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Inner Bark Coaching Inner Bark Coaching is led by Nola Mack, also known as Chef Ximana, a member of the Nuxalk Nation.

As a Medicine Chef, Nola supports women in their healing journeys through food as medicine, blending traditional knowledge, cultural teachings, and holistic

“Fresh soapberries and berry leather, just pressed pure nourishment from the land. These ancestral foods were gathered, ...
12/04/2026

“Fresh soapberries and berry leather, just pressed pure nourishment from the land. These ancestral foods were gathered, traded, and shared across borders, carrying strength, culture, and connection in every bite.”

This Is a New Day.Our people have drifted from the original purpose of being human to live in relationship with the lan...
02/03/2026

This Is a New Day.

Our people have drifted from the original purpose of being human to live in relationship with the land, the water, and one another. It’s time to remember. It’s time to lead.

I move with the rhythm of ancestral drums that natural roll and energy that calls us back home. When I step into my kitchen, I surrender. I allow myself to be guided by calmer waters. The energy that flows through my hands flows into the food.

Good thoughts. Clear intentions. Respect.

Food is medicine.

If you take anything from this post, let it be that. Food is medicine.

I asked the Creator to send me the people who need what I carry. Reconciliation begins at the table. It begins with how we nourish ourselves. It begins with honoring the animals, the fish, the plants — and remembering that nothing is separate.

Just another day in my kitchen.

Today’s nourishment:

Duck leg soup with wild rice and nettle

Oolichan sourdough bread

Rooted in ancestral teachings.
Made to nourish the body, the spirit, and the generations to come.

Chef Ximana
Inner Bark Coaching

Healthy fats are not the enemy they are the remembering.For generations, our ancestors were nourished by fats that came ...
17/02/2026

Healthy fats are not the enemy they are the remembering.

For generations, our ancestors were nourished by fats that came from relationship with the land and animal beef tallow, oolichan oil, bear fat, and ghee. These traditional foods provided lasting energy, supported the brain, balanced hormones, and kept the body deeply satisfied.

Highly processed oils may fill the pan, but they do not always feed the body.

When we return to traditional fats, the body recognizes nourishment again.

Cook slower.
Choose wisely.
Trust ancestral knowledge.

This is food as medicine.

Chef Ximana 🌿
Inner Bark

10/02/2026

Chef Ximana Blessing

“May this meal ground your body, calm your mind, and remind you that you are deeply cared for.
Every ingredient is chosen with intention, honoring both the wisdom of the land and the healing intelligence within you.
You are welcome at this table — just as you are.”
Way!

06/02/2026

Food Justice. Taking Back Our Power.
Food is not just fuel for the body it is memory, medicine, and love.
Every bite holds the power to nourish your healing. When you choose foods that honor your body, you awaken the wisdom that has always lived within you… because your kitchen is your first pharmacy.
It is time to return to the teachings of the land.
Wanuks — Who are you?
Nts lha Ximana. I am Ximana — Bright Light Woman.
I am being called forward to create spaces where we heal together.
My dream for Inner Bark is to design workshops and retreats rooted in food as medicine — spaces where we can gently lay down grief, release sadness, and allow love to rise again.
Spaces where you feel:
✨ Seen
✨ Heard
✨ Safe
✨ Valued
Because you are sacred.
Together we reclaim our relationship with food.
Together we return to homestead meals, traditional nourishment, and the ways that sustained our ancestors in both body and spirit.
This is more than cooking.
This is remembrance.
This is reclamation.
This is coming home.
Welcome to Inner Bark where healing begins from within.
Chef Ximana, Bright Light Woman

Yaw Smatamcuks! Hello Friends,I am being called to step forward and fully share my gifts.My path has not been easy. I ha...
03/02/2026

Yaw Smatamcuks! Hello Friends,

I am being called to step forward and fully share my gifts.

My path has not been easy. I have known addiction to sugar, lived within a poverty mindset, and carried deep grief from the loss of a loved one. Along the way, I also experienced the painful feeling of losing parts of my identity as a Nuxalk Carrier woman. There was a time when I felt mentally unwell, overwhelmed by anger and sadness, and I placed blame outside of myself for the hurt I carried.

Through these challenges, food became my teacher.

I learned that healing begins with the relationships we build especially the one we have with ourselves. When I reflect on my previous business, I see how I believed success meant hustling endlessly, over giving, and undervaluing my work. That way of living left me depleted. I was nourishing my body with excess sugar, wheat, and caffeine, while listening to voices that pulled me further from my truth.

Then I made a sacred decision to reclaim my life.

I turned back to the abundance of our traditional foods and remembered the wisdom stored not only in my pantry, but in my lineage. I chose transformation. I chose to stop spreading myself thin. Today, I live with greater peace, harmony, and intention. I am committed to being the healthiest and most authentic version of myself.

As a Medicine Chef and the heart behind Inner Bark Coaching, my work is rooted in both Indigenous knowledge and the science of food. My studies in Ayurveda over the past five years have expanded my understanding of nourishment and balance. I now cook with deep awareness of the five tastes — sweet, salty, bitter, smoky, pungent, and astringent creating meals that restore balance and warm the heart.

I honor the similarities between Ayurvedic teachings and our Indigenous ways, weaving them together to indigenize recipes that support healing for the body, mind, and spirit.

Today, I stand in my purpose: helping others remember their strength, reclaim their wellness, and heal through food as medicine.

Thank you for witnessing my journey and allowing me to share this work with you.

With respect and gratitude,
Ximana,

29/01/2026

Hello beautiful souls! I'm Nola Mack, and I am here to guide you in healing and thriving through the wisdom of food is medicine.
Welcome to my kitchen.
Way!

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