Unleash your inner alchemist of self-care
This Spring we focused on filling in spaces and creating structures. We realized we could plant things so much closer than we originally had, so we started planning in between spaces. You know the herbalist in me had to have some beds solely for herbs so we started planning and building those too.
When I don’t have my hands in the dirt, I try to document as many moments as possible.
Here are some of my favorites over the last few months while watching everything start again…
I am an herb queen and my dream garden-scape has been to use large hanging baskets to grow some seasonal herbs. While it took nearly forever to find a spot to put them in, they are finally up and thriving with their first little plant babies! We got started with this project back in March and the last photo is from just a few days ago.
Winter is almost starting to loosen its grip, but it isn’t quite done with us yet. It’s like I can feel both at once: the part of me that wants to stay tucked away, and the part of me that’s ready to return. So, I’ve been moving slowly this season. On purpose. Less forcing. More… Continue reading
When the world feels like too much, I’m learning to stop reaching outward for solutions and start turning inward for restoration.
Not fixing. Not performing. But softening. Slowing down. Tending gently to what’s real and alive inside of me.
There’s a quiet revolution happening when we choose stillness over performance. When we no longer feels the need to prove our strength by pushing through pain, holding it all together, or wearing resilience like armor.
Perimenopause is the first chapter of the hormonal transition leading toward menopause a tender, often hidden “in-between” place. For many Black women, it’s unfamiliar terrain, navigated mostly in silence. It can begin years before our periods officially stop, usually early to mid-40s, as your body quietly starts recalibrating itself. Yet the unspoken pressure to stay strong and “push through” can make it hard to even name these changes, much less honor them. Acknowledging that you’re entering a new hormonal season is a radical act of self-care and the first step toward restoring emotional balance as we head into midlife.