Simple, beautiful resources to help you tune in to your body and your environment without the overwhelm.
My mornings usually start with kids, casseroles, and the quiet hope that someone else will handle the dishes.
Stillness is something I have to choose — sometimes by folding laundry a little slower, or by pausing from said dishes to notice the sound of my children laughing instead of the mess they’re making.
During nap times, I sit at my workbench, surrounded by feathers and flowers, building a business I love— one that lets me stay home, stay creative, and stay close.
My hatbands and cyanotype keep me working and dreaming in the quiet hours.
Back in 2018, I left a corporate job that was swallowing up the kind of life Levi and I wanted —
one where family came first, not shift changes and parking lot handoffs. I started Olive & Company with no clear plan beyond creating something beautiful and sustainable from my own hands. At first, it was upholstery work for interior designers, then cyanotype pillow covers made from feathers and flowers, and eventually—almost by accident—my feather hatbands found their wings.
In 2021, after a miscarriage and years of irregular cycles that no one had ever really explained, everything shifted. I learned words like basal temperature and cervical mucus for the first time. I started charting, working with an acupuncturist, and slowly realized how disconnected I’d been from my own body.
Just weeks after he arrived, we learned he was deaf.
That first year was a whirlwind of learning, appointments, and emotions — cochlear implants, sign language classes, and the fierce love that comes with becoming your child’s advocate. I didn’t prioritize myself much that year, but I learned something deeper about endurance and grace.
I realized I had to become an advocate for me, too — for my body, my home, and the kind of life I wanted to live.
That’s when I began to see everything—motherhood, wellness, creativity—as a long game, not a quick fix. A lifetime of small, consistent choices that build something beautiful over time.
When I became pregnant with Rosie, I carried a new kind of awareness.
I was afraid of passing down the body image struggles that had shadowed my own childhood — the diets, the guilt, the idea that smaller was always better. So I decided to rewrite that story.
I began moving for strength instead of punishment, eating for energy instead of control, and speaking to myself the way I want her to speak to herself someday.
It made me question the lotion I rubbed on her skin, the detergent that washed our clothes, and the products I’d always assumed were “safe.”
I started learning, swapping, testing—and eventually teaching.
Because what started as survival has turned into a mission: to live beautifully and intentionally, from the inside out.
It can be simple, steady, and even beautiful.
I want to help make it feel that way—because so many women I talk to feel lost when it comes to their cycles or low-tox living.
They tell me it feels confusing, intimidating, like one more thing to figure out.
I get it—I’ve been there too.
And I’m here to remind you: you don’t have to overhaul your whole life to start feeling better. You just have to start noticing.
I believe every woman deserves to feel in rhythm with herself.
Understanding my own cycle changed the way I plan, eat, rest, and show up—it gave me language for things I used to call chaos.
These days I’m blending my art with that same advocacy—creating beauty that reminds us to live intentionally, to choose what’s real, and to celebrate the process of blooming.
It started as curiosity — I was collecting feathers from our hunts, not sure what I’d do with them. When my mom introduced me to cyanotype printing, something clicked. I began making one-of-a-kind pillow covers and hatbands, blending art, nature, and intention. What began as a creative experiment grew into Olive & Company — a space where beauty and mindfulness meet.
For me, intentional living means slowing down enough to notice — what I bring into my home, how I treat my body, what I say yes (and no) to. It’s about making choices that feel aligned with the kind of life I want to live, not the one I feel pressured to keep up with.
It began with healing — after my miscarriage and PCOS diagnosis, I started learning how everyday products affect our hormones. As I made swaps that supported my health, I realized how much I wanted to help other women feel empowered, not overwhelmed, in making those changes too.
Some days I don’t — and that’s okay. I’ve learned balance isn’t about perfection; it’s about presence and making the best decision in that moment. I build my business during nap times and when my kids are awake, I include them in everything I need to do from working out to meal prepping.
I’m expanding beyond handmade art into digital resources and guides — creating tools that help women live more beautifully and intentionally, from cycle awareness to low-tox living. My dream is to grow this into something that supports my family’s freedom and helps other women do the same.