EXPLORE HEALTH STORIES

Somewhere along the way, rest became something we had to earn. Finish the to-do list, get through the hard season, handle everything on the plate — and then maybe, if there’s time and money left over, take a break. We used to think that way too. We don’t anymore. Rest — real, intentional rest — is something we now treat as part of our health, not separate from it. And over the past year or so, we’ve been much more deliberate about building it in. Spa days, weekend getaways, f

E is 7½ now. But this story starts when she was 4, in preschool, when her teachers pulled us aside and mentioned something they’d been noticing. She was having trouble completing three tasks in a row — something like washing her hands, grabbing her lunch, and sitting down at the table. Simple things that the other kids were doing without a second thought. Her teachers were kind about it, but they said gently that they suspected ADHD. I remember sitting with that for a while.

If you’ve been following along, you already know about our journey with the Food Allergy Institute. I’m so happy to share that we are almost done — and the progress Z has made is honestly beyond what I let myself hope for when we started. Z is almost 5 now, and cashews — the nut that previously caused him to have an anaphylactic response — are now something he eats freely. Like, a lot of cashews. Whenever he wants. I can’t fully put into words what it feels like to watch that