Words For Hard Times Archives - One Willow Apothecaries

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

There are three women sitting at the base of a tree so wide and deep, you can’t see where the trunk ends, and the branches begin.

Navigating the world as a sensitive person can be an overwhelming experience. Add in the rigors of living through an ongoing global

I still vividly remember the first time I spoke out loud to the moon. I was twenty years old and dealing with life-altering chronic pain.

A month ago I got a new rattle in the mail. A natural gourd painted with running horses, the rattle seemed like the perfect companion to

One day, when I was in the midst of Lyme disease, I experienced a shamanic journey that changed my life. I had gone into the journey to

The bright copper of October has finally faded into the brown of November. There are more leaves on the ground then the trees now. When I

Ever had one of those weeks where literally everything goes to pieces? I had one of those this past spring, and it was a doozey. I had

Every day I hike up the shady ridge above my home. A welcome respite from the sun, halfway up the steep gravel, a small spring comes