When did you last feel truly alive?
An early morning of birdsong and a question about feeling fully alive.
Letters from Catherine
SubscribePersonal stories, things I’m reading, and thoughts on living well. A free letter, usually on Sundays.A free letter, usually on Sundays.
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Sometimes everything is right
An ordinary moment when satisfaction and joy arrive together.
A Mother's Day I won't forget
Mother’s Day brings recognition, complicated feelings, and room for different experiences.
A two-year-old destroyed my typewriter
A demolished typewriter, a two-year-old, and the story of Gertrude.
Where the body keeps what the mind can't hold
Catherine reflects on Jeffrey Yuen’s teaching about emotions and the Luo Channels.
When joy feels like rebellion
An open-window dance class becomes an invitation to move toward joy.
The thing that protects your heart
A memory of Bali and a Chinese medicine perspective on protecting what is tender.
I've been making potions since I was eleven
A Vermont cornfield and the childhood beginnings of Catherine’s interest in making beauty products.
What healing looks like from this side
A reflection on the word “patient” and what caring for someone looks like from Catherine’s side.
The gentlest detox I know
Peas, mint, spring light, and the small signs that the season is changing.
What happens when you finally unwind
A gentle facial reveals just how tightly wound a caregiver can become.
Congratulations, you made it through another week
A difficult week, the first signs of spring, and getting through together.
A letter from Catherine
A little room for yourself.
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