Hi, I’m Courtney, the Mom behind the kinda natural Mom! I am a major coffee lover (errr maybe addict), semi-health nut and nature enthusiast. My health journey started when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s in my early 20s. I started doing all kinds of research on why me? A young, seemingly healthy, and active person getting diagnosed with a lifelong autoimmune condition didn’t make sense to me. I still don’t know the why me part but I learned a lot. The choices we make about from our food, to our beauty products and even our cleaning products can all have major effects on our bodies.
Through my research, trial and error and many lifestyle changes I started to find things that helped me feel better. I learned about the food we consume and the havoc that things like dyes and artificial ingredients can wreck on our immune systems. I learned the effects that too much sugar can have and alternatives to use instead. I also learned to listen to my body, tune in and truly feel how certain foods affected me.
This took many, many years for me to learn. To learn how to source better, cleaner and healthier ingredients for my family. I want to share what I’ve learned along the way and hopefully make your journey to healthier, cleaner lifestyle a little easier.
I chose the name the kinda natural Mom because it really reflects my personal choices. I still eat sugar and junk food, I don’t use all organic everything and if my kids want a cupcake with food dye at a party I don’t say no. I do strive to focus on living better in an overall sense but try not to sweat the small stuff!
When I’m not sourcing, researching and creating clean, healthy recipes and products, I am playing with my kids, going on nature walks, or visiting local farmers markets. I try to take my camera along to capture the everyday beauty but life gets busy and I don’t always remember too.
A big part of what I love to do is research, I actually loved the research phase when I gained my Masters in Education! I spend a lot of time researching products, articles and information for my own life that I share with you all here!
I’m so glad you found my little spot on the internet here. I hope you’ll look around and find something that you connect with. I’d love to hear from you so please leave a comment with your thoughts and feedback!
Hope to talk soon,
Courtney