Nurture & Flo Wellness Clinic

One of our favourite ways to celebrate summer produce is with a simple galette. 🍒

Less fussy than a pie and every bit as delicious, galettes are a wonderful reminder that things don’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.

This Cherry Almond Galette highlights one of our favourite July ingredients: fresh BC cherries. It’s the kind of recipe that feels right at home at a summer gathering, shared around a patio table, or enjoyed with a cup of coffee the next morning.

Simple ingredients, seasonal fruit, and a little bit of time in the kitchen.

That’s our kind of summer. ☀️💚

🍒 Cherry Almond Galette

Ingredients:

- 1 prepared pie crust (store-bought or homemade)
- 3 cups fresh cherries, pitted and halved
- 2 tbsp maple syrup or sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Toss cherries with maple syrup, cornstarch, vanilla, and almond extract.
3. Roll pie crust onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
4. Spoon cherry mixture into the centre, leaving a 2-inch border.
5. Fold edges over the fruit and brush crust with egg wash.
6. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
7. Bake for 35–40 minutes until golden and bubbly.
8. Cool slightly and serve as is or with vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy. Preferably outdoors. ☀️

Hello, July ☀️

This month’s moodboard is inspired by sunshine, connection, adventure, nourishment, play, and all the little moments that make summer feel magical.

As summer settles in, you’ll find us sharing a little less and soaking up a little more of the season. We’ll still be popping in with inspiration, updates, and reflections throughout the month, just at a gentler pace.

Of course, our clinic doors remain open, and our team is here if you need support. If you’ve been meaning to book an appointment, have a question, or are looking for guidance on where to start, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Wishing you a beautiful July filled with sunshine, connection, and plenty of reasons to smile. 💚

As Pride Month comes to a close, we want to reaffirm something that matters deeply to us:

Everyone deserves access to healthcare where they feel safe, respected, and supported.

Seeking healthcare can feel vulnerable at the best of times, and feeling seen, heard, and welcomed can make a meaningful difference in a person’s experience of care.

At Nurture & Flo, creating an inclusive and affirming space is not something we think about only during Pride Month. It is an ongoing commitment to learning, listening, and continually striving to provide care that honours the diverse identities, experiences, and needs of our community.

We know there is always more work to do, and we remain committed to that work.

As June comes to a close, we celebrate the diversity of our community and the belief that everyone deserves access to compassionate, affirming healthcare.

To our 2SLGBTQIA+ community members: thank you for allowing us to be part of your care. We see you, we value you, and we are grateful you’re here. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💚

At Nurture & Flo, we believe that health and wellness look different for everyone.

Some people come to us seeking relief from physical discomfort. Others are navigating stress, life transitions, fertility journeys, digestive concerns, relationship challenges, or simply looking for support in feeling more connected to themselves and their wellbeing.

One of the things we are most passionate about is offering care that meets people where they are. Care that is thoughtful, collaborative, and centred around the individual rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Our team currently offers:

✨ Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

✨ Registered Massage Therapy

✨ Holistic Nutrition

✨ Registered Clinical Counselling

While each practitioner brings their own unique perspective and expertise, we share a common commitment to creating a space where people feel welcomed, supported, and cared for.

Whether you’re a long-time patient or just discovering our clinic, we are grateful to be part of your wellness journey. 💚

Self-Care Sunday: Father’s Day Edition 💚

To all the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, father figures, and caregivers—today is for you.

A gentle reminder that caring for others and caring for yourself don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

Take the walk. Enjoy the coffee while it’s still hot. Put your feet up. Spend time with the people you love. Make space for something that fills your cup, too.

Thank you for the countless ways you show up, support, encourage, and care for those around you.

Wishing all who are celebrating a Happy Father’s Day ✨❤️

There is a reason that some of our favourite moments in life happen around a dinner table, on a walk with a friend, at a community event, or during a conversation where we feel truly seen.

Humans are wired for connection.

While wellness is often talked about in terms of nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress management, our relationships and sense of belonging play an important role in our wellbeing too. Feeling supported, understood, and connected can have a profound impact on both our physical and emotional health.

Community doesn’t have to mean having a large social circle. Sometimes it looks like one trusted friend. A neighbour who checks in. A practitioner who listens. A group that makes you feel welcome. The people who remind you that you don’t have to carry everything on your own.

At Nurture & Flo, one of the greatest gifts of the past five years has been watching community form within these walls. We’ve witnessed friendships begin, support systems grow, and people find spaces where they feel safe to show up exactly as they are.

As we move through a season associated with the Heart in Traditional Chinese Medicine, we’re reminded that connection is not separate from wellness. It is an important part of it.

Who is someone in your life that helps you feel supported, seen, or connected? 💚

Mother’s Day can hold a lot of feelings, and sometimes they linger a little after. In the body, in the mind, in ways that are not always easy to name.

If that feels true for you, this is a simple way to come back to yourself.

Find a quiet moment, even just a few minutes, and try this:

- Place one hand on your chest and one on your lower abdomen
• Let your breath move naturally, without trying to change it
• Notice the warmth of your hands and the weight of them
• Pay attention to how your body responds to being held in this way

You do not need to fix anything or make sense of it all. Just stay here for a few breaths and let yourself be supported, even in this small way.

Sometimes care looks like doing less, and simply being with what is there. 🤍

Happy Mother’s Day. 🌸

Today is a chance to celebrate the mothers and caregivers who give so much of themselves, in ways that are seen and unseen.

The love, the effort, the constant holding of others, often woven quietly into everyday life.

At the same time, we know this day can hold more than one feeling.

For some, it is joyful and full.
For others, it may feel tender, complex, or a little heavier to move through.

There is no one way to experience Mother’s Day.

However this day meets you,
we hope there is a moment of softness in it.
A moment where you feel supported, appreciated, or simply given space to be as you are.

And to those who are showing up with care in any form,
we celebrate you too ❤️✨

When someone you love spends so much of their time caring for others,
it can be hard for them to pause and receive that same care in return.

Sometimes the most meaningful support is not something big or elaborate.
It is creating space for them to rest.
To be held.
To be taken care of, even for a moment.

This could look like a quiet hour to themselves.
A treatment that allows their body to soften.
Time away from the constant giving they are so used to.

If you are looking for a way to support someone in your life this week,
consider what it might feel like for them to be on the receiving end of care.

And if you are someone who is always holding others,
this is a gentle reminder that you are allowed to receive, too. 🤍

As we move toward Mother’s Day, we begin to reflect on care.

Not just in the ways it is traditionally defined,
but in the many ways it quietly exists all around us.

Care can look like tending to a child.
It can look like supporting a partner, a friend, a parent.
It can look like holding space for others, showing up, staying present.

It can also look like nurturing something you are growing.
An idea, a business, a version of yourself that is still becoming.

And sometimes, care is the way you learn to hold yourself.
Gently. Patiently. In moments that are not always easy.

There are so many ways to be a caregiver.
So many ways to offer and receive care.

This week, we are holding space for all of it. 🤍