What I Feed Myself When Everyone Else Needs Something From Me

A week of real meals, quiet science, and nourishment you can actually feel.

We’re deep in Maycember right now—that magical, maddening season where end-of-school events, travel plans, spring sports, and daily logistics all collide into one overstuffed calendar. (Case in point: I’m currently writing this to you from my car in between Mother’s Day Tea at school and a business networking meeting.)

So yeah, a mom and someone who works with a lot of women doing exactly the same thing... I get it at every level.

This time of year asks a lot of us. And somehow, we still feel like we’re supposed to hold it all with grace, presence, and a well-balanced dinner on the table.

Here’s what I know to be true: when the woman at the center is nourished, everything else runs smoother.

That doesn’t mean everything’s perfect or peaceful or pinned and color-coded.
It just means that you aren’t running on empty while trying to show up for everyone else.

It’s okay if life is messy and exhausting sometimes.
It’s also okay to want it to feel more beautiful, more spacious, more fed.

That’s why during weeks like this, I always come back to the most grounding thing I can control: how I feed myself.

Not with perfection, but with care.

Not with a plan to “get back on track,” but with a rhythm that brings me back to me.

Because how you feed yourself matters.

Not just in theory — but in chemistry, in cortisol, in actual energy in your cells.

Here’s what that looks like for me right now, and also why it works —

🔒 Keep reading for the exact meals, nutrients, and rhythms I return to when I need grounded, effortless nourishment that actually supports hormones, energy, and mood—plus the mindset shift that helps me choose presence over perfection.

Morning: My Non-Negotiable Start

Minerals, protein, and fiber before anything else