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Roots + Branches: The revolution begins with self-love
Your writing is about more than your writing Devoting time to what you love is revolutionary Today is a big one for love. The flowers, chocolates, etc. are all about showing love to someone (or ones) else, but only one kind of love. Today, I want you to remember the power of self love. The…
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Roots and Branches: writing about food from a place of abundance
Plus a recipe for calming herbal tea This is Roots + Branches, a free newsletter on the craft and joy of writing and creativity by Root creator and award-winning author Dr. Julia Skinner. I hope it supports you in your creative journey! Many writers, myself included, tend to have a predisposition towards what’s lacking. Did…
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The process is the point
Plus an invitation to join me in January in a (free!) online community for visioning and intention setting in the new year. This is Roots + Branches, a free newsletter on the craft and joy of writing and creativity by Root creator and award-winning author Julia Skinner. I hope it supports you in your creative…
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Mycelia
Finding Rest, Finding One’s Stride This is Roots + Branches, a free newsletter on the craft and joy of writing and creativity by Root creator and award-winning author Dr. Julia Skinner. I hope it supports you in your creative journey! I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I set monthly themes for my co-writing group, and after a…
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Paint one wall
The simplest shifts in our writing habits can have the greatest impact This is Roots + Branches, a free newsletter on the craft and joy of writing and creativity by Root creator and award-winning author Julia Skinner. I hope it supports you in your creative journey! For the last 8 years, I’ve needed to paint…
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Hello friends! As some of you know, next month Symbiosis starts: it’s 9 months of creative expansion, grounding, energy work and intuition. It’s like a coaching program, MFA, artist’s residency, energy work space, science lab, and mystery school all rolled into one. Each month, we engage in expansion activities, grounding, practical nuts-and-bolts creative coaching, and…
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It’s wild out there. For those of you know who me personally or have followed my work closely for a while, you know it’s wild in my own world too: A time of transition for myself, alongside pretty much everyone else on the planet, alongside all our systems and structures we’re used to (for better…
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Digital collage, Julia Skinner, 2025 (scroll down for why I chose Mugwort) A decade or so ago, I used to write about things you learn in dreams. Inspired by Gary Burnett, one of my professors and dissertation committee members, who regularly wrote Facebook posts sharing the wild and wonderful lessons from his own dreamscape (and…
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