Something amazing happened last Saturday. Before heading out to a MOPS event, I shared our “10 Hikes to do with Your Girlfriends” post on Facebook. As I went about the day, I saw our NW Healthy Mama Facebook page start going bonkers! People were tagging each other, making plans to get out together and sharing the post like crazy. Over the next few days, our readership went WAY, WAY up and 2 days later, that post has been shared 1,100 times and counting.
To think of ladies from around the area connecting and getting out together practically makes me want to jump up and down, clapping and cheering. Getting out with my friends has played a huge part in dealing with my personal struggle with postpartum anxiety. Fresh air, sweat and good conversation are way up there with the best medicines on earth! I want everyone to experience the feeling of life being GOOD. Maybe hiking isn’t for everyone, but I believe wellness is.
So tonight I am happy to welcome so many new gals to this space. You will find that there is something here for everyone. Monday thru Friday we post a variety of healthy recipes, outdoor adventure ideas and inspiration to mother well. When spring and summer come, we’ll go back to our regular Saturday Garden Tours, where women from around the area have an opportunity to write a post showing off what’s growing in their garden, or share tips and tricks with other PNW gardeners. Want to be in on that? We’d love to have you. Email us.
This space is a growing community and you’ll find many different voices here, sharing about a wide variety of topics. Here at NW Healthy Mama, we believe health is not a specific diet, but rather a frame of mind, a meal that helps our families thrive and an adventure outside with good friends. We believe in enjoying motherhood and loving our people well. We believe in kindness, community and that every woman is full of incredible potential. If you are new here, we welcome you to NW Healthy Mama!
To celebrate this next big step of growth, The Woods Coffee has generously offered up a $25 gift card for us to giveaway! If you don’t have a Woods Coffee in your area, use this card to shop their amazing online store. You will LOVE everything they sell, I guarantee it.
Thank you all for being part of this site. Thank you for your encouraging words and for making this site for fun! Remember to continue to use #nwhealthymama to share your life with everyone in the NW Healthy Mama community!
I love finding new trails I didn’t know existed through your site!
What a great read! Thanks for sharing.
I am so excited to have found your site. It’s pretty amazing in my eyes!
Thanks for the great info!!!
Way to go NWHM!
This is amazing!!! I love seeing NWHM grow, and with it, the community of amazing women I’m becoming aware of! Looking forward to garden tours again, I turned my dirt today and got the itch to plant… soon enough!
So happy for you, and wishing you continued blessings as NWHM continues to grow and bless others!
Wonderful news that this blog is growing!
Angela you are doing amazing things with this space!!
So glad your site is growing – I know I’ve enjoyed it immensely!
I love NWhealthymama and the mamas that make it happen. ❤️❤️❤️
Love, love, LOVE this blog! Also love to hear you’re a fellow MOPS momma! I missed the refresh event because I had to help with the WSU Country living expo. Your instagram is one of my favs and always lifting me up when I need it. Thank you!
Love that you share true and honest stuff about being a mom and giving it your best! Thanks Angela!
So exciting to try out some of these hikes as the weather starts to get warmer! Sharing coffee with a friend after would be the icing on the cake 🙂
I am looking forward to following your site! Thank you!
You amaze me! So proud of all you’ve done on your site and so happy to hear it’s reaching more people every day! You have the gift of encouragement my friend! Love you!
This is a great giveaway….but even greater is the positive vibes going out via Nw healthy mama💗
I’m so glad I found you guys as a resource for things to do in WA. I discovered (and shared) your WA Roadtrips post and it was well received by our readers as well! Good content + good photos = high engagement! Great work!
Cheers!
Hi Angela! Congrats on the recent “viral” post sharing! That’s wonderful, and how awesome that it was all about getting outdoors! There’s so much that I love about NWHealthyMama, but that’s definitely one of them–the encouragement to get outdoors with your kids, your family, your friends, etc.
I like learning new healthy recipes
I just came upon this website, I am very much enjoying it so far.. Thank You
I love that you are adventurous and share you adventures with others for us to share! I cannot wait to explore some of the hiking spots you talked about this summer! Thank you 🙂
Love finding new things to do in the NW, as well as heathy recipe ideas!
Great blog post! I love following NW healthy mama. So happy your following is growing…Congrars!!
Awesome!
I love Woods Coffee. Thanks for sharing!
I just LOVE NW Healthy Mama! What a great site & concept. Love the variety of topics and the encouragement. Thank you! 🙂