Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
Family Herbalist
Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.
Faith over fear.
Ephesians 2:8-10
I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not homeschooling my favorite students, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use herbal remedies and essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.
I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.
I don’t remember exactly when I first started buying organics, but my oldest daughter was very young. Back then, only a few stores stocked organic food and there wasn’t much variety. I was insistent upon buying organic milk and eggs though, because I had read enough evidence that supported spending the extra money. I was...
Like many moms, I spent years not taking the time to care for myself. I put forth all of my effort to care for my children, my husband, and my home, but just didn’t make time for self care. Unfortunately, that resulted in unhealthy habits, a lot of weight gain over the years, and negative...
My summer reading list is a bit … eh … aggressive, to put it mildly. In fairness though, I’m hoping to clock many, many hours of reading while sitting by the pool or overlooking the Atlantic. I only get the opportunity to read in very small quantities during the school year, so I like to...
It’s been an interesting month. And by “interesting,” I really mean anxious, scary, sleep-deprived, and agonizing. You see, I found a lump in my breast at the end of March. So many terrifying thoughts went through my head. Even though I knew that 80% of breast lesions are benign, I couldn’t shake the scary what-ifs...
The concept of Blue Zones isn’t new to me, but I admit that I didn’t know much about it until a recent IIN lecture from the creator and founder, Dan Buettner. Have you heard of the concept? It’s pretty fascinating! Blue Zones are designated locations in the world where people are known to live the...
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