Chakras are an ancient healing modality that have been in use for thousands of years, but what does that really mean? And what are chakras, actually? As the creator of a wellness accessories shop, I’ve learned a thing or two about crystals and essential oils and their uses. Thanks to my customers’ many, many amazing success stories, I am more
Before My Due Date I started getting contractions on August 2, 12 days before my due date. I was so excited, and after they had been happening for a few hours, told my mom and sister that I was having them just in case we wound up at the hospital that night. I went to bed early trying to get
How To Use Roller Bottles To Build Your Essential Oil Business Can such a little thing like a roller bottle make a huge difference in your oil business? Yes, it can! Roller bottles hold a unique place in the business builder’s toolkit and learning how to use roller bottles to build your essential oil business is one of the smartest
I started Whimsy + Wellness accidentally in 2016. I never imagined I’d be at a point where people would be asking for my must-have business tools (me?!). I’m deeply grateful to all of our amazing customers who share about us, buy our products, email us about how much they love what they’re doing, and show up for in so many
And here is Posey’s birth story (fair warning, its not short). Posey Crowley GuinaneDecember 25, 6:25am7lbs 15oz19 inchesBorn 40+1Early labor: 16.5 hoursActive labor: 8 hoursTransition: 4 hoursPushing: 1.5 hours Total time from first contraction to her birth: 30 hours Our Miscarriage and Infertility History After 2 miscarriages and then trying to get pregnant for over a year, we were going
So many of you have asked about essential oil rollers for pregnancy, labor, and birth. I’m finally able to share what I used! I made a total of 6 rollers and kept them in Posey’s custom adventure bag from Modern Makerie. I love this bag for rollers and kept it in my hospital bag until after we had Posey then it moved to
I was shocked at how hard recovery after birth was- and I had a relatively easy birth – medication free, intervention free (except for a vacuum to help get Posey out at the every end), and only a 2nd degree tear. The day after Posey was born I felt like I had been in a car accident. It was hard
These days, you can find crystals everywhere from Free People to Amazon. They’re beautiful and alluring, and since they’re not just found on the shelves of New Age shops anymore, they have a lot of us interested! I’m sharing how I got started with crystals (hint: it’s connected to my essential oils journey), so you can benefit from these ancient
Raise your hand if you got eight or nine hours of peaceful, happy sleep last night and woke up feeling refreshed. Anybody? Anybody? You’re not alone! The National Sleep Foundation reports most women get far less than the recommended eight hours of sleep a night–and I understand why! If it’s not little ones keeping me up, it’s my mind racing
Postpartum can be beautiful but it can also be exhausting, overwhelming, and painful. My first birth was fairly easy, but I still felt like I had been in a car accident by the next day! These DIY essential oil gifts for new moms are some of my favorite ways to pamper a fellow mom, or even just take care of
Haylee is the CEO of Whimsy + Wellness and the brains behind the business. She has her hand in every area of the company…from product creation to supply chain solution to online marketing. When she’s not looking at spreadsheets she’s mom to Mason, Posey, and Golden. Her kids inspire her to run a company that values community over competition and people before profit.
