There are moments when the path feels slow, unclear, and tangled in doubt. But what if those pauses are the very moments teaching us to trust the unseen—to breathe, surrender, and remember that every step is part of becoming who we’re meant to be?

Today, the garlic taught me something.
About slowing down. About trusting the seasons. About not needing to bloom all year long.
If you’ve been feeling tired, scattered, or guilty for needing rest — this one’s for you.

Have you ever done everything right—eating clean, drinking water, moving your body—yet still felt like something was off?

Every year, I get asked how we prepare for the colder months—what supplements we take, what foods we eat, and how we stay well.
This year, I’m sharing our full winter wellness rhythm: the simple, grounded ways we support our immune systems, skin, and spirits through the season’s shift.

Started a pot of soup at 11AM… and found myself writing about it at 11PM. Funny how the simplest things hold the deepest messages. Slow and low — in cooking, in life, in the seasons of becoming.

The in-between seasons have a way of stirring things up — that restless feeling when life slows down but your mind speeds up. I caught myself spiraling this week until I stopped and listened to what my body was quietly asking for: structure, hydration, simplicity. Maybe it doesn’t always have to be more. Maybe “enough” really can be enough.

Sometimes, fear disguises itself as certainty. But when we soften, pause, and choose curiosity over judgment, we open the door for love to guide us. This reflection from a recent homesteading conference reminded me how healing begins within.

Ever find yourself awake at 3 a.m., heart racing over something that seemed small just hours before? What if those restless nights are invitations — to pause, to listen, and to surrender to what’s unfolding?

Every October, the veil feels thinner — and so does the barrier between who we’ve been told to be and who we truly are. This is the season of remembering. The season of witches. The season of you.

A reminder that every breath, every thought, is freedom.

The Unease of Darkness, The Ebb and Flow of Womanhood, The Call to Grace.