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Petal & Bramble Wellness Coaching
I’m excited to share my next chapter — wellness coaching and empowering healthy aging. I recently completed my coaching certification through The...
1845: Memento Mori- Contextualizing Art
It is almost May, and after a year of suspended plans, I am preparing to pack my bags to fly home to Ireland. The reason? I am going home to set...
Freedom And Justice — But Not For All
“Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of...
Peace Peloton — Fostering Human Connection, Supporting Healthy & Resilient Communities
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if...
Health, Community, Resilience – Why We Travel
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you...
5 Ways the Global Pandemic Helped Me Gain Focus and Perspective
It is an understatement to say that COVID-19 has changed our lives. It has changed the way we work, procure goods and services, and interact with...
Wild Grief – Healing in Nature
“There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.” — Pearl S. Buck When...
Las Ocho Hermanas (The Eight Sisters a/k/a The Sisterhood of the Traveling Dick)
With a click of my computer touchpad, my life was transformed. One minute I was the person I had been for nearly 60 years, and with the...
Building Community One Good Food Bag At A Time
Tilth Alliance is a beloved Petal+Bramble nonprofit. Tilth’s mission involves building community among Washington State farmers, gardeners, and...
Why Petal+Bramble?
So much is embodied in Petal+Bramble that it would take a master cartographer to map its myriad tracts. What began as “garden names” for two...
