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 2015, when I was finally diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases, Celiac and Hashimoto’s, but the story starts much earlier than …
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 body. I would either be so tired and sluggish that I was asleep (or close to it) or I was jittery, …
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 once a month and take her to lunch and a movie. I would go to her house once a week …
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 sun is still up, I start to think about all that needs to …
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, having my first baby (and my second), taking jobs, buying a home, buying my car, starting projects. I am that person who can convince …
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 is a huge disaster and start to clean that up first…”MOMMMMM!!!! I need a tissue again” then she will bring …
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 place here for you! I order many of these items online because I sometimes can’t find them in …
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 overachiever– I was pregnant in grad school and had a 2 year old, and still pushed …
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 comfortable judging or being judged for something I thought wasn’t all that bad. Since I’ve grown and had …
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 simply remind people that they haven’t gone anywhere. This event is attended by health and wellness professionals, grocery …