Finding My Artist, Unlearning a Family Fact
It’s not your fault, Dad. Not in the way it would’ve been hers. If Kim had said it, it would’ve been delivered sharply, meant to steer me back toward whatever version of myself she could tolerate. Your words weren’t like hers, they weren’t used as weapons. I know it drove her crazy to watch you be held in our affection, in your absence, in your flaws, in all the ways she could never live up. More likely it was said as part of the deprecatory rigmarole, the modest little routine you do after someone offers praise, or when you point out somebody else’s brilliance, simultaneously exempting yourself from the category. …
A Love Letter from the Liminal
Dear Sweet Human in Progress, If you ever forget how you got here, let me remind you: it was a year of tiny, brave choices. A year of learning to stay. To the version with stronger inner guidance the one who doesn’t run from silence remember 2025: the year I acknowledged I’d been performing for others and began the slow, ruthless practice of living for me. Just me, on purpose learning how to be human without needing momentum to feel worthy, without chasing the next shiny thing just to feel alive. 2025: the year I didn’t run. I listened so closely I heard the wind change directions. The year my…
Living in the Liminal: the evolution of shedding, shifting, and surrender
I’d been living in a New York minute for 21 years, chasing subways, promotions, late-night parties and some invisible finish line that never arrived. I was depleted, and the usual levers I pulled to power through weren’t working anymore. I thought a week alone in a cozy yurt, wrapped in the northern New England woods with nothing to do beyond keeping the fire blazing, might be the reset I needed. The yurt felt indulgent in the simplest ways. Its circular shape was cocooning yet spacious with a wood stove and sitting nook, a fully stocked kitchen and a queen sized bed stacked high with brightly colored blankets and overstuffed pillows.…
CannaMend Salve
CannaMend Salve soothe • relieve • restorecannabis • calendula • arnica with tea tree + eucalyptus for a soft, clean lift This salve was born from long days outside during my time working on the homestead in Selçuk, Turkey—digging, lifting, pruning, playing and returning home with tight shoulders and skin irritations from touching different plants and herbs out in the fields. A dear friend in Maine grows cannabis organically; I slow-infused those flowers in organic coconut oil, then blended in my calendula and arnica infusions with organic coconut oil. The result is a small-batch, plant-powered balm for bodies. Ideal for gardeners, hikers, movers, lifters, and makers! Plant Spotlight Cannabis Traditionally…
Wild Wellness Tincture: Support for conscious indulgence & celebration
Wild Wellness Tincture Life is meant to be enjoyed! Laughing, dancing, celebrating, getting weird, and ff that sometimes includes mind-altering substances, no judgment here. This tincture is my way of giving your body a loving assist: use it leading up to, during, and after your experience to support the natural processes that can leave us feeling foggy-headed, puffy, or just off. Think of it as a friendly nudge toward balance, not a hall pass to overdo it. What it is A small-batch liver-loving blend of dandelion root, milk thistle seed, burdock root, and nettles, extracted slowly for maximum plant goodness. Bitters to spark digestion, allies to support liver resilience, and…
Rose Glow Face Oil
Rose Glow Face Oil A calendula + hibiscus infused organic jojoba facial oil, rounded with moringa and rosehip—a silky daily treatment for radiance, even tone, and a calm, nourished barrier. This oil is made with all organic products in small-batches with love. Entering my 40s, I’m choosing intention and nourishment for my face and body over mass produced, often poor quality products that lured me in with their sneaky marketing tactics. This blend reflects that in the powerful color blended with the gold yellow of the calendula and the sultry, deep red of the hibiscus. I love this oil because it’s like a whole plant-based multivitamin for mature skin; hydrating,…
The Ground Beneath Me: A story of soil, sisterhood, and the home I found on a Turkish mountainside
There are moments when my intuition hits with a calm, full-body yes, like a warm certainty that lights up my chest and gut and brings the vision in my head into sharp focus. I felt it in a café in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, scrolling through volunteer listings after months of drifting through Ecuador, Mexico, and now Bolivia, my days ruled by spontaneity and chance. The novelty was fading. I was craving structure, joining a team with shared purpose and dreamed of working with my hands and learning new skills. When I saw the listing for a mother-daughter-run organic homestead in Selçuk, Turkey, I knew instantly, I was going. Before I…
A Love Spell for the New Moon: Anointing the Path to Sacred Partnership
I observed my own giddy state while gathering herbs & flowers from my newly curated apothecary, to prepare a love oil on this new moon. I have been excited & fascinated by the idea of potions, spells and herbal remedies and elixers since I was a kid. This moment brought me back to the woods of my childhood, mixing potions from leaves and marsh water with my girlfriends, enchanted by the idea that nature held answers and we could connect with nature using spells. And now, I’ve relocated back to where I first experimented decades ago. After nearly two years of transition, deep soul excavation, and walking through some of…
Cracked Open by Bobinsana: How She Ignited Emotional Healing, Feminine Awakening, and a Profound Plant Connection
Bobinsana is a sacred plant that has long been revered for its deep connection to the feminine energy of nature. Known for its powerful healing properties, it has been used traditionally by indigenous communities in the Amazon to open the heart and body, guiding individuals through emotional release and spiritual awakening.I sought to connect with Bobinsana not only to release grief and stuck emotions that were manifesting as fierce inflammation in my body, but also to deepen my connection with the shadow parts of myself—the places I had long been too ashamed or too proud to fully explore. I called on Bobinsana as a trusted plant ally to help guide…
Vitex and the Road to Balance: A Natural Ally for Hormonal Support
When I arrived at the final destination of a ten-month sojourn set in motion after leaving a lucrative career and New York City, my home of 22 years, I found myself on an organic homestead in Selçuk, Turkey, owned by a mother and daughter. I was dealing with a tangle of symptoms that felt extreme for my usually healthy self. After months of travel without healthcare or routine peppered with a bout of dengue fever, food poisoning, an identity crisis, and my 40th trip around the sun, I knew it was almost time to return home and begin the daunting process of untangling the root cause(s) so I could truly…
