Building Community with a Soup Swap
When author of “Soup and Bread Cookbook: Building Community One Pot at a Time”, Martha Bayne, asked Knox Gardner “what he got out of being the soup swap mastermind”, he replied “I get soup in my freezer, that’s about it”. There is something sweet in that response, a...
Corrupt Modern Dentistry Practices & How to Support Holistic Dental Health
I am passionate about dental care because I learned the hard way that oftentimes in this realm, conventional wisdom and logic are directly inverted to the truth. And while I intended to be proactive and act expeditiously on the recommendations of dentists in years...
Grounding: How to Do It & Why it is Essential for Healing
Grounding (also known as Earthing) refers to contact with the Earth's surface electrons through standing or walking barefoot outside or sitting, working, or sleeping indoors connected to conductive systems. Grounding can be very impactful to all aspects of health and...
What would it mean to view our chronically ill, disabled bodies as inherently valuable? What would it mean for us to center healing and decenter cures? What would it look like, for you, to view your body and mind as a place of knowledge, wisdom, care and not just a...
Challenge Accepted
#ChallengeAccepted This is Pinar Gültekin. She was 27 when she was murdered by her exboyfriend in Turkey. Turkish women began a campaign to bring awareness to her murder and the increasing violence faced by women in Turkey. By using black and white photos of women,...
Building Resilience, Engaging Ritual Amidst Chaos
By The Mother Daughter Team Stacy Shuman & Chaleigh Craft Ways We’re Engaging Ritual Amidst Chaos In the wake of a global pandemic, it can feel impossible to maintain a daily routine, let alone make room for daily rituals. But prioritizing ritual is arguably more...
What’s in My Bag? Self-Soothe Edition
What’s in My Bag: Self Soothe Edition Written By Chaleigh Craft What is a Self Soothe Bag? Self Soothe Bags, as their name implies, are small kits you can easily carry with you, with items designed to ease distress, regulate overwhelming emotions,...
A Dedication to My Daughter (they/them) and this Community (of EIGHT years!)
Flashback to a year ago when depression and mental illness were central issues in my life and trying to take a photograph with my daughter was beyond awkward. If you are working through issues like this right now, such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders,...
Grounding Practices
“I feel a thousand capacities spring up in me. I am arch, gay, languid, melancholy by turns. I am rooted, but I flow.” Virginia Woolf, The Waves What does it mean to feel the world from a deeply grounded, embodied state? For many years I have been...
Six Ways to Show Up for Loved Ones
Below is a community highlight with a repost from mental health advocate, Lyme warrior and my amazing daughter Chaleigh Craft @foxesandbones How can we better support our loved ones and our communities? I think many of us walk around feeling generally misunderstood...
Full Moon Intentions: Releasing Fear, Embracing Harmony
Keep walking Though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within but don’t move The way that fear makes you move. Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi Sitting in our wisdom centered awareness with...
Healing Through the Feet Chakra
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth. Zhuangzi Did you know the sole of each foot is covered with over 1000 nerve endings PER SQUARE INCH? Our feet read the energy of the earth in a way not unlike a plant root receiving nourishment...