Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
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 herbs 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.
GMOs are a topic for which I am very passionate. I believe we have a right to know what’s in our food so we can make informed decisions for our families. I realize this may be a divisive topic, but my goal is simply to bring more awareness about the potential health concerns of GMOs. ...
Teaching children to develop the skill of mindfulness – to be fully present and pay attention to their body, mind, feelings, external circumstances, and other people – is a huge part of helping them maintain access to the rational, thinking part of their brains. Not only does mindfulness empower children to regulate their emotional responses,...
It’s no secret that I am a firm believer in leaning on essential oils for emotional support. Our typical go-to blend for settling down to focus on school work is the Chillax roller. It’s a fantastic, calming combination, and I love the scent. We recently received a new blend in our wellness box, though, and...
I know it sounds classically crunchy, but I love oil pulling. I first tried it a few years back when I learned about how vital oral health is to maintaining overall health. I am blessed with good teeth genes, but my gums are not so lucky. You see, I used to be a person who...
One of the easiest ways to get started with a beginner mindfulness practice is by using Dr. James Gordon’s simple exercise called Soft Belly Breathing. I absolutely love it because it’s really easy to do. It can be practiced anywhere, but I especially love doing it first thing in the morning and laying in bed,...
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Nicole, Nicole, Nicole. The world is ending, and the sky is falling. Two things: WHO says there are no known side effects to consuming GMO foods. Your statement about organic crops being just as profitable as GMO’s is garbage logic and miss leading. There is, no way organic crops can compete with GMO’s, in profit and yield. Maybe some organic crops can come close in profit but that’s only because organic crops are insanely expensive and overpriced. No, it’s not some big evil corporations ripping us off, it’s the nice little guy, the small-scale low impact farmer. Walking through his fields and pulling some weeds and talking to his plants. Under the guise that it’s all “natural” and “safe”. But he’s making the money on the back end. I say go ahead and stick-up for your organics, but don’t put down the technology that feeds the world.