Wholistika

Intuitive art making, who's in? ✨️🎨

We all have an intuition, but are you listening to it❓️

You know those gut feelings you get? This inner knowing. Do you listen to it? Do you trust yourself? Do you want to clear the noise in the way of listening to your gut intuition?

Join Linnea (Art Psychotherapist) & Jessica (Holistic Nutritionist + Life Coach) for an art making workshop to tap into your inner artist and gain insight into your intuition.

Learn how to connect to your inner compass & put it into practice by enjoying a creative evening creating art with others.

✨️Registration via eventbrite is required.
✨️All materials will be provided.
✨️This is an interactive workshop where everyone gets an opportunity to share, participate and connect.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-insights-exploring-intuition-through-artful-expression-tickets-948388043167?aff=oddtdtcreator
✨️Click my bio link to sign up or comment "INTUITIVE" below to receive the link into your DM ⬇️

You're invited to my: FREE Wellness Event In-Person in Ottawa! 🍃

Let me give you some context...

For the past few months, I have had a mature student completing a co-op internship with me. 🎓 His name is Georges and Georges has been a chef in the military for 14 years! And has now decided to do a career change in the field of health and nutrition. 🥑

For his final project, George will be giving a FREE wellness talk (in person in Ottawa) on May 19th on how to reduce our exposure to environmental toxins and their effects on our health.

✅️ There will also be some goodies for all participants to go home with as well as some refreshments and light brunch.

How can you say no to that? like comon?
We love free, we love food and we love learning all things holistic! Am I right?

✅️ Oh - Parking is also FREE!

Comment "CLEAN" and I will message you the registration link.

Or click the link below
https://wholistika.ck.page/lowtox

Have you found yourself yet? 🤔🍃✨️

I wrote this text from my heart and shared it in a girls facebook travel group in 2021. It has now been almost 3 years since my solo-trip adventure! You'll even see the timestamp on the 3rd photo...I used to read other inspiring stories of the women in the group sharing their travel adventures...

Until the day that I decided to create an opportunity to experience my own "Eat, Pray, Love" journey! (One of my absolute favorite movies!) 🍝🙏🏽❤️

I remember writing that text with such inner peace and satisfaction. Not for external validation, but for external celebration! That is how I knew I am on a path of self-love. When your behaviors aren't to show off, but to inspire and celebrate. 🎉

I knew I wanted to solo-travel but had MAJOR fear around the unknown and doing things alone. Solo-travel taught me we are way more capable than we think and that the fear dissipates with each experience...or you just decide to do it while you're afraid and figure it out lol. 😅

I can write so much more about this topic, but for now I'll reflect my introspection back to you...what does the journey of "finding yourself" look like? How do you define finding yourself? Would/have you solo-traveled?

You know when you underestimate yourself and then something good happens and you doubt if it is a mistake because your insecurities start invading your mind?

That is how I felt when I received this email...I thought, "is this legit? Is this a scam?" And then I went on the website and saw my name is truly on the nominee list for the 🍃✨️2024 𝙊𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 "𝙉𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧".✨️🍃

This year I told myself I want to nurture my community, devote myself to having positive impact and develop a stronger conviction in myself as a holistic practitioner. Thank you for your nomination! 🙏🏽💛

If you believe in me and what I do, please vote for me 🥰I appreciate all your votes!
𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟮) 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟳𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗠 𝗺𝗲 "𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘" 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸.
Here it is too: https://facesmag.ca/awards/ #/gallery/412739615/

Thank you 🥰🌹🍃✨️🙏🏽

✨️Make this your 2024 theme & intention: who would you be without your pain? ✨️

I was telling a close friend of mine ( Shakti Leroy's Green River Yoga Studio ) about my unresolved joint pain and previous heartaches & resentment I continue to carry. ❤️‍🩹

She looked me in the eyes and asked me "who would you be without it❓️". I had to pause for a moment...because Wow, what a beautiful and striking question.

I would not be a victim. I would be free. I would dance more. Laugh more. Believe in myself more. I would be who God wants me to be.

I have not forgotten her question since she asked me 3 months ago and have been wanting to share this question with you ever since.

I strongly believe in emotional stress being stored in our physical bodies and the power of subconscious awareness and self-development work to help improve physical and emotional pain. 🙏🏽 You can do all the physical work, but if you do not address your psyche, spirit and emotions, there will always be a missing piece to your healing process. 🧩

Does this resonate? What comes up for you?

I know this is an intimate invitation to self reflect and try to let go of the ego, which can be challenging. So I welcome you to share your process, thoughts, questions and even advice in the comments. ⬇️👇🏽

Your body is sending you signals with each symptom. ⚠️

Cravings are a symptom of an internal nutritional, biological and emotional need. 🍕🍪🍫🍷

Do you know what those needs are❓️

Let's uncover them together. Join me to ✨️ "DECODE YOUR CRAVINGS"✨️ and understand the hidden messages your body is sending you.

Learn to connect to your body and understand the psychology of emotional eating.

💙 This is very close to my heart as I used to eat to fill the void of my depression...the emptier I felt, the more sugar I craved.

Do you relate to any of this? What's your story with emotional eating? What are your top food cravings?

Comment below⬇️👇🏽let's chat!

Did you know your body is so intelligent that it is sending you messages through your food cravings? 🧀🥐🍟🍰🥩🍔🍷🧊

I used to be addicted to sugar and pastries. My body NEEDED it to function and have energy (even if I would crash with fatigue short after and the cycle continued). It wasn't just a desire for the food, it was an INTENSE CRAVING. A requirement.

⏳️It is only a few years later, once I became a holistic nutritionist, that I understood what my symptoms and cravings meant. I understood that my body was lacking some nutrients, my gut health was poor and my emotional wellness was turbulent...fast forward to today where I can confidently say I do NOT crave sugar. I enjoy sweets and food but I do not REQUIRE pastries for energy.

❗️Want to learn more about my story and understand what YOUR cravings mean? I will also teach you how to replenish and support your body for each specific craving!

Sign up for virtual workshop
https://wholistika.ck.page/virtual

Sign up for in-person workshop (ottawa)
https://wholistika.ck.page/inperson

The relationship you have with food is a reflection of the relationship you have with yourself. 🍃✨️🍉

Do you agree? How would you describe that relationship?

Comment below and let's chat 💬⬇️💭👇🏽

If you haven't heard of epigenetics, look it up because it will blow your mind 🤯🧬

Quoting the CDC: "Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work...epigenetic changes are REVERSIBLE...they can change how your body reads a DNA sequence"

❗️You have alot more power than you think when it comes to your health. You are NOT always a victim to your genes, but you can be a victim to your lifestyle.

So tell me, where can you take more responsibility for your health habits in your life at this moment❓️

For me, I know I need to be moving my body daily. Even if that means stretching for 10 minutes. What about you? Comment below ⬇️
And if you are ready to improve your gut health and relationship with food, COMMENT the words "GUT HEALTH" below to get started ⬇️

Let's talk BOUNDARIES. I know you need it.

When someone treats you like $hit, your entire sympathetic nervous system gets stimulated (your stress response).

Ask yourself:
Do I feel disrespected with this person❓️
Do I feel misunderstood/they make assumptions & accusations about me❓️
Do I feel unsafe voicing my opinions and feelings with them❓️
Do they jump to conclusions, attack me or invalidate my experiences❓️
Do they make me feel like I'm "too much" "too sensitive" or "exagerrating"❓️

LISTEN. You are allowed to feel the way you feel. When someone else minimizes that, it's because THEY are uncomfortable or unfamiliar with this territory.

What you tolerate in your life is what will continue to grow. 🌱 Take accountability for your own actions and blind spots, and where you might be playing a toxic role...but also, are you allowing unhealthy patterns in your life❓️ Where can you take responsibility ❓️

It's alot to encompass in one post...DROP A 💛 IN THE COMMENTS IF YOU RELATE TO ANY OF THE ABOVE!

How many of these do you do? 🤔Why should you even care to eat mindfully?

Because distracted eating can cause:

❌️ bloating & gas
❌️ heartburn
❌️ constipation
❌️ reduced nutrient absorption
❌️ make you feel more tired
❌️ confusing your parasympathetic nervous system

Try it once...and let me know how you feel! Just try one of the tips I mentioned in this post. One at a time.

Want some gut supporting recipes to inspire your mindful eating journey?

Comment 👇🏽⬇️ "DETOX" to receive my FREE Spring Cleaning GUT Detox Recipebook!

Do you have low mood? Fatigue? Cravings? 😴

A poor diet, high in refined and processed foods can be a cause for nutrient depletions/deficiencies.🍕 BUT you can be eating all the right foods, and STILL feel symptoms of low energy and poor mental health. 🧠

It can depend on many factors (see slide #4)⬆️ but we need to ensure you are not only eating a diverse diet, but that you are digesting and ABSORBING the nutrients properly.

OH, and just because your blood test came back normal, you can still be depleted of certain nutrients.

What symptoms are troubling you at the moment❓️Comment below ⬇️

What do you think about this? 🍒🥑🍑🍌🍕🍔🌭

Hippocrates is known as "the father of medicine" and believed all disease starts in the gut.

Do you feel there is truth to this? How's your gut doing?

Did you know your gut health impacts your mental health? (This is called the gut-brain axis) 🧠

Digestion starts with your eyes! 👀 or actually, in your brain 🧠 it depends lol.

When you see a plate of attractive food👀, your eyes relay the message to your brain🧠 which then makes your mouth start to water🤤 to begin the digestion process.

Same thing applies when you THINK about food💭, or even smell 👃food.

✨️ This is why THE ESTHETICS OF YOUR FOOD IS IMPORTANT. ✨️

There is something subconscious that happens when we put intention behind what we eat and how we present it. Your relationship with food becomes more fun & exciting; your relationship with yourself becomes nourishing.

The whole social media trend of showing off our food is a perfect example of that!

What's your experience with meal preparation? Do you feel it is a waste of time, or do you notice a difference when you make it look pretty?
COMMENT BELOW 👇🏽

Has this ever happened to you?

Comment below what your experience has been with cravings or emotional eating 👇🏽

How does this quote make you feel? What comes up for you?

Does it remind you of someone? Or yourself?

I believe the relationship you have with food, is a direct reflection of the relationship you have with yourself!

Comment what you think about that? ⬇️👇🏽

Ready to invest yourself in your wellness journey? ✨️🍃🥑

BOOK a call with me and let's chat about what that can look like for you. 📞 LINK IN MY BIO

10 things you didn't know about me!

1) I'm left handed 🖐🏽 (anyone else?)

2) I speak 4 languages (try to guess in the comments which ones) ⬇️

3) I studied Spanish for about a decade (all levels in high school + a minor in Spanish during University) 💃🏽

4) I entered a beauty pageant TWICE 😅 (1st time was to push outside my comfort zone and gain self confidence regardless of what any judge would say, 2nd time because I wanted to measure my growth since the 1st time)...quite unconventionally too as I had red hair the 1st time and short hair the 2nd time.

5) I have been dealing with chronic pain (but just starting to be open about it)

6) I'm a director for a local non-profit mental health organization on a volunteer basis 🧠🎨

7) I am currently gluten & dairy free (for a gut-healing self-protocol). Oh, and no I'm not vegan, alot of people assume all nutritionists are vegan. 🍃

8) I don't like the way of life in North America. (I am grateful for the life I was given but alot of values in the west do not align with me - a whole topic).

9) My dream is to host transformative & healing wellness retreats in warm climates. (Would you attend? 😊)

10) I got certified to teach zumba but never even taught a class in my life! 🥲🎵

Which one surprised you the most?

Share a fun fact about yourself in the comments 👇🏽

Do you vibe with me? ✨️ Want to work together on your wellness transformation? 🍍🥑
BOOK a discovery call through my bio link! Let's chat! 📞

Have you ever heard of leaky gut ❓️

It's when your gut lining becomes damaged and the permeability decreases (meaning the gut barrier becomes "leaky" like a broken filter letting anything pass through without proper breakdown). ❌️

This can cause sensitivities, deficiencies, toxicities, malabsorption...I can go on.

Gut health really is a root issue of many imbalances in the body. How's your gut health doing?

Want some support?

BOOK a discovery call (through my bio link) to learn how I can help you reach your health goals! 🥑

My 2023 perspectives & affirmations. ✨️

Which ones did you relate with? Comment your 2023 intentions 👇🏽

⚠️ DISCLAIMER: We can easily get offended or triggered in the online world nowadays...these are MY lessons in MY life at the moment. These are also generalizations without specific context. Trust your own judgement if they don't apply to you, & share your own perspectives in the comments 😊

Send this post to someone who needs to learn this lesson (I know you're thinking of someone 😉). Maybe that someone is yourself! 😅 Send it to yourself, I DARE YOU! Or just save it as a lesson to revisit later...

Is it all in your head or all in your gut?

Let me know what you think?

Have you ever thought about if your gut symptoms are connected to your mental health issues like depression, anxiety, irritability, insomnia etc?

Comment & share below ⬇️

Avoid the bloat this summer & nourish your gut through whole foods! 🍃🥑

Let me help you...I designed a summer recipe book to help you support gut health and avoid bloating.

https://wholistika.ck.page/products/summerrecipebook

What action are you taking towards your health journey?

My summer recipe book will help you support your gut health, improve your mood and increase your energy.
***link in bio to purchase the early bird discount with BONUS recipes***

This is the perfect opportunity to fuel some inspiration in your transformation 💫

Wondering how the heck I can help you as a holistic nutritionist? 🍃

Get some insight through my interview with and if you feel called to work with me, book yourself a discovery call through my bio link.

I would love to help you attain optimal health; can you imagine what your transformation looks like? 🤔
Full interview feature:
https://gosolo.subkit.com/wholistika/.

The relationship you have with food is a reflection of the relationship you have with yourself. 🥑🫂

Share your thoughts in the comments below ⬇️

The medical system failed me.

👉🏽 Because my symptoms were not deemed critical
👉🏽 Because all my bloodwork and tests came back "normal"
👉🏽 Because these issues are so common and considered "normal"
👉🏽 Because I looked "fine" and the doctors believed they knew my body better than me

Unfortunately, this happens often. And while I fully believe the medical system has it's place, I am a witness and victim of it's failure.

❗️Once I entered the world of natural medicine, I discovered that I had subclinical conditions which needed to be addressed. (I was not crazy! LOL)
❗️My thyroid, hormones, adrenals, emotions, and mental health were all off-balance.

I share my story so that you don't have to hide yours. Has this happened to you or someone you know?

⬇️ Let me know in the comments or DM's if you want a private conversation 🙏🏽
🍃Want to work with me? Click this link to book a discovery call

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