JOURNALING WHEN ANXIETY IS LOUD: NOT A CURE, JUST A PLACE TO PUT THE NOISE
I am not going to tell you that journaling healed my anxiety. I am not going to give you a five step system that quiets your nervous system in ten minutes or less. I am not going to pretend that picking up a pen and writing in a pretty notebook is the thing that finally […]
Introducing Our Small Canvases: Two Ways to Take One Home
We’ve been sitting on this one for a while, mostly because we wanted to actually finish a few before we said anything. But it’s time: our small canvases are almost ready to share, and we wanted to walk you through what they are and the two ways you’ll be able to take one home. Delphine […]
Real Self Care For Anxious, Empathic, Sensitive People Who Give A Lot
This post is for the people who give a lot. The ones who feel other people’s emotions in their own bodies. The ones who leave certain conversations or certain rooms feeling scraped out and tired in a way that is hard to explain. The ones who notice everything, the shift in someone’s mood, the tension […]
Journaling With The Moon: Prompts for Every Phase
Maybe you already have a new moon ritual: writing down what you want to call in, lighting a candle, whispering something to the night sky. Or maybe that is brand new information, and you are only just now hearing that people do this at all. Either way, you are welcome here. New moon intentions are […]
Five Little Herbs Worth Growing on a Windowsill
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post You do not need a garden to grow something. That is the thing I wish I had realized earlier. Do you have a windowsill? It turns out, that’s a great place to start. There is something about having a living plant in the house that shifts the air a […]
What Slow Living Actually Means to Me (It’s Not About Doing Less)
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post When people hear “slow living,” they picture a cottage. A woman in a linen apron pulling bread from an oven. Soft morning light, no notifications, a garden that somehow tends itself. A life that looks nothing like most of our actual lives. And I get it. That image is […]
Why I Started Journaling Again With Prompts
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post I was a journal kid before I was anything else. I had a Judy Blume diary, given to my by my great-grandmother. I wrote in it in pencil on purpose, so I could erase a line or an entire page and write it again until it felt right. I […]
What My Tarot Practice Actually Looks Like (It’s Not What You Think)
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post I want to be honest with you about something right away: my tarot practice is not dramatic. There are no candles burning every night (sometimes, but not always). There is no elaborate altar setup or perfectly curated spread cloth. Most days it happens at the coffee table while dinner […]
What a Worry Stone Is (And Why We Make Them by Hand)
What a Worry Stone Is (And Why We Make Them by Hand) There is something very old about the idea of holding something small in your hand when things feel big. Long before anyone called them worry stones, people carried smooth river pebbles, worn coins, pieces of sea glass. Object that fit perfectly in a […]