- Words by Toby Tannas Photography by Darren Hull

When Tori Wesszer greets me at the periwinkle-blue front door of her West Kelowna home, I feel like I already know her. As one of her 171,000 followers on Instagram, I91裸聊视频檝e logged a lot of hours watching and learning from this dynamo. Tori has cooked up a huge audience by following her passion for food.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 so much joy in feeding people,91裸聊视频� she says with a smile. 91裸聊视频淔ood is love. It brings such a huge amount of pride and satisfaction when we can feed someone.91裸聊视频�

A dietitian by trade, Tori is emerging as one of Canada91裸聊视频檚 top lifestyle influencers. Her Fraiche Living blog and Instagram account inspire thousands of people daily. , Tori91裸聊视频檚 newly published cookbook (created with cousin Jillian Harris), is climbing the bestseller lists and she91裸聊视频檚 just about to launch a new meal-planning tool on her website.

91裸聊视频淚 want to help people get a healthy meal on the table. Feeding your family a good, balanced meal that you can all eat together around the table is achievable.91裸聊视频�

Tori91裸聊视频檚 wizardry in the kitchen began at a young age.

91裸聊视频淲hen I was a kid I just loved reading cookbooks. My parents would have friends over and I would cater their parties at 12 years old, just because it was fun.91裸聊视频�

Tori is still having fun in the kitchen despite the fact her passion has become her full-time job.

91裸聊视频淢y mom jokes with me and asks me all the time how I can still like cooking dinner, but I do,91裸聊视频� she laughs. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 very aware of keeping the passion alive. I never want it to feel like a job.91裸聊视频�

When she91裸聊视频檚 not dreaming up new recipes or testing them in the kitchen, Tori and her team are busy writing, photographing and planning content for the blog.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 more difficult than I thought it was going to be,91裸聊视频� she admits. 91裸聊视频淲hen I started I thought, 91裸聊视频楬ow hard could it be to blog?91裸聊视频� Turns out there is a lot to it, which ultimately is part of the journey and the joy.91裸聊视频�

As a mother of two young boys, Tori loves and appreciates the flexibility of working from home. She admits, however, that a healthy balance between work time and personal time is a new thing for her.

91裸聊视频淭he boundary thing has been a bit tricky for me. Up until very recently, I would put my kids to bed and then go back to the computer and work until I got tired. Sometimes that was at two or three in the morning.91裸聊视频�

Hiring a small team, including a business manager, has helped put more structure into Tori91裸聊视频檚 work days. There91裸聊视频檚 another side to the business, though, that91裸聊视频檚 definitely not nine to five. A successful influencer must have a strong connection with their audience.

91裸聊视频淧art of my work is sharing my personal life,91裸聊视频� she explains. 91裸聊视频淧eople want to see a connection, something that inspires them.91裸聊视频�

A big part of Tori91裸聊视频檚 appeal is her openness. Through Instagram stories, fans get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of her life at any hour of the day. They see into her home, her family life and her friendships, and sometimes it gets really personal.

91裸聊视频淵ou have to show some of the realness, you have to be a bit vulnerable, you have to show what your life is about, otherwise I don91裸聊视频檛 think there would be too much for people to connect to.91裸聊视频�

Tori91裸聊视频檚 ultimate goal is to inspire people. Her hope is that Fraiche Living fans feel inspired to simplify and beautify their lives. She91裸聊视频檚 very clear about one thing: she never wants to give the impression that her life is perfect.

91裸聊视频淲e are living in a really crazy society. We91裸聊视频檙e surrounded on social media with pictures of perfection, homes that look perfect, kids that never fight. It91裸聊视频檚 just not realistic.91裸聊视频�

A scroll through the Fraiche Living website and Instagram feed is a feast for the eyes: dreamy, delicious 91裸聊视频� dare I say 91裸聊视频減erfect?91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� photos of food, family, fashion and d茅cor.

91裸聊视频淲e do our best to make the pictures look the best we can, there91裸聊视频檚 no doubt about that,91裸聊视频� she concedes. 91裸聊视频淏ut what you see in the grid should be taken as something to inspire you. It91裸聊视频檚 not in any way an indication that that person91裸聊视频檚 life looks like that all the time.91裸聊视频�

Tori offers to show me her basement as an example of 91裸聊视频渞eal life91裸聊视频� with two boys. (For the record, it91裸聊视频檚 a bit messy!)

She appears on camera without make-up, she91裸聊视频檚 open about having rough days and she shares heart-wrenching 91裸聊视频渕ommy91裸聊视频� moments.

91裸聊视频淎 life well lived comes in so many shapes and forms. I feel passionate about that. I have down days where I nitpick myself. I know most women do. I91裸聊视频檓 so thankful to have a great support system.91裸聊视频�

Tori always makes time to connect with her husband Charles. It91裸聊视频檚 not surprising they most often meet in the kitchen.

91裸聊视频淐harles is a really great cook. It91裸聊视频檚 really nice to have someone in my life who understands what drives me and shares that passion. Our idea of a great night is cracking a bottle of wine, and then we put Frank Sinatra on and cook together.91裸聊视频�

In the learn-as-you-go world of social influencers, Tori is becoming a star. She91裸聊视频檚 relatable, she cares, she91裸聊视频檚 got passion and drive. You definitely get the sense she91裸聊视频檚 just getting started.

91裸聊视频淚 have this massive gratitude to be honest and it makes me emotional. I love what I91裸聊视频檓 doing and there91裸聊视频檚 so much more I want to do.91裸聊视频�

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