The Delight in Cultivating Joy and Beauty
As I was finishing up my last blog post on Cultivating Play and Rest, Brené Brown dropped another and very timely podcast with Karen Walrond, author of the Lightmaker’s Manifesto.…
Dreaming and the GPS
Early one morning, as we drove from suburbs into farmland, my friend’s dashboard emitted a worrisome DING and this warning appeared on the GPS screen: Confirmation Unverified area ahead. Exercise…
Our Earth Walk
Nature Easing Environmental Anger, Anxiety, and Grief (Editor's note: this article was written for a course at Rockhurst University on "Writing for the Environment." Students paired with nonprofit organizations to…
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Self-Care – Cultivating Play and Rest
In my last blog post, I wrote about activism as self-care…..which for me is the easy part….doing. But as I am learning, self-care should also include adequate rest and play.…
Four Steps for a Resilient Life
Reflecting on Embodied Activism and Overwhelm I've been thinking a lot about the concept of embodied activism and how it relates to eco-aware activities that give us the most stress…
Art Journaling to Become Grounded and Resilient
This is the third blog post of a three part series about art, nature, and wellbeing. Check out my blog posts on music and poetry. I've never really considered myself a traditional…
A Playlist for Feeling Young, Wild, and Free in Nature
This is the first of a three part blog series about art, nature, and wellbeing. Watch for my poetry and art journaling blog posts coming soon! I love music’s ability…
“I must return the gift” | A Film Inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass
https://vimeo.com/639233670 My inspiration When I first read Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants, I felt I had been handed down a roadmap of tools, stories,…
How Can Activism Be Self-Care?
Glennon Doyle referred to “activism as self-care” on a recent On Being Podcast, and it was a moment of epiphany for me. I love The Resilient Activist’s definition of activism:…
Healing Myself to Heal the Planet
When I was 26 I embarked on the most profound healing journey of my life. I worked with a therapist from a body-centered, somatic place to unearth my core childhood…