S11 / E9: Tend

In this week’s episode we chat about tending to ourselves, and also the wider ecosystem of community and the earth.

Why have we chosen to talk about tending?

• There is a slowing of the season/year - we’re nurturing what’s already come into being rather than pushing for new growth

• We can see the Summer Solstice as an invitation to pause and take stock - to tend to ourselves, our needs, our desires

• At the same time, we’re anticipating harvest season and the tending that comes with this time of ripening and gathering

What do we chat about?

• Why it’s time to slow down and pay attention after the ‘quickening’ and ‘flourishing’ phases of the year

• Directing our resources - both in terms of physical resources (money etc) but also mental/emotional resources (time, thought/awareness, attention, effort, love/care)

• Considering how we can mother ourselves in the ways we need - taking responsibility for our own development, wellbeing and safety

• Avoiding the societal trap of continual striving