The Mosaic

The Mosaic

Earlier in July, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the women who most inspire me (virtually, albeit still full of magic)... I keep three names of role models on my desk to gently motivate me as I work, to remind me of women who have stood exactly where I am now and who have created beautiful businesses with their own two hands. On this particular July morning, I was having a mentorship session with one of them, Lisa O'Connor of A Radiant Life and Radiance Matcha.

In our container together, Lisa helped me to make some last minute label selections for my product, to build out a social media and newsletter plan that felt authentic and attainable to me, and to overcome this weird invisible barrier that I had put up between between my "business" and my “personal life". After all, what is the point of building a business rooted in passion if it's missing the soul of the person working so tirelessly behind it? It challenged me to reframe what I am sharing, when, and why. And better yet, what I refrain from sharing because it doesn't seem to “fit”. 

After our conversation, I felt deeply inspired to re-imagine this newsletter in a way that made me actually want to sit down and write, in a way that felt relatable, sustainable, and balanced… This newsletter is a product of those musings.

Meet the Mosaic, a monthly reflection newsletter dedicated to all things that nurture, move, and inspire → mind, body, spirit.

To me, deep healing is a culmination of how we nourish these fragments that make up the whole of our everyday lives… from the summer snacks we savor, to the art we enjoy, to the places we explore. The food we eat won't singlehandedly heal our ailments if we're not nurturing community that pours into us, the exercise reps we complete won't eradicate dis-ease if we aren't prioritizing rest, sleep and days off, the body won't thrive if we are living a militant existence where we forget to breathe deep, ground down, and every so often, let go. 
 
There is such wild, raw beauty in our individual mosaics-- of all the tiny habits, rituals, interests, passions, that collectively make our soul sing and this human existence worth living. The tapestries of our lives, of our vitality. It is my hope that this newsletter will share with you a glimpse into mine. 
 
Of course, being an herbalist with an herbal company… there will be herb shares, herbal recipes, and vitalist healing practices. But there will also be podcasts that moved me, objects that inspired, and people and conversations that nourished. Holistic healing begins when we not only recognize, but celebrate, the whole. 
 
Please let me know what you think of the Mosaic, this new format, and the July roundup. I am hoping this new form will be a much more regular member of your inbox… a monthly musing, if life allows. I am riding the currents of summer and evolving Mammal and its offering in real time. It feels entirely right.