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Dive into stories, insights, and actionable tips to support your journey to better health and well-being. Here, I share my experiences as an author, nutritionist, and psychology expert, along with practical advice on everything from emotional balance to sustainable self-care. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, knowledge, or a fresh perspective, this blog is here to guide and empower you every step of the way.
The Myth of “Pushing Through” In a culture that glorifies endless hustle and resilience, we are often told to “push through” fatigue, busy schedules, and stressful milestones...
In our fast-paced culture, we often expect our bodies to operate like machines. We schedule big events, push through extreme stress, and assign ourselves a single day or weekend on the calendar to...
For ten years, Sharissa Bradley lived a life that many struggling with chronic illness only dream of. Diagnosed with four autoimmune diseases in 2015 at the age of 27, she spent a decade carefully...
For the past 17 weeks (and even longer for those following in real-time), we have walked together through the foundational pillars of wellness in the Journey Back to Health series. As host Sharissa...
Navigating the 6 Steps to Reclaim Your Life Learn the 6 actionable steps to heal from chronic illness and autoimmune disease with Sharissa Bradley’s guide to reclaiming your vitality and joy. We are...
Silencing the Naysayers: Navigating Peer Pressure on the Path to Health As we near the end of the “Journey Back to Health” series, host Sharissa Bradley tackles one of the most unexpected...
Movement as Medicine: A Gentle Approach to Healing Your Body In the final chapters of the “Journey Back to Health” series, host Sharissa Bradley turns her attention to a topic that is...
Beyond the Pillow: Why Quality Sleep is the Foundation of Your Healing Journey For many of us, sleep feels like a luxury we can’t afford or a physiological process that is entirely outside of our...
Finding the Median: What to Do When Stress Becomes Astronomical In a world that often prizes “the hustle” above all else, Sharissa Bradley found herself in an ironic predicament. As she...
Detox: Why You Might Feel Worse Before You Feel Better Detox has become a buzzword in the health world. It’s often marketed as a quick fix — a three-day cleanse, a fast reset, or an overnight...
Elimination Diets: Learning to Listen to Your Body Elimination diets can sound intimidating at first. The idea of removing foods — especially ones you enjoy or rely on — can feel overwhelming and...
Clean Eating: It’s Not Just About the Food When most people hear the phrase “clean eating,” they often think of strict rules, unprocessed foods, or only shopping along the perimeter of the grocery...
Gut Health: Why Healing Starts in the Digestive System In Chapter Ten of Journey Back to Health, we begin focusing on one of the most important places to start a healing journey: the gut. The...
Systems and Organs: Reclaiming the Holistic View of the Body Chapter Nine of Journey Back to Health is one of the largest chapters in the book, and there’s a reason for that. When I was actively...
Knowing Is Not Enough: Why Information Alone Doesn’t Change Your Life Chapter Eight of Journey Back to Health addresses a frustrating truth: knowing what to do is not enough. During my graduate...
Superhero Complex: Taking Off the Cape Chapter Seven of Journey Back to Health is short, but it carries weight. It’s called Superhero Complex, and it addresses something I know I struggle with —...
Emotional Connections: Healing Without Deprivation Chapter Six of Journey Back to Health is about emotional connections — specifically the emotional connections we build with food. For me, one of my...
Find Your Why: The Foundation of Healing Chapter Five of Journey Back to Health may be the most important chapter in the entire book. If habit-building is the structure of healing, then your “why” is...
A Brain Resistant to Change: Why New Habits Take Time Chapter Four of Journey Back to Health is titled A Brain Resistant to Change, and this chapter builds directly on what we discussed last...
Wired This Way: Understanding the Brain and Habit Change Chapter Three of Journey Back to Health is called Wired This Way, and it focuses on how the brain naturally follows patterns that require the...
As we continue the Journey Back to Health series, this episode focuses on Chapter Two — beliefs. This chapter has felt especially tender for me, because it has made it clear just how much work still...
Changing Perspective: Beginning the Journey Back to Health This episode marks the official beginning of the Journey Back to Health series, and I want to start by saying how grateful I am to finally be...
Beginning Again: Working Journey Back to Health Together begin again Coming back to the Tea Time Podcast is something I wasn’t always sure would happen. There were many moments over the past few years...
Life Lately: New Projects, New Seasons It’s been a while since I’ve written here—life has been full, and honestly, blogging kept falling to the bottom of my list. But with everything that’s happened...
Laundry room angels When the idea to move into a motorhome and travel the country came into my mind, at first I completely dismissed it. I could barely standing living in 2,000 sq. ft. with my...
I was in a tunnel surrounded by nothing but darkness, when suddenly entering my sightline; I could make out an hourglass. When I questioned the moment and the meaning behind the symbol I felt it...
I recently decided to start facing the effects of my childhood trauma dead on, by simply traumatizing myself on a daily basis. What I mean by that is I passionately and willingly moved into a 30-foot...
In my last blog post, I wrote about The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, and how I use it to work on my mindset, my mental health. Spending this time on myself is personal development. I’m really...
March is Mental Health Month, and is it any wonder? Winter can be rough for some people, and emerging into spring with a fresh outlook can be challenging. I know, for me, I can recognize the patterns...
Hello, Friends! In honor of the new year, I’m dipping into my time capsule and going back to the beginning of my AIP journey. If you’re new here, this whole journey started in 2015, when I was finally...
Happy Almost February, Friends! In honor of the new year, I’m dipping into my time capsule and going back to the beginning of my AIP journey. If you’re new here, this whole journey started in 2015...
Happy New Year, Friends! In honor of the new year, I’m dipping into my time capsule and going back to the beginning of my AIP journey. If you’re new here, this whole journey started in...
How My AIP Journey Started When I first heard about the autoimmune protocol, I was sitting in a nutritionist’s office and I was literally bouncing at 4pm. This was pretty typical for my...
On February 21st, 2017, my grandmother passed away. Growing up, I had an incredible connection and relationship with my grandmother. When I was older and out on my own, I would pick her up...
Spoiler Alert: There isn’t one. It is very rare that I will sit on the couch and watch TV. I am the type of person who needs to be constantly busy. If I sit down for any length of time when the...
Impulse Control is Overrated “Hello, my name is Sharissa Bradley and I am impulsive.” Almost every major decision I have made, I have made impulsively: saying yes to my husbands proposal...
Four Ways to Practice Mom Self-Care Stop me if you’ve heard this story before! If you give a mom a macaccino, her kids will probably need a tissue, then she will realize that the kitchen...
My Favorite Paleo Foods for the Paleo Pantry I’m often asked what has helped on my health journey, so I thought I would gather up all my responses to those requests and put them in one...
Come on, Body!! We push our precious bodies so far and they work so hard for us! I don’t know about you, but I will push my body until it collapses (12-15 hour days sometimes). I am a typical...
It’s Glorious I grew up in a very confining church, with a set of rules and regulations that, when bent, led to a whole lot of judgment. That was never my style and I never felt...
In March of 2018, I headed to the Natural Foods Expo West in Anaheim, CA. Every year, twice a year, there is this HUGE expo of all the food companies showcasing a new or upcoming product, or to...
How NOT to Detox I have been on this healing journey for a few years now and it seems like every health professional out there is pushing some type of detox program. I have always been leery of this...
I pride myself on my level of care and love I provide my body but even doing all the good that I possibly can, I am not immune to my autoimmune diseases (pun intended). Early 2017, hands down, had...
On June 23, 2015 I was finally diagnosed with Celiac’s disease and Hashimoto’s thyroid disease. Approximately 6 years prior, I was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis (IC) and Endometriosis after...
Food and Stress The connection between food and stress, and food and happiness is undeniable. Did you know that some foods you eat can actually cause your body stress? My theme this month has been...
I remember the day my doctor told me, “Sharissa, you are depressed.” Ironically, I went home that day and cried for hours, thinking: “me? I am depressed? how could I be...
My Hashimoto’s Journey You know those years where it just seems like you have to deal with one thing after another, it never really seems like you have it all resolved? Well, that pretty...
You know when someone asks how your day was and you reply “long” or “never ending” or “hard”, it really does seem to explain the day? I think Henry Ford said it best: “whether you think you can, or...
Five Blogs To Support You On Your Clean Eating Journey Have you ever had a seemingly simple question and thought”I wonder what google could tell me about this?” and then 5 million blogs...
Eating Clean While Camping Now don’t get me wrong, I am pretty lucky. I have a trailer, a stove, a travel BBQ, a fridge, and a cast iron pan (I never leave home without it), and a family that...
