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Your Bari Godmother! Helping post-op women build the mindset, habits & life that surgery alone can't give you. 7 years post-VSG.

Free resources, coaching & more 👉 https://linktr.ee/baritale

11/01/2026

Little me would be SCREAMING right now 🎄

When I was 6, I wanted a Christmas tree in my bedroom more than almost anything. Cindy Lou Who had one and I thought, “a SECOND tree?! How magical!” I never asked my parents for one.

So this year, grown-up me finally said yes. A 6’ Prince Flock® tree from King of Christmas, snowy branches, 350 warm white lights already on it, right in my bedroom. (Falling asleep to it is everything I imagined. Maybe more.)

My vision? A dried hydrangea masterpiece (it’s coming!). Tell me the thing little you wanted that grown-up you finally gets to have 👇

King of Christmas®

11/01/2026

Happy Halloween from the Cape! 🎃👻

Sometimes Falmouth feels like the set of Halloween Town: the scarecrows, the trunk or treats, and everyone dressed up on Main Street.

This year, we stuck with the birthday theme of Coraline (though she was ranch dressing for town activities!).

What did your little (or not so little) ones go as this year? 👇

10/30/2026

Half day = mama-daughter date. 🎃

I picked Caleigh up after her half day and we drove to Chatham for the Pumpkin People, then linner (late lunch, early dinner, who’s counting) at Chatham Bars Inn.

For sixteen years I spent half days in my classroom. This year I spent one with her.

Save this for next October. What’s your favorite Cape Cod fall tradition? 👇

10/30/2026

The scariest thing in Bari world? My brain deciding one unplanned cookie requires a new planner and a Monday restart. 👻

This year’s costume collection includes:
🎃 The Bariatric Overthinker
🎃 The Post-Op People Pleaser
🎃 The “I’ll Start Over Monday” Bari Perfectionist
🎃 The Diet Culture Cycle Breaker

I’ve worn every single one. Some days, I apparently pack a costume change.

We can laugh at these patterns AND recognize how exhausting they are. Explaining your plate. Comparing your progress. Letting the scale write your mood for the day.

But you’re allowed to leave food behind without an apology. Eat something unplanned and carry on. Set a boundary without submitting a five-paragraph essay.

And that cycle-breaker costume? That’s the one I’m keeping. ✨

Which one have you worn (and which are you ready to retire)? 👇

10/29/2026

Real ones know. 🎃

I rented my Halloween costume this year and SURPRISE, SURPRISE, it’s a size too big. My body has changed so much since 2019, and some days my brain is still catching up. (My hands go straight for the old size before I can stop them.)

That gap has a name. It’s the in-between, and it’s so normal after surgery. It’s not something you did wrong. It’s your brain updating slower than your body did.

Send this to the bari bestie who still shops in the wrong section. 👻 And follow for the part of WLS nobody warns you about.

10/29/2026

The fall Ever After Pouch is HERE and I’m packing mine for a night away in Boston!

I made these because every option out there was a plain Ziploc or a generic makeup bag, and nothing understood the crackers-in-your-purse reality of post-op life. What’s the one thing you never leave the house without?

10/28/2026

Martha said homemade candles, pumpkins and gourds, plaid, and candied apples, and I said hold my pouch. 🍎

Every one of these is a little thing that makes me happy (and yes, I ran around my entire house to film this in 16 seconds). The Happily Ever Holiday Collection is LIVE NOW! link in bio. ✨

What’s YOUR little thing that makes fall feel like fall?

10/27/2026

EEEK! The Happily Ever Holiday Collection is officially open. ✨

This is the Ever After Pouch, holiday edition. I made the first one because nothing out there was made for us. Nothing that understood the 2-ounce portions, the supplement schedule, the crackers-in-your-purse reality of this journey.

And the holidays are when that pouch earns its spot in your bag. (Office party, a three-hour Nutcracker, the family dinner where everyone wants to know what’s on your plate.) Mine is holding lip glosses, hand sani, a protein bar, my BariMelts, electrolytes, a Tide stick, mints, a pen, bandaids, and Tylenol.

What’s in the collection: two strioed styles: green stripe or red stripe, with script or block font.

You can choose a preset phrase:
Pumpkin Spice & Pixie Dust
Merry & Magical
Cozy Queen
Spellbound
Candy Cane Queen
OR
Initials and an icon: Your initials (up to 3 letters) paired with a
Reindeer
Gingerbread
Red Bow
Candy Cane
Snowflake
Gold Star

You get your choice of thread colors too! I have 80 in the entire collection until they’re gone.

Type in POUCH and I’ll send you the link (or head to my profile!) 💌

10/27/2026

The scariest words in bari life: “I’ll start in January.” 👻

I used to say it every October. The Halloween candy shows up, then Thanksgiving, then the cookie trays, and somewhere in there I’d decide the real fresh start was January 1st. (January Chelsea was always exhausted from carrying October Chelsea’s plans.)

Seven years post-op, I’ve learned fall is actually a great time to start a habit. The routines come back, the days slow down, and nobody is yelling “new year, new you” at you yet.

My fall habit is a small one: fill my water bottle with electrolytes, take my Barimelts before or during my morning journal session. That’s it. No overhaul. Just one thing I keep showing up for.

So this is your sign to stop waiting for January. What’s one tiny habit you could start this week? Tell me below. 👇
Use code BARITALE20 for 20% off my favorite vitamins and supplements! Link in my profile.

10/26/2026

A WICKED good birthday (I live in New England, I was legally required to say it). 💚🩷

Round two of Caleigh’s 11th was an evening in Boston: Wicked, tea at Silver Dove Afternoon Tea, and a fabulous night the Mandarin Oriental!

Pink goes good with green, and so does a birthday night out in the city. Swipe for the dress-up photos. The whole night is on my YouTube now, including what and how I packed (spoiler: you get to see the new holiday pouch collection!).

Link in bio. 🎭

P.S. The olive 28” Vo**ur that made the trip with us is from LEVEL8 Luggage | Beyond Arrival. Use code BARITALE10 if you’ve got a trip coming up (I linked mine on YT!).

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