I’m Jess.
I’m a wife and a mama to three children and one on the way.
I’m a Teacher turned Holistic Nutrition Consultant for Pregnancy, Postpartum and Babies living with my husband and children in Sydney, Australia.
I love Jesus and have been a bible-believing Christian all my life.
I am a traditional Teacher turned Homeschooling mama, with a passion to disciple and educate my children in a way that honours the way they each learn.
I studied at bible college straight after high school and while serving in our kids ministry at my church, I felt the Lord put on my heart to become a primary school teacher. I always loved being around children and had a deep desire for children to know their worth and value from a young age, so I applied for a teaching degree and for the next six years, while having my two daughters along the way, I completed my degree.
I became a teacher in 2017 and for five years, taught at two private schools. I loved my experience as a teacher, but it wasn’t long before I realised that I wanted to be at home with my children and felt that the teaching life did not match that desire.
I always had a passion for nutrition and health and found a course online to study holistic nutrition with the niche being targeted at pregnancy, postpartum and babies. So, while pregnant with my third, I studied holistic nutrition and became a Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant for Pregnancy, Postpartum and Babies in May 2022.
From experiencing antenatal depression with my second daughter during my pregnancy and postpartum with her, I reflected on how little I cared for myself, physically and mentally during that time. When I fell pregnant with my son, with my holistic nutrition studies behind me, I decided to use nutrition to my advantage and I had the most amazing pregnancy with my son because I intentionally took the time to nourish my body and my mind.
Mental health and nutrition really do go hand-in-hand!
My two daughters both have severe allergies, so creating allergenic-friendly, gut-friendly food has been a newfound passion of mine, so you will find many great egg-free, nut-free and gluten-free recipes on here.
I love to cook for people, I love to sing and write and I love to exercise (whenever I get the time).
The Wholesome Mama is all about offering resources to mamas with pregnancy, postpartum and baby nutrition education, gut healthy, allergy-friendly and from scratch recipes that are simple and nutritious and homeschooling resources for Australian families.
Thank you for visiting!