Podcasts about wintering the power

This week on Monday Matters, Will and Jen are doing something they have not done before: talking about books they're currently reading. Will talks about reading the book, The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. Jen recently finished a book called Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May. Listen […] The post MONDAY MATTERS with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker – Reflections appeared first on Principal Matters.

"The Sara and Katie Show" kicks off 2025 by talking about a book by Katherine May called Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. As always, at the end they share what they're looking forward to in the new year ahead. 

Have you ever faced a curveball—like a job rejection, health challenge, or unraveling career plans—and felt torn between fighting harder or giving up? What if there's a third way? Today, we're diving into the art of surrender, exploring how shifting from resistance to conscious acceptance can turn setbacks into opportunities. Learn:The critical difference between submission and surrenderHow acceptance sparks innovation and growthPractical tools for navigating career transitionsMentioned on the show:The Career Refresh: Seasons of Your Career, Episode 95 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult TimesRest Is Resistance: A ManifestoSupport the showJill Griffin , host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities). Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on: Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making Keynote Speaking Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

Each winter, life slows down. It's dark and cold, yet the season offers an opportunity for rest. This week's episode of Everyday Better honors the beginning of winter with Katherine May, author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. In Wintering, Katherine shares the story of navigating a personal ‘winter' – a challenging period of time during which she retreated into herself in order to cope with everything happening around her. Drawing on research about how Northern cultures weather their own harsh winters, Wintering is a balm for weary souls everywhere. In this episode, Leah and Katherine discuss the art of slowing down and how to embrace the metaphorical seasons we all go through in life.  Follow Leah Smart on LinkedIn. Follow Katherine May on Instagram.

Writer and winter enthusiast Katherine May revels in the winter months. While the long, dark evenings invite us to huddle indoors and disconnect from the world, they also offer a chance for reflection, remembrance, and a reset in our lives. As May explains, this season is a time to pause and recalibrate for many.  “Winter is a season of dread as a time of year when grief surfaces. There are people who will be spending their first Christmas alone, or maybe their fifth Christmas alone – everything will be out of place.”  May, author of the book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times,  encourages embracing those feelings of loss and loneliness that seem to creep in with the cold. She argues that “this time of year, we're often so tired and grumpy” that “we have to treat ourselves like children sometimes, who are in need of a nap, in need of a snack, in need of a bit of quiet time.” The cure for this? May encourages going outdoors and looking to nature for inspiration and guidance, pointing out that even at the bleakest, darkest time of year, life goes on.  “Think about it in terms of hibernation, in terms of really drawing back. It becomes this beautiful process of rebirth to me and this paring back of what we need teaches us something really profound. Which is that life goes on,  even in the most compromised of circumstances.”  To wrap up 2024, Life Examined host Jonathan Bastian and producer Andrea Brody reflect on their year, both on and off the air. They share what defined the year for them personally, highlighting the guests and conversations that left a lasting impact—from the chaotic, unpredictable world of Burning Man to a deeply personal story of loss, and much more. Delve deeper into life, philosophy, and what makes us human by joining the Life Examined discussion group on Facebook.      

Today we are bringing you a winter survival guide, full of deceptively small tips that will make winter unmeasurably better. How do we best appreciate these cold, dark months? How do we stay stimulated, but also reject the grind? Our FT Weekend Magazine's resident “winter goddesses” Griselda Murray Brown and Cordelia Jenkins join Lilah armed with tons of delightful suggestions, from buying warm lightbulbs to reading your friends' dusty old books. They also fight about electric vests. It's a joy. We hope you love it.------ As you know, the show is ending in early January – we're still collecting your cultural questions. What's rolling around in your head? How can we help? Email Lilah at lilahrap@ft.com, or connect with her on Instagram @lilahrap. -------Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): – For our summer episode, search ‘How to have the perfect summer' wherever you listen. Here it is on Spotify– The FT Magazine's advent special is full of tips for enjoying winter– Lulu's piece about watching 100 Christmas films is here: https://on.ft.com/3BBYrUR– Cordelia mentioned “jealousy lists”: here's the FT's list of favourite non-FT articles published this year. Here's Bloomberg's (paywall). Cordelia is most jealous of this Guardian piece by Jonathan Nunn about Nicholas Saunders: “Hippy, capitalist, guru, grocer: the forgotten genius who changed British food” – Gris loved Laura Marling's album Patterns in Repeat. She also mentioned the book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat by Katherine May. – Gris is on Instagram @griseldamurraybrown. Cordelia is on Bluesky @cordeliajenkins-------Special FT subscription offers for Life and Art podcast listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, are here: http://ft.com/lifeandart-------Music clip from Chrysalis RecordsRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tawny and Lisa talk about how the change of seasons, including Daylight Savings Time, effects them physically and emotionally. Seasonal Affective Disorder is real and they make space for it. But it also requires an acknowledgement that slowing down means giving themselves permission to be not as productive as usual.  Music Minute features Hanson, Limp Bizkit, The Four Seasons and Garbage. Check out WINTERING: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times  Pre-order The Sobriety Deck  Order Tawny's book, DRY HUMPING: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze Sign up for "Beyond Liquid Courage" Order Tawny's new NA drink, (parentheses) Purchase Lisa's memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar   

Hi Witches On todays episode we have a follow up to our Witch's Intentions episodes on manifesting with a look at the nervous system and its impact on the manifesting process. Our book review is Wintering - The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times My website - The White Witch Podcast  If you would like to be a guest for The Witch Next Door episodes email me on carly@thewhitewitchcompany.co.uk Find my witchy Patreon here for extra content and to join The Literary Witches Coven (our witchy book club) - The Witches Institute | creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | Patreon  Find my witchy zines here - https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWhiteWitchCompany The White Witch's Book of Healing: The White Witch's Book of Healing: Weaving Magickal Rituals throughout your Craft for Sacred Healing and Reclamation of the Wild Witch Within: Amazon.co.uk: Rose, Carly: 9781914447266: Books  Lots of witchy love - Carly xx  

In this episode, Sachin interviews Dr. Jessica Drummond on a variety of topics around her journey from being a nurse practitioner in a clinical facility to being an integrative women's health practitioner, serving clients around the world. She speaks of her experience with long-haul COVID, and how her practice had prepared for her to be absent for two months while she recovered with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Dr. Jessica shares her business insights and how going digital in time for the pandemic was a great shift for her business. Listen to learn more about how Dr. Jessica navigates health and illness, hard times and good times, with the support of family, friends, and mentors.   Key Takeaways: [1:03] Sachin introduces today's guest, Dr. Jessica Drummond, who will talk about her health challenges and her business. Sachin welcomes Dr. Jessica to Perfect Practice.   [2:16] Dr. Jessica is a physical therapist and a certified clinical nutritionist with a doctorate in clinical nutrition. She graduated as a physical therapist in 1999, planning on sports medicine. She enjoys sports and exercise so she started her career in outpatient orthopedics.   [3:19] She grew interested in women's health. Within the first decade of her career, Dr. Jessica realized that physical therapy was not the complete answer to some of the more complex conditions affecting women.   [4:06] That's when Dr. Jessica dove in to learn more about health coaching, clinical nutrition, functional nutrition, and taking a more integrative perspective. Dr. Jessica mostly educates professionals but she has a small practice of clients with complex chronic illness.   [4:52] When you come at a complex condition with a holistic mindset, and let the client lead with all the things that they can do, that gets Dr. Jessica excited. We don't have a quick-fix solution for complex chronic illnesses like endometriosis.   [5:25] Dr. Jessica started the Integrative Women's Health Institute as CEO and Founder. Dr. Jessica thinks that having an athlete mindset has supported her in everything, not just her work. In terms of successfully navigating entrepreneurship, it absolutely helps her.   [6:26] From 2006 to 2010, Dr. Jessica's husband moved the family often as a consultant, so Dr. Jessica had to keep restarting in new clinical positions. She started her practice not to be an entrepreneur but to create something she could do anywhere.   [7:12] At the time Dr. Jessica didn't even have an iPhone, so she didn't have a lot of tools to do digital telehealth but it was possible. She had a beautiful office in her home to meet clients in, but all of them chose to work with her by telehealth, instead.   [8:10] Dr. Jessica's athlete mindset is flexible, curious, and persistent. She says if you just keep doing it, you overcome the obstacles. If you give up, you don't overcome the obstacles.   [8:39] Sachin is reading Areté, by Brian Johnson. He recommends it. It has 451 lessons on 1,000 pages. One lesson is about making 50 pounds of pottery to get the best final product in an art class, which is another way of putting in the reps.   [9:54] No one mentored Dr. Jessica in entrepreneurship, but she had a teacher who inspired her in digital marketing. She has a cousin entrepreneur who helped her a lot. All during her schooling, she expected to have a straightforward clinical career.   [11:58] Dr. Jessica's parents supported her education and paid for most of her schooling. She had a safety net. It's easier to be entrepreneurial when you have some financial cushion. She also still had her clinical skillset if she needed to fall back on a job, that helped her to take risks.   [14:00] In the beginning of her business, Dr. Jessica's challenge was technology and she never did a tone of it. As quickly as she could, she hired people to help her with technology. The way she learned is when she didn't know how to do something, she would do it and get feedback.   [14:46] Dr. Jessica thinks what gets people stuck is thinking through how to do something, and learning about how to do it, instead of doing it. The most valuable thing for her to do was to try something and then see if it worked.   [15:09] Dr. Jessica was building the first large-scale digital version of her women's health coach certification when she met JJ Virgin, who encouraged her to sell it first and then build it, so she did.   [16:45] For the first five years when Dr. Jessica was launching larger-scale global programs, she would go talk about them anywhere in the world that invited her to speak, if there were more than 20 people. She went all over the place.   [17:08] Dr. Jessica overcame obstacles by taking action. That required doing a lot of things, like being on the news, filming YouTube videos, and speaking in front of audiences who heckled her. She knew that what she was talking about was helpful for patients because she had seen it.   [20:19] Sachin had a conversation with an investment banker who told him the three things investors look for when buying a business: EBITDA, How much the Founder is involved in operations, and SOP.   [20:52] Many entrepreneurs were challenged by the pandemic. It affected Dr. Jessica with long-haul symptoms. [21:39] Dr. Jessica thanks Sachin for the help he provided to her with breathwork, while she was ill. The year 2020 was great for the Integrative Women's Health Institute because they were ahead of the curve. Her colleagues at in-person practices were shut down.   [22:36] Dr. Jessica and her team were able to quickly pivot and educate people through telehealth with a decade of telehealth experience by that point. If you're creative and constantly looking for opportunities, sometimes you're a little bit ahead of the curve and can take advantage of shifts.   [23:02] Her colleagues who run small private practices were willing to adapt. Some of them grew new lines of service but in the short term, it was hard. For Dr. Jessica, the short-term was great.   [23:21] Then, in December 2020, Dr. Jessica got COVID-19. She thought with Vitamin D, she would be strong. She was shocked to become super sick. She was weak for months and had more long-haul issues. Almost four years later, it's still something she manages.   [24:03] Being so sick cost Dr. Jessica a lot of money. She was grateful to have some cushion from earlier in 2020. Dr. Jessica had a team of 20 running the company. They stepped up. Dr. Jessica was grateful to have work, to tether her to reality as she recovered.   [24:59] Dr. Jessica says part of the healing is staying contributory, even if in small ways. There's a sense of purpose in the work.   [25:41] The systems and structure of Dr. Jessica's company had to be ironclad. At that point, they were not, so she brought in a fractional COO. They reorganized the team a bit and the COO is still with the company today.   [26:12] In 2023, as a part of her long-haul COVID recovery, Dr. Jessica went to the hospital at Yale for hyperbaric oxygen therapy which was key to her complete recovery. It required hours of therapy every day for 40 sessions, so she took two months off work.   [27:03] At that point, the Integrative Women's Health Institute had built all the structure and systems to have everything running without Dr. Jessica's participation. They were able to maintain their revenue generation, and profitability, and support their students and clients.   [27:26] This year, they are working on how to scale their strongest programs. Dr. Jessica has hand-picked the strongest programs that they want to keep doing. They have a clear path to the goals to hit to get to the ideal EBITDA for profitability, and for the company to be stronger.   [28:03] When you go from being at the peak of health to the week later, almost dying, you think about your business as a resource for your family, if they were to need it and you weren't there.   [28:19] Dr. Jessica doubled down on creating and optimizing SOPs, so her skilled team can continue to scale the mission of women's integrative healthcare. Dr. Jessica has worked very hard on this asset for 15 years. If anything happens to her, her family will recoup something.   [29:18] Hopefully, Dr. Jessica won't die suddenly, and she and her husband will have something out of the intense work of the past 15 years.   [30:35] Dr. Jessica says if someone has long-haul, the key is figuring out what kind of long-haul. There are different underlying causes. The most common symptom is fatigue. Dr. Jessica supported her mitochondria from Day 1, so she never had fatigue. Support your mitochondria.   [31:11] The second thing is thinking of oxygen as a nutrient. For Dr. Jessica, hyperbaric oxygen therapy was key. You may have capillary microclotting. You may be dealing with organ damage or irritation to the immune system that triggers mast cell activation syndrome.   [34:31] Because you create a business out of thin air, you can create it in any way that you want. It's valuable from the beginning to think about the pieces of it that could run without you needing to be fully present even for a little bit at a time. You can keep expanding it.   [35:01] It doesn't have to be about a crisis. Dr. Jessica has learned that stepping away from the business for weeks or months brings a presence to her most important people. It also brings her new ideas and more energy to bring back to the company when she has had a true rest.   [37:09] Sachin recently had three days in the wilderness. It was magical; time stood still. He was fully present. No new information was coming in. He was off the grid. Having three-day weekends now and then can be a great stepping stone if you are afraid to fully unplug.   [37:54] Sachin went to India a few years ago. His business ran better while he was gone! A true business benefits when you're there but doesn't rely on you to exist. It's like raising children. The more they grow, the more independent they become.   [39:26] The pandemic was a turning point for many businesses. Some businesses were ahead of the curve and took off. Some businesses that were strictly physical took a bit of a hit. Things are open again. Assess what would happen in another crisis. Would your business survive?   [40:20] Dr. Jessica says we can stress-test our businesses, but we don't know what the next stressor will be. That's where flexibility and the willingness to try crazy things come in. True entrepreneurs survive long-term by treating stressors as interesting challenges for creativity.   [41:01] Always do the best you can. You can't control everything. The stronger the foundation of the business is, the healthier it will be.   [41:24] Sachin mentions a mutual mentor, JJ Virgin. Dr. Jessica gives a shoutout to a colleague, Greg Todd, who was not a direct mentor but reached out to help when she was ill. Also, Fabian Frederickson, and also her Dad, as a sounding board with his experience in the business world.   [42:30] Dr. Jessica credits her team with putting their heads together to figure out what to do. Dr. Jessica goes to a lot of conferences and just listens. She chats with friends and colleagues such as Trudi, Magdalena, Isabella, and a few others she met through JJ years ago.   [43:15] Being an entrepreneur can be lonely compared to working in a hospital with colleagues every day. Not all of Dr. Jessica's mentors have been formal, but she finds mentorship through being friends with people who are doing the same thing.   [44:14] Dr. Jessica just started reading a fiction book about the Panama Canal. One of the books that recently impacted her the most is Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, by Katherine May. It's a beautiful book about navigating life when it is hard.   [44:47] Another book that helped Dr. Jessica navigate living with a chronic illness is Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted, by Suleika Jaouad, written by a woman who had cancer and recovered. Both books changed Dr. Jessica's definitions of health and disease.   [45:16] Dr. Jessica sees health and disease now as more of a continuum. Defining “healthy” is so elusive. Defining “sick” can be somewhat elusive, too. We don't have to call ourselves one or the other, no matter what stage of health we are in. It's the same with life being hard or easy.   [46:35] Sachin talks about seasonality in life, and if you prepare, you can navigate all the seasons as they come up in our day. Sachin thanks Dr. Jessica for sharing her insights and some amazing nuggets of wisdom on Perfect Practice. This time has been valuable.   [47:07] Learn more about the work of Dr. Jessica at IntegrativeWomensHealthInstitute.com, on Instagram @IntegrativeWomensHealth, and on The Integrative Women's Health Podcast.   [47:28] Sachin thanks Dr. Jessica again for taking time out of her day. Sachin wishes continued health, happiness, and wholeness to her, her family, and those around her. Dr. Jessica wishes the same for Sachin.   Mentioned in this episode Perfect Practice Live Jessica Drummond Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential, by Brian Johnson Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, by Katherine May Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted, by Suleika Jaouad   More about your host Sachin Patel How to speak with Sachin Go one step further and Become The Living Proof Perfect Practice Live sachin@becomeproof.com To set up a practice clarity call and opportunity audit   Books by Sachin Patel: Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community, and Get Paid What You're Worth The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done   Tweetables:   “I started my practice, not with an intentional decision to become an entrepreneur. I was trying to create something that I could do from anywhere. At the time … I don't think I even had an iPhone, so I didn't have a lot of tools to do digital telehealth.” — Jessica Drummond   “I think my athlete mindset has just been two things, flexible and curious, and then also persistent.” — Jessica Drummond   “The way I've learned in my business is when there were obstacles and I didn't know how to do something, I would do it and get feedback. … What gets people stuck is thinking through how to do it; learning about how to do it.” — Jessica Drummond   “When you go from being at the peak of health to the week later, almost dying, you think about your business as a resource for your family, if they were to need it and you weren't there.” — Jessica Drummond   “We're always going to do the best we can, and I can't control everything, but the more creative I am and the more strong the business's foundation is, the healthier it will be.” — Jessica Drummond   “Defining ‘healthy' is so elusive. Defining ‘sick' can be somewhat elusive, too. We don't have to call ourselves one or the other, no matter what stage of health we are in. The same thing with life being hard or easy.” — Jessica Drummond   Jessica Drummond on LinkedIn Integrative Women's Health Institute @IntegrativeWomensHealth on Instagram  The Integrative Women's Health Podcast  

Okay, this is a big one. We've got New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author and all-around extraordinary human, Katherine May talking to us about all things being in process - why it's so hard to slow down, how to be vulnerable, and what knocks us out of the spaces that (if we can have a little faith) help us to flourish. Here's what we discuss in this episode: What keeps us from being curiousWhat makes us fear slowing down The richness and reward of forced fallow periodsHow to trust your own process Disengaging from an outcome-driven worldDid this episode hit a little close to home or interested in our program?Feeling stuck even though you're incredibly self-aware? You're not alone! If you're tired of the gap between what you know and what you actually DO, we'd love to connect. Let's talk about the patterns holding you back and how coaching can get you unstuck and confidently moving towards your goals.Think of us as your catalyst for a rich, impactful life. Ready to step into your boldest potential? Let's talk. Book a free 30-min chat to explore what we can to together: https://savvycal.com/knomii/podcastWant to get in touch?Go to our website at www.knomii.com or email us at podcast@knomii.com or madeline@knomii.com to request a topic, give feedback, or learn more about our 1:1 sessions.Follow Knomii on Instagram, TikTok, or LinkedIn.Follow and connect with Madeline on Linkedin.Follow and connect with Cynthia on Linkedin.Follow and connect with Maggie on Linkedin.Hosts & GuestsCynthia Garrett, LMHC HostMadeline Farquharson, CPCC HostMaggie Glennon, Coach HostEllen Wallace, Coach HostKatherine May, GuestInformationShow: Being Curious with Knomii (The Knomii Podcast)Published 05/21/2024Season 2Rating: CleanFrequency: Updated Bi-monthlyLength: 52 minEpisode 7Copyright, All rights reservedKatherine May is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster living in Whitstable, UK. Her most recent book, Enchantment became an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times was adapted as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, and was shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir...

Welcome to SEASON 3 of The Honest Mom Podcast! Today we talk about the difficult season of winter and getting a new outlook on this important and much needed season of our year. Our lives. I've done research and soul-searching to get out of my SAD that I've had every year because it affected me SO much. With being in the midwest, the winter season can feel like an eternity so I had to get my life back. On top of it, Brooklyn was born during a massive snowstorm in February 2013 and then we were trapped in our home and boring lives for the winter season. So I had to come to terms with the bad memories I had during that winter season. How I associated winter with that time when I was so depressed. This episode was also inspired by a yoga workshop I'm hosting at the studio I teach at. We'll be having a wonderful discussion about the purpose of winter and how to SLOW THE F DOWN to honor what this time is all about. To make it OK to find some stillness and not be GO-GO-GO all the damn time. We will be having a toasty and cozy Restorative Yoga practice in the salt room of the studio full of blankets, warm tea, and the permission to CHILL OUT. If you're local to Geneva, get on the waitlist for this event! Thank you for listening, sharing this episode and if you want to let me know what you like and don't like about this podcast- head over to Apple Podcasts or Spotify to leave me an honest review. Enjoy the episode! Mom Card Drawing of the Week: "I am myself. I refuse to fit into what people want me to be or expect me to be." -Preeti Mistry These are a few of my favorite things: The Ayurveda Experience products: www.theayurvedaexperience.com I use their Yauvari Amplified Youth Spring facial oil, Keranya Pure Black Seed Potent Hair Potion, Manjish Glow Elixer nighttime facial oil, and Trahnna Heart Leaved Moonseed body oil. I also love their lip balms. What is Ayurveda? Well, in a nutshell, it's the ancient Science of Life, a holistic science of health & wellness, and originated over 5,000 years ago in India. Think of it as the sister science of Yoga. What is Savasana? "a meditative posture in which one lies on one's back that is typically considered the final resting pose in yoga." (Miriam Webster) Savasana is a pose of total relaxation—making it one of the most challenging.—Yoga Journal Gina Payne of Lola Salon article about wintering: https://www.lolahairandsoul.com/seasons-of-change/ "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times" by Katherine May. You can get your copy here: https://a.co/d/cqDgSQV "Stillness is the Key" by Ryan Holiday. You can get your copy here: https://a.co/d/cqDgSQV

Children have the incredible power to help us step into the here and now. They very much live in the moment, often have an instinctive need to be in nature and are excellent at knowing how much food and sleep they personally need - with little consideration for what you, the parent, need. In this week's episode of Raising Healthy Mothers I have a fascinating conversation on why we often start instinctively tuning in to nature and the seasons of the year when we become mothers, and why it can help us parent more effectively. This ended up being a wide-ranging conversation where we discussed... Why the start of the year isn't great for resolutions but is a wonderful time for intentions Winter as a time for introspection, meditation and contemplation The periods of our lives where we need more rest – and when to let go of a morning routine How to embrace the dark of winter by allowing ourselves to take it slow Why embracing the seasonality of food helps to remain in alignment with our natural rhythms Sometimes the interviews I do on this podcast feel like I'm having a cosy cup of tea with a kindred spirit while you get to listen in. This was one of those conversation, and I hope you found as much wisdom and comfort from it as I did! Resources mentioned: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May Find Aja: Website | Instagram Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tashadcruz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tashadcruznutrition Website: https://tashadcruz.com/podcast Want more energy and motivation? To get yourself on the way to springing out of bed in the mornings, download my free guide: Ten Daily Strategies to Unlock More Energy. #raisinghealthymothers DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on tashadcruz.com is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you may have heard on the podcast or on the website. I may earn commission on shopping links to external sites, e.g. Amazon. This doesn't change the price you pay but gives me a small commission which goes back into keeping the podcast running.  

Come to the free Grieving in the New Year Webinar with Litsa this Sunday - sign up here -- https://whatsyourgrief.ck.page/432a2df1e7 This week we're talking about all the surprising challenges of facing the new year in grief. Everything from the passage of time to a Hub member question about what it means to 'live your best life' without fear of forgetting.  The book Litsa mentioned in the episode is Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retrea in Difficult Times (though she hasn't read it, so don't think of this as an endorsement. It's just a book she wants to read!) Visit whatsyourgrief.com for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you liked this episode, this is a good place to start. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-and-the-fear-of-letting-go/  Join the WYG Hub (it's our griever member community - think of it as our Patreon, but a zillion times better). Opens for new members four times per year (next on March 1, 202) but you can join the waitlist now - https://whatsyourgrief.ck.page/141b04f720 If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/ You can also make a donation here at any time to help us keep the lights on.  Get Lessons to Write On: A Guided Grief Journaling Intensive here. https://whatsyourgrief.ck.page/products/lessons-to-write-on-grief-journaling Also, if you like the podcast we're pretty sure you'll love our book! Availaable in print, ebook, or on audible.  Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Books A Million Indiebound Hudson Booksellers Powell's  

Katherine May, British writer and author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, shares her love of the winter months, describing her physical feelings when immersed in the cold local sea as a “sensory delight.” Writer, surfer, and swimmer Bonnie Tsui shares stories from her latest book Why We Swim and explains why humans have such a long and deep connection to water.

There are times in life when unforeseen circumstances, like the death of a loved one, a sudden illness, the loss of a job or even a global pandemic, can derail our lives. So, how can we care for, and repair, ourselves when life knocks us down? Our guest on this episode, Katherine May, has written a New York Times bestselling book on that topic. It's called, "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times".  Her website is https://katherine-may.co.uk/

Get ready to drop into your heart and tap into your emotional intelligence as professional astrologer and intuitive, Hannah Kuhary, chats Spiritual Wellness on today's podcast. Hannah shares what spirituality looks like for her and how we can each expand our sense of purpose and meaning in life. What is the different between a "sign" and a "coincidence"? What is a spirit guide and how do we call them in? How does one navigate their unique purpose? And of course we get into all things astrology as Hannah allows us to further explore our curiosity about our sun, and moon and rising sign. Hannah shares how she helps her clients amplify their divine consciousness and self understanding through traditional divinatory techniques and energy reading.   If any of this sounds exhilarating, foreign, or curious to you, we encourage you to sit down and savor this intentional conversation about spirituality through a different lens. Stay to hear about what Hannah predicts for the year 2024 and how you can get your own astrology reading!   Resources from today's episode: Instagram: @divineskymystic   www.divineskymystic.com  Receive 15% all astrology readings with the code WOMENESS https://divineskymystic.as.me/  Now through January (2024 Yearly Transit Readings)   Hannah's book recommendation - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May  Womeness WebsiteWomeness Events  

Have you ever considered what we can learn from the life cycle of a tree in the midst of winter? Or how altering your sleep schedule in line with the changing seasons can impact your overall mental and emotional wellbeing? We discuss these intriguing ideas and more as we delve into the enriching exploration of "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times," a captivating book by Katherine MayThe episode brims with personal anecdotes, reflections, and insights, as we explore not only the concept of "wintering" but also how it influences and resonates with different aspects of our lives, including motherhood. We touch on the necessity to take time for rest and retreat in the midst of chaos and crises, taking inspiration from the natural world around us.Get ready to embrace "wintering" and discover how it can bring purpose, growth, and healing into your life.What you'll learn:How rest and retreat can be empowering during challenging timesThe beauty of darkness and the natural rhythm of lifeThe importance of accepting sadness as part of the healing processInsights on navigating difficult times, inspired by Katherine May's bookFeatured on the Show: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine MayClick HERE to watch this video to learn The 3 Things to Avoid When Reading Self-Help BooksHow to Connect with Lara: Web: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/j.lara.johnson/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/larajohnsoncoaching Work with Lara: www.larajohnsoncoaching.com/work-with-me/

I've decided in recent years that waking up before dawn is the most practical thing I can do.When the morning is at its deepest, my mind at its most liminal, my children's soft bodies still tucked warmly beneath their blankets, I can slip into the wilderness of an unobserved inner communion for a while.I'm careful not to overlay this practice with too much prescription, especially as the days spiral inward on themselves with the approach of Winter Solstice. Each morning is its own creative act. What I want, simply, is to listen. To enter a silence from which some giving presence may emerge.I may sit for a timeless hour, journaling small bits as I go. That's a good morning. Often, my tea has just steeped when the sound of little feet scampering down the hallway arrives to announce the day. Mine is a practice of allowing life to flow in while maintaining an inner gaze — for this is my life, multi-hyphenated and brimming with kids still young enough to want my company.Brene Brown wrote about midlife in this way: “You can't cure the midlife unraveling with control any more than the acquisitions, accomplishments, and alpha-parenting of our thirties cured our deep longing for permission to slow down and be imperfect.” Straddled between my thirties and forties, I resonate with both the longing for permission and the sentiment of unraveling. As artists and contemplative practitioners, as human beings, we must claim the ground that offers itself to us at any stage of life. In some moments, like after a baby is born or when our professional or relational demands are completely overflowing, our sense of self-nurturance might seem fully buried. But even a longing remembrance of those hibernating parts is a kind of attention to our wellbeing.To everything, there is a season. This week, backlit by the arrival of December, unanswered emails blared from the inbox of my closed computer. I could find no respite from the checklist scrolling through my head. There were the food drives, the winter showcase, the holiday markets, potlucks, and travel arrangements — plus all the gifts that had to be afforded, acquired, and organized. Plus, I was nursing a sinus infection.These are signs of a bustling communal life, endowed with celebration. A life I love. ‘Tis the season, I remind myself. You can do it, I remind myself.But I've come to suspect that many of us, especially parents and introverts, my primary camps, privately hang on by a thread through the holidays. There's so much to do before year's end. So many loose ends to tie up. “You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights,” wrote Maya Angelou. For those who celebrate the religious holidays this month American-style, the mandate is to spend, deck, wrap, tinsel, carol, swap, bake, hustle, and repeat. Time can feel like a horse breaking for the barn as momentum builds toward the end of the year — with us, heels clenched in stirrups, its anxious riders.Thoreau wrote, “In Winter, warmth stands for all virtue.” For all the wisdom in retreating to the hearth as the darkness deepens, our curious cultural instinct is to push and grasp, to cram all the nooks and crannies of the month with consumerism and acquaintanceship. Our commonplace addictions can become more pronounced, luring us into the false solace of empty carbs and agitating the spirit. Loosely considered resolutions tend not to extend beyond the halo of the disco ball, if we attempt them at all. The New Year arrives with its promise of renewal, and we show up for it with meager provisions… in the words of Hunter S. Thompson, “thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”Our approach to December might offer insight if we consider what we are unconsciously and collectively avoiding. Solstice is Nature's annual sermon on death and rebirth, on darkness and light. The season challenges our senses to recognize the beauty of barren trees and frozen ground — and the tenderness that can be found deep within sorrow.“There is a slumbering subterranean fire in nature which never goes out, and which no cold can chill. …This subterranean fire has its altar in each man's breast; for in the coldest day, and on the bleakest hill, the traveler cherishes a warmer fire within the folds of his cloak than is kindled on any hearth. A healthy man, indeed, is the complement of the seasons, and in winter, summer is in his heart.”-Henry David Thoreau, “A Winter Walk”There is a hearth that can only be accessed if we give ourselves permission to feel the sadness that is intrinsic to this human season. It's the warmth Thoreau points to at the altar of the heart, the joy of Joni Mitchell wishing for a river she could skate away on. It's not the most! wonderful! time! of the year! but the comfort of deep and abiding presence.If you haven't yet read ‘s Wintering, take yourself to the local bookshop and then prepare to curl up on your sofa for the long haul. She illuminates the lessons of the cold and dark, gifting us a roadmap for the season.“I recognized winter. I saw it coming (a mile off, since you ask), and I looked it in the eye. I greeted it and let it in. I had some tricks up my sleeve, you see. I've learned them the hard way. When I started feeling the drag of winter, I began to treat myself like a favored child: with kindness and love. I assumed my needs were reasonable and that my feelings were signals of something important. I kept myself well fed and made sure I was getting enough sleep. I took myself for walks in the fresh air and spent time doing things that soothed me. I asked myself: What is this winter all about? I asked myself: What change is coming?― Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult TimesWe can slow down and give ourselves permission to relate to this unraveling season more meaningfully. If we treat ourselves with respect and understanding, if we nurture down to the nadir, then Winter can provide us the conditions to meet our sorrows and avoidances with a bow of inquiry: What is this winter all about? What change is coming? The essence of advent, of awaiting an auspicious arrival, is to hold space for that which has not yet broken ground, that which is unseeable but faithfully becoming. We need only the willingness to wake up in the dark. Get full access to The Guest House at shawnparell.substack.com/subscribe

Katherine May first joined us on Reconsidering in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, to talk about her book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (https://bookshop.org/p/books/wintering-the-power-of-rest-and-retreat-in-difficult-times-katherine-may/16519711?ean=9780593189481). It was a timely topic and a memorable conversation as most of us were confronting one of the most challenging and isolating holidays seasons of our lifetimes. With that moment now thankfully behind us, Katherine has returned with a new book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age (https://bookshop.org/p/books/enchantment-awakening-wonder-in-an-anxious-age-katherine-may/18582677?ean=9780593329993). This time around, she turns our attention to fundamental questions about how else we might live and in particular how might we find a way to reconnect in a quiet and intimate way with the natural and immediate world that surrounds us all. It's an important question, a wonderful book, and a rich starting point for our conversation. Thanks for listening. Show notes and transcript: http://reconsidering.org/episodes/37

Welcome to series 6, episode 2 of the Prompted by Nature.  I'm Helen and I hope this finds you well.  Lots going on on this side of things but I'm going to jump straight into today's episode. If you enjoy non-fiction at the moment today you may have heard of today's guest, Katherine May. Katherine is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster living in Whitstable, UK. Her most recent book, Enchantment became an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times was adapted as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, and was shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir of a midlife autism diagnosis, was adapted as an audio drama by Audible. Other titles include novels such as The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club, and The Best, Most Awful Job, an anthology of essays about motherhood which she edited. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Observer and Aeon. Katherine's podcast, How We Live Now, ranks in the top 1% worldwide, and she has been a guest presenter for On Being's The Future of Hope series. Her next book, Enchantment, will be published in 2023. Katherine lives with her husband, son, two cats and a dog. She loves walking, sea-swimming and pickling slightly unappealing things. In this conversation we discuss: The weather! The importance of hope and magic The process of writing Enchantment Creativity as resistance AI and creativity in education Forms & lineages of creativity Mutation over survival of the fittest The process of ‘unknowing' in her work Researching Enchantment The advice she'd give to her 15-year old self What she's looking forward to You can find Kathrine's Substack newsletter and podcast over at https://katherinemay.substack.com/ - I highly recommend subscribing to this as it's completely wonderful.  You can find all of her books at your local bookshop or library (and if they don't have the one you're after, ask them order it in) and I've also popped Enchantment in the ‘Discussed on the Podcast' section of my bookshop over at www.bookshop.org  Epsiodes that I think would go well with this one are: 1.10a Finding Magic in the Landscape, Jini Reddy 2.6a Art as Play, Beba Beeby 4.12a Soraya Abdel-Hadi, Finding my Creative Voice through Nature 5.11a Creating a Folklore of Place with Elin Manon As always, you can find me on the website www.promptedbynature.co.uk where you can find prompts, the pod and information about my upcoming woodland day retreat here in Sussex.  I'm also on Substack https://promptedbynature.substack.com or you can find me on Instagram @prompted.by.nature or Facebook and Twitter by searching Prompted by Nature.  Please do share, rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening as this means the WORLD to me!!  And do tag me on social media if you've enjoyed this or any other episode. I'll be back in a few days with the writing prompt that accompanies this episode but in the meantime I'll send you lots of love.  Happy listening and I'll speak to you soon!

We're at the tail end of our For the Love of Calming the Chaos series–and if you've gotten a chance to hear the whole series, we hope you've been able to take away some actionable items toward further peace in your life. Our last episode in the series is the perfect capper toward extending that ability to calm the chaos during the disruptive times of our lives, but also during the heartbreakingly difficult times. Our guest this week brings us the very comforting message that simply bucking up or trying to cheerlead ourselves into positivity isn't going to cut it. She gives us permission to actively accept our sadness, and then some tools for how to process it and move it from chaos to a place of peace. Katherine May is an international best-selling author, including the books Enchantment Awakening Wonder in An Anxious Age and Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. Katherine is going to walk us through not only her own story of a hard winter season she endured, and what she learned, but she'll show us how we can be gentle with ourselves and believe that we deserve peace, no matter the circumstances.   Jen and Katherine talk about: When those winter seasons come, just when you think you can't or will never be happy again and the dark pit feels too overwhelming; that's typically when the winter begins to cease and recovery begins Giving yourself grace to believe you haven't done anything wrong if you're still suffering a week, a month or even six months later - the process of unlearning your old ways of life and relearning new ones can be painful and lengthy Not all the lessons we learn come from happiness, they come from sorrow, and how to accept that   Chaos doesn't just emanate from choices that we've made or that we've onboarded too many things, but sometimes when tragedy or heartache has found its way to our doorstep. Allowing ourselves to rest and retreat at these times is a gift we can all give ourselves.  * * * Thank you to our sponsors! Rothy's | $20 off your first purchase by visiting Rothys.com/forthelove Make Me Care About…Podcast | Jen is hosting a special podcast series produced by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Check out "Make Me Care About..." wherever you get your podcasts. Caraway | Save 10% on your next purchase on all Caraway products by visiting carawayhome.com/forthelove and use code: forthelove  Thought-Provoking Quotes: “One of the defining parts of [a season of winter] is that feeling of being trapped in a space with a window onto the outside world. And it seems like everybody else is carrying on and they're all fine.  And you are uniquely not fine.” - Katherine May  “There's something about how raw you are in that time [of suffering]. So there are moments of intense beauty that are an integral part of this, part of the suffering.”- Katherine May  “People who've gone through major winters always seem to look back and say, ‘do you know what? I wouldn't have not gone through it if it meant that I couldn't be who I am now.' You almost appreciate them because change is always necessary.” - Katherine May  “You are not alone. You feel very alone, but you are actually part of a massive community of other people who are going through the same thing as you, but maybe for different reasons. And there's this incredible bond between all of you that might not be obvious, but you can trust this space and you can trust your sadness.” - Katherine May Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age - book by Katherine May Wintering, the Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times - book by Katherine May   Guest's Links: Katherine's Website Katherine's Instagram Katherine's Pinterest Connect with Jen!: Jen's website Jen's InstagramJen's Twitter Jen's FacebookJen's YouTube  

Katherine May is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster based in Whitstable, UK. Her most recent book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age became an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times was adapted as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, and was shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir of a midlife autism diagnosis, was adapted as an audio drama by Audible. Other titles include novels such as The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club, and The Best, Most Awful Job, an anthology of essays about motherhood which she edited. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Observer and Aeon. Katherine's podcast, How We Live Now, ranks in the top 1% worldwide, and she has been a guest presenter for On Being's The Future of Hope series. On this episode, Katherine discusses why enchantment matters, the differences between British and American attitudes toward spirituality, and the magic of connecting to the natural world. Pam also talks about her own enchanted exploration, and answers a listener question about learning the beginning elements of witchcraft. Our sponsors for this episode are Snowy Owl Tea, Bonearrow, The Moon Studio, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, BetterHelp, and Mithras Candle. We also have brand new print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here.And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam's monthly online rituals, and more! That's patreon.com/witchwave

Katherine May's runaway New York Times bestseller, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, catapulted Katherine May to nationwide attention and went on to become a global bestseller. Now May explores how we can reawaken our sense of wonder, instead of so often feeling burned out and helpless, in her new book ENCHANTMENT: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age. Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles, the chatter of social media. We feel fearful and tired, not quite knowing what has us perpetually depleted. For May, this low hum of fatigue and anxiety made her wonder what she was missing. Could there be a different way to relate to the world, one that would allow her to feel more rested and at ease, even as seismic changes unfold on the planet? Might there be a way for all of us to move through life with curiosity and tenderness, sensitized to the subtle magic all around?otbseries.com

Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles, the chatter of social media. We feel fearful and tired, not quite knowing what has us perpetually depleted. For Katherine May, this low hum of fatigue and anxiety made her wonder what she was missing. In "Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age," May invites the reader to come with her on a journey to reawaken our innate sense of wonder and awe. She shares stories of her own struggles with work, family, and the aftereffects of pandemic.Katherine May is the New York Times–bestselling author of "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times."

We hope you enjoy this super special bonus episode, here to tide you over until our next season begins in a few months. This is my extended conversation with Katherine May, author of the book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. We talk about how to get through our winters, what we love about winter, and why different people need to rest in different ways.Listen to the full episode to hear:Nancy's extended conversation with Katherine May, author of Wintering and the forthcoming book Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age, available in March 2023.Extra insight from Katherine May, who we interviewed for Episode 6 of this season.Tips for folks with HFA who want to learn to be kind to themselves as they go through the winters of their lives.Learn more about Katherine May:Go to katherine-may.co.ukhttps://katherine-may.co.uk/Buy Katherine's book, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times on her website, or pre-order her forthcoming book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age, out in March 2023. Listen to Katherine's podcast, The Wintering Sessions, wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Katherine on Twitter @_katherine_may_Visit: https://NancyJaneSmith.comLearn More About Self Loyalty School: https://selfloyaltyschool.com

In January, the month of resolutions, join 5x15 to hear the acclaimed author Pico Iyer on how we might find paradise in the present. Paradise is a universal but elusive concept; a place we might spend our whole lives looking for. Moving between Iran, North Korea, the Dalai Lama's Himalayas and the temples of Japan, Pico Iyer's new book The Half Known Life: Finding Paradise in a Divided World reflects on ideas of utopia and ways of finding solace in these fractious times. Does religion lead us back to Eden or only into constant contention? Why do so many seeming paradises turn into warzones? And does paradise exist only in the afterworld – or can it be found in the here and now? Don't miss the chance to hear from one of the most inspiring and perceptive travel writers of our time. Pico Iyer will be in conversation with the internationally best-selling writer and podcaster Katherine May, author of Wintering and the forthcoming Enchantment. Praise for Pico Iyer 'Nothing less than a guided tour of the human soul ... This is a book not only for the ages, but for our very specific, very troubled age. A masterpiece' — ELIZABETH GILBERT “Immersive and profound…. Iyer matches penetrating insights with some of the most transportive prose around. This further burnishes Iyer's reputation as one of the best.” — Publishers Weekly PICO IYER was born in Oxford, England in 1957. Since 1982 he has been a full-time writer, publishing 15 books, translated into 23 languages, on subjects ranging from the Dalai Lama to globalism, from the Cuban Revolution to Islamic mysticism. They include such long- running sellers as Video Night in Kathmandu, The Open Road and The Art of Stillness. At the same time he has been writing for Time, The New York Times, Granta, the Financial Times and more than 250 other periodicals worldwide. His four talks for TED have received more than 10 million views so far. Since 1992 Iyer has spent much of his time at a Benedictine hermitage in Big Sur, California, and most of the rest in Nara, Japan. KATHERINE MAY is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster living in Whitstable, UK. Her hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times became a New York Times, Sunday Times and Der Spiegel bestseller, was adapted as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, and was shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Observer and Aeon. Katherine's podcast, The Wintering Sessions, ranks in the top 1% worldwide, and she has been a guest presenter for On Being's The Future of Hope series. Her next book, Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age, will be published by Faber in March 2023. Katherine lives with her husband, son, two cats and a dog. She loves walking, sea-swimming and pickling slightly unappealing things. With thanks for your support for 5x15 Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

On this podcast I will talk about Feeling our Feelings, the importance of doing this, and how we can support our children through feeling difficult emotions. I will share tips on how to make time and space for our emotions and why that's helpful. I will also provide tips on how to support your children in having a healthy emotional life. One of the strategies I share in this podcast is How to Ride The Wave. Here's how you do this:Identify the emotion you are feelingNotice where in your body you are feeling it Remind yourself  it won't last foreverI also share a strategy from Nicole Sachs, LCSW who is an author and has a podcast called  “Cure for Chronic Pain." Nicole's technique called Journal Speak is a wonderful way to take time to feel your feelings. Here's how you do it:Set a timer for 20 minutesFree write all of the feelings and thoughts that are coming up. Especially write out the child like thoughts which are often negative. Delete what you have written or rip up and throw out your journaling exercise.I mention the books Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times and the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. In our Drop of Zen today (our short guided meditation) I will guide you through an exercise designed to help you get in touch with your emotions.  If you like this episode please subscribe! And it helps others to find this podcast when you leave a 5 star rating and review. If you have a question, comment or an idea for a future episode please reach out. You can email me at: YourZenFriendPod@gmail.comor find me on instagram @YourZenFriendPodOr in facebook groups at: www.facebook.com/groups/yourzenfriend/For more information on Lauren's counseling services check out: www.LaurenCounseling.com 

In her book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katherine May asks us to actively accept and embrace sadness and loss while also seeking nourishment and growth in these moments we withdraw from every day life. This book inspires reflection on things current society views as "bad" and asks us to consider seeing them as natural and good instead. This is a shorter book and a shorter episode followed, but we hope you get something out of this quick read. Enjoy the episode! Want to support the podcast? Here's three ways you can right now! #1. Leave us a rating wherever you get your podcasts. #2. Write a short review of the podcast along with your rating. #3. Support us over on Ko-Fi with a one time or monthly donation! This helps to offset the costs of our recording software, buying the books to review, etc. You can go to https://ko-fi.com/pagesunknownpodcast to send us a $$ tip! All of these greatly help the podcast grow and we appreciate your support! As a reminder, new episodes of Pages Unknown air every Wednesday! You can find us on Apple podcasts, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, GoodReads and wherever you get your podcasts! More about us! Happy listening!

In this episode, author Katherine May delves into her book, "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times," discussing the importance of self-care and rest for mothers. May shares her experiences with burnout and discusses the concept of "wintering" as a way to prioritize one's own needs and well-being. May offers practical tips for mothers looking to implement wintering into their lives, and emphasizes the importance of self-compassion in coping with the challenges of motherhood. WEBSITE: https://katherine-may.co.uk  INSTAGRAM: @katherinemay_ Sponsored by: Paktli Gluten Free Snacks https://paktlifoods.com - promo code unstressed to save Mommy Make-Up's Free Color Consultation program and use code UNSTRESSED to save 20% https://www.mommymakeup.com/pages/free-color-consultation MOSSA On Demand - promo code motherhoodunstressed30 to save Sambucol - promo code Motherhood15 to save Motherhood Unstressed CBD - promo code Podcast to save   Like today's show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps!

In our second annual “best books” episode, I invite my dear friend Carla Jean back to run down the best books of 2022, nonfiction and fiction—and what we're both looking forward to reading in 2023. Here are the books mentioned in the episode (there are a LOT of them!): Books Carla Jean Wrote: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music by Carla Jean Whitley Birmingham Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Magic City by Carla Jean Whitley Balancing Act: Yoga Essays by Carla Jean Whitley Carla Jean's Best Nonfiction Books of 2022: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz (also mentioned—Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep) The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser (also mentioned by me—Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed and by Carla Jean—Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl) In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom A late add Carla Jean forgot to mention on the show—Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott Carla Jean's Best Fiction Books of 2022: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro (also mentioned—Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by the same author) My Fiction Pick of 2022: Meant to Be by Emily Giffin Books Carla Jean is Looking Forward to Reading in 2023 (Or Already Has Read and Recommends): The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li (fiction) Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (fiction) We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (fiction) The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by Bozoma Saint John (nonfiction) Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May (I cosign this, and also another book by the same author, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times—both nonfiction) Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (fiction, and also Dear Edward by the same author) You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (nonfiction) Midwest Shreds by Mandy Shunnarah (nonfiction) Losing Music by John Cotter (nonfiction) Books I Am Looking Forward to Reading in 2023 (Or Already Have Read and Recommend, All Nonfiction Naturally): And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon by Kate Andersen Brower Spare by Prince Harry and J.R. Moehringer 8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go by Jay Shetty Whew! Happy reading! And happy new year!

Winter is more than a static season we experience each year. In this episode, we'll explore the concept of what it means to be in a personal state of Wintering. We'll learn about SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder, why it's so prominent in the MS community, and what we can do about it to support ourselves through it and even prevent it. We'll also dive into the learnings from the brilliant Katherine May, author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. Listen in to discover more about these powerful healing tools! patreon.com/MSflock

Katherine May's moving memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times resonated deeply with the audience who found it when it was published in 2020. It's about her own journey through a personal “winter”: a period of time when she had to retreat into herself in order to cope with the world. Drawing on research about how Northern cultures have weathered the inevitable cold season, and interspersed with wisdom about moving through your own winter, Wintering is a balm. Leah and Katherine sit down to talk about how to make a better self-help genre, slowing down, and embracing the seasons of your life.

There are times in life when unforeseen circumstances, like the death of a loved one, a sudden illness, the loss of a job or even a global pandemic, can derail our lives. So, how can we care for, and repair, ourselves when life knocks us down? Our guest on this episode, Katherine May, has written a New York Times bestselling book on that topic. It's called, "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times".  Her website is https://katherine-may.co.uk/   Note: This episode was previously aired.   Our sponsor, Ritual's Essential Protein, is a delicious, plant-based protein powder with three distinct formulas designed to meet the body's changing protein needs during different life stages.  There's Daily Shake 18+, Daily Shake 50+ and Daily Shake Pregnancy and Postpartum. Each of these three thoughtful formulas contains 20 grams of pea protein per serving. Ritual's Essential Protein powder is a good foundation for your health that's easy to incorporate into your daily rituals—just add water, shake and sip! Ritual offers a super flexible subscription service with free shipping for subscribers, free, easy cancellation and a money-back guarantee within the trial period. Ready to shake up your protein Ritual? Our Nobody Told Me! listeners get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/NTM.       Thanks to our sponsor, Lomi, the world's first Smart Waste Appliance.  If you've struggled with composting and feel it's too much work, or feel bad that you're not doing your part to help the environment, you have to check out Lomi, the countertop electric composter.  Just about anything you'd put into the kitchen disposer can be put into the Lomi on your countertop and turned into dirt in four hours.  Use that dirt in your garden! There's no smell when Lomi runs and it's really quiet.  Turn your food waste into dirt with the press of a button with Lomi.  Lomi will make the perfect gift for someone on your shopping list!  Just head to LOMI.COM/NTM and use the promo code NTM to get $50 off your Lomi!

Have you ever been through a period of your life where you felt like nothing was going right? And during that period, did you think: "Oh my god, what is WRONG with me?? I have to get out of this as fast as I can!!" Well, Nancy's been there. But after talking with Katherine May, author of the book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, she learned that these difficult, dark periods are just a part of life. And it's the grace that we show ourselves as we get through them that really matters.Listen to the full episode to hear:- Nancy's personal relationship with wintering.- Nancy's journey to accept wintering as an important stage of life.- Nancy's conversation with author Katherine May about the importance of rest in difficult times.- Tips for folks with HFA who may be going through a winter themselves.Learn more about Katherine May:- Go to  https://katherine-may.co.uk/- Buy Katherine's book, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times on her website, or pre-order her forthcoming book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age, out in March 2023. - Listen to Katherine's podcast, The Wintering Sessions, wherever you get your podcasts.- Follow Katherine on Twitter @_katherine_may_Visit: https://NancyJaneSmith.comLearn More About Self Loyalty School: https://selfloyaltyschool.com

Singer/songwriter Lissie spoke to me about her Spark, Katherine May's autobiographical book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times.How can we cope with times of transition? What can we do to live in the moment when our lives are in flux?Lissie and I talked through the concept of liminal space and how relevant it feels to events of the last few years. Heartbreak and despair, hope and joy... all of life's biggest emotions are on the table in this deeply personal conversation.Links:LissieWintering

What does it mean to heal from grief? Is it something we do alone, or is healing a communal effort? What does support look like for grieving people, and where do we go for that support? How do we support people we love who are grieving? These are some of the things we talk about in this second conversation about grief. Some of the areas we discuss are the ways that churches show up (and don't) when we are suffering a loss, how grief connects to the rituals of different religious seasons and practices, and some of the worst things people say in the face of a person's loss. Resources: How to Process our Collective Grief (https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2022/06/23/how-to-process-our-collective-grief) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52623750-wintering) Marked by Covid (https://www.markedbycovid.com/) Black Liturgies on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/blackliturgies/)

Episode Content Considerations: Miscarriage is discussed. At the end of the episode we dismiss any kids who have been listening along and Ambre recounts a story from a tv episode that includes brief references to murder, overdose, drug addiction, and infant loss, while addressing the dangers of avoiding processing one’s griefFind a free literary database containing books we’ve discussed on the podcast here:Links on our website are often affiliate links- they don’t cost you any extra to use but they greatly help support the costs of running this site. Thank you- we truly appreciate it!Featured books in this episode:Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne CollinsMaybe Tomorrow? (a story about loss, healing, and friendship) by Charlotte AgellChristy by Catherine MarshallThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom Anxious Andy by Adam CiccioViolet Shrink by Christine Baldacchino Give and Take by Elly Swartz My Own Lightening by Lauren Wolk (sequel to Wolf Hollow) Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren WolkEcho Mountain by Lauren WolkLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottMedia we discussed in this episode at length: Previous episode with Val that Amanda references throughout our conversation: 014 Night Wakings, Grief, and the Healing Power of PoetryElyse Myers “I just do it scared.” The six minute Grey’s Anatomy scene Ambre narrates at the end of the episode (here in two three minute parts) about moving through grief. (CCs: Talk of drug addiction and infant loss. Shows raw emotions.) part 1 part 2Thank you for spending time with us! Please join the conversation in the comments below! Do you have any favorite books showing anxiety being handled well for adults? What are your favorite books that model emotional intelligence for youngsters and teens?What’s a book you’ve loved that reached you when you needed it in an area of emotional or mental health? -If your kids/teens have a book they would like to pitch to our community, please submit their brief reviews to StoriesFromTheAshesPodcast@gmail.com. Include their first name, last initial, and age. Thank you! (It’s absolutely fine to submit a review for a book we reviewed already in an episode- we want to hear their voices!) If their review is aired we’ll send them a sticker!GIVEAWAY DETAILS: For every 5 reviews left, we will give away a book recommended on one of our podcasts! To enter, leave a review on your podcast player of choice or in the comments here and email StoriesFromTheAshesPodcast@gmail.com! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.reshelvingalexandria.com

Our Guest: Valerie Brandt. Find a free literary database containing books we’ve discussed here:Links on our website are often affiliate links- they don’t cost you any extra to use but they greatly help support the costs of running this site. To find the affiliate links from this episode please click here. Thank you- we truly appreciate it! Featured books in this episode:Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James (Amanda’s beach read)Beach Read by Emily Henry- (aVal’s bawdy rom-com beach read)Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine MayGrown and Flown by Lisa Heffernan Mary Dell HarringtonAdulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 535 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown (Content Considerations: Language)Sweet People are Everywhere by Alice WalkerThe Bargain Bride by Evelyn Sibley Lampman (Ambre also referred to Three Knocks on the Wall and Princess of Fort Vancouver, though not by name)The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland and Thea BakerThe Treasure Box by Dave Keane, illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell.All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper NicholsLife by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Brendan Wenzel Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel They All Saw A Cat by Brendan WenzelOh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. SeussUnbetrothed by Candice Pedraza Yamnitz Monster in the Hollows (Wingfeather Saga book 3) by Andrew PetersonAlexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr: Their lives, their times, their duel by Anna Erskine Crouse and Russell Crouse (a Landmark book)Thomas Jefferson, His Many Talents by Johanna JohnstonRebecca by Daphne du Maurier Almost Nothing, yet Everything: A Book about Water by Hiroshi Osada, illustrated by Ryoji AraiA Drop Of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick13 Ways to Kill Your Community by Doug Griffiths (Val mentioned this one in passing but we didn’t get around to discussing it)Here’s a link to the article Ambre still wants to finish reading on Motherhood as a Hero’s Journey.We’d love to hear what you’re been reading this summer!Have any books especially touched you on the topics of grief or mental health? We’d love to hear about them!-If your kids/teens have a book they would like to pitch to our community, please submit their brief reviews to StoriesFromTheAshesPodcast@gmail.com. Include their first name, last initial, and age. Thank you! (It’s absolutely fine to submit a review for a book we reviewed already in an episode- we want to hear their voices!)GIVEAWAY DETAILS: For every 5 reviews left, we will give away a book recommended on one of our podcasts! To enter, leave a review on your podcast player of choice or in the comments here and email StoriesFromTheAshesPodcast@gmail.com! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.reshelvingalexandria.com

Every journey in life, creative or other, has seasons of Winter – difficult periods where the world can seem overwhelming, when our next step is unclear, and where doors close before our eyes. How can we face such fallow periods, learn to rest, and be kinder to ourselves? In this episode, we chat with Katherine May, New York Times bestselling author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times' about writing memoirs, writing through fallow periods, finding our natural rhythm, and how the key to happiness might be found in incremental progress over grand ambitions. *ABOUT KATHERINE MAYKatherine May is a New York Times bestselling author, whose titles include Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times and The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir of being autistic. Her fiction includes The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club. She is also the editor of The Best, Most Awful Job, an anthology of essays about motherhood. *QUOTES FROM KATHERINE:“Suffering is actually quite functional to us as human beings, I think. And in the fullness of time, we look back on the periods we've wintered and see them as sites of transformation. And often you hear people say it was a terrible time, but I wouldn't change it now. And so that's what winter is all about” “I wasn't writing about what I thought I was going to write about. Actually... there was a different story that was trying to creep out from between the lines. And as writers, we have a choice with that kind of thing. Either we resist the story that's trying to come, or we surrender to it in a radical way and let that story out.”*RESOURCESConnect with Katherine:Twitter: @_katherine_may_Instagram: @katherinemay_Katherine May's books:Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult TimesThe Electricity of Every Living ThingThe Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club and Burning OutThe Best, Most Awful Job - EditorOther links:On Being with Krista Tippet - Krista Tippett's podcastMedway Mermaids Writing GroupWintering for Writers - Katherine's writing courseShip of Theseus - mentioned in the show*For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit podcast.londonwriterssalon.comFor free writing sessions, join free Writers' Hours: writershour.com*FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS' SALON:Twitter: twitter.com/​​WritersSalonInstagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalonFacebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalon*CREDITSProduction by Victoria Spooner. Artwork by Emma Winterschladen

Why is it that sometimes the simplest straightforward tasks don’t get done? James and Jean tackle that question. (Spoiler alert: we don’t have an answer.) Also, Jean recaps a book titled Wintering and how it’s influencing her approach to the summer of 2022. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

Here in Connecticut, surviving long winters means getting plenty of sleep, extra vitamin D supplements and leaning into our favorite winter activities. This hour, we talk with author Katherine May about her book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times and the act of wintering.  According to author Katherine May, the act of wintering goes beyond the season of winter. The act of wintering, retreating and resting, can come after difficult times. And we should “must learn to invite the winter in. We may never choose winter, but we can choose how.” While we're all in lockdown, awaiting vaccines, we are all wintering a lot more than usual. How are you wintering?  We want to hear from you. GUESTS: Katherine May - author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times  Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What a gorgeous, heart-filled episode! This conversation with visual alchemist Chelsea Nattiel Sherman is like the podcast equivalent of a day spent at hot springs right outside a lush jungle bungalow. Tune in for a soulful, nourishing conversation that simultaneously provides an in depth look at our cultural stories about sexuality, sensuality, womens' bodies and self expression. Enjoy! More about Chelsea: Chelsea identifies as a visual alchemist. She has always been a creative and loves to explore the world through her hands. She specializes in analog photography + branding and she implements intuitive and spiritual tools like the tarot, archetypes, channeling and meditation to create her work. She's here to help modern entrepreneurs tell their story without sacrificing beauty or significance. Connect with Chelsea Nattiel Sherman: Love Thy Selfie: a self-portrait workshop for transforming emotions- available in February 2022 The Authentic Brand Academy: learn how to create a meaningful small business from the ground up- coming in March 2022 Or look into 1:1 work with Chelsea! In this episode of Empowered Expression… minute 14:00ish - 24:00ish Our disconnection from our environment and the impact that has on our mood A new lens through which to see winter for all of us sun babies cold plunges! And a description of what they're really like minute 24:00ish - 34:00ish Sensual empowerment vs. sexual empowerment and what media portrays about the two Sexualized advertising and the disconnect it creates between a woman and her body Performative sex and the historical context of women checking out of our bodies The ancient roots of our trauma around being fully embodied as a woman minute 34:00ish - 44:00ish How we influence our environment as women when we *are* fully embodied An analysis of how society-at-large reacts to a woman celebrating her body Insights, thoughts and guidance for creators who want to share their joy from an embodied place The magic of self portraits + archetype embodiment as a tool for self exploration Using other ppls' projections to leap frog our own growth and fuel our journey The unseen connections between how we express on social media and our irl relationships minute 44:00ish - 54:00ish Little ninja trick to use social media as a tool for building momentum in business and life The magnetism of humans online being full-fledged humans Sensual practices as tools to lift our mood How to connect with Chelsea on the interwebs! Resource from this episode: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May Get 50% off your first year of Flodesk! Use my code biiissshhhh - code is THEFAM enter it at checkout for the hookup

How does our need for rest change with the changing seasons of our lives? In this episode, Caitlin talks about the metaphorical winters of our lives, why they can be so tough, and how to skillfully navigate their inevitable arrival. Caitlin talks about the hardest, longest winter she's ever experienced, what happened when she tried to ignore the waves of grief, and finally her surrender to the wintering she was in. Resources mentioned:Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593189481For more on The Change Cycle: Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812932188Wayfinder Life Coach Training with Martha BeckTo Book a Discovery Call with Caitlin - revolutionrest.org

Good morning, Listeners, and welcome to SEASON 7! This week, Karen and Katie are discussing exhaustion, and how common of a feeling it is right now. The pair discuss an amazing Harvard Business Review piece about what to do when in survival mode - get ready to take notes! They also chat about how bears can teach us a lot about resting, and Karen brings back the 90s with a mini-rendition of Lovefool by The Cardigans. We are sending you all love, light, and energy for the week - thanks for listening! Resources: - Listen to Lovefool by The Cardigans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI6aOFI7hms - Check out the book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times: https://bookshop.org/books/wintering-the-power-of-rest-and-retreat-in-difficult-times/9780593189481 - Take a look at the Harvard Business Review piece 'What to Do When You're Stuck In The Survival Zone' by Tony Schwartz: https://hbr.org/2022/01/what-to-do-when-youre-stuck-in-the-survival-zone

Michael Pollan is one of our most revelatory explorers of the interaction between the human and natural worlds — especially the plants with which we have, as he says, co-evolved — from food to caffeine to psychedelics. In this episode of our series, The Future of Hope, Wintering's Katherine May draws him out on the burgeoning human inquiry and science to which he's now given himself over — the transformative applications of altered states for healing trauma and depression, for end-of-life care — and the thrilling matter of grasping what consciousness is for. This is an informative, intriguing, utterly uncategorizable conversation.You may know Katherine May from her On Being conversation with Krista about “wintering” as a season in the natural world — and a recurrent season in every human life. She too operates out of a deep curiosity about the human mind — the remarkable complexity of mental states and well-being — informed in part by her own welcome mid-life diagnosis of autism and her love of cold-water swimming. Her books of fiction and memoir include: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, The Electricity of Every Living Thing, and Burning Out. She is also the editor of an anthology of essays about motherhood, called The Best, Most Awful Job. Her podcast is The Wintering Sessions.Michael Pollan is a professor at the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His many bestselling books include The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, and most recently, This Is Your Mind on Plants. In 2020, he co-founded the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

This week, snuggle up and join Susan and Laura as they delve into Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May.If you've ever wondered why we feel a pull to retreat indoors and slow down as the days get darker - look no further. It is not your imagination, and it is very much a necessity that we take time  to quiet our minds and slow our rolls, so that we can look inward and heal, and maybe even learn to hope again.If you are struggling (any time of year), consider giving yourself the gift of wintering.Make 2022 the year you go from dreaming about what you want to make, to making what you've been dreaming about!Learn more about The Spark File IGNITE here!

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Our top ten books of 2021! It's our longest episode ever, and we are so excited to share it with you as we jump into a new year! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . .2:04 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:44 - Fabled Bookshop 14:17 - Meredith and Kaytee's Top 10 Books of 2021 14:36 - Legenborn by Tracy Deonn (Kaytee) 14:39 - Season 3: episode 40 18:40 - Fablehaven by Brandon Mull  18:52 - A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (Meredith) 20:51 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)  23:25 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand 23:26 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo  23:56 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith) 24:22 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 25:01 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 25:47 - The Day The World Came to Town by Jim DeFede (Kaytee) 25:51 - Season 4: Episode 14 27:32 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (Meredith) 27:41 - Season 3: Episode 41 31:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Kaytee) 31:25 - Season 3: Episode 42 33:41 - State of Terror by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (Meredith) 36:22 - Intermission: Lowest Rated Books 36:58 - Roar by Cecilia Ahern (Kaytee) 37:41 - Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard (Kaytee) 38:49 - Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Meredith) 39:31 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager (Meredith) 40:26 - Meredith and Kaytee's Top 10 Books of the Year cont'd 40:36 - Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (Kaytee) K NOTE: while I do think it's clear that I love my sister dearly here, I want to be extra super clear that when I say “love covers all manner of sins” I am referring to the ways we as her family fail at times to do the best we can. I am not in any way referring to her gender identity as a sin. My sister knows this, but I want to be sure that anyone else who hears me, hears me correctly as well. 42:25 - Pony by R.J. Palacio (Meredith) 42:50 - Page & Palette Bookshop 44:06 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio 45:02 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Kaytee) 45:05 - Season 3: Episode 45 46:29 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Meredith) 49:46 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee) 49:51 - Season 3: Episode 35 49:56 - Bookshelf Thomasville 50:47 - Blackwell's 51:05 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 51:06 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 51:28 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard  51:37 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith) 55:14 - Intermission: The Books that Surprised Us Most in 2021 55:44 - Season 3: Episode 34 55:50 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss (Kaytee) 57:38 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Meredith) 1:01:33 - Meredith and Kaytee's Top 10 Books of the Year cont'd 1:01:50 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (Kaytee) 1:01:56 - Season 4: Episode 19 1:03:37 - Fabled Bookshop 1:03:39 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Meredith) 1:06:52 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee) 1:06:56 - Season 4: Episode 2 1:09:18 - Matrix by Lauren Groff (Meredith) 1:09:59 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 1:13:14 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee) 1:13:22 - Season 4: Episode 12 1:!3:38 - Minisode w/Mike Gayle 1:16:09 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Meredith) 1:17:42 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

New England winters are a good time to lean into our favorite winter activities or get more sleep! Author, Katherine May writes the act of wintering goes beyond the season. It can be a period of reflection and down time when life throws the worst at us. Before we close out the year, we listen back to my conversation with May about her book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. She writes we “must learn to invite the winter in. We may never choose winter, but we can choose how.” How are you wintering? GUEST: Katherine May - author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times Cat Pastor contributed to this program which originally aired February 19, 2021.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New England winters are a good time to lean into our favorite winter activities or get more sleep! Author, Katherine May writes the act of wintering goes beyond the season. It can be a period of reflection and down time when life throws the worst at us.   Before we close out the year, we listen back to my conversation with May about her book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. She writes we “must learn to invite the winter in. We may never choose winter, but we can choose how.”  How are you wintering? GUEST: Katherine May - author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times  Cat Pastor contributed to this program which originally aired February 19, 2021. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This book is a beautiful memoir that takes us on a journey through the cold months of the year. If you're looking for some ideas about how to better endure the winter months, or the emotional winters that occur in our lives, you'll want to give this book club chat a listen. You will be among friends while we talk about depression and anxiety and how to seek additional help while wintering.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: rethinking the book slump and nerdy book stats Today, for the meat of our episode we are hearing directly from you, the listeners! We're visiting your favorite indie bookstores and hearing about the books they pressed into your hands. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 0:10 - Bite Size Intro 2:18 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:54 - Fabled Bookshop 5:45 - Bookish Moment of the Week 7:58 - A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas 8:34 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May 9:32 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 16:13 - Your Favorite Indie Bookstores and the Books They Sold You 16:22 - The Learned Owl Book Shop 16:33 - The Epic Adventures of Huggie and Stick by Drew Daywalt (Becky) 16:36 - The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt (Becky) 16:43 - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt  17:26 - InkLink Books  18:09 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Katie) 18:40 - A Great Good Place for Books  18:53 - The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (Karen) 19:16 - Wild Geese Bookshop 19:41 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult TImes by Katherine May (Dana) 20:44 - Warwicks  20:49 - Chevalier's  21:09 - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 21:29 - IQ by Joe Ide (Susan) 22:16 - Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene  22:17 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 22:24 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha 23:13 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 23:53 - Fabled Bookshop 24:01 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram 24:23 - Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick (Erin) 24:58 - Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddon Keefe 25:17 - Book'n It on Instagram 25:43 - Lemuria Books 27:07 - Race Against Time by Jerry Mitchell (Kim) 27:18 - Parnassus Books 27:36 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Alex) 27:50 - Munro's Books 27:55 - Curve of Time by M. Wylie Blanchett (Shannon) 28:34 - The Bookshop Nashville 28:37 - The Bookshop Nashville on Instagram 28:47 - Lit Clique (blind date with a book) at The Bookshop (Megan) 30:08 - Boswell Book Company 30:12 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Mary) 31:24 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) 31:43 - Page 1 Books  32:04 - Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox (Mindy) 32:09 - Hades by Candice Fox 32:39 - Deep Dive: Meredith and Kaytee's Indie Presses 32:54 - Fabled Bookshop 33:26 - When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain 33:39 - Gallery Bookshop 34:22 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (Meredith) 36:56 - Garcia Street Books 37:26 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling 37:30 - Dog Man by Dav Pilkey  37:35 - The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski (Kaytee) 40:01 - Bookshop.org Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

In so many stories and fables that shape us, cold and snow, the closing in of the light — these have deep psychological as much as physical reality. This is “wintering,” as the English writer Katherine May illuminates in her beautiful, meditative book of that title — at once a season of the natural world, a respite our bodies require, and a state of mind. Krista first spoke with Katherine in midwinter 2020, and their conversation continues to offer a helpful container for our pandemic time: as one vast, extended, communal experience of wintering. As 2021 draws to a close — still with so much to metabolize and to carry, with an aching need for replenishment — Katherine May opens up exactly what so many have needed to hear, but haven't known how to name.Katherine May is an author of fiction and memoir whose titles include Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, The Electricity of Every Living Thing, and Burning Out. She is also the editor of an anthology of essays about motherhood, called The Best, Most Awful Job.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in January, 2021.

In so many stories and fables that shape us, cold and snow, the closing in of the light — these have deep psychological as much as physical reality. This is “wintering,” as the English writer Katherine May illuminates in her beautiful, meditative book of that title — at once a season of the natural world, a respite our bodies require, and a state of mind. Krista first spoke with Katherine in midwinter 2020, and their conversation continues to offer a helpful container for our pandemic time: as one vast, extended, communal experience of wintering. As 2021 draws to a close — still with so much to metabolize and to carry, with an aching need for replenishment — Katherine May opens up exactly what so many have needed to hear, but haven't known how to name.Katherine May is an author of fiction and memoir whose titles include Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, The Electricity of Every Living Thing, and Burning Out. She is also the editor of an anthology of essays about motherhood, called The Best, Most Awful Job.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Katherine May – How ‘Wintering' Replenishes." Find the transcript for that show at onbeing.org.

One of my top audiobook listens for 2021! All of us have experienced unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a breakup, or a job loss. These experiences can be deeply lonely and confusing. I'm reviewing this book because I'm thinking of all the people I know living through what may feel like one of the most difficult winters of our lifetimes. Katherine May is a New York Times bestselling author; she previously published The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir of being autistic. Her fiction includes The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club and Burning Out. She is also the editor of The Best, Most Awful Job, an anthology of essays about motherhood. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Observer and Aeon. She lives in Whitstable, UK with her husband, son, three cats and a dog. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56171009-wintering (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56171009-wintering) Audio production by Graham Stephenson Episode music: Caprese by https://www.sessions.blue/ (Blue Dot Sessions) Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify This episode was first released in January 2021

One of my top audiobook listens for 2021! All of us have experienced unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a breakup, or a job loss. These experiences can be deeply lonely and confusing. I'm reviewing this book because I'm thinking of all the people I know living through what may feel like one of the most difficult winters of our lifetimes. Katherine May is a New York Times bestselling author; she previously published The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir of being autistic. Her fiction includes The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club and Burning Out. She is also the editor of The Best, Most Awful Job, an anthology of essays about motherhood. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Observer and Aeon. She lives in Whitstable, UK with her husband, son, three cats and a dog. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56171009-wintering Audio production by Graham Stephenson Episode music: Caprese by Blue Dot Sessions Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify This episode was first released in January 2021

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra work a few ideas out: overfunctioning, expectations that turn into resentments and efforting that goes nowhere. This week, Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolbox: Sondra: (1) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times; (2) Volunteering at Austin Creative Reuse; and (3) #AmWriting Podcast. Tammi: (1) The Good Times Are Killing Me by Lynda Barry; (2) Sleep; and (3) Accountability partners.

When two health scares hit Katherine May's family, she was forced to slow down and learn a valuable lesson — staying busy doesn't always mean you're doing something productive with your time. The idea of wintering creates the opportunity to slow down the pace of life, observe as it transitions from one season to another, and find hope in the next phase of your life.  Katherine also discusses the issue of the “get over it” societal norm we have in regard to grief and children, recalling her own experience as a parent seeking help for her son through a difficult time. She believes that building resilience includes confronting hard truths and the emotions that come with them, not pushing everything down, and concealing feelings. Wintering consists of a period of isolation where you allow the silence to teach you and prepare you for the next season. 

In the stunning New York Times bestselling book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katharine May writes that wintering is "the active acceptance of sadness. It is the practice of allowing ourselves to feel it as a need. It is the courage to stare down the worst parts of our experience and to commit to healing them the best we can.” In her acknowledgment of sadness and unhappiness, Katharine opens the door to the possibility of healing from those inevitable dark times when we don't think we can bear more suffering. Yes, suffering is part of being alive. Yes, there is hope. And choice about how we respond to those inevitable times. Part of what helps us get better at navigating metaphorical winter includes doing the "deeply unfashionable things [of] — slowing down, letting your spare time expand, getting enough sleep, resting — [it's] a radical act now, but it is essential." Melanie was thrilled to find out that not only is Katharine May a great writer, she's also a fantastic guest! There's lots of laughter, lots of transparency, and lots of deep, well-lived experience in this episode. Katherine May's website here Dr. Melanie Harth's website here

We're beginning to wake up, to emerge from the darkness of the literal winter, as well as the “wintering” we've had to endure as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Not quite ready, though. nature needs us to be mindful and intentional about how quickly we emerge. Just this morning, I saw another reminder on Facebook about not clearing out old leaves and dead-looking plant stems from our gardens until the temperature is consistently over 50 degrees. ‘Cause, who knew? butterflies and bees and other pollinators overwinter in those places. If I clear out the dead-looking stuff in the garden too soon, some very important members of our ecosystem get lost in the process. The same with beginning to re-emerge from the past pandemic hell year. A small percentage of folks have gotten fully vaccinated; many more have received their first shot. And millions have yet to get any. Those who've received vaccinations must hold onto their impatience for freedom, and continue wearing good masks and socially distancing so that the rest of the human ecosystem can catch up. As the literal winter is ending in the northern hemisphere, so too the metaphorical wintering caused by pandemic lockdowns. This metaphorical wintering is an energetic, emotional, and psychological wintering. The idea comes from a beautiful book written by Katherine May, called Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. Here's how she describes it: "Wintering is a season in the cold. It is a fallow period in life when you're cut off from the world, feeling rejected, side-lined, blocked from progress, or cast into the role of an outsider. Perhaps it results from an illness or a life event such as a bereavement or the birth of a child; perhaps it comes from a humiliation or failure. Perhaps you're in a period of transition and have temporarily fallen between two worlds. … . However it arrives, wintering is usually involuntary, lonely, and deeply painful." Don't you think it's true that we've all been wintering? And that, while some of us may be emerging, many others are not. We haven't really begun to tally our losses, or to grieve what's been lost — a statement that may be true for both our lives, as well as this pandemic year. One of the things that helps me so much is being reminded of the beauty that's everywhere. It's something that Katherine's book is rich with, both in her writing, as well as the things she writes about, such as a sleeping dormouse. If you can, please read or listen to her book. In the meantime, you can listen to Part 1 of the interview we did together (Part 2 airs next week). We are in the midst of a collective transformation that affects each one of us. As Katherine writes: “Transformation is the business of winter. In Gaelic mythology, the hag deity known as the Cailleach takes human form at Samhain to run the winter months, bring with her winds and wild weather. … . The Cailleach is thought to be the mother of the gods, the gruff, cold originator of all things. … .  … The Cilleach offers us a cyclical metaphor for life, one in which the energies of spring arrive again and again, nurtured by the deep retreat of winter. We are no longer accustomed to thinking in this way. Instead we are in the habit of imagining our lives to be linear, a long march from birth to death in which we mass our powers, only to surrender them again, all the while slowly losing our youthful beauty. This is a brutal untruth.” We can honor the cyclical nature of life — leave the garden looking scraggly until the hibernating pollinators are awake and getting on with it, wear a mask and social distance until everyone has gotten vaccines, and breathe into and be with our personal winterings. In doing so, we're alive to the great wonder of being human. Katherine May's website here Dr. Melanie Harth's website here sadness, depression, illness, happiness, nature, mindfulness

Is it possible to actually enjoy Winter? For many, we seem to think that slowing down and even resting is counterproductive. However, it couldn't be further from the truth. We'll talk about that and much more! I'm so excited about the show today. My special guest on the show today is Katherine May, bestselling author, whose titles include Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times and The Electricity of Every Living Thing, which is her memoir of being autistic. Her journalism and essays have appeared in various publications, including The New York Times, The Observer, and Aeon. She lives in Whitstable, UK, with her husband, son, three cats, and a dog. In Today's conversation, we also talked about: Practical ways to take better care of ourselves during our "winter" cycles. Katherine shares her personal experiences with wintering. How to use the idea of active rest and retreat to cope with life's darkest moments Links to great things we discussed: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times The Electricity of Every Living Thing: One Woman's Walk with Asperger's Biphasic Sleep Hope you loved this episode as much as I did! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and add 5 stars on a review! This helps others to find out about the show! Have a great week! Melissa

Heidi and Ellen interview Michaela and Jane.  Michaela has been an educator for many years but is unfulfilled and bored and feels misaligned in her career.  Jane is juggling the age-old dilemma between wanting too move ahead with her very successful career and her pull to spend time with her children while they are still young.  She worries if she waits on her career expansion she will miss the boat.  We talk about the book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May; the episode of Hillary Clinton's podcast that focuses on Food, where she talks to Samin Nosrat and Jose Andres; and the very out-of the box astrologer, Maren Altman.  

All of us have experienced unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a breakup, or a job loss. These experiences can be deeply lonely and confusing. I'm reviewing this book because I'm thinking of all the people I know living through what may feel like one of the most difficult winters of our lifetimes. Katherine May is a New York Times bestselling author; she previously published The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir of being autistic. Her fiction includes The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club and Burning Out. She is also the editor of The Best, Most Awful Job, an anthology of essays about motherhood. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Observer and Aeon. She lives in Whitstable, UK with her husband, son, three cats and a dog. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56171009-wintering (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56171009-wintering) Audio production by Graham Stephenson Episode music: Caprese by https://www.sessions.blue/ (Blue Dot Sessions) Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify

In this short episode, co-host Jay Erickson explores the value of embracing winter. He explores how winters can show up for us as individuals, organizations and social movements through three separate conversations in the wild with Josh Viertel, co-founder of Harlem Valley Homestead; Chloe Cockburn, lead for social justice at Open Philanthropy; and Zainab Salbi, renowned humanitarian and founder of Women for Women International.    This winter, in the middle of the cultural winter we have been plunged into by the pandemic, how might we learn to slow down and cultivate the healing, repair and contemplation that winter can offer? How can we use this time to plan and see our lives and endeavors more clearly? What can be cleared to make space for the growth in the springtime?  In her 2020 New York Times Bestseller, “Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat In Difficult Times,” author Katherine May points out: “It's a time for reflection and recuperation, for slow replenishment, for putting your house in order. Doing those deeply unfashionable things — slowing down, letting your spare time expand, getting enough sleep, resting — is a radical act now, but it is essential. This is a crossroads we all know, a moment when you need to shed a skin. If you do, you'll expose all those painful nerve endings and feel so raw that you'll need to take care of yourself for a while. If you don't, then that skin will harden around you.” So grab a cup of your favorite hot drink and join us for a little meander into what it means to winter well.  

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