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Welcome to the Growing Up Herbal Journal where you'll find information on herbal education, recipes, tutorials, natural living tips and tricks, and behind the scenes glimpses of how I live life naturally.

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Last week, our church youth (middle school and high school age kids) went snow tubing at Jonas Ridge Snow Tubing Park in North Carolina.  Judah, who is in 6th grade this year and technically in middle school, was our only kid old enough to go, but since Dean was heading this trip up, we decided […]

Welcome back for part 2 of the Naturally Healthy Hormones for Women blog series. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. While every woman and her experience with hormones is unique, for many post-pubescent women, hormones are rarely thought about until something causes a hormonal shift — like pregnancy for example. Growing […]

What Every Woman Ought To Know About Pregnancy Hormones | Growing Up Herbal | Come learn about pregnancy hormones and how they contribute to common pregnancy-related ailments. Plus, I’m sharing some helpful DIY herbal recipes to help support the body through these ailments as well!

Hormones often get a bad reputation because when they are out of whack, we feel so powerless. While we may not be able to completely control the ups and downs of our hormones, we can start paying better attention and help them out a little. In the first installment of the naturally healthy hormone series, Caitlin […]

Pull Yourself Together: 5 Ways To Start Taking Control of Your Hormonal Health | Growing Up Herbal | Caitlin shares a personal story about a time when she was “hormonal.” She also gives an overview of the endocrine system and shares 5 areas you can focus on to begin to take control of your hormonal health naturally. 

We women can be mysterious (aka, hard to read). At least that’s what we’ve been told by a few honest folks. We can be super friendly one week, and the next, we hardly speak to anyone. Three weeks out of the month, we can conquer the world, but there’s at least one week when everything […]

Who Else Wants Naturally Balanced Hormones? [A Blog Series About Hormonal Health For Women] | Growing Up Herbal | Calling all for women of childbearing age and beyond — come learn about hormone health the natural way!

Are you interested in learning how to use plants to support your health in as natural a way as possible — plants that grow in your backyard or in the forest behind your home or can be found in the local herb shop? If so, here's how you can become an herbalist!

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Who Else Wants Naturally Balanced Hormones? [A Blog Series About Hormonal Health For Women] | Growing Up Herbal | Calling all for women of childbearing age and beyond — come learn about hormone health the natural way!

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