Words For Hard Times Archives - One Willow Apothecaries

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,

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

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

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