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Restarting My Hard Drive

In short, my body broke in 2011. My hard drive crashed, my wires got crossed, my crayon box lost the primary colors... you get the idea. This blog started as the story of my trip to the Mayo Clinic and how I planned on regaining my life in 2012. Turns out I did regain my life, but not exactly as I planned. This is the story of medical drama, heartbreak, much laughter, and an abundance of gratitude.

Dear Baby

April 30, 2018 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

I have thought and thought about what I wanted to say to you for months, but truth be told, I was too scared to write it down - as if writing down your story would make it not real. It seems absolutely unfathomable to me that in just a few weeks I will be holding you in my arms, … [Read more...]

Restarting My Hard Drive

Using Passion to Find Your Purpose

February 5, 2018 Lydia Buschenfeldt 2 Comments

Lydia Buschenfeldt

In February, we are surrounded by images of passion and thoughts of love – bright red hearts, cupid balloons and chocolate roses are practically overflowing out of every aisle at the grocery store. But the truth is, passion can come in many forms, and in this month’s special … [Read more...]

Restarting My Hard Drive food allergies, managing stress and anxiety

To Love and Be Loved

October 23, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

I was raised in an interfaith home. I don’t mention this as an aside. I mention it because it is one of the cornerstones of my childhood. And that’s saying something, as I was lucky enough to have a pretty damn amazing childhood. Not only are my parents different … [Read more...]

Restarting My Hard Drive Acceptance

Addressing My Elephant

May 7, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Nevertheless, she persisted

I’d like to start by addressing the elephant in the room: I’m ashamed to write this post. Mortified, really. I thought about not writing it at all. Or writing it but not posting it. But, that felt fake and false and a little bit like lying. When I started writing this … [Read more...]

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The Next Chapter

January 24, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Hello, 2017. Hard to believe you're here. Not going to lie, I am more wary of what you have to offer than I have ever been in my entire life. And yet...here we are. I have been trying to write out my thoughts for weeks now - months really, but it has felt like the most … [Read more...]

Restarting My Hard Drive

The In-Between

October 3, 2016 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Alfie

Hello, blank page. I know, it's been awhile. I have both desperately craved and strictly avoided you, knowing I needed to write and terrified of what may come out. What if it's all the same? What do I do if I come here to write only to acknowledge that nothing has changed … [Read more...]

Restarting My Hard Drive health benefits of dog companionship

Still Looking for that Hidden Camera…

June 20, 2016 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Have you ever had one of those moments where all you can do is wonder why no one is with you to see what you're seeing? Ya know, the kind where you look left…look right…and expect to find out that my girl Ellen Degeneres is watching you on a hidden camera? Representing the … [Read more...]

Restarting My Hard Drive

This Just In: Life Ain’t Stable

March 20, 2016 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Oh hey, friends. It's been quite awhile. I've missed you. And writing. And this blog. Life took a turn for the crazy, but here we are yet again. After the big genetic showdown, my plan was to take a few weeks away from the medical world to just be. There are a lot of … [Read more...]

Restarting My Hard Drive

The Missing Piece

October 25, 2015 Lydia Buschenfeldt

I have always wondered what the moment would be like. When after years of unanswered questions, false hope, and dead-ends, I’d have a definitive diagnosis. I wondered what emotion I would feel first. Relief? Joy? Confusion? Probably a little bit of everything, I … [Read more...]

Restarting My Hard Drive electrolytes

She Used to be Mine

October 7, 2015 Lydia Buschenfeldt

I had almost finished a post when I heard the song. My musical idol, Sara Bareilles, recently composed a new musical, "Waitress," (think stage adaptation of the movie with Keri Russell) and the first single from the musical was just released. "She Used to Be Mine” stopped … [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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About Lydia and Hatch Health

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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