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Tell me, where does it hurt?
Are you in touch with your own spirit, or have circumstances broken your connection? Is your life full of meaning every day, or does it feel dull? Are you fully alive, or is there heavy weight on you? What has happened to you? Has your heart, your self-esteem, your joy, your body, your vitality been shattered? Have you given yourself away too many times for others and now feel depleted, lost, or numb?
Spirit wounds are a profound pain, so we do our best to lie to ourselves and others, to hide, shove down our hurt, and distract ourselves with work, religion, sex, drugs, or whatever the vice of choice may be. We do this rather than address the searing pain underneath. And so many numbing agents, covert and not-so, are available at our disposal to keep us in this state.
For years, I lived in cycles of over-giving and burnout, anxiety and shutdown, disconnected from my body and trying to force healing through my intellect or will. Everything you'll find here is designed to bring us to fullness of spirit. I say “us” because I’m included in that. Every herb, practice, and modality has been tried and tested with me first. Working with plants has literally gotten me out of bed on my hardest days. Outside, in the garden, at the creek... these are the places where I felt closest to God as a kid, and where I still do as an adult. These days, sharing that plant connection with other people is what keeps the soil of my own heart nourished.
