Charlie Mia

The Charlie Mia hot cross buns are back!

We’re serving up our hot cross buns for you next week, but you’ll need to get in quick if you want them as we only have limited capacity…website orders will close Sunday 24/03 at 5pm 🕔

Or if you’d prefer to make your own, tune in on Monday evening for our first Easter baking session 👩🏼‍🍳 where I’ll be taking you through the recipe, step by step.

The baking may have been few and far between the last 12 months, but it is still such a privilege to be invited to create special treats for you 🥰

This was the first creation of the year 💐 and there’s more to come very soon…

Some of the most beautiful treats I have ever made 🤩 and it makes my heart sing 🥰

It’s taken a bit of time to reset, find my new routine in 2023 with a new full time job…but we’re getting there! And we will have some good news to share with you very shortly 👀

Announcement coming next week…

Well this is exciting 🤩 especially for all my little granola lovers…

The breakfast kings have created a range of certified gluten-free granolas that they were kind enough to let me try…and my goodness, they’re tasty! 🤤 (They did not last long in our household)

This range is a light & crisp cereal, not your typical nut-based granola…so for me it was more of a dessert-topper, or light snack. It was packed full of flavour (delicious on its own) and had enough texture to provide a good crunchy garnish.

I noticed a slight ‘powdery-ness’ due to the rice flour, but it was subtle and didn’t impact the overall quality.

It’s also quite clumpy, has a range of different puffed grains (buckwheat, rice, amaranth) and seeds, so it makes a great grab-and-go snack for between meals.

I would definitely recommend if you like a sweet, light and crunchy granola! So keep an eye out for its release 👀

Merry Christmas!!🎄✨ Hope your day is as magical as fresh pastries and Christmas tea 😋

Less than one week until Christmas!! 🎄🥳 And that means you have even less time to get your Charlie Mia holiday treats 😋

We will be closing off orders this Wednesday at 5pm…

And we haven’t said anything before now, but this may be your last chance to get our goodies for a wee while as I’m starting a new adventure in the New Year 🫢

Wee baby cakes might be making an appearance for Christmas at our next market…what do you think?? Yes??? 🤔😋

A lot of things in the past few years have felt overwhelming, out of control…and it has been an ongoing lesson to remind myself that it’s okay to not have all the answers.

It’s okay to change direction. It’s okay to let go of things when they’re no longer serving you. It’s okay to try out new ideas and experiences. And it’s okay when they’re not what you expect them to be.

It’s okay to feel tired and discouraged…and it’s okay to let yourself be excited when you decide to chart a new course.

None of our journeys are linear, and they might not ever lead you where you think they will. But it doesn’t mean there isn’t something just as beautiful waiting for you around the next bend 🌈

This final part of the year is going to be very bittersweet for me. The wind is blowing me in a different direction, and with that comes a lot of mixed emotions…more on this later.

But for now, I’ll try to enjoy the present for what it is…absolutely magical ✨

Just a little reminder…if you would like to order pastries for Christmas 🎄 this year (we have fresh or frozen croissants, pain au chocolat and pain aux raisins available 🥐🤩) make sure to get your orders in as early as possible!!!

We make all of our pastries by hand, and it takes a lot of time and patience to mix the dough, chill it, roll it out, layer it, shape it and fill it…so we do have a limited capacity! And the earlier we know about your order, the better we can plan ahead to ensure no one misses out 🥰 so if you, or someone you know, wants to wake up Christmas morning to a freshly baked pastry…let us know!

We really appreciate your support over this crazy period 🙏🏼

This is how I hope to be spending my Christmas Day this year…cozied up in a sunny little spot, surrounded by nature, sharing a picnic with loved ones 🥰 and enjoying a ton of delicious food while I’m at it!

If you also like the idea of an intimate little celebration, we still have our 12 Days of Christmas packages available for preorder on our website…but they won’t be around for long, so get in quick to nab yours!! I can’t wait to see our beautiful handmade picnic totes in use around the markets 🤩

Our fruit mince tartlets are back!!! And they’re even cuter than ever 🥰 the perfect little bite-sized treat…but don’t wait too long to get your order in! We have a limited capacity for order between now and Christmas, with just 3 more Saturdays for markets and deliveries for us. So get them while you can 🥧🤤

Christmas is creeping up on us, and do you know what that means??? It’s time to bring our Christmas treats back 🤩🎄🤭

We’ll be stocking our fruit mince tarts at market this weekend 🥧 and I have a few other Christmas ideas in the pipeline…👀

But is there anything in particular that you would like us to bring back this December??? Let me know in the comments 👇🏼

✨ GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT✨

To celebrate the release of our 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS package we are running a giveaway so one lucky winner will get to share the joys of Christmas with a special someone 🥰🎄🎁

The winner will receive a 2-person 12 Days of Christmas package (valued at $265), delivered on Christmas Eve…this includes a beautiful handmade picnic tote, reusable picnicware (cutlery, cups, serving board, eco-pockets) and 12 days of gourmet treats 🍩🥐🥧

To enter, make sure you are following , like this post, and tag the person you would like to share it with…and just by entering you’ll receive a message with a 25% off discount code to use when purchasing the package!!

Multiple tags mean multiple entries (although only one discount code per person) and the winner will be drawn this Sunday at 5pm 🕔

*Winner must be based in Auckland

Still can’t get over how beautiful our 12 days of Christmas tote bags are 🤩 so I wanted to show a little appreciation for the creator…AKA my mumma bear 🐻

Earlier this year I decided I wanted to do something special this Christmas, along the same lines of last year’s Advent Calendar, but that also gifted you guys something lasting alongside the treats…and I thought, wouldn’t it be cool to have a picnic bag 🧺 that you could bring along to markets each week?? Something light, versatile, sustainable, with all the essentials (including a ton of pockets to keep things organised…or to fit in more treats 😜🤭)

So I asked my mum if she thought she was up for the challenge…and look how amazing they have turned out???

P.S. we will be running a giveaway for one of these awesome packages (tote included 😉) starting this evening…and there will also be a 25% off discount code for anyone who enters the giveaway 😱 so keep your eyes peeled for that!

In the theme of self-care, we have a veeeeery exciting Christmas release coming next week…🙊👀🤩🎄

It’s a slight adaptation on our advent calendar from last year, with sustainable kiwi summer x day spa vibes 🥐🎁🥂🧖‍♀️🍩 very cryptic, I know 😆 but I’ll be dropping more hints over the weekend…

And there may be a sweet prize for anyone who guesses what it could be 🤭

When life takes a toll, it is so easy to forget to take care of yourself…I see you, and I get it 💙

The past few months have been a roller coaster, and it’s caused me to do a lot of soul searching, changing perspectives and internal reflecting…which is why I’ve been a little quiet on here! Buuuut we are coming out the other side, and although I’m still focused on filling my own cup 🧘🏼‍♀️☕️📖💃🏼😌 I am also here to help fill up yours ✨

If your finding things a little tough at the moment, finding the stress a little overwhelming, finding that simple tasks are becoming harder and harder to get done…reach out and let’s have a chat.

I’m here to support you! And if you are ready to make sustainable changes to improve your well-being (mental, physical and emotional) I am currently taking on new naturopathic and massage clients for November.

Pop me a message if you would like to find out more…we can go for coffee and chat about whether or not this could be right for you!

How’s your relationship with food?? 🤔

It’s mental health awareness week here in Aotearoa, and the theme is reconnection…and a really important way that we connect with ourselves, the land and the people around us is the food we eat.

I’ve struggled with disordered eating in the past. Sometimes I still struggle with thoughts around ‘good’ food or ‘bad’ food (although I try my best to let go of those labels these days).

One of the most powerful shifts in my mental health journey, was switching my perspective of food…it took a long time, but I began to focus more on what I was GETTING from each thing I put into my body rather than what I needed to avoid. And it has been the most amazing transformation, as I’ve managed to reconnect with my LOVE of eating in a nourishing and wholesome way ❤️🥰

A simple little thing that got me started was shifting my focus from ‘calories’ to ‘nutrient-density’…because at the end of the day, if your body has all the nutrients it needs, it will function more efficiently, you’ll have more energy to be active, and it will find its own state of healthy balance.

Today I was grateful to nourish myself with a breakfast high in fibre, protein, essential fatty acids, vitamin C, tryptophan, magnesium, zinc and so much more…including the fact that it was delicious 😁

What are you grateful for about your food today??

Here at the Charlie Mia Connective, we believe that you are valuable because of your uniqueness not despite it 💖

As a naturopath, one of the most important aspects of what we do is creating individualised, unique health plans for your specific needs…it’s not a one-size fits all approach, because you aren’t the same as anyone else!

In our first session together, we delve deep into your overall health (your symptoms, your health history, your diet, relationships, environment and more) to create a holistic picture of where you are in this moment…then we figure out together where it is that you want to be, and how we can use nutrition 🥗, lifestyle changes🧘and natural supplements 🌿 to help get you there!

From next week you’ll be able to book in to see me in person at my new space within 🤩 and I’m so excited to be able to offer you my services!

But in the meantime, have a think…what does health look like for you???? Let me know in the comments 👇🏼

For me it looks like having energy ✨, moving mindfully in a way that makes me happy💃🏼(rather than to change my body), balancing nutrient dense foods 🥦with the yummy things that bring joy into my life 🍫 and making time for quiet moments with my coffee and some sunshine ☕️

Introducing my ‘Naturopath’ self to you all 👩🏼‍⚕️

I’m Charlotte Verstappen, founder of the Charlie Mia Connective…and my biggest passion is giving people the tools and knowledge to create health in their own unique way ✨

Well-being isn’t determined by one single aspect of your life…it isn’t just physical fitness 💪🏼, mental health 😌, nutrition 🥗, or our sense of community 🫂…it’s ALL of these things and MORE!

My goal as a naturopath is to work with you to empower your health, through nutrition, lifestyle advice, mindfulness, stress management and more. Our treatment plans are individualised and are based on acceptance, support and meeting people where they’re at. I will be seeing clients one-on-one to coach them through their personal health journey, and I will also be offering therapeutic massage as I strongly believe in the healing power of touch.

Send me a message if you want support with any aspect of your health 💚 (particularly if you have ongoing health struggles that you want to get to the bottom of and would like someone who is willing to go the extra mile to help you find optimal health!)…and share this with your friends that you think might need some extra support!

To all the Dads…the past, present and future dads. The ones who stand in as a dad. You matter.

I’ve leant on my dad throughout my life, and known he’d be there always…to put me back on my bike, lift me onto the tractor, buy my first adult beverage 🙃, support me when I struggled, teach me the ‘right’ way to sweep the deck, hold me up out of the waves 🌊, listen when I had a broken heart, celebrate with me when I achieved my goals.

I’m grateful to have a dad who has been there in every way. I appreciate you Dad ❤️

Someone said this to me yesterday, and it honestly hit a tender spot that I didn’t know was there 🤍 so I thought I’d pass on the message…

You are worthy of love.

And the most rewarding love that you’ll ever receive is your own…so don’t be afraid to keep a little love for yourself. Give yourself a hug today 🤗 and remember that you are enough, just as you are.

Always finding creative & enjoyable ways to bring well-being into our lives…that’s probably the absolute best part of what I do both as a naturopath 🌿 and as a baker 👩🏼‍🍳

Health is not a one-size fits all, and there are so many ways we can nourish our minds and our bodies…one of them being with delicious cake 😜

After years of restrictive eating and disordered thinking about body shape and foods, I’ve really learned to embrace the fluidity of health and nutrition in more recent years…and that’s why I’ll never be one to focus on the flaws in your diet when you come to see me about your health 🙅🏼‍♀️

Instead, I think it’s much more productive to understand how we can build up the nutrients and positive components of your diet to support your nutritional needs! 💛

We’re all about the non-judgemental and inclusive support here at Charlie Mia! 🥰 And we’re stoked to have you as a part of our community! So feel free to get in touch if you are curious about what nutritional support we could offer you…😊

Building strength, resilience, balance, stability…

It takes patience and trust.

There’s no quick fix to it, just as there’s no quick fix to any aspect of our health. This applies to our physical health, our emotional health, our mental health, our relationship health, our spiritual health…💛

It takes awareness and acceptance, and you might not always see the progress that you’re making. In fact, sometimes it might feel like you’re going backwards 😬🙃 I get it, I feel this way too!

But the progress is happening. In the background. Under all of the small habits, the subtle changes, the tiny steps.

And it’s worth it…(I promise 😉)

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Soooo…we have some exciting news!!! ✨🤩

In a month’s time, we are going to be opening a space in central Auckland (nestled inside another amazing health space…to be disclosed at a later date) where I will be able to start seeing naturopathy clients in person!!!!! 🤭

I’m so excited about this opportunity, and I can’t wait to share more of the details with you over the next few weeks…

But in the meantime…do you have any questions for me about how we can help you??? Or do you want to know a little more about naturopathy in general?

Let me know in the comments, or send me a message for more info 😁