Bright Families

Sugar-Seeking Kids

What’s the real cause? You can look at it several ways, so see which one sounds like your kid! Dopamine, unstable blood sugar, growth spurts, and poor sleep are possible causes.

Nutrition Coaching for a Tired Teen

An overview of my conversation with a 14-year-old about how she can improve her nutrition for better skin and hair, more energy and better sleep.

3 Things I Wish More Women Knew

1. Thyroids need TLC
2. Stress drives weight
3. Insulin and carbs are not the enemy

Feeling warm and cranky ? Food shifts that help.

It might sound weird but it makes more of a difference than you might think…

Group Social Skills for Teens

A few scripts and frameworks to encourage your child to behave well and include others, rather than split the group so she can maximize time with friends.

Week 3 with a Glucose Monitor

Time outside is the best way to balance my blood sugar, but I’m also fine tuning my carb levels.

Choosing your One Next Thing

A very freeing way to approach both nutrition and relationships when we’re overthinking and overwhelmed

Do you REALLY have low sleep needs?

If you’re sleeping 6-7 hours and it was always *enough*, but now you’re finding yourself with stubborn extra weight, irritability, and dysregulated hormones, it’s time to reconsider.

Week One with a Glucose Monitor

What I’ve seen in the first week of using the Stelo by Dexcom - average is higher than expected, spikes are more common later in the day, activity mitigates processed food, and brain work (being “on”) pushes blood sugar up regardless of when I’ve eaten.

Resistant Kid Strategies

A few counterintuitive (at least for me) approaches that have been helpful, borrowed from Low-Demand Parenting and the PDA/Autism perspective.