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.
I believe that embracing a mindfulness practice can be a very powerful and impactful addition to anyone’s lifestyle. Not only does research suggest a number of significant health benefits, mindfulness shows serious promise in helping to overcome symptoms associated with trauma. Let’s first take a quick look at all of the researched health benefits: Reduce...
When all of the kids started back to school-at-home again in March for quarantine, I started diffusing this amazing-smelling blend of Bergamot, Peppermint, and Cinnamon Bark. I love it so much that it’s stuck with me as my go-to daily diffuser blend. It’s an incredible way to emotionally support the kids while they’re trying to...
Have you ever noticed how kids are sometimes unable to recognize their feelings even though it’s pretty obvious that they’re feeling mad, glad, sad, scared, or even tired? The How Is My Engine Running? tool is meant to give children a visual aid to notice and pay attention to what they’re feeling inside their bodies. ...
Let’s talk compassion fatigue, friends. Especially as we are now beginning the sixth week of the Covid-19 quarantine in Maryland, compassion fatigue is becoming a bigger reality for many parents and caregivers, particularly for those who are parenting children with hard starts and special needs. What is compassion fatigue? The adoptive and foster families I...
I spent hours in my flower gardens last weekend, stripping away the dead organic matter … mulching, transplanting, weeding. Clearing the way for new spring life bursting through the soil, I so enjoy creating pockets of beauty all over our property. I love garden work and look forward to the promise of new blooms each...
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