Wellbeing with Brittany

working lunch - one of the reasons we started was to bring people together to talk about their shared experiences which often happen alone late at night or in the random hours of the day with a new baby. Going through the first weeks of motherhood by yourself is lonely— even if you have a partner, they can only fill so many roles. The female friendships I formed in the early days of being a mom gave me a community that I cherish today and look to for advice, emotional support and quality time. These relationships are part of my wellness program. If you or anyone you know in SF is 0-4 months postpartum, tag them here or send them to to join our November circle which currently has 2 spots open. Details on our website in bio and

Last week at and on to the next chapter! Grateful to have been a part of such an amazing company and group of people with a strong mission.

Do you know any San Francisco moms with a baby 0-4 month? Do them a favor and tag them here because our September circle starts next week and we have a couple spots left! We are putting the final touches on now and it’s going to be gooood 👌. 💕Class meets once a week for 5 weeks
💕Classes are led by a postpartum doula and new topics are discussed each week. Topics include: sleep, feeding, nutrition for mom, the best toys, managing your relationship with your partner, making time for yourself, baby classes around SF...
💕Series includes new mama ab rehab with expert 💕Moms are connected to a Facebook group with other CircleMoms as well as their doula for ongoing communication between sessions ⭐Most importantly you will walk away with FRIENDSHIPS that last way beyond the 5 week circle.

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Do Less, Be More: A Mindful Workout & Honest Discussion on Motherhood Join the founders of CircleMoms and Moving Mom SF for a mindful Barre workout and honest discussion around motherhood.

is super excited to partner with the lovely ladies at for a late morning barre workout with followed by an interactive conversation with seasoned therapist Britta Shiels. The conversation will center around doing less as moms. I personally find myself doing things that aren’t in alignment with my long term objectives, leaving me exhausted and unsatisfied. Britta is here to help us with this topic. I know I’ve talked to so many moms struggling with this in the last few months!
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Thank you for sharing what nourishment means to me and my family. My view of nourishment continues to change with new life milestones but the things that have remained constant are quality time with friends and family, shared dinner tables with food made with love, lots of fresh organic vegetables, and a good nights sleep! Check out - they are building a fabulous community and their omega 3 powder is one of my favorites. Their founders are also two amazing, hard working women dedicated to optimizing health.

Cucumber gazpacho in this unusual San Francisco heat! Recipe below.

-2 cucumbers without skin, roughly chopped
-1 clove garlic
-1/2 shallot
-1/2 avocado
-large handful of parsley
-1 tbsn olive oil
-1/2 cup water
I didn’t add salt but you might want to!

Blend on high speed and serve with chopped cucumber for a crunch and parsley! A twist of pepper is nice too!

This is 33! Another year older, more myself and loving the realness of the last couple years and so excited for the next 🤗

Weekend brunch vibes by 👌🏻

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Babysitters club!

Sunday eeeeats Korean beef courtesy of (this thing is life changing!) on avo toast

Celery juice...start them young!

Hope all of the mamas had a special Mother’s Day! Teddy and I hit up the farmers market and shared the paleo plate from my favorite stand! Couldn’t decide between duck and beef so we got both! I am the most grateful to be Teddy’s mom. It is my favorite thing about myself ❤️~
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Hope all of the mamas had a special Mother’s Day! Teddy and I hit up the farmers market and shared the paleo plate from my favorite stand! Couldn’t decide between duck and beef so we got both!

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The perfect appetizer or snack! 🍆 EGGPLANT CHIPS W/MISO PEANUT 🥜 BUTTER SAUCE

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Preheat oven to 350
Slice eggplant thinly and toss in olive oil and salt
Bake for 25-30 min until crispy
For the sauce, combine 1tbsn miso, 1 tbsn boiling water, 2 tbsn peanut butter, a dash of ACV

Nothing like a week in Hawaii to reset and reframe relationships, the body, mind and everything back home. Loved our time together just the three of us and grateful to come home to a life I love ❤️

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! SF Mamas- is hosting a MNT Mother’s Day Mingle on Friday, May 10 from 2-4pm!! Mamas will take a MNT Pilates class with MNT founder & entrepreneur mom Elaine Hayes, will be giving braids, .co & will be providing bites. After the class, I’ll be on panel with Elaine, .reneelynn & - we will discuss the challenges and joys of motherhood, how we come into balance with it, and share tips that have helped us along the way. There is complementary CHILDCARE in their gorgeous place space as well! Don’t miss this opportunity to mingle and learn from other moms and business owners! Goody bags will also be handed out with treats from

I’m trying to batch cook to limit ordering out and make my life easier. I’ve never been someone to meal prep— I’d rather make something new everyday and get my ingredients that day too. Alas, that method just isn’t happening so I’m shifting. I made a double batch of AIP friendly grass fed beef chili with sweet potato, garlic, onion, oregano, cumin and fish sauce which added so much flavor! Topped with a dollop of freshly blended cashew “sour cream”

Nothing better than a home cooked meal from your mama. A beloved master of Ayurveda was asked, “What is the best food to eat?” He responded, “The food your mother makes you.” I 100% asked my mom to make this killer mac & cheese for dinner at least a week in advance of coming home. While I normally don’t do well with dairy, a little bit of my moms magic (with ketchup!!) with a well balanced plate of veggies does me so right! I savored every bite. It’s good to be home.

I finally used those two pumpkin squash that were sitting on my counter—-> PEANUT BUTTER MISO PUMPKIN SOUP. So. Delicious. Recipe:
flesh from 2 pumpkin squash
3 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon red pepper
2 tbsn peanut butter
2 tbsn miso paste
6 celery sticks
1.5 red onion
5 cups of water...maybe more
Bake squashes and remove flesh to set aside. Sautee onion, garlic and celery for 5-10 minutes. Add squash and water. Bring water to a boil and reduce to simmer and cover for 15 minutes. Blend with an immersion blender and add peanut butter and miso. Blend again. I added frozen broccoli and cooked in the soup to add something to chew. DELICIOUS!

I finally used those two pumpkin squash that were sitting on my counter—-> peanut butter miso pumpkin soup. So. Delicious. Recipe:
flesh from 2 pumpkin squash
3 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon red pepper
2 tbsn peanut butter
2 tbsn miso paste
6 celery sticks
1.5 red onion
4.5 cups of water...maybe more

Bake squashes and remove flesh to set aside. Sautee onion, garlic and celery for 5-10 minutes.

I’ve made a lot of excuses for not doing certain things to take care of myself as a new-ish mom. One being I only have time to exercise once (maybe twice a week if I’m lucky) a week. If I’m not at work 3 days a week, I’m with Teddy and if he’s napping, I’m busy responding to work emails and making sure our house is running properly. I shifted my mindset a couple weeks ago after realizing how bad I was feeling about not feeling strong anymore. My new goal is to workout every single day. If I have to wake up at 6 AM to do a work out or do an online 15 minute workout when Teddy is napping so be it. Household chores can wait and are never ending as it is. Since making the change, I’ve felt so much lighter and present in my time with Teddy and happier in my physical body and mental health. If you’re making an excuse for yourself to not do something that’s good for you because you’re too busy, it could be time to shift your mindset too :-)

My vision board from Clinical Day. Such a great day of bonding and learning more about colleagues and myself. the female body, community, fertility and family were big themes on this board with healthy nutrition as one of the building blocks. I loved this exercise and enjoyed how it illuminated my passion and truth. Have you made a vision board?

Anyone ever get into a rut with their greens or keep doing the same thing over and over again in the kitchen? I’ve been on a lacinato kale kick for about 3 months. I crave this stuff with my miso tahini dressing— the same thing all the time! I had people over for dinner on Saturday and made a vegan caesar salad by (so good—try it!). I had a bunch of romaine leftover so I’ve been munching on it over the past couple days. It reminded me to keep changing things up to make sure I’m getting a variety of nutrients and also keep things exciting and new for my palette and digestive system. : ) Just a little reminder to keep trying new things in and outside the kitchen!

Spinach-carrot muffin is recipe is ready for you! I combined a few recipes to make this muffin for Teddy who wasn’t interested in eating his veggies for a week (he’s back on the veggie train now). Either way, he loved these muffins (and so do I!) which contain a whole cup of spinach and a cup of carrots! A bunch of you asked for the recipe so here you go: 1 cup of frozen spinach (thawed out)
1 cup of grated carrot (about 3 carrots)
1/3 cup melted ghee
2 eggs
1/2 cup coconut sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup almond flour
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsn coconut flour

Preheat oven to 350
Puree thawed out spinach and carrot.
Mix dry ingredients.
Separately mix melted ghee, egg.Add to dry ingredients.
Lastly, fold in spinach/carrot puree.
Grease mini muffin tin with ghee. Pour batter into mini muffin tins and bake for 15 minutes.

I gave up drinking coffee on a regular basis a couple years ago as I was focusing on bringing my estrogen levels into balance. I weaned off using matcha and loved the way I felt. It is a more steady energy throughout the day versus a burst and crash with coffee (1 cup of coffee has ~100mg of caffeine while matcha has ~25-30mg). I also noticed I didn’t need my afternoon dark chocolate square (let’s be honest, squareS). Studies show matcha actually improves insulin sensitivity and blood sugar balance👌🏻. Matcha also has l-theanine which is great for clear thinking and overall brain function— increases your feel good hormones like dopamine, GABA, and serotonin. Coffee isn’t a bad thing for everyone but if you have trouble detoxing estrogen or have issues like PCOS, uncomfortable and painful periods, cysts, PMS...you may want to consider reducing your caffeine consumption. The liver requires the same CYP1A2 enzyme to detox estrogen as it does to eliminate caffeine. Matcha is a great alternative and still gives you an extra boost of get up go.

Remembering the days when I would travel and avoid things like cheese, butter, meats, sweets, etc. So much of the joy in travel is exploring tastes in your new surroundings. On the days I did have desserts or something out of the norm, I felt like the entire day was a loss so I might as well continue on like that for the rest of the day…or two. No more of this. None of this for years now. A dessert here and there, a bite of this and that. More freedom and less judgement. One of the habits that always helps me stay mentally and physically balanced is eating all my meals— meals with enough fats, protein and vegetables or grains to keep my blood sugar stable. Having foods that aren’t “healthy” can be a part of the day without overdoing it if I don’t allow my system to crash. Shifting the mindset to lifestyle versus diet. Diets feel limiting and inherently have an end in sight, which typically backfires. Grateful that I now feel like I can enjoy tastes and foods without feeling like I screwed up and lost a day. That wasted mindshare has a lot of other places it is free to go. This Belgian waffle shared with my mom and sister was pretty memorable. : )

Sunday dinner = whatever was left in our fridge. I had ambitions to go to the store and cook something intricate but the rain kept me inside. We used all the veggies we had and added some rice and wound up with this beauty. I keep root veggies that don’t go bad for a while like squash and sweet potato in my pantry along with rice. This was helpful and I actually forgot that I had them! It felt good to be resourceful and eat what was available. Fridge is completely cleaned out now and we leave for the holidays early this week so we good!

Home from work—>Baby play, food, bath, sleep 😴 —>15 minute dinner (it’s amazing what Everything but the Bagel seasoning, miso + tahini can do). And now time for this mama to relax🙌🏻

I decided to hire a birth doula because I very much wanted to add a holistic component to my birth experience. I also thought it wise to have the baby in the hospital—where the baby and I could be cared for best in the case of emergency.

I went back and forth; not wanting someone interfering with this intimate time with my husband. And yet, I wanted to have an experienced advocate in the hospital room—
It turned out that having the doula enhanced the bonding experience between my husband and I. I’m sure she made both of us a whole lot less fearful, and so we could focus on the beauty of the natural experience.
Leading up to the birth, my doula helped me think things through, coaxing me to imagine what the day(s) leading right up to it would be like. She taught me techniques for managing the entire experience. I became more and more comfortable with what was to come—

Below are some of the wonderful things our doula performed:
+We had two prenatal sessions where she covered what could happen during labor and ways to handle it.
+She demonstrated various positions that would help me labor and taught my husband how to massage and sooth me.
+She reminded us to stock the fridge with food and beverages that would help me get through labor, such as miso soup, bone broth, coconut water, kombucha, nuts, fruit.
+We reviewed various positions to do in advance to help the baby get into the ideal position for birth.
+Reviewed the various interventions that could happen at the hospital.
+Discussed lactation - how to help the baby latch, resources for breast feeding support, videos of breast feeding techniques, products that will support mothers during breast feeding
+Our doula supported me while I labored at home with massage and coaching.
+She spoke with the administration staff, nurses and doctors, so my husband could support me. I was never alone throughout my birth because I had the doula or my husband with me.
+When the nurse recommended certain pain medications that we had not reviewed, our doula was able to tell me what the side effects were. She was very unbiased about medications, but she wanted me to know the pros and cons so I could make my best decision.