Edible weeds are wild, complex, and full of real nutrition that our bodies can recognise and understand. Here are some common edible weeds, ways of eating them, and a recipe for “weed vinegar,” to increase your mineral intake without a bottle of pills anywhere in sight.
The purpose of life is to allow it to stretch us, so we can live more of it.
I can make a difference in my outer world most easily by tending to my inner world. When I feel better, my life feels better, and then the world around me feels better too.
Reflecting as a mother on the transition my teenage son is making toward manhood, and how I can best support him.
Batch cooked rice can provide a base for a variety of meals without having to be prepped and cooked from scratch each time. I use brown rice and soak/ferment it using a perpetual rice starter, for maximum nutrition and digestibility.
I’m writing right after a full moon, reflecting on struggle, trauma, and how full moon energy can stir things up. This post includes thoughts on compassion for self and others, and the sense that something larger is holding us.
There are so many ways to use chokos and choko vines. People food (including recipes), animal food, weed control, and mulch are among the uses listed in this post.
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.
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.