Nikki-lynn McKeague

Something unexpected came up with my health recently, and I’ve gone back and forth about how much of that story I am ready to share publicly. Part of me wants to keep it private until I know more, and part of me knows there is something useful in naming the experience while it is still unfolding. I’m not ready to offer all the details — and honestly, I may never need to. What I do want to share is what happened inside me when uncertainty entered the room, because I think it says something...

I tried something new this week. After years of building my own wellness team — a chiropractor, a massage therapist, reiki practitioner, reflexologist, a homeopath, a counsellor — there was one practice I had never actually experienced myself: osteopathy. I knew enough about it to write about it for this blog, but I had never sat in the chair, or in this case, on the table. When the opportunity came up, I took it. Because that is exactly what I tell people, over and over again: try...

I’ll be honest with you — sometimes I wonder why anyone would pay someone like me to talk through their wellness journey. It’s a question that creeps in quietly, usually when things feel slow or uncertain. And when it does, I’ve learned to sit with it rather than push it away. Because the answer, when I dig into it honestly, is actually the most clarifying thing I know about the work I do. The Person Who Is Not Necessarily On Your Side When I’m really struggling with something, I reach out to...