Healing Through Growing Blog
A Miniature Expedition
When the outside world is too big to face and you don't have the energy to re-connect with nature outside, a cheap microscope opens whole new avenues of connection and beauty to lift the soul.
Spring in My Steps
Recovery is a frustrating business with lots of twists and turns. Today a bumblebee helped me to navigate a corner.
Baby Steps Towards Recovery
Should I be resting or moving? Learning how to take baby steps and manage frustration is a huge challenge in the early stages of recovery or after a relapse. Sowing a few seeds is a manageable activity that gives a sense of achievement and anticipation.
Time to Walk
A weekly walk in the woods brings a welcome respite, perspective and calm in a crazy world.
Cold May Gardeners
Gardening folklore is an endless source of fascination. Do you know who the Cold Gardeners are and why they matter in May?
A Healing Garden
My personal experience of the powerful pain-relieving powers of a beautiful space made sense once I understood the mechanics of chronic pain.
Resilience
In uncertain times a garden can be a source of food security as well as emotional well-being.
Straining at the Leash
The hardest gardening task in March is to hold back. The hardest part of recovery is to acknowledge that you are not quite there yet, but take heart, both spring and a return to full health are on the horizon.
Salad Leaves
A tasty green salad every day is possible, without filling your fridge with bags of wilted supermarket leaves.
Growing and Eating a Rainbow
Eating well should never be a chore. Growing your own food can transform a dull 5 a day meal into a delicious as well as a nutritious and satisfying experience.
My Secret Garden
Sowing a seed or planting a flower is an act of hope and anticipation, an act that is satisfying in the moment and can then then bring joy for years to come.
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I have categorised my blogs by the 8 segments of the wheel of life, as identified by The Chrysalis Effect. These need to be addressed and balanced for effective healing and sustained good health. Click on the Categories tab to search through these, or the Tags tab for more detailed searches.
All of the photos that accompany my blogs are my own. I find that taking a camera out with me helps me to notice so much more of the beauty and detail of the world around me. When I've taken a photo I try to stop and watch whatever I've been snapping, so I appreciate it in real life and not just through the lens.
