Join the free Monthly Nourish Challenge and try one new healthy recipe each week. A gentle, flexible way to discover delicious meals that fit your unique diet and support your wellbeing.
Welcome to the free follow-along Monthly Nourish Challenge.
When I first qualified as a Natural Healer (many years ago!) one of my goals was to create a healthy food plan handout for my clients. I researched every week, followed the top health leaders, and collected countless ideas. But the project was never finished.
Why?
Your Diet is as Unique as You
A Healthy Recipe Challenge You Can Adapt to Any Diet
I once listened to a series of interviews with experts from completely different dietary approaches – one week a vegan specialist, the next a keto advocate.
Each had just as many success stories, and just as much research, to back up their claims.
How could every approach be “right”?
The truth is: your diet is as unique as you.
And I saw this in action for over 20 years in my clinic. What worked beautifully for one client made little difference for another – and sometimes even caused issues.
Over time I focused on teaching the common principles shared by all successful diets, then guided my clients to adapt those principles to their individual body and health needs.
Choosing what to Eat for your Health Needs
Fast forward to when I started the makeselfcaresimple blog. I knew that food and nutrition were a cornerstone of self-care – but how could I design challenges that truly worked for different diets?
My solution: showcase the creativity of food bloggers who share recipes designed to support specific health needs. Many of them focus on avoiding certain ingredients while celebrating others.
It’s a perfect fit for those of us who need to adapt recipes to feel our best.
The Aim of the Nourish Challenge
Each month we’ll explore a new healthy recipe theme – from warming soups to Buddha bowls, from chocolate to brunch. I’ll share a round-up of inspiring recipes from talented food bloggers, each one offering variations for different dietary needs.
Together, we’ll follow, adapt, adopt or create one new healthy recipe each week.
The goal is to create your personalised healthy cook book of recipes – filled with recipes that are both delicious and supportive of your unique health needs.
For example, one week you might try a new breakfast porridge, the next a recipe that helps you add more vegetables, and the week after, a homemade salad dressing.
How the Monthly Nourish Challenge works
The Nourish Challenge is a gentle, creative way to explore new recipes, spark kitchen inspiration, and support your wellbeing through food.
Here’s how it works:
- Try one new healthy recipe each week using the monthly recipe theme for inspiration and ideas.
- Adapt it to your needs: choose a recipe that already fits your diet, or mix and match ideas – like taking the flavours from one recipe and the ingredients from another.
- Plan and prep ahead so the recipes slide into your weekly routine rather than adding stress.
The goal isn’t perfection. It’s about rediscovering joy in food, adding variety, and finding possibilities even when your diet feels restricted.
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s a free, follow-along challenge to try one new healthy recipe each week – from soups to brunch. With a focus on adapting recipes to fit your unique dietary needs.
Not at all! The challenge is designed to work with any dietary approach. Whether you’re gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, keto, FODMAP, or simply aiming to eat healthier, you can adapt each theme to suit your body and preferences.
You’ll only need to choose and try one recipe each week. With a little meal planning and prep, it’s easy to fit into your routine.
Simply subscribe to the newsletter or hop into the free community space. That way you’ll get each month’s recipe theme and can share your wins with others.
Monthly Nourish Challenges To Explore
You can discover all the Nourish challenges HERE
You Don’t have to do this Alone
Healthy habits are easier — and more enjoyable — with support.
That’s why I’ve created two simple ways to stay connected:
- The Make Self-Care Simple Newsletter – get healthy recipe inspiration, practical self-care ideas, and gentle reminders to stay on track.
- Free Community Space – share your wins, creative swaps, and discoveries with others on their own nourish journey.
When you subscribe, you’ll also receive your FREE Self-Care Challenge Toolkit, with everything you need to complete your first challenge and start building your personal self-care routine.
Let’s make self-care simple, supportive, and full of flavour, together.
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The content shared on Make Self Care Simple is for general information and personal growth only.
I’m no longer working as a practitioner, and the ideas shared here are not medical advice or a substitute for professional care.
Everything you read here is designed to help you explore gentle, everyday self-care practices that support your overall well-being — but please always consult your qualified health professional before making any major changes to your lifestyle, diet, or treatment.
Your body is unique, and only you (with the right support) can decide what feels right for you.
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