Hi! I’m Heather.
I hope to simplify healthy living for you.
Here, you will find easy recipes, healing foods and natural remedies meant to serve a busy life.
I’m a wife, mama, and a holistic nutrition coach. We live in the Texas hill country where we do a hybrid homeschool with 3 little ones. I’m a Texas girl who married a California boy with the last name, Love, which brought me to the name of this blog, The Simple Love.
When I was 6, my first grade teacher asked all the students what we wanted to be when we grew up. I proudly announced, a pastry chef! She chuckled; she must have thought I was either genius or insane. I’ll never know. My bakery had a name, and often after school, I’d jot down a recipe, pull out my old-school camera, put on my chef hat, and start baking. When my mom discovered my dream job, she kindly informed me that pastry chef’s often arrive at 4am to work. I was shocked. I knew I needed to find a different outlet for my dream job. My mom always cooked homemade meals, and often multiple times a day! Her devotion to using whole foods in the kitchen began the spark of my interest in health.
In my early 20’s, I had the opportunity to travel the world as a model in the fashion industry. The challenges of finding my way around a new country, sharing a model apartment and learning pieces of a new language developed an excitement for adventures and exploring and trying new foods.
Fast forward to motherhood. After my first baby was born, I began struggling with digestive problems, anxiety and fatigue.
I was in search for the “perfect diet” and to be “super mom.” My unrealistic goals lead me to an unhealthy relationship with food. I lost my energy, my passion, and my joy. During this time, I decided to study nutrition, something that always sparked my interest. Along the way, I discovered I desperately needed some balance in my life. I also needed to correct my mindset. It was encouraging to see my joy and motivation slowly come back. I let myself find enjoyment in food and life again, instead of it controlling me.
My passion for health has evolved over the years with my own health struggles; I love finding the root cause to a health issue and approaching it from a holistic standpoint.
I hope you will join me here on my journey to creating a healthy home, body and mind!
Certified through Precision Nutrition.
Photos by Lana Ivanka.
