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15
Aug
hikers with trekking poles

Trailcraft on Thin Ice: Hiking with Lupus, RA, POTS & Intracranial Hypertension

Living with multiple systemic illnesses in wild terrain requires more than grit. It takes strategy, humility, and respect for a body that can crash in five directions at once.
3 min read
14
Aug
tree growing around a wound

Growing Around the Wound

Growing around our wounds, not erasing them.
1 min read
14
Aug
Not Getting Better, Just Getting Free

Not Getting Better, Just Getting Free

Liberation through presence.
1 min read
14
Aug
trail bending into light

Becoming / Returning

A return to oneself through nature.
1 min read
12
Aug
misty forest shadows light

Where Grief Meets Grace

Grace is the quiet peace that opens when we stop demanding the impossible from ourselves.
1 min read
12
Aug
light shafts coming through the trees

Silence is a Form of Safety

Silence isn't avoidance. It's presence. It's where my nervous system exhales.
1 min read
12
Aug
Forrest reflected on water

The Forest Reflects

The forest doesn't fix you. It shows you what still breathes beneath the exhaustion.
1 min read
10
Aug
Soft morning fog over a brown hillside; low sun brightens the sky.

Raising the Floor: Tools That Helped Me Function Again

These are the resources that helped raise my baseline - enough to even imagine hiking again.
4 min read
08
Aug
The Wisdom of Slowness

The Wisdom of Slowness

Healing happens when we allow ourselves to move at our own pace, without rushing toward an outcome.
1 min read
08
Aug
The Stillness Between the Steps

The Stillness Between the Steps

The quiet spaces between our movements are where healing happens, not in the steps themselves.
1 min read