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Author: tammy.schmidt
What If Gentle Witnessing Is the Medicine?
What if healing didn’t have to be forceful? This reflection explores violet’s herbal wisdom and emotional teachings—how it soothes, strengthens, and invites us to grow in the right direction. With personal stories, flower essence insight, and nature-based journaling prompts, this piece invites you to consider gentleness as a valid, powerful path to healing.
Bloom Anyway: 7 Life Lessons from the Dandelion About Courage, Joy, and Growth
Discover what dandelions can teach us about self-worth, joy, and thriving in tough conditions. Root down, bloom bright, and trust your path.
Want to Help Spring Bees Thrive? Start Where You Are.
You don’t need to be a beekeeper to help bees thrive. In this gentle and informative guide, Tamara Schmidt offers seven practical ways to support spring pollinators right from your backyard — from planting native flowers to simply spending more time outside. Interwoven with intimate bee-and-blossom moments, this post reminds us that caring for pollinators…
How Daily Time in Nature Helped Me Reclaim My Life
Nature has a way of helping us come back to ourselves. In this post, I share how a simple daily ritual of stepping outside helped me reconnect, feel more grounded, and begin to choose what truly supports me. Backed by science and rooted in lived experience, this is an invitation to begin again—gently.
Coltsfoot: A Voice From The Edge Of Spring
Coltsfoot, or Tussilago farfara, is among the first spring flowers, resiliently growing in disturbed areas. Historically used for respiratory issues, it now faces caution due to potential liver toxicity. While no longer used medicinally, it symbolizes emergence and voice, reminding us of the beauty that can bloom before being fully formed.
Radical Self-Love: A Valentine’s Gift to Yourself
The author reflects on their journey of self-acceptance from a young age through their 50s, highlighting the struggles of body image and societal perceptions. They emphasize the importance of radical self-acceptance, self-care, and nurturing both body and spirit through mindful choices, affirmations, and connecting with nature, which fosters confidence and emotional well-being.
Powerful Shifts From Fear to Freedom Through Nature Connection
The content discusses overcoming fear through emotional management and risk-taking, drawing on childhood swimming lessons as an example. It emphasizes that improving emotional states fosters creativity, decision-making, and intuition, ultimately aiding in achieving goals. Incorporating nature connection exercises can help raise emotional vibrancy and clarity, promoting personal growth and well-being.
Grounding In Nature: a beautiful practice for empaths.
Using the power of imagination to ground while in nature can help sensitive empaths come back to their best energy. It’s adaptable to all seasons, and all places that have a bit of nature. Empaths can be jangled by energy around them, whether that be other peoples’ emotions, sometimes intense or withdrawn. Empaths can be…
Mindful Walks: How to Turn Your Walk into a Mindful Nature Walk
Spending time in nature can improve your mood. If you want even more benefit from being in nature, pay attention to who or what is around you. It turns out that the intention to connect with nature provides many benefits. In the study Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review…
A Garden Highlight: Introducing the Lovely Nervine Lavender!
Lavender is a versatile herb supporting the nervous system, aiding sleep, digestion, and skin. Its essential oil can alleviate stings, burns, headaches, and sore muscles. It is used in various products and can be consumed in tea and cookies. A skin recipe includes lavender oil.
