My Story

The Early Noticing

In my early adulthood, my life was changing quickly — new roles, new responsibilities, new rhythms. As I graduated college, began teaching, got married, and learned how to care for myself more intentionally, I also started questioning things I had once accepted without much thought. I became more curious about how food, stress, mental health, and environment shape our well-being. I learned to listen to my body, to notice patterns, and to take responsibility for my health in ways I hadn’t before.

I didn’t have language for it then, but I was learning something foundational: paying attention matters.

When Motherhood Raised the Stakes

When my husband and I began thinking about starting a family, that awareness deepened. Pregnancy made everything more concrete. Caring for my body was no longer just about me, it was about the life growing inside me. I wanted to enter motherhood grounded, healthy, and attentive, both mentally and physically.

When I became pregnant, I felt a strong sense of responsibility — not just to follow instructions, but to understand what I was being asked to do and why. After my first OB appointments, I felt uneasy. The care felt rushed and fear-driven, and my questions weren’t met with curiosity. Trusting my instincts, I chose a homebirth, knowing I needed care that centered on education, intention, and respect.

Learning to Stand Firm

In those early years, I was more defensive than I wanted to be. Being questioned and judged, often without kindness, made me feel like I had to explain myself or prove my intentions. Over time, I realized that constant defense was exhausting and unnecessary. What mattered wasn’t convincing others—it was being clear, informed, and at peace with my choices. Learning to stand firm without hardening, to hold my ground without needing approval, became one of the most important skills motherhood taught me.

Advocacy Became the Call

At the time, I couldn’t have known how formative those early decisions would be. Choosing to trust myself—to stay calm, informed, and grounded in my convictions — was strengthening something in me. I was learning how to advocate without fear running the show.

Bigger moments would come: advocating for my children as babies, navigating food allergies, and eventually walking the path of neurodiversity. Motherhood demanded advocacy — and I chose to answer.

Today, through Half Hippie Honey, I help mothers trust what they notice, educate themselves, and advocate with calm confidence, so they can build lives that truly support their children’s well-being.

Why Half Hippie Honey Exists

This space didn’t start as a platform.
It started as a place to breathe, to tell the truth, and to remember that motherhood is both holy and hard.

Over the last eight-plus years, my life has held both the beautiful and the brutal:
autism discoveries, food allergies, anxiety, homebirth, healing, burnout, breaking old patterns, rediscovering faith, homeschooling, grief, growth, joy, and countless everyday holy moments I never want to forget.

Motherhood became the deepest refining fire (and the greatest teacher) I’ve ever known.

Somewhere in the middle of appointments, sensory needs, sleepless nights, therapy tools, natural wellness rabbit holes, and quiet miracles, I became someone new.
Someone softer.
Someone stronger.
Someone more rooted.
Someone more myself.

How I Help Mothers Now

Through Half Hippie Honey, I help mothers who sense something isn’t right, but aren’t sure where to turn, learn how to move forward with clarity instead of fear.

I teach Courageous Advocacy through a simple, grounded framework:

• Awareness — Trusting what you notice about your child before deferring to outside answers
• Assertion — Educating yourself and using your voice with calm strength
• Alignment — Building a life, home, and rhythms that support your child’s whole well-being

This work is not about rebellion or perfection.
It’s about discernment, confidence, and peace.

If You’re Here

You’re probably someone who:

• Cares deeply
• Thinks critically
• Feels the weight of responsibility
• Wants to raise your family with intention and integrity

You don’t need louder voices.
You don’t need more pressure.

You need steadiness.
You need language.
You need permission to trust yourself again.

You’re not alone, and you don’t have to figure this out by yourself.

Welcome to Half Hippie Honey.
I’m really glad you’re here.