A newsletter for curious, world-changing creatives ready to expand their creative ecosystems and make their dreams come true.
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A year of writing
2025 is a year for fearless writers . Each year, I write my biggest goals for each month on a big piece of paper and hang it on the back of my front door. It gives me the endorphin hit of crossing things off, but also gives me a nice way to acknowledge my progress…
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My draft is stuck at "almost done"
On removing the albatross from your back I’ve opened up two sliding scale spots for Bloom, which starts in January, and I have one left. If you want that spot to be yours, please email me at hello@root-kitchens.com and let’s chat! One of my private clients and I talk a lot about birds. Specifically, one…
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60% off classes + coaching through 12/10
Plus simple self-care for writers during the busy holiday season I’ve created another giveaway, and an additional gift for you, as part of my holiday sale.(And paid subscribers: Make sure to scroll to the end for 80% off!) But first: A few ways to support your creative spirit during the holiday season. As folks rush…
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How you work changes how you feel about the work
Plus a big, big sale and giveaway for the holidays, and a reminder to engage in consistent care 60% off every class, plus a giveaway This week, every Roots & Branches workshop, every self-study class and live workshop I offer is 60% off. Just use the code HOLIDAY at checkout. That includes Bloom: My 8…
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On claiming my identity as a writer
It’s time to claim yours, too I’ve been writing for 20ish years in some capacity or other: My first peer-reviewed article came out in 2007 or 2008, and it’s been pretty much nonstop since then, whether I’m writing journal articles, or my dissertation, or a book manuscript, a magazine feature, or this newsletter. But it…
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Despairing about the state of the world may feel rational, but these are irrational times Everyone I’ve been talking to lately is moving through a sort of oscillation, wavering between intense hopelessness and sadness (personally or collectively) and a deep, unflappable knowing that everything is going to be ok. It’s a jarring feeling, particularly if…
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History requires us to be active participants in its creation. We aren’t just passive consumers of history, but active creators. Our daily decisions, our habits, from what we eat to who we engage with to our sleep patterns, clothing, and job schedules all become patterns that connect to the ways we define a given age.…
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We are living in a liminal moment. For the last few months, maybe a bit longer, everyone I’ve spoken to has seemed almost at the threshold of something. Some element, or maybe even most elements, of their life as it was have crumbled away, and while in most cases we recognize this crumbling as an…
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