by Blair Nelsen How to Live in a Chaotic Climate is required reading for the anthropocene. It is a heart-centered invitation to welcome our feelings about the climate crisis, sit with them, and learn what they can teach us about the ways we should live as we step into an…

A Book Review by Carolyn Baker Where do you find a detailed manual of psycho-spiritual preparation for the end of the world as we know it? More importantly, where do you find it in one volume? They could have emphasized the science of climate chaos or the urgency of knowing…

Thank you for being here today. Let’s turn inward for a moment. How are you arriving to this space? Were you rushing to get here? Did you just get out of another meeting? Do you have assignments due or another obligation right after this…

By: Blair Nelsen, Executive Director, Waterspirit There are new bullet holes in the American Capitol today. Yesterday, crucifixes and “Jesus Saves” signs peppered the mob landscape outside the building. Jesus would never have supported the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The actions of the insurgents were anti-Christian and antithetical…

by LaUra Schmidt & Aimee Lewis Reau, Good Grief Network Founders Dear Waking One, The world is burning, literally and metaphorically. The soles of our feet feel the flames. Heat seeps into our lungs and smoke makes our eyes water. Do you feel it? Do you question how we’ll ever…

by Laura Johnson | PhD | Lecturer at Humboldt State University The deepest and darkest parts of each night since my daughter was born some months ago I’ve spent startling from fleeting and sweaty sleep, hand darting out instinctively, holding my breath as I search for hers. Finding that soft…

by LaUra Schmidt | Founding Director of the Good Grief Network TW: Suicide, Mental Health Struggles, Systems Collapse “There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.” ― Adrienne Rich “People say we’re all seeking a meaning for life. I don’t…

LaUra Schmidt | Founding Director of Good Grief Network For the past few days, I’ve been enveloped in the recently released documentary, Planet of the Humans. After watching the film, I was left with many complex feelings. The overall tone is dark and combative, and the ending that features suffering…

By LaUra Schmidt | MS | Good Grief Network Founder Aimee and I bring our dogs to a nearby lake a lot in warm temperatures. The dogs run and play and Aimee and I soak up the sun, hug trees, and listen to the mini waves roll in. …