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Wellness is not merely the absence of illness, it is a state of complete physical, mental, emotional & spiritual well-being

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Quarantine Hasn’t Changed Me, It’s Just Shown Me Who I Really Am As A Mother

July 14, 2020 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

By Lauren Vaknine When lockdown began, I’d wanted to write an article about how parents with young children would be the Winston Churchills of this war, motivating our children and reminding ourselves of the superior importance of our role. The onus was on us to display the kind of strength and resilience that could only…

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When You’re A Nutritionist & Health Food Blogger… And Your Son Gets Diagnosed With Malnutrition

January 29, 2020 by theorganicspoon 5 Comments

There’s a reason I lost my shit the last time (because this has happened many times) a well-meaning fellow mum said to me, “Just arrange the vegetables in smiley faces, that worked for our son who was *really* fussy”. Genuinely, I’ve wanted to smack the smirk off every single person who has said that to…

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Filed Under: A Day In The Life, Parenting Tagged With: arfid, arfid articles, arfid ideas, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, childhood nutrition, childhood nutritionist, fussy eaters, healthy happy home, holistic wellbeing coach, lauren vaknine, wellbeing coach, wellness coach

The Art Of Giving Birth

November 11, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

My Article for The Green Parent Magazine “Believe me; if you are told that some experience is going to hurt, it will hurt. Most pain is in the mind, and when a woman absorbs the idea that the act of giving birth is excrutiatingly painful—when she gets this information from her mother, her sisters, her…

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Healing The Worms of Trauma

October 3, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Because however much “self-development” one attempts in their lifetime, our visceral and inconvenient humanness ends up being the devil on our shoulder during our most testing times.

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Essential Oils for Labour & Childbirth

June 3, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

  My journey with essential oils began back in 2016 when I was trying to recover from the postpartum arthritis flare-up I was in since having my son. I’d been in remission for a long time so navigating myself through a flare-up, now also with baby in tow, and with all the challenges that come…

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8 Tips To Holistically Aid Your Fertility Treatment – My Article For The Natural Parent Magazine

April 4, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

My article, 8 Tips To Holistically Aid Your Fertility Treatment was published in The Natural Parent Magazine. Check out this AMAZING magazine on their website and make sure to subscribe! So many incredible articles and inspiration for natural parenting. The article is below:   IVF is a gruelling process. It is impossible to grasp just…

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Filed Under: Front Page Articles, Health, Parenting Tagged With: fertility, holistic, holistic fertility, holistic health, infertility, ivf, lauren vaknine, natural fertility, natural parent magazine, natural parenting, organic spoon

10 Beginners’ Tips To Creating A Healthier & More Natural Family Home

September 25, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Are you one of the many people who would like to adopt a more natural lifestyle for your family, but the thought of it is so daunting that you don’t know where to start and shy away from it each time you think of it? If so this post is for you! It took me…

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Flu-Busting Elderberry Gummies

September 13, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

I really hate the term ‘flu season’. Flu is not a season! Influenza is a virus that, with an adequately supported immune system, will, at worst, leave us feeling pretty crappy for a few days, we may even experience a fever – heaven forbid! – but, assuming we don’t suppress it with fever-reducing medications and…

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Lactation Tea Blend For Nursing Mothers

August 21, 2018 by theorganicspoon 1 Comment

Breastfeeding. Ah, the ever contentious subject. Breast vs formula; breast is best; fed is best; blah blah blah. But let’s be real for a minute; however we all manage to feed our babies, it does remain true that nothing can compare to breast milk in all it can do for our tiny babies and their…

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Homemade Vitamin Gummies

August 15, 2018 by theorganicspoon 2 Comments

I often get asked what supplements I give my son and how I keep him healthy the natural way. People often ask if I give him a multi-vitamin. Hell. No. Multi-vitamins (for children and adults) are usually made using synthetic hormones and ‘vitamins’, in a very non-bioavailable source, not to mention all the additives and…

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Thank you for visiting my blog! I’m Lauren and I’m a health writer, holistic wellness coach and speaker, and at 23 months old, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

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