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Closets Always Tell a Story

February 20, 2014 Lydia Buschenfeldt

Healing is a funny thing.   The term implies that there is a definite end point...but I'm not entirely sure this is true.   This Sunday, we will shove all of our earthly possessions into a crammed Uhaul and move to a new home, a whopping 1.6 miles … [Read more...]

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Trading in my Pills for Parsley

January 31, 2014 Lydia Buschenfeldt

I don't quite align with the phrase, "everything happens for a reason."   It just doesn't sit well with me.   It almost works...but...doesn't quite make it.   To me it implies too much of a sense of false comfort. I'm not ok with justifying … [Read more...]

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Shine On

January 6, 2014 Lydia Buschenfeldt

In my family, December has always meant lights in the windows.    Velvety thick red ribbon twisting up the staircase.     Sending cards to friends and family, near and far. And racing to the mailbox every evening.   And … [Read more...]

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Plot Twist

December 8, 2013 Lydia Buschenfeldt

Friends! I know, I know...I did it again.   That thing where I finally get back into blogging and it feels so wonderful to be writing and communicating again and then POOF.   Radio … [Read more...]

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The Land In Between

November 6, 2013 Lydia Buschenfeldt

I've been spending a lot of time lost in thought lately. In fact, I'd say most of October was spent percolating thoughts between my two ears. I've always been a fairly introspective and reflective person, but this has been on a new level - truly lost in … [Read more...]

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Bug Slamming: Level 1

October 7, 2013 Lydia Buschenfeldt

Happy October, friends!   Yes, despite the (lovely!) 80 degree weather, it is in fact October. Crazy, huh?   September was sort of a blur.   I was diagnosed with the grand slam of tick borne diseases. I started treatment for aforementioned … [Read more...]

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A Game Changer, perhaps?

September 7, 2013 Lydia Buschenfeldt

So, I spend a lot of time with doctors.    In fact, this morning I directed someone to the bathroom and instructed them how to label their urine sample.    True story. [Last name first, my friends, then first initial.]   But after my most recent trip to Mayo … [Read more...]

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The First/Last Day of School

September 4, 2013 Lydia Buschenfeldt

This morning, many bleary-eyed students and teachers stared unbelievingly at their ringing alarm clocks, dragged themselves out of bed, dressed in their pre-determined and much thought about first-day-of-school outfits, and headed back to school.   [The health coach in … [Read more...]

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Keeping the Faith

September 4, 2013 Lydia Buschenfeldt

You know that feeling when you leave a big test knowing you totally aced it, only to have it returned to you covered in red pen?   Or when you stay up late and don't do your homework because the weatherman literally promised that there would be a snow day, and not a … [Read more...]

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This Story is Not Over

September 4, 2013 Lydia Buschenfeldt

Do you ever have those moments where you wonder how on earth you are going to describe a feeling, when you already know an adequate adjective doesn't even exist in the first place? No? Well I'm having one of those moments right now. Friends, in short, I am blown … [Read more...]

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Healthy Living — Great Recipes and Ideas!

Trail Mix

Bulk Bin Trail Mix

September 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Sure, it’s tempt­ing­ly easy to grab a bag of pre-made trail mix –col­or­ful, effort­less, and with such fun names to boot! But have you ever stopped to glance at the nutri­tion facts of that bag of seem­ing­ly healthy options? More specif­i­cal­ly, check out the sug­ar con­tent. Some com­mer­cial brands of trail mix have as much sug­ar as a 16 oz bot­tle of soda! The main cul­prit is sweet­ened dried fruit, and some brands add can­dy as well. If that deli­cious mouth­ful of sweet and salty is your taste­buds’ desire, don’t despair. There are plen­ty of ways to make a deli­cious AND nutri­tious trail mix, all with ingre­di­ents from your gro­cery store bulk bin! [Read More…]

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Purely Elizabeth Superfood Oat Cups with Granola Topping — Cranberry Pumpkin Seed

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Meal Planning

Meal Planning

July 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

One of the trick­i­est parts of most people’s healthy rou­tines is the meal plan­ning com­po­nent. Luck­i­ly for you, we have that cov­ered with the lat­est install­ment in our Hatch Video series! More…

Bloat Buster Smoothie

Bloat Buster Smoothie

June 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Now that we are head­ing into the warmer months of the year, you may find your­self want­i­ng to spend less time in front of the hot stove top or oven. For­tu­nate­ly, smooth­ies are a great way to pack a lot of nutri­tion in one place. Check out the video below for one of my favorite smooth­ies — the bloat buster!

Pan roasted plantains

Pan-Roasted Plantains

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Pan roasted plantains with mashed avocadoDespite the fact that plan­tains close­ly resem­ble a banana, they have a com­plete­ly dif­fer­ent fla­vor and are def­i­nite­ly not to be con­sumed raw (you’ll only make that mis­take once!). Plan­tains are actu­al­ly a veg­etable, chock full of fiber, cal­ci­um and vit­a­min C. Pan-roast­ing the plan­tains allows them to caramelize, keep­ing the out­side a lit­tle bit crispy and the inside nice and soft. Cin­na­mon, gin­ger and turmer­ic add a tri­fec­ta of anti-inflam­ma­to­ry good­ness and a lit­tle sprin­kle of sea salt makes these plan­tains absolute­ly irre­sistible. Enjoy as is, or my favorite way –- with mashed avo­ca­do! More…

Energy bites

Energy Balls

April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Gluten, Grain, Dairy, Soy-Free and Vegan

Seeds need ener­gy in order to grow, and cul­ti­vat­ing your own healthy habits can take a lot of ener­gy too! Ener­gy bars and ener­gy balls are every­where we look these days. They are super easy to whip up your­self, but many peo­ple are intim­i­dat­ed by the thought. More…

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Lydia Buschenfeldt

I was a happy, healthy, newlywed 4th grade teacher when a random virus paralyzed my GI system, along with parts of my … More...

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I’d say Lydia Buschen­feldt has changed my life, but that would­n’t be exact­ly true. What she does is even more pow­er­ful. Any­one can tell some­one else what changes they ‘need’ to make to live a health­i­er life. It takes some­one spe­cial to enable and empow­er you to change your own life. Lydia is that some­one spe­cial. Dur­ing every ses­sion, at every twist and turn and bump in the road, Lydia meets me where I am with an incred­i­ble amount of knowl­edge and patience, and helps me iden­ti­fy one or two steps for­ward to accom­plish the goals I have for myself. She knows that each jour­ney is dif­fer­ent, and cus­tomizes our ses­sions so our dis­cus­sions are tai­lored toward what I need in that moment to help me build the health, future and hap­pi­ness that I deserve.
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Based in Fair­fax, Vir­ginia, Hatch Health and Hap­pi­ness offers full-ser­vice face-to-face health coach­ing in North­ern Vir­ginia and vir­tu­al­ly around the globe!
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