Mandy Froelich
My Story

A long road home to the prairie.

Faith, real food, honest money and a family farmstead. Here’s how the pieces of my life came together, and why I write about all of them.

Mandy Froelich with her husband and two young children on a wooden footbridge
Hello, friend

I’m Mandy.

I grew up in Spearfish, South Dakota, in the shadow of the Black Hills. At sixteen I went plant-based, and the change in my health was so dramatic that it set the direction for the next twenty years of my life.

I studied holistic nutrition and became a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and certified personal trainer. My work took me to holistic healing centers in Costa Rica and into business ventures in Colorado, and all the while I kept writing: articles, books and, eventually, a newsletter.

Somewhere along the way I fell in love with the other side of wellbeing: money. I earned a degree in accounting and business management, became a financial planner and started Black Hills Financial Planning. Today I help own and manage several businesses, and I work as a senior program manager leading enterprise systems projects.

Now I’m home on a farmstead in Vale, South Dakota, with my husband, our children and a growing family of rescued animals. It’s the fullest, most rooted season of my life.

— Mandy
The Road Home

Twenty years, in order.

  1. Roots
    Spearfish, South DakotaA Black Hills childhood and an early love of words and the outdoors.
  2. Age sixteen
    Going plant-basedOne decision about food changed my health and became my first lesson in food as medicine.
  3. Training
    Holistic healthRegistered Holistic Nutritionist, ACE-certified personal trainer and plant-based chef.
  4. Abroad
    Costa RicaWork at holistic healing centers, and a deeper understanding of how body, mind and spirit heal together.
  5. Building
    Colorado venturesFirst businesses, first books and the start of writing for a living.
  6. Coming home
    Back to South DakotaA farmstead in Vale, a family, a financial planning practice and Little Prairie Collective.
  7. Today
    Writing, planning, stewardingSix books, Rooted Wisdom on Substack, several businesses and a sanctuary full of animals.
What I Believe

Faith is the root of everything here.

I’m a Christ follower and a student of God, still learning. Scripture, prayer and the quiet devotion of Mary, the mother of Christ, are where I find my footing.

My anchor verse is Psalm 139:14: “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” It reminds me that growth is not about becoming someone else. It’s about becoming more fully who God made you to be.

That’s why my writing moves between faith, food, fitness and finance. They’re all part of stewarding one life well.

Explore the Four Fields
Credentials

What I bring to the table.

Finance & Business

  • Financial Planner, Black Hills Financial Planning
  • Accident, Health & Life Insurance License
  • Associate’s degree, Accounting and Business Management, IBMC College (4.0 GPA)

Programs & Systems

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Senior Program Manager, enterprise systems
  • Seven Salesforce certifications, including Administrator, Business Analyst, UX Designer and Agentforce Specialist

Health & Writing

  • Registered Holistic Nutritionist (RHN)
  • ACE-Certified Personal Trainer
  • Author of six books and twenty years of published writing