Category: Healthy Thoughts & Motivation

If you’ve been around long enough, you know I hate breakfast. Personally. Like, I don’t eat it. Oh my god, the horror- right? Isn’t that the anti of what you’re supposed to do to be healthy? Well, so “they” say. But, guess what? I don’t really care what they say. Because if I’m being totally […]

Well, the Simply Real Health Travel Guides, are back for another round today! Combining the best of all things in a healthy life: Food. Travel. Wine. Best cocktails. Restaurants. Ambiance. Sunsets. Healthy spots. Hipster Coffee Bars. Cute Shopping. Fun Workouts. GF Treats (GFT’s). And  the best areas of these fun cities to see, do and stay. […]

  Mmmm k. It’s time. After finding at least 15 matcha pics on my phone from the last 6 months, I have to tell you guys more about my newest obsession. So, as most of you know, I’ve always been a big time green tea drinker. Daily. But also, a sporadic coffee drinker, on trips […]

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So, here’s the thing that most of us don’t really want to admit: You take yourself wherever you go.  So if you’re always running from, and distracting yourself with quick fixes, or and short spurts of perfection and extremes….well, we all know how that ends. Every. Single. Time. The guilt! The shame! The frustration — and […]

In my work, I know that there are four different types of you out there, reading these exact words right now. On your phone, at the office, or waiting for your dentist appointment or workout class to start. Four. Let me explain. There are: Those that just need new healthy food ideas (the blog and cookbook […]

It’s gonna be a bold statement, but I’m gonna make it anyways: the answer to everything, is this salad. It’s not even an exaggeration. Have a busy week ahead? Make this salad. Not sure what to make? Make this salad. Have a party to take a dish to? Take this salad. Trying to feed some […]

Talking food, health, my favorite cocktail, tailgating, and my real-food philosophy on life. Plus, thoughts on the Seattle food scene, favorite restaurants and so much more. Listen on itunes, stitcher, or your podcast app by searching for The Rise Seattle. Or, click here to listen online. Also, do you like free things? The guys at The […]

I had to wait until the weather actually turned, you know? And that it was official on that calendar. To finally admit that Fall is here. To finally make that shift into the cozy, earlier eves, to cooking again, and actually enjoying the process (without the “stress” of doing some outdoors, at all hours of […]

The Simply Real Health Food Academy is here! // Program enrollment is now open// So, what is it? The Simply Real Health Food Academy is food school, made simple. It’s a 3 week (plus a bonus intro week!) online self-guided course to food happiness: the what, where, why, and how of real food, in the real world. It’s […]

Things get real today, my friends. With some BIG NEWS. And a confession. A story that I don’t often talk about. Some of you may not know this, but I wasn’t always so easygoing, healthy, and happy, before I knew about real food. I was a mess. Mentally, physically, and emotionally. The real story. No […]

#thisis31 So, every year, I do the same little tradition: roll sleepily out of bed, and head to Caffe Fiore, all cozied up, and holding my little journal. I take a minute to reflect on the year- it’s surprises, lessons and the small things that were actually the big ones. And then, I look forward. […]