JOURNALING WHEN ANXIETY IS LOUD: NOT A CURE, JUST A PLACE TO PUT THE NOISE
I am not going to tell you that journaling healed my anxiety. I am not going to give you a five step system that quiets your nervous system in ten minutes or less. I am not going to pretend that picking up a pen and writing in a pretty notebook is the thing that finally […]
What Slow Living Actually Means to Me (It’s Not About Doing Less)
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post When people hear “slow living,” they picture a cottage. A woman in a linen apron pulling bread from an oven. Soft morning light, no notifications, a garden that somehow tends itself. A life that looks nothing like most of our actual lives. And I get it. That image is […]
Why I Started Journaling Again With Prompts
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post I was a journal kid before I was anything else. I had a Judy Blume diary, given to my by my great-grandmother. I wrote in it in pencil on purpose, so I could erase a line or an entire page and write it again until it felt right. I […]
What My Tarot Practice Actually Looks Like (It’s Not What You Think)
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post I want to be honest with you about something right away: my tarot practice is not dramatic. There are no candles burning every night (sometimes, but not always). There is no elaborate altar setup or perfectly curated spread cloth. Most days it happens at the coffee table while dinner […]
Remember to Take Care of Yourself
Self-care isn’t always a smoothie and sunrise yoga. Sometimes it’s remembering to drink water. A gentler, more honest look at taking care of yourself
6 Things Worth Growing in a Small Urban Garden This Summer
You don’t need a lot of space to grow something meaningful. Here are five things worth planting in a small urban garden this summer.