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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…
Find Your Best Self in Nature
This is the second of a three part blog series about art, nature, and wellbeing. Check out my blog post on music and look out for my blog post about art journaling.…
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…
The Gift of Meditation: A Haven from the Heaviness
My family’s vacations to Colorado were a bright spot in my childhood. As a result, although I am a Kansas girl, the beauty of the Colorado Rockies is never far…
Wintering
I recently read, Wintering, The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, by Katherine May. I learned of the book through an On Being Podcast with Krista Tippett. “Everybody…