Ali Wren

whole-hearted living, healthy-minded eating

Episode 1 with Sonja Overhiser

On this episode, I’m chatting with Sonja Overhiser. Sonja is the wife of the writer and photographer couple behind the award-nominated food blog A Couple Cooks. Alex and Sonja are authors of the cookbook Pretty Simple Cooking. They have garnered a worldwide following for their delicious vegetarian recipes and sustainable approach to cooking and eating well. Sonja […]

Call it Good

  I started a podcast–Call it Good! This podcast is a project I’ve been working on in the margins of my life for the last few months, and I’m so excited to finally have the chance to share it with you! Call it Good is a podcast about what it looks like to let go of […]

No Label at the Table Bakery

Last summer, I wrote a blog post about a new farmer’s market stand that I came across: No Label at the Table. Last weekend, I attended the grand opening of their store front in the heart of my city’s downtown! No Label at the Table is a gluten-free, dairy-free food company that employs young adults […]

Nook Paleo Restaurant

A new paleo-inspired restaurant recently hit our city, and I want to tell everyone I know about it. While restaurants are getting better all the time with accommodating food allergies, intolerances, and preferences, it can still be tricky to eat quality, healthy food out. Another perk? The menu also includes vegan offerings, Whole30 options, and […]

Healthy Buckeyes

My hometown is in Michigan and my husband is from Ohio, and we both grew up eating buckeyes over the holidays. My grandma always makes them, and his mom always makes them. Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free, these healthy buckeyes were the dessert I brought with me as we traveled in December. They are […]

Easy Chicken Taco Soup

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your loved ones. Whether you’re looking for a tasty new soup to try, are on Whole30, or eat gluten-free, grain-free, and/or dairy-free, this soup is for you! I love creating simple and delicious recipes, and this soup is so easy. I was in the […]

Grain Free Vegan Snickerdoodles

Would you believe it if I told you that I never had a snickerdoodle cookie until I was a teenager? I guess my family stuck to baking mainly chocolate chip cookies (which are still my favorite, by the way). I’ve always been a big fan of real cinnamon (not the fake artificial flavoring that is […]

A Manifesto For Authentic Friendship E-Book

In a digital age of loose ties and online friends and followers, flesh-and-blood friendships are worth fighting for now more than ever. How do we find them? How do we maintain them? How do we fight for them? I have exciting news! My newest e-book A Manifesto For Authentic Friendship is available on Amazon, and […]

Enneagram Final Thoughts

The goal of understanding our number is to develop self-knowledge and learn how to recognize and relax our grip on the reflexive, self-defeating behaviors of our personalities. As we do, we can live more authentically and relate to others in wiser, more loving ways.   —Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile, The Road Back to You […]

The Enneagram and Friendship

The Enneagram is changing my life, and how I view myself and my relationships. I am a type One with strong Nine and Two wings, which (in a nutshell) means that I am a Perfectionist, Peacemaker, and Helper. The perfectionist in me has high expectations for myself and my friendships, and is easily disappointed when […]