What is Lost is Not Gone

The tender ebbing of autumn is everywhere I look in the mountains. The trees shaking loose their gold leaf. The last apples falling from branches, the ceramic blue of the sky echoing behind it all, empty as a holy vessel. And then there’s the other losses, terrible and life-changing, that we’ve experienced this last month…

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Our Apothecary is Gone 💔

First of all, deep and profound gratitude for everyone who has reached out since last week to inquire about me and my family’s wellbeing. It was been a shattering few days here in the wake of Hurricane Helene. But thankfully we are all well, safe and whole. That said, it has taken me some days…

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How the Earth Sees You

Several years ago I found an angel in the woods outside my house. Or, more accurately, I found a whole host of angels. When I first moved into my house it had been years since the garden had been cared for. I had my work cut out for me. One day in May I was up…

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How I Healed from Lyme disease

Chronic illness has been a part of my journey in this life. It’s been my greatest challenger, the genesis of my darkest nights—and my greatest spiritual teacher. I was in my late teens when I first developed a set of strange, nebulous symptoms my doctors couldn’t piece together. Chronic yeast infections, terrible migraines and…

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