Happy Autumn Equinox!

Our modern cultures often view things like progress as being very linear. One of the side effects of this is swinging between extremes like a pendulum - in the case of cycles of burnout, we swing between being full on and being shut down… with very little space in between.

But our long-ago ancestors understood cycles very differently, in part because they observed the seasons - they practiced noticing the subtle shifts and transitions. And they viewed cycles as spiral or more circular. This allows us to be in a rhythm, rather than feeling ourselves at the mercy of extremes.

If we can reclaim these practices and seasonal celebrations, perhaps we can notice the seasons of our own lives with more richness and complexity… and catch the signs it’s time to rest before burnout has to take us out completely.

This episode uses the story of The Descent of Persephone, to muse about shifting from linear pendulum arcs to spiral cycles. I also offer some self-inquiry prompts to perhaps hold lightly as you attend to the seasonal themes of clearing space and harvest.

Although most of the episode is geared towards the Northern Hemisphere, I offer some brief thoughts for those in the Southern Hemisphere at this point of your Spring Equinox, too.

Many blessings for this harvest season and the shadow of the eclipses,

Kate

P.S. If you’d like more info in working with me 1:1, you can email me - that webpage is under construction. And if considering joining Sanctuary, you can find that info: www.wildsarecjourney.com/sanctuary.

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You can find Kate:

Website: www.wildsacredjourney.com

Email – kate@wildsacredjourney.com

Instagram: @wildsacredjourney_kp

As a shadow moves across the moon today, I offer you my perspective on shadow work - what it is and how it connects to burnout.

The term shadow work is getting thrown around a lot these days, so if you’re someone who:

• is curious to hear how I understand it;
• struggles with feeling hijacked by younger versions of you seemingly out of the blue;
• can’t quite seem to bridge the gap between knowing better and doing better;
• wants to know how soul retrievals and codependency are linked;
• or feels deeply empty and can’t figure out why a few days of rest don’t seem to be enough to bring you back from burnout…

this is an episode you may want to tune in to.

What stood out to you most in this episode? Did any of it “ping”?

If so, I’d love to hear.

And if you’d like to explore 1:1 work, I’m in the process of updating that page on my website so best right now is to email me and we can discern if we’re a fit.

If you think you’d like to join Sanctuary, we start Sun Sep 29th and you can find more info: https://www.wildsacredjourney.com/sanctuary

Blessings for this time of change,

Kate

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You can find Kate:

Website: www.wildsacredjourney.com

Email – kate@wildsacredjourney.com

Instagram: @wildsacredjourney_kp

Have you found yourself thinking, “I can either burn it all down or die,” yet both of those options feel too costly?

While that may feel like an incredibly uncomfortable and desperate, or even hopeless, moment (I know, I’ve been there); I offer it’s actually a pivotal and precious one. It’s aliveness inviting you back.

In this episode I share what I see as being the case in those moments, the nervous system and whole soulful-human context, and what I believe the best next step is so you can set yourself up to engage with the gifts of this crossroads, this realignment.

What do you think? Is this accurate to your experience? Does creating space make sense? Does it leave you with more questions? If so, I’d love to hear.

And if you’d like some more direct coaching or engagement with me around this topic - Wisdom Wednesdays happens the first Wednesday of each month and you’re welcome there.

And in September 2024, we’re enrolling our second cohort for Sanctuary - six months of spacious, low-urgency monthly gatherings. It might not move the needle on getting you more space, but it offers a place to connect in low-pressure, come-as-you-are ways… which might feel like a really significant little bit of nourishment. Find more about both of these through my website.

With appreciation,

Kate

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You can find Kate:

Website: www.wildsacredjourney.com

Email – kate@wildsacredjourney.com

Instagram: @wildsacredjourney_kp