The Chaotic Wellness Collective

A virtual monthly community check-in that helps you keep your own wellness top of mind.

  • Do you struggle with sticking to healthy habits for more than a few weeks (or days)?

  • Want to stop feeling like your body is always on the back burner and start creating time for yourself?

  • Are you sick of unrealistic images of what a healthy life looks like, and ready for information and skills you can actually implement?

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Isn’t it about time…

  • You created nourishing habits that actually work for you?

  • You finally feel calm and happy at the end of the day?

  • You started to create a life where caring for yourself becomes second nature?

  • You got expert information and community support that actually acknowledges the way your brain works and your life changes?

A person with light skin wearing grey leggings, an orange shirt, and long brown hair up in a messy bun does a seated stretch.

You decide you’re finally going to do That Thing you know is good for you.

Let’s say it’s exercise.

You pick a time to do it and even buy the equipment you need. You feel amazing for two weeks when you start doing it.

Then you go on a trip for a week - when you come back you have to catch up on work and end up working through your usual workout time.

A month later, you realize you haven’t exercised since you got back.

You really care about your health, and you know you feel better, show up better in your relationships, and do better in the world when you take care of yourself.

But when it comes down to it, your health isn’t the ONLY thing you have to prioritize, and all those other demands tend to come first - leaving you exhausted and unsatisfied.

Does one of these sound familiar to you?

  • Maybe you struggle to believe that you deserve to care for yourself - but that’s something you’re working on.

  • Maybe you’ve found that you can manage your health issues with lifestyle - and that your symptoms definitely get worse when you’re less diligent.

  • Maybe you’re totally into wellness…like half the time. And the other half you completely forget how great you feel when you stick to your healthy habits.

This Is Me! Sign me up!

Why embrace chaos?

Well, because “habits” are all well and good if your routine is the exact same every day. But let’s be real: it’s not. And when you choose to embrace caring for yourself even when life is chaotic, you’re making a statement: that your wellness is just as important as all the other things going on in your life.

Here’s why your DIY attempts at healthy habits haven’t been sticking.

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    They're Not Evidence-Based

    Often, we hear about things we “should” be doing from influencers, family members, or other people who don’t actually know when and why something might be good for you.

  • DNA

    They're Not Tailored To You

    Let’s face it, most healthy living advice is super generic. And everyone’s needs are different - you may need a strategy that works with your weird work schedule, or your spicy brain.

  • Calendar

    You're Not Updating Them

    Life changes. Your habits need to change with it. And if life is constantly changing, you need to be able to make healthy choices when the opportunity arises, habits be damned.

Unlike the unrealistic and generic wellness influencer advice you’re used to, in the Chaotic Wellness Collective, you actually learn when and why specific healthy habits might be good for you, and then have space to workshop your version of the habit, so you can actually start implementing it right away - and we check in monthly to make any tweaks you might need.

The Chaotic Wellness Collective

is a monthly community meeting that keeps your health and wellness top of mind, so you can refresh your routines to suit your current life and consistently make healthy choices, leaving you feeling supported and motivated knowing that no matter what life throws at you, you’ll have space to care for yourself.

Here’s How It Works

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Every month we choose a theme

(think meal planning, nighttime routine, hydration, etc.) that we get to explore in depth.

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Each meeting starts with the facts

You’ll get evidence based, body neutral information about the theme, so you can make an informed and intrinsically motivated choice about how to incorporate it into your own life.

A group of 4 friends sits in a living room together talking.

Then, you get to share

how you’re doing with this theme, and ask for support from the group, leaving you inspired, encouraged, and ready to take action.

And if you’re a little shy, don’t worry - you can submit questions ahead of time - I’ll read them out for you, add my two cents, and allow the group to chime in.

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We’ll explore how the theme fits your unique needs

because your version of the theme won’t be the same as anyone else’s. This celebration of your individual needs and experience will leave you feeling genuinely supported, seen and validated - and finally able to access the kind of self-care you previously wrote off as “not possible for you”.

BONUS

As soon as you sign up, you’ll get the Care Within Chaos workbook which helps you set your personal priorities so you can choose strategies that will actually serve you.

You can be part of this gorgeous supportive community for $29/month.

You’re spending a lot of brainpower and wasting a lot of money thinking about implementing healthy habits…and then not sticking with them.

Imagine how much more energy you would have if you eliminated the effort of forcing healthy behaviours, and moved towards the ease of healthy choices and habits that are truly aligned with your values and identity.

Also…let’s please make that fancy yoga mat purchase worth it.

  • This is for you if...

    ✔️ You really care about your health and want to make space to care for yourself.

    ✔️ You have tried to implement healthy habits before, and have struggled to keep up with them.

    ✔️ You’re a busy person who doesn’t have the time or energy to do ALL of the healthy things - and you want space to choose what’s important to you.

    ❔ Optional: you’ve been given personalized advice on how to manage a health condition you have by a healthcare practitioner, and you need support keeping up with it.

  • This is NOT for you if...

    ❌ You want someone to “just tell you what to do”.

    ❌ You don’t want to be in a community space which requires respecting diverse identities and experiences.

    ❌ You want a women-only space or a focus on weight loss. This is a body-neutral, LGBTQ2SIA+ friendly space where we welcome folks of all genders.

    ❌ You need treatment or close medical supervision that you’re not already accessing. Because this is a group program, I can’t give treatment recommendations. If you’re in Ontario, you can see me one-on-one for a personalized strategy.

Yes That's Me! Sign me up!

Hi, I’m Dr. Arlie

I’m a naturopathic doctor, healthy habit strategist, and dessert person. I’m on a mission to help people who feel out of place in wellness spaces create your own version of a happy healthy life.

Between helping a huge variety of patients choose and implement the most important healthy behaviours for their individual needs, managing my own chronic health condition, and navigating my neurospicy household’s unique needs, I have a lot of experience troubleshooting healthy living.

I figured it was about time that everyone had access to evidence-based, body-neutral information and support to live their best lives.

So I created The Chaotic Wellness Collective

Will you join me?

FAQs

  • I know you have a lot of demands on your time. I also know that you know that you can’t pour from an empty cup. Wouldn’t it be nicer to take some of the mental work off your plate and let a lovely encouraging community who knows that you deserve at least a little time to care for yourself to help you make that happen? And if you’re still worried about it, remember that every single theme we discuss can be modified to suit your life - so if something is important to you, do you think you can take 5 minutes per day to start incorporating it into your life?

  • When you initially sign up, we have a minimum membership length of 3 months. Research shows it takes more than 2 months to make a habit - so we want to be there for you while you make and establish the routines that are most important to you. Once you’re part of the community, you can join one month at a time.

  • You can indeed join anytime, BUT don’t you think that the times when you’re struggling to prioritize yourself might be the times when you need support the most? Just some food for thought 💚

  • I hear you! You are actually the reason I created this group. Because generic advice about healthy habits isn’t going to work for you - you need highly flexible routines. That’s why we think outside the box in The Chaotic Wellness Collective - because you CAN consistently care for yourself, if you’re given the right tools.

  • We choose the theme for each month with participant input, so I can’t guarantee the themes for the next 3 months. I can tell you that we explore a theme related to nutrition, physical activity, or sleep every 3 months, and that other themes we’re looking forward to include hydration, stress management, and spending time in nature.

  • YES - and you’ll probably get more out of it the longer you stay. You can sign up for up to 12 months at a time if you want to commit to yourself for the whole year.

We’re currently on our summer break!

Get on the waitlist to be the first in line to sign up when we open for membership again.

Make 2023 the year you commit to yourself 💚