Clinical Practice
            
        Self care & showing up for our community
            In my one-on-one work with clients, I often focus on wellness goals that are very much framed in physiological terms
        
        
     
        
                    
    
                
    
            
                Herbalism
            
        Plant Blindness and 'The Green Wall'
            The other day I was pointing out a plant to an acquaintance of mine (as I tend to do) and
        
        
     
        
                    
    
    
            
                Herbalism
            
        Learning herbalism one plant (or mushroom!) at a time
            My plant path began by way of mushrooms. Looking for tasty mushrooms to pluck out of the forest and bring
        
        
     
        
                    
    
    
            
                Clinical Practice
            
        Holism in practice & community
            I've been reflecting upon the word 'holistic', which I feel is easy to throw around and
        
        
     
        
                    
    
    
            
                Embodiment
            
        Resisting the Grind: thoughts on 'Grind Culture' and cultivating presence
            In my Sociology of Mental Illness course I teach at Roosevelt University we've been reading Rest is Resistance
        
        
     
        
                    
    
    
            
                Embodiment
            
        Whirlpools of Time: structures in everyday life
            I've been working hard on building structures this winter. Over the past year I've been working
        
        
     
        
                    
    
                
    
            
                Ecopsychology
            
        Rest as a portal to imagination
            As the days have been getting shorter, I find myself doing a lot more slow-cooking, reading, and generally lazing about.