The Tea’s Made with Meagan Francis

Sometimes life is hard, sometimes life is exciting…and often, it’s both at the same time. When that happens, it’s not always easy to know how to feel from one moment to the next. In this episode I’m sharing some news from my life over the past week, and how I’ve been coping with some sad […]

With a graduation, a move, an anniversary, and travel all happening within a couple of weeks of each other during what was already a jam-packed spring, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to what helps particularly chaotic periods feel more manageable. In this episode, I’m reflecting on some of the practices, habits and mindsets,

Have you ever dreamed about getting away from it all…all by yourself? Five years ago, a year or so after getting divorced when I desperately needed to do something just for myself, I went on a life-changing six-day solo hiking and camping adventure. In this episode I share why the trip was so meaningful, how I

A few months ago I looked back over the last few years’ worth of my smart watch data and was shocked to see my step average had plummeted by over half in the last year or so – coinciding with some other health issues that I believe were related. We’re told to get in at

Herbal teas (or to be more accurate, tisanes) are a delicious and approachable way to explore the nutritional and therapeutic benefits of herbs– and I drink them literally every day! In this episode I share the herbal infusions I’m drinking most often right now, along with product recommendations and details about how I prepare them.

With an abundance of technological tools at our disposal and endless options to “go out and do stuff”, it would seem we’d feel more connected than ever. But we’re in the midst of what’s been called an “epidemic of loneliness” – and all those options seem only to have created more disconnection. What if the solution for loneliness