Have you ever held an oak tree seedling in your hand? They are surprisingly robust.  An acorn creates a seedling with the longest strongest root. When I am out weeding my veggie garden beds, I reach to pull out a baby oak growing in the middle of my garden bed. …

Why self-care that is only focused on pedicures and scented baths won’t make you feel better for long. Capitalism co-opted self-care when you weren’t looking. Capitalism has co-opted self-care and you don’t even know it. Like any effective world view, the values of capitalism are so ingrained in most of …