Category: Seasonal Living & Nature-Based Healing
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Mud Season: Liminality and the Art of Being In-Between
The other day I stepped outside and immediately regretted what I was wearing. Too warm for my winter coat. Too cold without it. The ground was that strange mix of snow and mud, where everything is softening but nothing has fully changed yet. I stood there for a second, debating…
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Eco-Spiritual Therapy: Reclaiming the Wild Self in a Disenchanted World
There’s a particular kind of longing that doesn’t always announce itself loudly. It shows up quietly — as a pull toward the woods, a curiosity about ritual, a sense that something feels missing in a life that otherwise looks “fine.” It can feel like a homesickness without a clear homeland.…
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Gentle January: A Different Way to Enter the Year
This post is coming out near the end of January. Which, frankly, feels on brand. If this were a productivity blog, I’d be behind already. But for a post about slowness, softness, and refusing unnecessary urgency? This timing feels… correct. I’m not late… I’m embodying the practice 😉 And if…
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On Solstice, Slow Beginnings, and the Magic of Letting Yourself Be a Fool
I let myself go dark this year. Not in a dramatic, existential-crisis way — more in the seasonal animal curling into its den way. For the past couple of months, I’ve been living like a rooted thing: pared back, minimal, quiet. My to-do lists were tiny. My social energy was……
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Embracing the Dark Season: Wintering, Dhumavati, and the Art of Doing Less
Before I dive in, I need to name the person whose teachings have shaped my entire dark season this year: Natalie Rousseau of Living Ritual. Natalie is a therapist, witch, and creator of some of the most beautifully invitational seasonal programs I’ve ever taken. Her work has been a quiet…
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The Wind and the Witch: Grounding the Mind in Vata Season
Every year, right after the leaves finish their last dramatic performance and the world turns to wind, I feel it. Something shifts. The air gets sharper, my mind gets louder, and suddenly I’m pacing the kitchen like a crow in a storm, opening cupboards and forgetting why. If you’re feeling…
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Hands in the Dirt: A Way Through Existential Dread
The other day I watched a reel by Kimberly Ann Johnson that hit me with a wave of deeper understanding on a topic I spend a lot of time thinking about. You can find the reel here, and I highly recommend you watch it, because she speaks with the kind of…
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Not a Tool, Not a Cure: Remembering Our Place in the Living World
When life frays at the edges, many of us reach for nature — a walk, a tree, a river — like a hand on the shoulder. It’s beautiful. It’s ancient. And sometimes, without meaning to, we begin to treat nature not as kin, but as a tool. This isn’t something…
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Spring Awakenings: Reconnecting with Yourself After a Long Winter
There’s a pressure that comes with spring. We’re surrounded by images of blooming flowers, fresh starts, and radiant energy—but what if you’re still tired? What if you’re not ready to burst into blossom just yet? If winter felt long, heavy, or emotionally numbing, you’re not alone. Many of us—especially those…
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Attachment Theory and the Climate Crisis: Healing Our Relationship with Earth
How secure is your relationship with the Earth? It’s not a question we often ask ourselves, but maybe we should. The climate crisis is more than just an environmental issue—it’s a relational one. How we engage with the planet reflects our broader attachment patterns: our capacity for trust, connection, reciprocity,…
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The Gifts of the Dark Season: Reclaiming Winter as a Time for Healing
Winter often feels like a contradiction. On one hand, it invites cozy moments by the fire, steaming mugs of tea, and blankets piled high. On the other, it can bring a heaviness—a longing for sunlight, energy, and warmth that seems just out of reach. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) makes this…
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Tending the Hearth Within: Self-Leadership During the Holidays
As the year winds down and the holiday season approaches, you might notice an inner buzz—a cacophony of voices and emotions rising within. These are the voices of your inner archetypes, each with its own desires, fears, and hopes for this time of year. The holidays tend to activate parts…