All posts by: kathleen@katmcintyre.com

Adaptogens for your Whole Self – medicine for dysregulation

ADAPTOGENS, a gift from Mother Nature, particularly when stressors we experience exceed our capacity to adapt. How do we know we have exceeded our adaptive threshold? We might experience feelings......

The Work of Rewilding

REWILDING — for me, the meaning of this powerful word is woven with the threads of hope, spaciousness, and freedom. John Davis, director of Rewilding Earth, states, “Rewilding, in essence,......

Message from Mycelium

Riddle: What do most women and mycelium (underground part of a mushroom) have in common? More than you think! Are you the “hub” of communication, support network, and nourishment provider within......

Medicine for the Seasonal Shift Ahead

The pressure valve of heat and humidity we’ve been experiencing here in the south shows signs of letting up with the recent crisp mornings. It’s as if the Great Mama......

Integration and Growing Pains

Life continuously invites us to expand the edges of our current container. Expansive moments such as a profoundly connecting with a new or beloved landscape, an aha moment that lands deeply, wisened......

The Life-Changing Art of Listening

“There is a very important distinction to be made between listening and hearing. Sometimes we listen to things, but we never hear them.” “When you listen with your soul, you come......

Secret Sauce of Vulnerability

This spring, I sat among three really sweet guys who invited me to their podcast. It was my first time on a podcast, and I loved every moment. But why......

The Fire of Yearning

There is fire to yearning; it isn’t weak or fleeting. Yearning can be directed towards another person, an experience, or a way of life. If we dive deeper into the......

Clearing the Static to Make Way for the Sacred

There is a lot of noise–external and internal. With so much noise, it’s hard to hear the whispers of the sacred or what is True. The sacred is subtle and......

Shelter of the Soul

Many of us are in need of shelter – shelter from the brambles of the mind or wounds of the past stored within our bodies. We often reach outside ourselves......