August 2026 | AwarenessÂ
I returned to this work slowly and intentionally because a brand about nourishment has to start with nourishing myself first.
July 2026 | Relief has come
On July 16, I was diagnosed with ADHD, and this diagnosis finally explained my long history of gut issues and stress-related mental health challenges. That history is personal, and it's exactly why our hero product, Cajun Boiled Peanuts, is made without garlic or onion: gentle on stomachs like mine, not just in theory.
June 2026 | Learning to Rest
Years of persistent burnout finally caught up with me, urging me to rest. I made a wise decision to take the medical leave I deserved instead of pushing through.
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A gut healing journey is more than optimal digestion and proper nutrition...rest and stress reduction are included.Â
Sept. 2025 | A Sleepless Night, A Brilliant Idea
Restlessness and insomnia kept me up flipping through a book called Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies & Simple Pleasures by Frederick Douglass Opie. A brilliant idea was born and I could not ignore it.Â
2019- 2025 | Ages 21-27: Researching My Way Back to Myself
Long before Southern Nostalgia was conceptualized, I started researching how to fold my heritage back into my own healing, beginning with Oldways' African Heritage Diet Pyramid, and later cookbooks like The Healthy Soul Food Cookbook. It planted a seed that took years to grow.
OUR JOURNEY
The Story Behind the Journey.