Roots and Branches

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  • Reading List: Abundance and Celebration

    A month of new beginnings If you, like me, are a very seasonally-driven person, here’s a way to support your creative practice throughout the year: Structure your new writing habits with the seasons. For me, that looks a couple ways: I treat the lengthening and shortening of days the way I might treat the waxing

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  • A new moon journal

    Expecting the best of the next 10 years requires our bravery, and our biggest dreams If you’re in a rush and plan to read later, here’s the big takeaway: I wrote a journaling guide, my free gift to you as we all navigate this moment, and below I talk about why it’s so important to

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  • Scent

    On using our senses to tap into the pleasure of writing I am all about writing rituals (ask any of my clients or really, any writer who’s spent any time with me). Structuring a pleasurable container for my creative practice completely changed my relationship to creativity, and bringing in things I love (objects, sensory experiences,

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  • Why I'll never have a writing schedule

    Or, the Power of Practice I love a good schedule. Or rather, I used to. There’s something satisfying about feeling a sense of ownership and control over your days. But so often, we’re lulled into a false sense of control, thinking that by accounting for each block of time, we’re reducing uncertainty and demanding our

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  • Holding Space

    The Power of Continued Attention We hold space for many things in a given week: For special rituals, for people we love, for our work. Holding space implies more than just blocking out time in your schedule (though that can be part of it): There’s an energetic, emotional component too. When we hold space for

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  • We are, amazingly, already almost to the end of 2025, and deep in the season where people give gifts to others and plan out things like the next year’s goals and professional development for themselves.  Here’s my guide to help you pick the perfect last-minute gift for a group, a friend, or for you (or

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  • Hi friend, If you’ve been thinking about getting or gifting classes, coaching, or other experiences for yourself or favorite creative-minded friend this holiday season, here’s $20 to make that a bit more accessible. Just use the code ‘2025’ for $20 off anything on my Roots + Branches website. Yes, you can combine it with other

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  • Last night, I had a sudden burst of inspiration that literally pulled me out of my chair. I was sitting around watching my cozy mystery shows (a regular favorite evening activity) when suddenly I was hit with a burst of inspiration. You know when you feel pulled to do something and you don’t know why,

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