C-Section Recovery with a Toddler: What Moms Should Know One moment, you’re holding your newborn. And next, your toddler is asking you to run, play, and pick them up as if nothing has changed. But everything has. A C-section recovery isn’t just about healing your body, it’s about managing guilt, exhaustion, and the pressure to “do it all” at once. Many moms struggle to balance rest with motherhood, especially when a toddler doesn’t understand why things feel different. The truth is, you don’t have to push through the pain or figure it out alone. Small changes in your routine, mindset, and daily support can completely change how you experience recovery. From handling your toddler’s emotions to protecting your own healing, the right approach makes all the difference. Click on the link below and read our article to know 5 tips that help you recover better while caring for your toddler. https://blogosm.com/5-life-saving-tips-for-moms-recovering-from-a-c-section-with-a-toddler

A lot going on in this particular newsletter-style blog post. From workshops and trail tours to foraging runs and upcoming fairs we'll be at, there's lots to catch up on here, as well as photos of various wild herbs in the area. Join the adventure by clicking here for the full report: https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2026/04/20/more-foraging-escapades-two-workshop-trail-tours-upcoming-events-this-spring/

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So April 6th was our first spring foraging run. We came back with a bit of yarrow, but not without gathering a full cloth grocery bag of fallen, still-green, fir sprigs! Then we spotted a Ponderosa pine with very loose bark layers. These layers are what I've been experimenting with as a cinnamon-like spice. Looking around at the base of a few pine trees reveals that the trees shed this layer regardless. We can either let it go to waste and become forest fire fuel, or we can do our part in reducing fuel for forest fires while also reducing our need to buy imported goods from overseas. Discovering that Lamb's Quarters are a spinach substitute whether raw or cooked, is another ingredient that doesn't need to be trucked the last mile if it is found growing nearby, or only the price of the gas spent to go get it, which for us, is equal to the cost of gas running to the store. Of course, the fewer runs to the store, the less gas spent. Money saved all around. Maybe this week I'll get around to trying out powdered pine bark in place of cinnamon in a cinnamon roll recipe. If it works, I'll share the recipe and call them pine rolls instead. We will be at the Vernon Wellness Fair April 11th and 12th, with a sniff sample available of Wild Apple Spice. If you live in the Okanagan, hope to see you at the fair, and we look forward to more foraging runs, workshops, etc, as the year progresses. Don't forget that we are available for various bookings this year. See the booking card below: For the full foraging report with photos, click here: https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2026/04/06/first-spring-foraging-run/

Coming up for air as I continue efforts on my textbook before the foraging season kicks into high gear! I realized I haven't posted any new blog articles for literally an entire month! Oops??? This coming weekend, we are at Vernon Shoparama at the Vernon Rec Centre. We will be in the rec centre's gym. In April, we will be back at the rec centre for the Vernon Wellness Fair, and then at Maplefest downtown Kelowna the last saturday of the month. May's craft fair schedule has run off the rails, BUT. . . we end the month at our very first ever Ren Fair!!! As I type, Ashley is working on a leather corsette belt for me! Comparing apothecary outfits to 1850's bar tenders with the age if piracy, and in all three image searches, it was apparent that as an English rider, Ashley's outfit was prebuilt just riding her horse! She had made herself a waspy corsette a few years ago, and that completes her look. The Penticton Ren Fair is happening May 30th! Do keep tabs on our 2026 Where We'll Be card, and/or to the website calendar, clickable from the main menu bar across the top of my website. We've also discovered the wonders of turning pine bark into a spice similar to cinnamon, with a flavour profile similar to cinnamon as well. It lends the same flavour style to things like apple fritters, apple crumble, pumpkin spice blend, etc. We are changing up the tea packaging by the way! This is more cost effective for us, takes the same length of time to put together as the current packaging, but takes up less space, and is easier to use. Just keep the string for your own storage as you will need it to close the package. Wild Apple Spice is the first tea to use this packaging. With plants coming to life around the valley, now is the time to be planning for foraging workshops. It's going to be a knock-em-out year this year (on many levels)! Here's hoping if you live in the Okanagan, to see you around at various fairs we'll be at! https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2026/03/24/coming-up-for-air-update-on-book-efforts-spring-outlook-news/

Kinew enjoys highest premier approval rating, Legault the lowest! Manitoba NDP Premier Wab Kinew is enjoying the highest approval rating of any premier in the country, while Quebec’s Francois Legault is faring the worst, according to a new survey from the Angus Reid Institute. While Kinew’s approval is down 10 points compared to Angus Reid’s June survey, he still holds the top position, followed by New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt and Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe. 🇨🇦 #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #CarneyLies 🇨🇦 https://truenorthwire.com/2025/12/kinew-enjoys-highest-premier-approval-rating-legault-the-lowest

Canada’s stock market has shrunk by a third since 2010: Fraser Institute! New data published by the Fraser Institute reveals how the Canadian market has seen reduced competition and limited opportunities for emerging businesses to scale upward. 🇨🇦 #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #CarneyLies 🇨🇦 https://wimkin.com/johnburke/?link-id=6314303

New Brunswick appeal court rules against Aboriginal land grab! Sheila Gunn Reid and Lise Merle praise the New Brunswick Court of Appeal for its sensible ruling in an Aboriginal title land grab case. 🇨🇦 #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #CarneyLies 🇨🇦 https://wimkin.com/johnburke/?link-id=6298352

The case for expanding Canada’s energy exports! Q&A with David Detomasi, Queen’s University For Canada, the path to a stronger economy — and stronger global influence — runs through energy. That’s the view of David Detomasi, a professor at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. 🇨🇦 #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #CarneyLies 🇨🇦 https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/the-case-for-expanding-canadas-energy-exports

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