For months and years to come, Asheville will need massive support to recover from Hurricane Helene. This post includes my curated suggestions for where to donate, as well as my list of Asheville businesses, makers, artists, and healers to consider supporting with your holiday shopping.

Asheville is my soul-home and favorite place in the world. Two weeks ago, it was utterly devastated by Hurricane Helene. I am devastated. This is my Asheville love story.

Are you having trouble recovering from something intense? It’s not realistic to bounce back immediately—especially for those of us with big hearts and sensitive systems. No matter what we need or how long it takes to heal, compassion is key.

Life shouldn’t be a battle. It might be time to admit our exhaustion and lay down our swords if we’ve been tirelessly fighting for something that just isn’t working. Audio version available.

A post giving you permission to not be OK, because things are not OK right now. What if we can use these hard feelings to build a better world? Audio version available.

I’ve been in a Funk, and it feels exactly appropriate. Instead of trying to fix it, I’m listening. My bad mood is telling the truth about how broken the world is. Audio version available.

This post explores how to navigate self-care and activism when you feel challenging emotions for an ailing world. When should you lean into your anger and heartbreak, and when should you let up? How can you transform your anger and heartbreak into focused action? Audio version available.

An excerpt from the September 2021 email care package to subscribers, including resources and support for moving, back-to-school, and navigating a heavy heart for the state of the world. Audio version available.

This 8-minute guided practice by Quinn Corte helps you transform your heartbreak and anger about injustices and tragedies in the world. You'll identify action steps that both fill a certain need and align with your unique capacity and gifts.

2020 was a big one, you guys.

I left my job of 12 years, lost my young friend to a heart attack; narrowly escaped a money-draining; self-help cult; landed an exciting consultant job; and got divorced. And then it was March.

We are delighted to feature our first guest blog post, written by Paula Jones for The Retreat Space.

A couple of springs ago I found myself at the end of a magical week, sitting on my hotel bed, biding my time before departing for the airport. The hotel was grey and sterile. And the Monday morning light caught me suspended in time between two worlds.