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I’m Tara Garrison and I am a wife, mom, homeschooler, physical therapist, and holistic nutritionist with a passion to help you and your family live intentional, healthier lives! Click here to learn more about how I went from barely surviving to thriving and how you can reclaim your health too!

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Have you ever seen 2 accounts talk about the same topic but they leave you with completely different feelings?

This is what I call descriptive vs prescriptive (or information vs condemnation 😜)

Descriptive accounts tell you what they’re doing/using/learning and share information from a place of generosity and with the hope that it may be helpful for you, but do not attach any type of morality or “shoulds” to the topic.

Prescriptive accounts share with the undertone that if you’re not also doing, using, buying, or believing what they do, that you’re somehow not trying hard enough, not healthy/crunchy/homesteady/homeschooly/Christian/fit/mom enough.

Prescriptive accounts are often legalistic in their beliefs and approach and leave you feeling “less than”. Descriptive accounts share without expectations and leave you feeling educated and empowered whether you choose to implement any of the information learned or not.

This year, let’s seek out descriptive accounts that make us feel better when we close Instagram for the day!

#crunchymom
#homeschool
#homeschoolmom
#simpleliving
#anxiety
#homesteading

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Have you ever seen 2 accounts talk about the same topic but they leave you with completely different feelings? This is what I call descriptive vs prescriptive (or information vs condemnation 😜) Descriptive accounts tell you what they’re doing/using/learning and share information from a place of generosity and with the hope that it may be helpful for you, but do not attach any type of morality or “shoulds” to the topic. Prescriptive accounts share with the undertone that if you’re not also doing, using, buying, or believing what they do, that you’re somehow not trying hard enough, not healthy/crunchy/homesteady/homeschooly/Christian/fit/mom enough. Prescriptive accounts are often legalistic in their beliefs and approach and leave you feeling “less than”. Descriptive accounts share without expectations and leave you feeling educated and empowered whether you choose to implement any of the information learned or not. This year, let’s seek out descriptive accounts that make us feel better when we close Instagram for the day! #crunchymom #homeschool #homeschoolmom #simpleliving #anxiety #homesteading

11 months ago

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The last three years have pulled and stretched us until we were nearly broken. Covid, insane work schedules for my husband, the unexpected passing of my dad along with the grief, responsibilities, travel, & decisions that has required of me, disconnection as a family, multiple severe illnesses, surgeries, etc.

My heart kept telling me that we all needed a break even though my brain said that is not what you do.

So instead of the first day of 10th grade, we are having the first day of the year of rest. We will still technically do school but there will be no co-ops, no weekly outside obligations, no early morning activities, and very few demands on our time to allow us all the time we need to rest and recover.

Maybe you’re considering something similar or feeling a pull to slow down and rest but don’t feel like you can. Let this be your permission to do what feels right for your family even if it is unconventional.

#homeschoolmom #gapyear #yearofrest #unschool #rest

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The last three years have pulled and stretched us until we were nearly broken. Covid, insane work schedules for my husband, the unexpected passing of my dad along with the grief, responsibilities, travel, & decisions that has required of me, disconnection as a family, multiple severe illnesses, surgeries, etc. My heart kept telling me that we all needed a break even though my brain said that is not what you do. So instead of the first day of 10th grade, we are having the first day of the year of rest. We will still technically do school but there will be no co-ops, no weekly outside obligations, no early morning activities, and very few demands on our time to allow us all the time we need to rest and recover. Maybe you’re considering something similar or feeling a pull to slow down and rest but don’t feel like you can. Let this be your permission to do what feels right for your family even if it is unconventional. #homeschoolmom #gapyear #yearofrest #unschool #rest

1 year ago

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After having three sets of front loaders over the past 20 years that had issues with mold, smells, and dingy clothes, we finally took a trip back to 1985 to find a reliable model that really works. #speedqueen #laundry #momlife #sahm #wahm #clean

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After having three sets of front loaders over the past 20 years that had issues with mold, smells, and dingy clothes, we finally took a trip back to 1985 to find a reliable model that really works. #speedqueen #laundry #momlife #sahm #wahm #clean

1 year ago

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For all of my chronic and invisible illness warriors who are out there putting one foot in front of the other every day despite living with pain and fatigue and frustrating symptoms that are often resistant to treatment, I see you 🩷

#chronicillness #chroniclyme #fatigue #endometriosis #chronicpain #autoimmunedisease #moldillness

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For all of my chronic and invisible illness warriors who are out there putting one foot in front of the other every day despite living with pain and fatigue and frustrating symptoms that are often resistant to treatment, I see you 🩷 #chronicillness #chroniclyme #fatigue #endometriosis #chronicpain #autoimmunedisease #moldillness

1 year ago

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2 years ago

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