Feeding the Wolf

Feeding the Wolf

Life has been quite a ride in the past few years. So, buckle up, raise your arms in the air, and scream at the top of your lungs. When the ride is over (who knows when that will be) stay seated until it comes to a complete stop and then do your best to stand, on...
Cottonwood Medicine

Cottonwood Medicine

Gosh, I am so ready for spring this year. Winter has felt really long. It started snowing in October in the mountains of Idaho where I live. It’s been cold, so cold. And, frankly, I’m over it.  But, the birds are back, the sun is out (today at least), and I’ve...
Caring for Yourself is Not Self Indulgence

Caring for Yourself is Not Self Indulgence

Everywhere you look today, someone is talking about how self-care is the answer to our problems or something like that. If you aren’t practicing self-care then somehow you don’t measure up.   I don’t like the phrase self-care. I’m not exactly sure why. For...
Nourishing Herbs for Everyday Health

Nourishing Herbs for Everyday Health

This year feels like a good year to get back to basics. Yes, I want to be productive but I also want to be more conscious about the choices I make. And, that includes getting back to herbal basics. For most of when we think about taking an herb(s), we think about...
What do you want to cultivate in 2023?

What do you want to cultivate in 2023?

Healthy Habits Good Nutrition Growth Purpose How about being less busy? Looking back at the year would you be able to tell the difference between what was you being busy or you feeling the fullness of your life? It’s almost like we have lost the ability to discern if...
Beating the Winter Blues

Beating the Winter Blues

If you live in the northern hemisphere like I do, right now the days are short, making it dark, a lot.  It’s cold with plenty of gloomy and gray days. Much of your life is done in the dark. Hopefully, you have a flashlight. You miss the sun.  My husband...
Getting Sleep During the Holidays

Getting Sleep During the Holidays

Sleep, that elusive little creature. Adults need 7-9 hours of sleep a night. Yes, you might need to read that again. I’m a 9 hour girl myself but 8 will do in a pinch.  Many people don’t even come close.  I know a lot of people say they function just fine...
Gratitude and Bitters

Gratitude and Bitters

Thanksgiving.  Pilgrims and Native Americans.  Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday to unite the country in the middle of the civil war.  🦃Turkey. Served at the first feast.  A time of genocide and colonialism. Sorry if that offends...