When the inner critic gets out of hand, the sense that something’s wrong with your parenting can be crippling. But inside of you and your children an undamaged presence shines like the sun, and the clouds that sometimes cover it are only temporary.
Organ meats were among the most prized foods humans ate prior to industrialization. Here’s why, along with how to start eating them again.
What if the inner critic’s drive to fix everything is part of the problem? The most effective thing we can do to make a difference is not whatever work we do in the world around us. It’s to become conscious of the roles we’re playing in the stories we are part of.
Anxiety and overwhelm feel horrible. And a scattered, dis-regulated nervous system affects EVERYTHING, especially our relationships. Breathing can help. In this post I share how paying attention to your breath can help you calm your nervous system, bring you back to yourself, and even help ease the sense that there is never enough time.
On finding the sacred in everyday moments like breakfast – personal peace practices of presence, reverence, connection, pleasure, and gratitude for 2026.
In the culture and times that most of us are finding ourselves in right now, this is the most counter-intuitive work there is — and by far the most needed.
Purslane is one of those “weeds” that volunteer themselves right on our doorsteps to provide free, nutritious food far surpassing anything we’ll ever find in a supermarket. Its eaten throughout the warm, dry parts of the world, in an endless variety of ways.
Real food is regenerative, not extractive. Small-scale, regenerative agriculture can help address our food, climate, and community crises.
A homegrown roast chicken on our table represents a journey from helpless dependence towards becoming more self-reliant, more interconnected, and better able to contribute something of value to the world.
A brief review of Ecosia, the search engine alternative to Google that plants trees.