A newsletter for curious, world-changing creatives ready to expand their creative ecosystems and make their dreams come true.
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It's time to bust out the good craft supplies
And your biggest ideas I wasn’t planning to write a newsletter today. I’ve been looking for ways to grapple with the moment (who isn’t?!) and the answer came from a surprising place. I started thinking about a post I saw on Twitter (RIP) in 2020 during the height of COVID, where a crafter posted a
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Enter the Scary Door
The Pop Culture Reference I use to Reduce Writing + Life Anxiety For many years, my writing and all my professional work (and everything else) were deeply intertwined with anxiety. Left unchecked, my anxiety knows no bounds: every project, relationship, ache and pain, and minor inconvenience has the potential to become a full blown disaster
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Information literacy is critical: Readings and resources to help
Hi!A short newsletter this week highlighting a few announcements that I think you’d find helpful. First up: I published a guide for evaluating resources and sifting out misinformation in my food + history newsletter. This was a section I wrote in my next book, The Essential Preserving Handbook, but it felt important to share now:
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Regenerative Creative Ecosystems
And the first steps to building yours In my circles, I work a lot with regenerative business ecosystems and implement regenerative ecosystem practices into my own work. I’ve even noticed some people talking about creative ecosystems: But the comparisons often feel surface-level and, honestly, I lose interest pretty quickly. I agree, it’s super useful to
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You have great ideas
A journaling practice for reminding yourself of your creative genius Julia Albain, an absolutely incredible energy worker + human, and myself, are co-leading Creative Revolution: A somatic and creative incubator for writers, change-makers, and humans with heart. It’s a 4 week program beginning October 25th, which includes weekly live calls, a Slack space, and a
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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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