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Nice to meet you! My name is Mandi and I am a lover of optimism, Jesus' miraculous hope & peace & traveling to anywhere I can enjoy my husband, seeing new sights through my sons eyes, the seaside & a good vegan decaf latte.
Known to many of my oldest friends as Miss Mandi or "Slash", I've always been a girl to wear many hats. I'm a dreamer, a go-getter and I'm restless when I'm resting. (although I've learned it's importance in our lives and now crave it.) Originally a California girl, I am currently residing in Arizona with my husband and best friend, Mr. Charming, along with our new miracle baby Grey, and our fur babies, Princeton (a 13 year old lab) and Charlie (a 2 yr old Miniature Schnauzer). I graduated in 2015 on my path to becoming a nutritionist specializing in special diets & pediatric nutrition and have worked as the Managing Editor of high end celebrity and fashion publications BASIC and RUNWAY (yes, just like Devil Wears Prada) for the past 6 years since finishing journalism school. I also hold a diploma in Social Media Business Management. Mr. Charming works in the dental field and is a master of many trades. During nap times and on weekends, I work feverishly to get this little blog and brand to reach other girls & guys out there who want to share their stories and find connection over whole, healthy living. |
Me & Mr. Charming
The Loves Of My Life
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Performing on tour, circa 2010.
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After spending many years as a touring recording artist since I was a teen, I chose to settle down with the man I fell madly in love with and went back to school for journalism, which led me to so many new opportunities. I love and devote my life to Jesus Christ and believe that my struggles and life changes happened to bring me to my purpose. Though I always said music was my sole purpose, I'm beginning to see that inspiring people to eat better, live better and love better fills a void that nothing else has ever touched. I'm learning to listen to His purpose for me. I am still signed to NVE Records/Universal Music Group, whom I adore, and I continue to work as a professional songwriter, I just took a break from the stage to pursue God's heart. I adore being a wife and mama and we love to build stuff, decorate, travel -- a lot, shop, eat and cook healthfully and organically. We also love to host parties and game nights in between adjusting to parenthood. We love to spend time with those we love most. I am also super girlie and love girl time. I love reading anything and everything that entertains or teaches me and shopping for clothes is kind of a sickness. |
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Born a California girl, my heart belongs to the beach and I dream of owning a small organic cafe by the shore, performing and writing on weekends, raising our littles to be ocean lovers. For now, we are focusing on raising Grey to feel as loved as possible, simplifying life, living simply and healthfully and connecting to as many as we can to spread love, light and tools to help them thrive in health and home. Connect with me on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook & Twitter. I'd love to hear from you! 
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Our Gorgeous Greyson
Beachlife.
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Marrying my Mr. Charming
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This blog began as a simple online journal, an emotional outlet on my journey to better health. My journey began in late 2011, shortly after I celebrated one of the best days of my life. Just shortly after Mr. Charming and I got married I started to develop a slew of health complications. Spending our honeymoon in bed, very ill, I knew something wasn't right. After we returned home, for weeks I wasn't the Mandi everyone knew, and I was even beginning to not even recognize myself anymore.
Extreme fatigue, anxiety and other health issues (gastrointestinal, urinary & respiratory) led me to a lot of research and extensive prayer. With a diagnosis of anxiety, allergies, and a shot-in-the-dark diagnosis of IC and Endometriosis, I left three doctors, armed with five prescriptions in the matter of seven days. This wasn't ok with me. I stayed in deep prayer asking God for a different way and I believe, with all my heart and soul that he led me down a natural path of His healing, teaching me that His food and natural herbs and supplements were the answer. |
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Finding a local licensed Naturopath in my area was one of the best things I could do for myself. By the time I had arrived at my first appointment I had already researched the harmful effects of gluten and dairy, and had cut them out completely, resulting in an improvement of my symptoms almost instantly. Though I still had much work to do, and now in 2015, almost four years later, I am still learning, still recovering, and still staying focused on God's natural medicine. Taking multiple rounds of unnecessary antibiotics in late 2011, consuming sugar and living on the Standard American Diet (or the SAD diet), and chronic stress of my unmanaged anxiety led to gut imbalance issues that I am still working to correct. What I thought was "normal", the debilitating anxiety after concerts, frequent infections, colds and flus, and general tiredness, led to more drastic symptoms that I could no longer ignore and I knew God had to be the one to step in, and I needed to take action. |
The old days, me & Tiramisu.
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Feeling healthy & happy in the Hollywood Hills.
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My journey with this new path began with me feeling very lost and unsure of what to eat, (my initial food allergy tests came back EXTREMELY restrictive and I was also diagnosed with Candida overgrowth, severe vitamin deficiencies and Leaky Gut Syndrome), what to use on my body (I had developed eczema from dairy) and what to clean my house with... (I've always had breathing issues with strong bleach chemicals, again writing it off as "normal"). I had started out thinking gluten-free was just another Hollywood fad (boy was I wrong!). Though I pushed on, connected to a community of wonderful women and poured my heart out here, turning what was once a scary situation (I still remember breaking down and crying on the first few trips I made to Sprouts and Whole Foods) into a journey of finding new ways to prepare foods I can eat, and it's something I REALLY enjoy now. I have found such a passion in cooking, nutrition, natural living and helping others. I strive to continue to grow and learn about the healthy, nourishing ways to eat, what to put on our bodies, and what to use to help take care of our families. |
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What started out as a small little journal has grown into something so much more and I am so grateful & thankful to everyone of you who stops by each today to be inspired, to inspire me and to take away a piece of what I hope will help you on a journey to health & healing. What you will find here is a collection of recipes meant to inspire just that within us. Whole, healthy, organic food that is free of gluten, dairy, soy, refined-sugar & grains. Food that can serve as something that heals our bodies and allows it to rest, recover and function the way that it is supposed to. I live a strict gluten-free, dairy-free lifestyle. Meaning I do not have "cheat days". I have not consumed any gluten or dairy since late 2011 when I knew something wasn't right. And now, in 2015, I am also going grain free, as I know it's been the right thing to do for sometime. |
A lasagna comprised of ALL vegetables.
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Moving into 2015, I've learned more than anything that prayer, love & BALANCE are the most important factors. Yoga and physical therapy have helped my pelvic pain, while therapy, church, eating clean and socializing with positive friends helps me mentally. Mr. Charming and I are also working through my hormonal imbalances, and after losing our first baby in December, are healing and moving forward to trying again. Diagnosed with an MTHFR mutation, I am praying for the ability to conceive naturally and carry our next little to term. If you have any questions about my journey, feel free to contact me. Praying love and blessings over your personal journey! May God lead you to healing, answers and community. It's what truly saved my life. 
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And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. - Hebrews 10:24-25
I adore working together with those who share in the passions of healthy Paleo living, chemical-free beauty and home care. I am also interested in speaking with gluten-free travel writers to contribute to the growing list of cities and countries for Wanderlust.
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