight. Instead, just focus on not being
too hard on yourself, relaxing, and staying present, and being more mindful will
eventually come.
Thank You! We truly appreciate being able to make a positive impact on the individuals we encounter and appreciate you very much! As a thank you gift, we will offer FREE Naturopathic Wellness consultations for the month of January, 2026. If you are struggling with your health and ready to make a change. Reach out! -Stacy
