Meet Root

Hi. I'm Root.

Root, a small round companion with a green sprout on its head and a heart on its chest, smiling.

A gentle AI health companion for mothers.

Your own health has quietly ended up on the back burner. I’m here for that part.

Each day, we’ll have a short conversation and plant one small Seed together.

Not a tracker.

Not a diet.

Not one more thing to keep up with.

You’d be one of the first mothers to meet Root.

"I know what I should do. I just can’t seem to do it."

A mother, interviewed while building Root

Almost every mother I spoke with already knew what healthy looked like. Knowing was rarely the problem.

Paige McFarland, founder of Root, holding the Root companion.

Meet Paige

I found myself returning to this question again and again, after watching health slowly become harder inside my own family. As I listened to mothers, one thing became impossible to ignore. Almost every mother already knew what healthy looked like. They didn’t need another meal plan or another app. They needed support that fit real life.

That’s why I’m building Root.

Read why I built Root →

“I’ll start in September.”

“I’ll start when I’m ready.”

Mothers, interviewed while building Root

Almost every mother is waiting for the right time to begin. It keeps not coming.

So I don’t ask you to wait for one. I meet you where you are, however ready you feel, and we take small steps together.

On the hardest days I ask for less, not more. Whatever season you’re in, I’m made to fit alongside it.

What matters isn’t being ready. It’s starting, and starting can be very small.

Does this sound familiar?

If even one of those sounds like you, that’s who Root is built for.

The hard part is following through when life gets busy, plans change, and you have nothing left to give.

That’s where I come in.

Root, listening with its eyes closed and a small heart in a speech bubble.

From the newborn years to a house that has gone quiet.

Some mothers find me in the middle of the baby years. Some find me long after the last one moved out.

Your health didn’t end up on the back burner because of one hard year. It happened slowly, across a lot of them.

It doesn’t matter whether that started two years ago or twenty. What I can help with is the following through, on the days it keeps not happening.

Talk to me first.

A few taps, and you can stop whenever you like.

Can I ask you a few things? No email, no account, and you can stop whenever you like.

What gets in the way most weeks?

  • Built alongside mothers
  • 80 conversations with mothers
  • Pilot mothers shaping Root
  • NEXT Canada
Root, giving a gentle wink and a small wave.

Whenever you’re ready.

When you join, you’ll set up your account, and then we’ll talk for about five minutes so I can start learning your life.

You’d be one of the first mothers to meet Root. Nothing to download.


Not ready today? Leave your name and email, and I’ll let you know when the next group opens.

Sent by: Paige McFarland, operating as Root

Mailing address: Toronto, Ontario

Contact: paige@healthywithroot.com

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You’re in charge of your information.

Root is Canadian and your information is handled under Canadian privacy law. We don’t sell it, and we don’t share it with your employer, your insurer, or anyone else. Read the full privacy notice.


Root isn’t a clinical tool.

It doesn’t diagnose, treat, or provide individualized medical advice. If something you’re going through needs medical or mental health care, Root will encourage you to reach out to a qualified professional.