2025 Issue #51 How to Let Go of What No Longer Serves You Before the New Year From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, We've officially reached the in-between. That quiet stretch between Christmas and New Year's where no one knows what day it is and eating chocolate before 9am somehow feels...acceptable. This is the week where big projects politely wait their turn, productivity loosens its grip, and our bodies finally get a little of the rest they've been asking for all year. And...
12 days ago • 2 min read
2025 Issue #50 What the Winter Solstice Teaches Us About Healing From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, Last night marked the winter solstice — the longest night of the year. That means that starting today, the days get a little longer. Slowly. Gently. Day by day we get more light. Winter still has a lot to say (the blowing snow and ice on my front steps make that very clear), but there’s comfort in knowing we’ve already passed the darkest point. Out here on the farm, winter...
19 days ago • 2 min read
2025 Issue #49 Support Yourself with a Reiki Session this Holiday Season! From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, This weekend in Wisconsin was cold. Like… below -10 degrees cold. Cold enough that we brought the ducks into the garage so they wouldn’t freeze. 🪿 And in the middle of that stillness — bundled up, tea in hand, ducks settled into a warm home — I received my Reiki Master certificate. Adding another tool for helping people come back to balance brings me so much joy. If...
26 days ago • 2 min read
2025 Issue #48 A little story about turning 40 (and a gift for you) From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, When I was little, I remember going to a 40th birthday party — one of those “Over the Hill” parties with the black balloons, the gloomy decorations, and everyone joking like he was basically about to be wheeled off into the sunset. And as a kid, I believed it.Forty felt ancient.Like the age where fun goes to die. 😂 So it feels surreal to be here now… looking at my own 40th...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
2025 Issue #47 The Wellness Routine You Need to Know and My Simple Farmhouse Hot Cocoa Recipe From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, We officially got our first big snowfall of the season here at the farm — about 5 inches of pure magic. The kids immediately grabbed their sleds and flew down the giant pile of mulch we never got around to spreading last season (truly, an accidental parenting win). The driveway was cleared in minutes thanks to the Bobcat we also didn’t have last...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
2025 Issue #46 The Mineral Test Every Woman Should Take: How It Reveals Thyroid, Adrenal, and Metabolic Health From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, A few years ago, I remember hitting that point where everything felt… off. I was exhausted but couldn’t sleep. I’d work out but the scale wouldn’t budge. My mood would swing from “I’m fine” to “everyone leave me alone” in about 0.4 seconds. And of course, I blamed the usual suspects: 💩 Not enough willpower. 💩 Too much stress. 💩...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
2025 Issue #45 Feeling Holiday Stress Already? Try This Calming Herbal Tea Blend From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, Can I be honest with you? We haven’t even carved the turkey yet and I’m already a little stressed about the holidays. I have no holiday card planned, no photo, no photographer, no matching outfits for the imaginary photographer I definitely haven’t booked… absolutely nothing. And as far as shopping? I was supposed to have Christmas presents ready for my nieces...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Starting Your Perimenopause Journey? Here’s What You Need to Know From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, If you’re reading this, chances are your body has decided it’s not following the script anymore. Maybe you woke up one day and thought, “Who even is this person in the mirror?” Weight showing up in new places, night sweats that make you feel like a melting candle, mood swings, brain fog, and that deep exhaustion you can’t seem to shake. I see women every day who think...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
2025 Issue #44 The Real Reason You Can’t Lose Weight: Understanding Your Metabolic Type From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com Hi Reader, I found an old journal from 2013. It was only two entries long. (Can you see where this is going?) I'm paraphrasing but it basically went like this, Entry #1: January 1 — “New Year, new me. I’m eating clean, I’m working out, This is going to be my year.” Entry #2: January 2 — “My friend came over with wine and I fell straight off the wagon. I guess this...
2 months ago • 1 min read