By Jennifer Youngren, NDTR Lately, I’ve been experimenting with something that might sound a little unconventional—focusing on how I want to feel. Not just thinking about goals or visualizing outcomes, but actually tuning into the emotional state of what I’m trying to create, long before anything changes in the external world. It’s harder to do when you don’t have a clear vision, I’ll admit. But let’s start simple. Something anyone can relate to. Picture this: You walk into y

By Jennifer Youngren, NDTR There is a particular tug in the soul that happens when the light pours through the windows on a perfect summer morning. The kind of day where the world feels too beautiful to be ignored. The air smells like grass and potential. My swing in the backyard calls to me. The truth is—sometimes, I want to do absolutely nothing but sip my morning coffee in the sun and listen to the birds. But the laundry still piles up. Dishes still need to be washed. Work

By Jennifer Youngren, NDTR It happened quietly, like these things often do. A passing comment over coffee, barely loud enough for anyone else to catch—but loud enough to echo in my mind for hours afterward. "You look bloated," she said. "Your stomach is… protruding." There wasn’t cruelty in her voice. In fact, it sounded almost like concern. But her words? They landed. And they lingered. It wasn’t just her observation. It was the way it activated something old and familiar in

By Jennifer Youngren, NDTR I have always loved vinegar. I like bold flavors and anything with a little bite, and vinegar fits the bill. Yesterday I sliced cucumbers and let them sit in a mix of apple cider vinegar and rice vinegar with salt and cracked pepper. I have drizzled balsamic over cold watermelon on a warm day. The experience is not just about taste. There is something deeply satisfying about how vinegar cuts through richness and wakes up a dish and your senses. As m