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The Holistic Mind

I am a Registered Holistic Nutritionist based in Victoria, British Columbia. POST-PILL . PMS . SKIN HEALTH .

I help women get to the root cause of their symptoms & balance their hormones naturally.

06/07/2023

💟The Crone💟

Is one of the 4 archetypes of the menstrual cycle.

She is the one archetype that shifted my perspective on my period from day one.

One of the biggest motivators for my course - Living in Harmony with your Cycle, was to help women change the relationship with their menstrual cycle.

I love the notion that in during your bleed you are intuitively more powerful and have deeper access to your own wisdom.

Being able to honour stillness and presence will naturally bring you closer to yourself.🤍

When you change the relationship with your cycle, everything shifts. I promise.

If you have been feeling a pull to live more intuitively with your body’s rhythm, to experience easier cycles, join me for my 6-week course.

We start June 19th.

🤍Enrol at the link in my bio🤍

06/06/2023

You period can be an amazing insight into your overall health.

When I say the *quality* of your period, I mean:

🩸How long is your period?
🩸Is it heavy?
🩸Is it light?
🩸Do you experience spotting?
🩸What Colour is your period blood?
🩸Are there clots larger than a size of a nickel?
🩸Is it painful?

These stats matter. Why?

They have the ability to tell you if there is an imbalance, if stress is present, a bleeding disorder, a thyroid concern, or inflammation.

Having an understanding of your own period, and your norm, AND being able to articulate and advocate for your menstrual health is called:

✨Period Literacy✨

This is one of the main pillars of my course:
Living in Harmony with your Cycle

Having this ability and strength of understanding is incredibly empowering.

If you’re ready to tap into your body’s messengers and intuition, we start June 19th.

✨You can enrol at the link in my bio✨

05/29/2023

Let’s start with the most important question here:
✨What IS cyclical living?✨

I talk a lot about:
🔺The 4 phases of the menstrual cycle
🔺Archetypes of the menstrual cycle
🔺”cycle syncing”
But perhaps your wondering…what is it actually?

Swipe through this post to understand what cyclical living is.

The bones of it, is that we are cyclical beings.

To live our lives in a way that is out of touch with our natural rhythm has left us in a state of overwhelm, exhaustion, and confusion.

We have been conditioned to:
Achieve the most
✨Make the most money
✨Check off more tasks in a smaller amount of time
✨Juggle parenting, relationships, & trauma
✨and? A global pandemic

We have been told that who we are the week before our period is
🔻Bitchy
🔻Shameful
🔻To be pushed through

When the reality is that we need to start listening to our body’s needs if we truly want to thrive in exist in all of our brilliance.

This is EXACTLY what I teach you how to do in my course:
Living in Harmony with your Cycle.

We start June 19th.

Enroll at the link in my bio✨

05/25/2023

🎉Doors are OPEN to Living in Harmony with your Cycle!🎉

I am SO EXCITED!

Imagine if you could go from...
🔻Exhausted and burnt out 24/7
🔻Disconnected and misaligned
🔻Disgust and resentment towards your period
🔻Overwhelmed with what information to focus on
🔻Unpredictable and sometimes painful periods
🔻Scattered and last minute decisions that leave you depleted
🔻Falling into people pleasing tendencies that leave you spread thin

To...
🔺Increased, stable energy throughout your cycle
🔺Embodied and connected to your intuition
🔺Love and appreciation to the power of your cycle
🔺Having the correct science, tools and roadmap to live cyclically
🔺Predictable, pain-free, easier periods
🔺Confident in where to focus your energy to thrive
🔺Mastering boundary setting when your body is calling for rest, rejuvenation and nourishment

My 6-week course combines holistic nutrition, the science of women's hormonal health, & my experience helping clients have easier cycles into one major offer.

I am beyond excited for this course! Cyclical living changed the game for me - I want to show you how as well!

✨Doors are finally open - we begin June 19th, 2023!✨

DM me with any questions!

05/15/2023

📣WEBINAR 📣

We are one week away from my first of four webinars for:
5 Pillars to Living in Harmony with your Cycle.

Swipe ⬅️⬅️ to get the details on what we will be covering!

✨If you’re curious about cyclical living, and are ready to optimize your energy and live more fully in your cycle, I’d love to see you in this webinar!

✨These are the 5 pillars you need to carry out cyclical living long-term.

✨Plus? My webinar attendees will be getting a sneak peek into my upcoming course, with an exclusive discount to join.

✨I’ll also be sending attendees a free step by step guide on how to track your cycle properly, so you can get a head start on my course.

💕Register at the link in my bio💕

04/30/2023

📣WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT

Join me in May where I will dive into my 5 Pillars to Living in Harmony with your cycle!

Swipe ⏮️⏮️ for my 3 upcoming dates in May to find a time that works best for you🤍

These pillars are what I use weekly to live cyclically.

Plus? For all of my attendees I’ll be offering up a free guide (that I have only included in past group programs), as well as an exclusive offer for my upcoming course:
Living in Harmony with your Cycle
- doors are opening in May -

✨Register at the link in my bio to save your seat!✨

See you there loves!

04/13/2023

A few days ago I posted some specifics on PMDD:

- What PMDD is
- How it is diagnosed
- Common signs and symptoms

(If you haven't had a chance to scope it out, I highly recommend!)

While this can feel like a lot of information, especially if you have been diagnosed with PMDD, or you have a sneaky suspicion you might have it, I'm here to tell you that you have more control over these symptoms than you think.

Most of these symptoms can be reduced by lifestyle and nutrition changes.

Traditional medicine would recommend treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). This is essentially an antidepressant to treat the mood concerns with PMDD.

Here are 5 areas to get started if you are struggling with PMDD:

1️⃣Reduce inflammation: This coulf look like - reducing inflammatory vegetable oil intake, reducing or eliminating foods you are sensitive to, managing your stress, lowering alcohol consumption, opting for a whole foods diet a majority of the time.

2️⃣Stabilize your blood sugar. Eating a well rounded meal that includes protein,
carbs and healthy fats, eating within an hour of waking, not eating sweets on their own.

3️⃣Prioritizing 7-9 hours of sleep. Ensuring your circadian rhthym is supported has a profound impact on your mood, hormones and appetite. Opt to sleep in a coold, dark room, with no electronic an hour within bed time.

4️⃣Manage your stress consistently. When you cortisol is elevated continuously, it will deplete essential vitamins and minerals, and take priority over other bodily functions. Elevated cortisol will also increase inflammation. This could look like nature walks, deep breathing, taking a long bath with magnesium salts, therapy, or yoga.

5️⃣include magnesium and vitamin B6 in your routine. This can be with foods
and supplements. This will help with the mood aspect of PMDD.

✨If you want to get started right away, I recommend heading to the
link in my Bio
to downnload my Ultimate Morning Checklist!
My guide will get you started on how to build your plate and optimize your morning to balance your blood sugar and lower inflammation!✨

04/11/2023

🩸WHAT IS PMDD?🩸

Aka Premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

To put it simply, PMDD is a very extreme form of PMS.

Swipe⬅️⬅️ to learn:
✨What PMDD
✨Common signs & symptoms
✨How one is diagnosed with PMDD
✨Why you should start a diary if you feel you may have PMDD

Stay tuned this week where I will dive in a bit deeper on how to address PMDD from a holistic approach.💪🏻

✨Do you have PMDD? How do you currently manage it?✨

04/04/2023

📣ALL VICTORIA BABES📣
Workshop announcement:

Who: myself & .skinbar

When: Sunday, May 7th @2:00pm

Where: Cold Water Skin Bar studio, Victoria, BC

What: Beauty from the inside-out; a workshop on the gut-skin connection

Cost: $30+GST

If you struggle with your skin, are interested in supporting your gut for your overall health - this workshop is for you!

Swipe left⏮️ for more details on:
✨Who this workshop is for
✨What you will learn

Save the date babes - this is the workshop you (and your skin) need before summer hits!

Get your ticket at the link in my bio!
[LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE]

04/03/2023

Here’s the thing, ovulation is the star of the show - PERIOD.

Ovulation is considered our 5th vital sign. It is an indicator of our overall health✨

If you are not ovulating each cycle, it is an indication that there could be a deeper issue that requires your attention. It also means that there are specific hormones that are being produced in adequate amounts, and *conversations* between your brain and your ovaries that may not be happening.

Swipe left⏮️⏮️to learn some big signs that can tell you if you’re ovulating or not.

Do you know if you’re ovulating each month?🔽🔽

03/27/2023

The truth? Waking up without an appetite is NOT a good thing.

If you aren’t hungry within the first hour of waking, this can be a clear indicator that you are running on stress hormones!

When you are in a chronically stressed state, your body prioritizes other bodily functions (bye bye hunger, digestion, and reproductive health).

The consequence of not eating a protein rich breakfast within an hour of waking has a domino effect!

Skipping breakfast will effect your blood sugar regulation, leaves you deficient in the nutrients required for easier periods, and can be hard on your adrenals.

If this sounds like you, I recommend starting small with breakfast.

I know it can be hard to eat when you’re not hungry, but it’s a sign from your body that you need support.

✨Not sure where to start? Download my
ULTIMATE MORNING CHECKLIST
At the link in my bio. ✨

03/22/2023

Do you experience period pain?

Let me guess…
🩸Your cabinets are full of Advil and midol
🩸Sometimes you spend hours or even days curled up in a ball with pain
🩸You reach for w**d or alcohol to make the pain *better*

Well…you’re not alone.
Period pain is SO COMMON, but it is not normal.

Swipe through this post for my top tips to address your period pain.
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Ultimately, the goal is have less period pain and prostaglandins floating around long-term.

In order to do this, 2 of the biggest things to focus on are
👉🏻Lowering inflammation
👉🏻Balancing your blood sugar

Here are a few ways you can do this:
✨don’t skip meals! Eat a protein and healthy fat rich breakfast within an hour of waking!
✨ensure you’re eating every 3-4 hours
✨Focus on a nutrient dense diet rich in protein, complex carbs, fiber, and healthy fat
✨Prioritize managing your stress on a daily/weekly basis. This could look like: breathing exercises, meditation, exercise, adequate sleeps, journaling, taking a bath etc.
✨Avoid processed foods

Period pain does not have to be your reality.

There isn’t a magic pill that will make your pain disappear long-term!

You have the power to make lifestyle changes right away♥️

Are you experiencing period pain on a regular basis?

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Welcome to The Holistic Mind

Hey, welcome! I’m Jenn, founder of The Holistic Mind.

I am a Registered Holistic Nutritionist (R.H.N.), with a certificate in Advanced Holistic Facial treatments.

What do I do in a nutshell? I help women optimize their health with the proper tools and support with a customized 1-on-1 protocol.

I believe that the path to balanced health doesn’t happen overnight. It is the little changes, courage and determination, paired with my support and educated guidance that will help you achieve your health goals.