healing – Goldfinch Wellness

pause. reset. refresh.

Emily Cooney March 10, 2023February 10, 2024 Blog, cleanse, habit change, habits, healing, health, making space, medicine of nature, nature, progress, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged Ayurveda, cleanses, cleansing, energy, fall reset, habit change, healing, lifestyle change, reset, resilience, seasonal cleanse, Self care, simplicity, spring cleanse, spring reset, transformation

if you have fabric you want to dye, the first step is always to wash it. i learned this simple, powerful truth from Dr. Vasant Lad, as guidance for...

foundation of love

Emily Cooney October 21, 2022November 4, 2022 Blog, Coaching, forgiveness, habit change, habits, healing, health, inside job, love, making space, nourishment Tagged Ayurveda, balance, brené brown, change, compassion, epigenetics, growth, habit change, habits, healing, love, massage, practice, rumi, self-love, self-talk, stress, thich nhat hanh

i sit at the head of the massage table. dropping into stillness. emptying out. listening with my hands to the body of the client before me. listening with hands...

amaranth, traditional foods, and the interconnection of our personal and planetary health

Emily Cooney May 23, 2022June 2, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, health, medicine of nature, nourishment, Recipes, simple meals Tagged alternative, amaranth, biodiversity, connection, diversifying species, Dr. Mark Hyman, Edible NM, edible weeds, food as medicine, food sovereignty, healing, local ecosystem, local food, microbiome, porridge, regional food, Standard American Diet

A nutritious weed. An ancient storehouse of ancestral wisdom and powerful healing. A symbol of food sovereignty, a powerful connector of peoples and generations. A tiny seed, which also...

nourishment and the mirror of relationships

Emily Cooney March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, healing, health, inside job, making space, nature, nourishment, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged balance, cleanse, deprivation, healing, listening to yourself, making space, nourishment, nutrition, vegetarian

I was raised vegetarian. I was a painfully picky eater all the way through high school. And I was unfamiliar with the basics of nutrition until I was nearly...

seeing it

Emily Cooney March 14, 2022March 15, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, habit change, health, Kitchen Basics, nourishment Tagged courage, habit change, healing, letting go, simple food, vision, whole foods

I avoid excess packaging as a rule. For years, I used metal canisters from a thrift store to fill with grains, beans, etc. in the bulk aisle at the...

Communication is Power

Emily Cooney November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Blog, healing, health Tagged communication, connection, evolution, healing, health, power of words

In some cultures, it is common for someone to receive a whole new name after certain rites of passage. Names carry distinct vibrations, and like all words, they have...

room for improvement

Emily Cooney September 17, 2021September 21, 2021 Blog, education, habits, healing, health, nature, nourishment Tagged appreciation, education, healing, health, nature, nourishment, rest

In my years of work in the wellness field, I’ve noticed a few trends with ample room for improvement. Collectively, we don’t receive much education about how our bodies...

lessons from the road

Emily Cooney September 16, 2021November 3, 2021 Blog, forgiveness, habit change, healing, medicine of nature, nature, progress, travel Tagged camping, destination, forgiveness, healing, nature, never too late, progress, road trip, travel

Having a clear vision as well as a way to measure your progress is a total game-changer. When you begin to fear that you’re hopelessly off track, you are...