Grounded Ink
Health & wellness content writing

Words rooted in real knowledge.

I help natural health and functional food brands explain what they make and why it matters. From my own lived experience, not a search engine.

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20 YRSHERBALSTUDY
Portrait of the Grounded Ink founder
Kellen Novels at his desk, writing beside herbal reference books
01 Who I am

I don't study this from a distance.

For over 20 years, herbal medicine, plant-based nutrition, ancestral health, exercise, bodywork, and meditation have been part of my everyday routine. I don't just study these topics—
I live them.

Six years working in clinical healthcare, along with hands-on bodywork, have shaped how I see health and the human body. These experiences, plus years of personal study, guide my views on healing, resilience, and daily choices that affect well-being.

I'm also developing a functional food product for launch, which has given me direct experience with formulation, ingredient sourcing, labeling, and consumer education. This work helps me understand the real challenges wellness brands face beyond their marketing.

When I write about herbs, nutrition, movement, or lifestyle, my aim is to share thoughtful, experience-based insights rather than just follow trends. I rely on my own experiences and ongoing learning to give readers practical advice they can use.

Kellen Novels Wellness Brand Writer · Grounded Ink
02 What I offer

Four ways to put grounded words to work.

Most brands already have a voice. It's usually buried under industry jargon and borrowed phrases. My job is to dig it out.

Blog Posts & Articles

Long-form pieces that teach first and sell second, built to earn trust and hold up in search. Written by someone who read the studies and lived the practice, not rephrased from a search result.

Starting at $350 / piece

Product Descriptions & Packaging

Copy that makes someone reach for the bottle, clear about what's inside and why it matters. Warm enough to feel handmade, even when it's printed ten thousand times.

Starting at $120 / product

Social Media Captions

Captions with something to say and the brevity to say it fast. Written to sound like a real person who knows the subject, ready for the feeds your audience already scrolls.

Starting at $250 / set of 10

Brand & Origin Stories

The story behind a brand, the reason it exists and why anyone should care. Written to sound like the founder talking, drawn from what actually happened, not invented for the page.

Starting at $500 / story

Cheaper writing is always an option.
It's usually someone who researched your category for a day, not someone who has lived it.

Retainer and multi-project discounts available.

03 Who I work with

Brands that can't afford to get health wrong.

You don't need a generalist who just learned about adaptogens today. You want someone who can write about herbs, supplements, and functional foods accurately, without the kind of hype that can harm your brand. If this sounds like you, we'll work well together.

Supplements & functional food

Articles, product copy, and labels that explain the science without overselling.

Botanical skincare & herbal beauty

Product pages and ingredient explainers that make the plants the selling point.

Tea, tonic & elixir makers

Brand stories and product copy written in a slower, more sensory voice.

Mushroom, adaptogen & broth

Blog articles and product copy that stay honest in a hype-heavy category.

Clinics & practitioners

Patient-friendly articles and newsletters that inform without overwhelming.

Wellness marketing agencies

White-label articles and web copy when you need a health expert on call.

Generic, overhyped health content is everywhere, and it quietly costs brands the one thing they cannot buy back: trust.
The writing here is built to earn it.

04 From the journal

Pages worth reading twice.

Essays on herbs, food, and the science underneath them.
Written from experience, and free to read right here.

Herbalism

The Quiet Power of Bitter Herbs

We bred the bitterness out of our food a long time ago, and most of us have never tasted what we lost. Our digestion never got the memo.

Read article →
Nutrition

Why Your Grandmother's Broth Still Wins

Before collagen showed up in a scoop, it showed up in a pot on the back of the stove. Broth has outlived most of the products invented to replace it.

Read article →
Functional Food

Adaptogens Without the Hype

Ashwagandha will not fix your life. Taken consistently, it might ease a hard week. Most of the confusion lives in the gap between those two ideas.

Read article →
Whole Foods

Why Ancient Grains Are the Future of Functional Food

We decided newer meant better and engineered our grains to match. Ancient grains are back now, not because they are trendy, but because they were right all along.

Read article →

Also on offer

Packaging, social, and brand storytelling are part of what I write too. I haven't posted samples for these yet, so treat them as placeholders. If you'd like to be the first project, the door is open.

Packaging

Product Descriptions & Packaging

Names, taglines, and back-panel copy that fit on a label and still sound like a person wrote them.

Sample coming soon
Social

Social Media Captions

Caption sets and content calendars written in a brand's own voice, not borrowed from a template.

Sample coming soon
Brand Story

Brand & Origin Stories

About-page and origin narratives that explain why a brand exists and why anyone should care.

Sample coming soon
05 How we work

Four steps. No mystery.

1

Discovery

We talk through your brand, who you're really writing for, and what needs to get said.

2

Brief

I send a short written brief so we agree on voice, scope, and goals before a word is written.

3

Draft

You get a first draft built to the brief, clear and grounded and easy to push back on.

4

Refine

Two rounds of revisions until it sounds unmistakably like you. Then it's yours.

06 Let's begin

Tell me what you're growing.

Whether it's one product page or a whole content library, I'd love to hear about it. Send a few lines, and I'll reply within one business day.