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The Side Hustle Best Suited to Your Personality
I don’t normally publish guest posts on my blog, but Tamari Lewin recently reached out with the idea to offer a list of businesses that fit different personality types. I thought a lot of people might find it helpful. While I don’t believe tests or types can tell you...
The Dark Light of Depression
How depression, anxiety, and nature helped me rediscover what matters most and gave me hope that the world can too.
Healing a World That’s Breaking Open Without Breaking Down
People, norms, and longstanding systems are cracking open and breaking down right now, one after another. Most recently, the brutal murders of multiple black men and women have underscored the fact that racism is alive and well and continuing to cause immeasurable...
What’s Helping Me Most Right Now
You may have noticed I haven’t sent anything out for a while. Or maybe, like me, you got a bit overwhelmed by all the COVID-19 updates, and one less email was a welcome reprieve. Either way, I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and well, and finding some gifts...
Additional Resources
I know I'm always hungry for help, and I was reminded recently that there are a bunch of resources out there that I've made or contributed to that might help people, but they aren't easy to find. So here's a list of guest blog posts I've written, articles I've...
Find Your Calling in the Call of the Wild
I was walking through the winter woods in Colorado last year when I realized that every creature in the forest plays an important role. Plants take up nutrients from sunlight and soil and transform them into flowers, seeds, and leaves that nourish insects and birds....
What Cicadas Can Teach Us About Growth
I’m still not totally sure why, but I’ve been struggling recently. Not externally, with how things are going for me right now, which is actually amazingly well given what’s going on in the world. Rather, I’ve been struggling internally, with strong waves of emotions...
12 Clues You Can Use to Find Your Calling
For most of us, the idea that there’s one career out there that we’re meant to do is a shaky proposition at best. In many ways we’re right to be skeptical. I’ve already addressed some of the biggest myths about finding your calling, but it bears repeating that your...
Is the Problem My Job, or Is It Me? (A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Post)
A client asked me this question recently, and I’ve heard versions of it before. I understand why. If you’re miserable at work but are surrounded by people who seem to be enjoying and/or excelling at the very same job that makes you want to flee; if you have a...
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Do you struggle with depression or know someone who does?
“I don’t think depression is a defect. I personally find it a healthy response to an unhealthy world. Shutting down when the world is falling apart isn’t a sign of dysfunction. Plunging forward like nothing is wrong is what doesn’t make any sense.” --"Gracie”, This...
The Surprising Key to Intuition—Not Knowing (A Wild Hunch #9)
Listen to me read this post We usually get curious about intuition when we need to know something—what to believe, what to choose, what to do—so it’s not surprising that we often forget how critical it is to not know something before we do. Not knowing, it seems to...
Fear Makes Us Do Some Absurd Things
“Fear makes us do some absurd things.”--Cockroach (from the novel This Animal Body) Cockroach’s line in my new novel comes from personal experience. Fear has definitely made me do some ridiculous things, like hoard large quantities of dried figs and popcorn in case...
Getting to Know Our Wild Neighbors and Wild Selves (A Wild Hunch #8)
Listen to me read this post “Relationship is a process of self–revelation. Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself. To be is to be related.”Bruce lee One of the things that helps me feel more connected to the wild beings around me is learning more...
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Land Acknowledgement
My lifelong relationship with the land and waters of my hometown of Atlanta, Georgia is a story of mutual sustenance--the land gives generously and unconditionally to me, and I do my best to give the same in return. I'm beyond grateful to the Mvskoke (Muscogee) people, the original caretakers of this place, and honor their enduring presence, wisdom, and stewardship. I grieve the sustained oppression, violence, broken promises, and inhumane removals that forced them from this land.
As part of my desire for healing and justice, I commit to daily practices that nurture native life, encouraging others to value this land, and protecting it now and in the future. I also actively seek to learn from Indigenous people and support Indigenous-led organizations and initiatives.
You can deepen your relationship with the land where you live by learning about its original caretakers here.
May our actions nurture a culture of care for generations to come.