Welcome to The Grove
A slow and sacred space to root, remember, and reconnect
Wander through writings that root deep and reach wide: part journal, part compost pile.
Here you’ll find garden magic, creative musings, ritual reflections, and the slow unraveling of a neurodivergent life attuned to season and spirit.
Filed under: dirt and divinity, rust and resilience, growth in all directions.
🥀❤️🩹🌹 What Wants to Bloom From This Grief — exploring how loss and change can seed new growth
Grief doesn’t only come from death. In this reflection, explore how loss and change plant the seeds of new growth and what it means to begin again.
❤️🩹 Grief Gardens: Ritual Spaces for What We’ve Lost (and What We’re Growing)
A grief garden isn’t just a place to plant. It’s a living altar. In this post, I share what a grief garden is, how it can support emotional and spiritual healing, and how one client honored her mother’s memory through a small, sacred space. Whether you're grieving a loved one, a version of yourself, or a season of life, this is an invitation to slow down, root in presence, and tend what still matters.
Antlers in the Dark: What Two Deer Taught Me About Fragility and Strength
A sick deer appeared in my yard one summer evening and I could not stop thinking about it. Weeks later I witnessed its final days and the healthy deer that stayed close until the end. This is what the experience taught me about fragility, strength, and the cycles we cannot control.
How an Impulsive Nursery Trip Turned Into a Ritual of Release
I thought I bought 2 crowns, turned out it was 20. A messy planting became a lesson in patience, ritual, and trusting the process.
Growing Strawberries with ADHD: What 100 Unplanned Plants Taught Me About Gardening, Patience, and Letting Go
I didn’t plan to bring home 100 strawberry plants, but I did. This is about unexpected abundance, land lessons, and adaptation.