Bonjour!

I’m Caroline

Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (aka holistic nutritionist). wife + mama. wearer of many hats. creative entrepreneur. pursuer of beauty. chocolate lover. believer in saying ‘no.’

If you’re anything like me, you’re likely tired of all the noise and dogma often associated with “healthy living” and “wellness”. It’s either made to feel so cold and clinical, or overwhelming and unrealistic for daily life, whether you spend it at-home or on-the-go. I get it.

I intimately remember seasons of life where I felt so alone, desperate, exhausted, and drained—I just didn’t feel like ‘myself’. And I knew there had to be a better way. 

THE DIAGNOSIS

But as life often goes, my health got far worse before it got better. Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age 20, I then received my second autoimmune diagnosis - Hashimotos - in 2018, shortly after giving birth to my daughter, Remington. As confused and devastated as I was, at least knowing why brought me hope and validated the way I’d been feeling. It reminded me of my own awareness, my intuition. 

Both times, I was sent home with countless medications and little guidance on how to manage this new diagnosis and lifestyle. I knew there had to be a better way to live.

Feeling understandably desperate to find relief and healing, I went back to school to become a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) in 2012. 

While planning our wedding, my darling husband advocated we do something different for a wedding cake so I would actually be able to enjoy a slice. After everyone raved about our Grain Free Lemon Curd Cake, I knew healthy eating could be fun and delicious too and my original blog, Colorful Eats, was born. I channeled my energy into cooking, blogging and sharing my journey, and eventually authored a cookbook, All American Paleo Table. 

THE REALIZATION

Yet, deep down, I knew that food alone wasn’t the answer. I continued to feel exhausted by society’s glorification of busy lives, diets of restriction and all the ‘noise’ on the internet. I wanted an approach that emphasized the whole woman. I wanted health to define more than the food we eat, but the products we put on our skin, and the thoughts we allow to permeate our minds.

My turning point came after experiencing a miscarriage and extreme adrenal fatigue, I was so exhausted I could barely make it through the day. I looked like I had it all together on the outside, but internally I was crumbling. Why the girl that ate perfectly healthy? This was my lightbulb moment. What if healthy living was more about what we added to our day than what we took away? What if healthy living was so much more than the food we eat. 

THE FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF

Flourish has evolved to become a destination and a resource for holistic living with a personalized approach, so you can bloom right where you are, as you are, on a daily basis. 

I want to encourage you that you don’t have to do ‘all the things’ to be healthy or happy. Here at Flourish we do life imperfectly, we honor the whole woman and we enjoy a good steak and brownies à la mode along the way.

We strive to live each day with energy, abundance and joy. So if you want to feel great, care for yourself, show up to serve your loved ones, and enjoy (not just tolerate) your responsibilities, then consider Flourish your practical and fun roadmap to conscious living.