Listen to Heather read the post: Sometimes, when it has rained all day and everything is damp, it’s nearly impossible to start a fire, even if the wood was under a tarp. Last night was one of those nights. The challenge was compounded by the fact that the only paper I...
Falling Petals: On grief as a doorway to Mystery
by Heather Plett | Oct 22, 2023 | Community, Family, Grief, Holding Space for Yourself
by Nam Pham Two months following my mother's passing away, the grief was still raw and painful. I had these sudden waves of intense sadness that flooded my inner organs and brought me to tears - the kinds of tears I had to clench my teeth to hold back while being on...
Do you still have hope? On climate change, despair, and holding space
by Heather Plett | Oct 16, 2023 | Brave Space, Community, Complexity, Grief, Liminal Space
Listen to Heather read the post: I wonder sometimes if I still have hope. Every time I read the news (and those times are becoming fewer and fewer) there are more reasons for despair. We hear dire warnings of what will happen if our global climate increases by...
Crying in the church basement: On parenting children who don’t fit the box
by Heather Plett | Oct 10, 2023 | Complexity, Family, Holding Space for Others, Holding Space for Yourself
Listen to Heather read the post here: I was crying in the church basement while my toddler ran circles around the room. I was certain I must be doing something wrong as a parent. My brother’s two sons were upstairs, sitting in cherubic silence on the hard...
Fall Orientations: Reflecting on Seasons, Activism, and Holding Space
by Krista dela Rosa | Oct 2, 2023 | Complexity, Holding Space for Others, Holding Space for Yourself, Liminal Space
Listen to Krista read the post: It’s sunny this morning. An autumn sun - somehow mellower than how I experience it in the spring or summer — or even the winter. No doubt I’m reacting more to its reflection off yellowing leaves and browning grass, the tell-tale signs...
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