<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Roots To Rise Life Collective, LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roots To Rise Life Collective is a holistic wellness brand dedicated to helping women heal from the inside out through ancestral wisdom, herbal healing, and whole body nourishment. Founded by Women's Wellness Speaker and Holistic Wellness Guide Lesa Marie, RTR is a sacred space where women restore their health, reset their habits, and rise into their fullest lives.]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:35:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rootstoriselife.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sleep Is Not a Luxury — It Is Your Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sis, let's talk about the thing we've all quietly agreed to sacrifice first. Not the workout. Not the meal prep. Sleep. It became optional somewhere along the way — the first thing we give up when the day runs long, and the last thing we ever protect. But hear me on this: your body was never built to run on empty. Rest is not a reward you earn after the to-do list is done. It is medicine. And most of us have been walking around chronically under-medicated. What the Research Actually Says The...]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/sleep-is-not-a-luxury-it-is-your-medicine-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9de8bec6495acaaf325a3e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:27:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking Is Enough To Begin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building Movement Without Punishing Your Body — A gentle, judgment-free guide to building a movement practice you can actually keep.]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/walking-is-enough-to-begin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9d998e91e98b7d5c10aa14</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae8126_535351c9c51c4d4395940e1eaa650e3a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Contradictions — Journal Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Beautiful Contradictions — A Journal Series for the Woman Becoming Sis, if you found your way here from Pinterest — welcome. This series was written for the woman holding two truths at once: the healing and the hurting, the becoming and the already-whole. Each journal is a companion for that in-between space, rooted in ancestral wisdom and honest reflection. Series One — The Complete 4-Volume Collection walks through healing and wholeness, identity, and becoming, one contradiction at a...]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/the-beautiful-contradictions-journal-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a99c1b5a6d208e9487054c6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:51:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae8126_e82caef39b954014b35f1800dce4fb42~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lmpconsultingsolut</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shop The Beautiful Contradictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Beautiful Contradictions Two 28-day deep healing journals, born from ancestral wisdom and every lesson healing has taught me since. Restore. Reset. Rise.  Series One: Complete Collection A journey of roots, wisdom, depth, and faith. Buy Series One on Amazon Series Two: Complete Collection A journey of wholeness, choice, tenderness, and love. Buy Series Two on Amazon Thank you for supporting this work. Your healing starts at the root.  Visit RootsToRiseLife.com]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/shop-the-beautiful-contradictions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a88f790d586cd2fd6629b0e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:12:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigella Sativa Unleashed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Science and Spirit of Black Seed Healing — how this legendary herb became known as a 'cure for everything,' and what that legacy means for Black women's wellness today.]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/nigella-sativa-unleashed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a866f63c6c8f2fd385fd2b4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:17:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae8126_075b7a5fb347438a81a241de83e38206~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_730,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did You Know? Amla — The Ancestral Berry That Heals From the Inside Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healing Roots Series · Did You Know? Sis, let me introduce you to something your ancestors already knew. Before the supplement shelves. Before clinical trials. Before wellness influencers made it a trend — there was amla. A small, tart, bright green berry that's been treating everything from digestion to dull skin to immunity for over five thousand years across India, Persia, and the African continent. If you've never heard of it, that's by design. The herbs and fruits that actually heal us...]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/did-you-know-amla-the-ancestral-berry-that-heals-from-the-inside-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a33e6a46761ed67b03d15fe</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:36:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleep Is Not a Luxury — It Is Your Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rest is not a reward for productivity — it is medicine. What the research says about sleep, why midlife makes it harder, and a holistic restoration ritual.]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/sleep-is-not-a-luxury-it-is-your-medicine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a21ad5fde6a4fa1b1f2a7fa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:36:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Conversation — Part 1: The Messenger System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own body? Meet your messengers — the quiet conversation between your body and your brain, explained at the kitchen table.]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/the-quiet-conversation-part-1-the-messenger-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a26be5a7ed4057defe85e4a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:35:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Build a Nourishing Plate Without Diet Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nourishing plate does not have to be beige chicken, steamed broccoli, and sadness. Food can carry culture, memory, comfort, celebration, and medicine-like nourishment without being treated as medicine itself. A useful framework is simply to make room for plants, protein, satisfying carbohydrates, and fats that help a meal feel complete. Start with color and variety. Vegetables can be fresh, frozen, canned, roasted, sautéed, stewed, or raw. Collards, cabbage, okra, callaloo, carrots,...]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/build-a-nourishing-plate-without-diet-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7bbe042ca7f56c717de944</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:27:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Morning Ritual That Does Not Become Another Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some wellness routines are so long they require their own project manager. That is not the kind of ritual most of us need. A morning practice should help you arrive in your day, not make you feel behind before breakfast. Start with three minutes of no input. Before email, news, social media, or other people’s urgency enters the room, sit up and notice your breath. Put both feet on the floor. Ask, “What do I need to carry today, and what can I leave here?” You do not need to force an answer....]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/a-morning-ritual-that-does-not-become-another-job</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7bbe042ca7f56c717de945</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:27:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleep After 40: A Gentle Reset for Better Rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sis, let's start here: sleep is not something you earn after the dishes are done, the kids are settled, the emails are answered, and everybody else's needs have been met. Sleep is not the reward at the end of the list. It is the foundation underneath everything on the list. My Nana used to say, "Baby, the body keeps score even when you don't." She meant it about grief. She meant it about hard living. But she meant it about rest too. You cannot out-hustle a body that hasn't slept. Eventually...]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/sleep-after-40-a-gentle-reset-for-better-rest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7bbe042ca7f56c717de946</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:27:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae8126_6850308bd88d4ef88220bccf877cdf35~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking Is Enough to Begin: Building Movement Without Punishing Your Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[Movement does not have to look like punishment, a boot camp, or a before-and-after photo. Walking counts. Stretching counts. Dancing in your kitchen counts. Carrying groceries, gardening, taking the stairs, and doing a few strength exercises at home all count as ways to move your body. The best movement plan is the one you can return to without dreading it. The current Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults work toward 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic...]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/walking-is-enough-to-begin-building-movement-without-punishing-your-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7bbe042ca7f56c717de943</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:27:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Roots to Rise Evaluates Wellness Products Before Recommending Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wellness shop should not be a random shelf of whatever is trending. If Roots to Rise recommends a journal, kitchen tool, tea accessory, movement aid, book, sleep product, or other wellness item, the recommendation should answer a simple question: why would this be genuinely useful to the woman reading about it? First, we look for usefulness. Does the product solve a real problem or make a healthy habit easier? A water bottle may be useful because it is easy to clean, comfortable to carry,...]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/how-roots-to-rise-evaluates-wellness-products-before-recommending-them</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7bbe042ca7f56c717de942</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:27:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herbal Does Not Automatically Mean Harmless: 7 Questions to Ask Before You Buy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Herbs are part of many healing traditions, including traditions carried through Black, African, Caribbean, Southern, Indigenous, and other communities. Respecting that history also means respecting the power of plants enough to ask careful questions. Natural does not automatically mean harmless, and a beautiful label does not tell you whether a product is appropriate for your body. Question 1: What exactly is in it? Read the Supplement Facts panel and the other ingredients list. Look for the...]]></description><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/herbal-does-not-automatically-mean-harmless-7-questions-to-ask-before-you-buy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7bbe042ca7f56c717de941</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:27:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Nettle]]></title><link>https://www.rootstoriselife.com/post/the-power-of-nettle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66838235380d3132b63152</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:01:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae8126_59f4a9a502924518a1c48c3a9582c42b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lesa Marie</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>