I help children
I’m lena
eat better, grow stronger, and thrive naturally
through holistic, root-cause care for
picky eaters.
Welcome
yes, I need that!
Stress-free mealtime
strategies that actually work
5-Step
Picky Eating Roadmap
Step 03
Give it to me!
Discover the holistic, root-cause approach I use to help children become adventurous eaters
The BLOOM Framework™ Intro
Guide
Step 02
GRAB THE GUIDE
A practical, no-fluff guide to help you start healing your child’s gut
The GAPS Diet Summary
for Busy Families
Step 01
Because feeding shouldn't be a daily battle — and healing shouldn't feel overwhelming.
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New Around Here?
When I was eight, I was diagnosed with childhood psoriasis, an autoimmune condition that turned my world upside down. While other kids were running barefoot in summer grass, I was learning what it meant to live in a body that didn’t always feel safe. That diagnosis changed everything, but it also planted the seed for the work I do now.
Years later, becoming a mom shifted everything again.
Despite being a feeding specialist, when my son Nate began to struggle with extreme picky eating, I felt stuck, just like the parents I now support. The tools I had weren’t enough. I had to zoom out and look deeper: his gut, his environment, his nervous system, his biology.
That’s when everything clicked, and the BLOOM Framework was born.
Because healing isn’t just about food. It’s about biology, light, and connection. It’s about helping kids’ bodies feel safe enough to thrive.
I’m Lena and I believe healing starts
long before the first bite.
What Changed Everything
I’m not just a research girl. I’m also the mom who watches Gilmore Girls reruns with a cup of tea, dreaming up my next trip somewhere sun-soaked.
I’ve traveled to 33 countries and lived abroad, but the adventures I love most are the ones that bring me back home barefoot in the yard, sunlight on my face, Luna chasing butterflies while Nate digs for treasures in the dirt.
I live for slow mornings with raw milk in my coffee, grounding barefoot on the patio, and curling up at night with a novel that has a twist I never saw coming.
Give me a cozy blanket, a gripping book, a mug of tea, and golden morning light, and I’m in my happy place.
Healing is not only possible. You can make it happen and change your child’s life forever.
Healing is not only possible, you can make it happen and change your child's life forever.
My Work Today
Whether it’s picky eating, food refusal, gut symptoms, or sensory challenges, I help you uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface and create a plan that works with your child’s biology, not against it.
My BLOOM™ Framework blends nervous system regulation, microbiome healing, developmental science, and practical feeding strategies so you’re no longer managing symptoms but creating lasting change.
Because this isn’t just about food.
It’s about raising a child who feels safe, nourished, and truly seen.
Why I do this work and who I do it for
Official Bio
Meet Paulina “Lena” Livinsky, a holistic feeding specialist and pediatric speech-language pathologist with over 13 years of experience helping children overcome picky eating, feeding challenges, and developmental delays.
Lena earned her Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from UConn in 2014 and has spent the past decade guiding families through the root causes of mealtime struggles. She’s the creator of the BLOOM™ Framework, a whole-child, biology-informed approach that blends oral motor therapy, real food nutrition, nervous system regulation, and supportive lifestyle shifts.
Her specialty lies in feeding and developmental care that honors each child’s unique biology and behavior, going far beyond sticker charts or surface-level strategies.
She’s also the host of The Livin’Sky Podcast and is currently pursuing advanced training in pediatric sleep and developmental care.
Because when children are truly seen, supported, and nourished they bloom.
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It all began with my son.
He ate well, until he didn’t.
One day, my curious, playful toddler started turning away from foods he once loved. Mealtimes became a battle, and I found myself questioning everything. Was it a phase? Was something deeper going on?
As a speech-language pathologist, I thought I had the answers. But nothing prepared me for the heartbreak of watching my own child struggle with energy, sleep, and food. His whole body felt out of sync.
That’s when I stopped trying to fix his eating and started asking why.
I dove into biology, the nervous system, and the emotional roots of food refusal. I learned that picky eating isn’t defiance. It’s a signal the body sends when it doesn’t feel safe.
And everything changed.
Now, I help families uncover what their child’s body is truly asking for and bring calm, connection, and nourishment back to the table.
Because when we stop trying to force bites and start listening, healing begins.
For the Children — Starting With Mine
MY WHY
In a Nutshell
Let’s Get to know each other
I’ve visited 33 countries, but these days my favorite place is barefoot in the backyard, soaking up the morning sun while my son and our rescue pup Luna chase butterflies and the milkman drops off our weekly raw milk.
I love big mugs of tea, twisted romance novels with hidden messages, and the quiet comfort of fuzzy socks and a freshly organized planner. I’m a Gilmore Girls kind of mom who finds beauty in the everyday, whether it’s a perfectly steeped cup of tea, a handwritten note, or the golden light that fills our kitchen at dinner.
I light up when I spot pasture-raised, non-GMO eggs at the farmers’ market, and I’m always planning little surprises to make life feel special, even on ordinary days.
I believe healing starts in the simple rhythms of home. Raising resilient kids isn’t about doing it all. It’s about slowing down, staying connected, and creating the kind of peace that helps everyone breathe easier.
currently sustained by
The gapS/LECTIN FREE diet
dream vacation
an african safari
on my nighstand
The Nightingale
by Kirstin Hannah
never say no to
A cozy evening in fuzzy socks with a good book
on repeat
anything by rachel platten
number one fan
That moment when a mom tells me, “He tried something new… and smiled.”
blog posts
MORE of my LIFE ON INSTA
favorite tv show
gilmore girls
favorite childhood books
harry potter series and
anne of green gables
favorite animals
penguins! and my dog luna
happy place
madrid, spain & sopot, poland
GRAB YOUR GUIDE
Whether your child eats three foods or thirty, these five steps will help you make mealtimes feel peaceful again.
If mealtimes feel stressful or repetitive, this free guide will show you simple, science-backed ways to bring calm back to the table.
