Words For Hard Times Archives - One Willow Apothecaries

The world is opening up. Like a soft pink sky glimpsed after a storm, we are beginning to enter the time called “after”— and yet a lot of days

It’s hard to do life alone. The toughest things I’ve been through were so painful, not just because of the challenges, but because of how alone I

In the thick of winter it’s easy to forget that the light is actually growing each day. A week from now we’ll have an hour more

One day, not far in the future, the pandemic will be over. It seems like a dream at the moment— but it’s true. One day we’ll be able to laugh in

I remember when I started giving intuitive readings in my twenties. I had expected to receive direct messages, clear-cut answers to share with my

Marked by the longest nights of the year, the solstice season has always been defined by a profound pause. In Latin, the word “Solstice”

We all have times in life when we feel emptied. Small, unsure, tired or at a loss. In shamanic circles it’s said that in moments of shock, part

I spent the early part of my adulthood not feeling very free. Stuck in toxic relationships and cloistered by chronic pain, freedom wasn’t really

When I was a kid in the 90s yin-yang symbols were all the rage. From tee-shirts to posters, everyone was displaying yin-yangs. In Chinese

When I was little and couldn’t sleep I’d go sit on a particular step on the stairs. After what felt like hours of tossing and turning, I’d sneak