Here in the Dirt

  • Reclaiming our personal sovereignty is the sanest thing we can do, but we often have to go a bit mad to get there.

    Reclaiming our personal sovereignty is the sanest thing we can do, but we often have to go a bit mad to get there.

    The greatest variable in my life these past few years has been my health. While not everyone will navigate the experience of chronic illness in their lifetime, I am sure each one of us will face a situation where outside help is unavailable or not particularly useful. As I have witnessed in my own life,…

  • Herbal body oil 

    I can’t wait to incorporate this beautifully crafted body oil from Aquarian Dawn’s Mythic Medicinals.  I hope its warming and calming properties will prove helpful in my chronic pain management. It smells (and looks!) amazing, I can’t wait for my next shower so I can try it out. 

  • Body Oiling

    I’ve been using vegetable oil as a moisturizer for years, finding that applying straight oil to my skin after a shower left it hydrated and healthy looking for an entire day, whereas if I used lotion I would need to reapply. I began this practice in my late teens/early twenties with a what I now…