Why does our wintering matter? Winter(ing) Stillness. Quiet. Dormancy. Energy below ground. Nourishment from the roots. Darkness of the womb. Origin. Creativity. Cocoon. Rest. Replenish. Sleep. Dream What is wintering? How …

Supporting our immune system through autumn Autumn is a time of adjustment and transition for our entire body and being. As we enter autumn, the first signs of readiness for …

How to navigate the medical system for menstrual health One of the ways that Natural family planning is remarkable is how it accumulates a menstrual cycle history for us that …

8 ways practising Natural Family Planning (NFP) will change your life 1 ~ Deepens your relationship With so many other methods of contraception, we organise and action it alone without …

Why I don’t recommend fertility tracking apps I am writing this after watching Davina Mcall’s channel 4 documentary about the pill which was very damning of fertility awareness apps and …

We can’t talk about maternal mental health without also talking about how our culture devalues mothering The health of our mind (mental health), is not separate from the health of …

Welcome to the fertility empowerment revolution Understanding how to observe, chart and interpret our shifting signs of fertility is a foundational skill that helps us feel at home in ourself …

What is Natural Family Planning (NFP) and how to get started? Natural family planning (NFP) is a method of contraception where we monitor and record our different fertility signs throughout …

Ceasefire now These are times when veils are being lifted on governance, power, inequality and colonisation. It’s a time when many extremely difficult truths are being told and a time …

Stronger together this Maternal Mental Health week Maternal mental health matters more than we think. It’s one of the key social markers for how well we’re doing as a culture …

For the lockdown mamas This week marks the anniversary of the 1st lockdown announcement. What was happening in your life 3 years ago? I’d just come to the end of …

Cyclical wisdom; our antidote to burning out in patriarchy Growing a healthier menstrual culture for us all Through winter rest, I have been clarifying a vision for a world where …

Birth story work is powerful around a child’s birthday There is a particular birth story medicine available to us around our child’s birthday ~ a medicine we can retrieve for …

New Year Irresolution Amidst the new year and its call for resolutions, it is still midwinter.And you are still enough. The land is still silent.Seeds still sit dormant.Bumblebees still sleep …

Owning our birth story for empowered mothering Nothing completely prepares us for what we feel and experience during birth and beyond. Whatever our experience, one thing is true for us …

Autumn equinox poly-pharmacy oxymel The September new moon passed with the making of our annual autumn polypharmacy oxymel. I love the polypharmacy approach of blending multiple medicines together into one …

Tea ritual for mothers Dear mothers, My offering this as an invitation, a wish and a longing that we actively cultivate a fierce connection to our heart and soul throughout our …

Notes on the passage of illness; Hawthorn through covid convalescence I’ve been quiet this last while; doing the bare minimum between surrendering into and emerging steadily from a covid underworld. …

To all on Mothering Sunday Today and all days may the loving care you bring be seen. Today and all days may you be mothered and supported through your mothering. Today and …

Nettle iron tonic: medicine making with children As guardians of children (watching over, protecting and taking responsibility for ~ which, by the way in a functioning society is all of …

Land time Having slow, unstructured, quiet time on the land is one of my favourite ways to spend time with my daughter. In fact I am very purposeful about making …

You belong These images give you a sense of the beautiful earthen work of processing root medicine from the herb garden. Dandelion root always reminds me that we all already belong.  …

Unseen wild-cycling land patterns There are times when wild ones arrive to the herbal apiary garden as if out of nowhere. It moves something in me ~ readjusting my place …

Grass, scything & healthy anger My favourite photo from my pregnancy. My name comes from the Old English for a clearing in a hay meadow. When I was a child …

Yarrow is calling us back Human body ~ soil body ~ Yarrow is calling us back. Everything at the herbal apiary garden is looking lush after the much needed rain. …

Tending the menstrual path ~ a practice to imitate Virgin & Crone At menstruation, during, pregnancy, through womb loss, in the birth space and during postpartum, I have found ways …

Day 26 ~ Inner autumn Day 26.Inner autumn.When the season outside marries perfectly with my inner hormonal world, I feel at peace. Nothing to reconcile ~ a permission to simply …

In between: notes on menstruation in early motherhood After a decade of reliable full/new moon bleeds, my bleed post-birth has settled its rhythm in between ~ with the waning half …

Mothering through these times Each day a mother-centered matriarchy unfurls from within me. My daughter’s watchful gaze guarantees my commitment to slowness ~ to presence with my body ~ to my …

Blackthorn resilience I move through these days with an awareness that something is making its mark on us. We are called upon to be altered.•Slow daily meanderings with a sleeping …

Lessons from seed; what is essential? I’ve spent these past days gathering in and processing seeds from the herbal apiary. Saving seed has become a vital part of my working …

Make your own herbal smoke This year I’m honoured to be making these smoke sticks* for our local Mankind Project group. It’s a wonderful feeling to know these herbs will …

For all sleeping beauties In you is an infinite web of mythical people and hidden places waiting to be awoken; kingdoms and queendoms, the webbed realms of nature – the …

Lavender for the pre-menstrual Each month I bleed with the full moon so right now, I’m patiently awaiting my flow. The days leading up to this monthly release can be …

The moonlog practice; a call for loving menstrual curiosity As women living in a patriarchal culture, we’re likely to find ourselves in environments where consistent, linear ways of being are …