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Feeling the winter blues? Beat them with me as I utilise my SAD toolkit to keep the blues at bay. In this uplifting episode I'll give you my slow living tips and tricks for winter self care. Join me as I seek out the little joys and make homelife as cosy as possible. Take a peek inside my winter wardrobe, I’ll share my daily routines, plus tweaks I've made to align my body, mind and home with the season. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram, facebook or email: [email protected] Book Recommendations: The Gifts of Winter by Dr. Stephanie Fitzgerald At home, A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson The Grail Maiden by Sheena Cundy Mentions: For All The Women by Donna Ashworth Words to Live By (journal) by Donna Ashworth Period Power by Maisie Hill Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley  The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst Wintering by Katherine May Morgan is my Name by Sophie Keetch  Links: Headspace code Malama Life video Send us a text

Merry Christmas everyone! Join me for a cosy chat, my tips and tricks for the season and an exploration of our festive traditions. Have you ever wondered why we send Christmas cards or kiss under the mistletoe? Where did Father Christmas come from? What are the quirky stories behind our favourite carols and did our Christmas tree originate from pagan sacrifice? Find out in this festive episode of Rooted by Nature. Book recommendations: The Book of Christmas by Christopher Winn Merry Midwinter by Gillian Monks For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram, facebook or email: [email protected] Send us a text

Snuggle up and get cosy with me, as I share delicious recipes, get ahead tips & tricks and my favourite podcast and books for the festive season. I shine a light on seasonal overwhelm, making moments of calm and my plans to prevent boxing day burn out. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram, facebook or email: [email protected] Postage address for Father Christmas: Father Christmas, Santa's Grotto, Reindeerland, XM4 5HQ                                              Deadline 10/12/2025 Recommendations: The Calm Christmas Podcast Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton  Nigel Slater’s Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater Christmas at River Cottage by Lucy Brazier Merry Midwinter by Gillian Monks Hettie Nettle’s Handbook for Hedgewitches by Claire Barker Grail Maiden by Sheena Cundy The Book of Christmas: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Festive Traditions by Christopher Winn Recipes: Nigella Lawson’s Linzer cookies Toffee Popcorn: ⅓ cup of popping corn, golden syrup, butter & brown sugar Festive ham: 1kg of boneless gammon, fresh water, bay leaves, pimento berries, black peppercorns, juniper berries, star anise, cinnamon sticks, crushed cardamom pods, coriander seeds, nutmeg, apple slices and orange peel. Send us a text

Pumpkin spice and all things nice, welcome to the cosy season! Join me as I take my children on pumpkin themed adventures, bake delicious autumnal treats and curl up under blankets, drinking pumpkin spiced lattes and reading good books by candlelight. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or email: [email protected] Recommendations: A Wilder Way, How Gardens Grow Us by Poppy Okatcha  Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (book 3) by Heather Fawcett Rewitched & Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood  Tolkien film released 2019 (currently on Disney) Celebrity Traitors, UK 2025 (currently on BBC iPlayer) Jamie Oliver's Pumpkin Pie recipe Send us a text

Join me for a cosy chat over tea with Kitchen Witch, Rachel Patterson. Rachel has penned over 30 witchcraft books and runs an online kitchen witch school, among many other magical endeavours. We discuss deities, finding magic in the mundane and how to connect with the land under our feet and the energy in our homes. We delve into personal relationships, how unique our lives and beliefs can be, and how interwoven nature connection and spirituality truly are. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or email: [email protected] Rachel’s links: Website: https://www.rachelpatterson.co.uk/ Books: https://www.rachelpatterson.co.uk/my-books Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Kitchenwitchuk Podcast: https://www.rachelpatterson.co.uk/podcast Send us a text

Summer has flown by in a flurry of summer holiday activities and family birthdays. I've been holding on to the last summery days by basking in the sun, picking elderberries for syrup and reading a good book. Join me as I review The Anti-consumerist Druid by Katrina Townsend, which led me to discover I'm a closet shopping addict! For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or email: [email protected] Recommendation: The Anti-consumerist Druid by Katrina Townsend  Send us a text

Join me for a cosy chat with Cary-anne Hornsey, author of Foraging & Folklore, The Wheel of Nature. It's my dream to make my own herbal apothecary using homegrown herbs and foraged plants, so that I can help myself and my family, using mother nature's natural medicines. Listen and learn as Cary-anne walks me through the easiest ways to use plants at home, how to listen to our intuition and reconnect with nature in a way that's healing for both ourselves and the planet. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram facebook or email: [email protected] Cary-anne's links: Website The Magic of Nature Membership Foraging & Folklore, The Wheel of Nature by Cary-anne Hornsey Send us a text

Join me for a short and sweet episode full of creative ideas and tips to make the most of the summer. I share my summer wish list, home life and what I've been up to, along with inspiration for light summer meals and book recommendations.   For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram facebook or email: [email protected] Recommendations: My Moonstone Kitchen youtube video Persephone Bookshop Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson The Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett Send us a text

An exploration of Astrology with artist & astrologer Linda Gemmill. Join me as I learn all about my birth chart and how my life choices, character and personal plot twists are mapped out in the stars. As Linda unpicks my life, I discover there's much more to astrology than star signs, in fact it could redirect my life altogether!  For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram facebook or email: [email protected] For Linda's primer drop her an email: [email protected] Linda's Website & Substack Send us a text

Blossom, butterflies, birdsong and my fascination for migration. Join me as I explore the wondrous lives of our fluttery friends and enjoy the ephemeral beauty of Spring. Send us a text

Happy Easter everyone! Join me for a short and sweet special about why we love Easter bunnies, chicks and chocolate eggs and where it all comes from. I'll take you through my optimistic plans for Easter, what it means to be as 'mad as a March hare' and how we may all be buzzing on the energy of a super new moon. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or email: [email protected] Send us a text

Spring has sprung! Join me in celebrating and understanding the spring equinox. Plants are unfurling, birds are returning, butterflies and bees are bobbing on the breeze and I cannot wait to embrace all the season will bring. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or email: [email protected] Send us a text

February is such a tease, one day it’s blue skies and sunshine, the next it’s raining and bitterly cold. But the signs are there, spring isn’t far away. I brave the cold on a quest for snowdrops and learn a little of their folklore. My kitchen is full of baking imperfections and herbal mishaps. Join me as I curl up and dream of wildflower meadows and get lost between the covers of a good book. Keep up the cosy, we’re not out of winter yet.  For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or email: [email protected] Book recommendations: England: A Natural History by John Lewis-Stemple The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2025 by Lia Leendertz Send us a text

New year, new you? No. Rest, nourish, replenish. That's how I'm heading into the new year. Leave the resolutions for another season and let's rest our weary souls and nourish our bodies and minds instead. So make a cuppa, nestle down and let's have a chat about how topsy-turvy our world is, how to take the pressure off and find ways to feel better, align with the winter season and enjoy ourselves instead. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch: Instagram [email protected] Books mentioned: The Blackbird Oracle by Deborah Harkness The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness Growing Brave by Donna Ashworth The courage to be disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi Atomic Habits by James Clear Send us a text

Happy betwixmas everyone, I hope you're all snuggled up in the warm and enjoying some well deserved rest. Join me as I reflect on Christmas, let go of 'perfect' and embrace the changes that come with having little ones. Soon I'll be looking ahead to the new year but for now it's all about fairy lights, chocolate, candlelight and (in my case) flu remedies! Book recommendations Calm Christmas & a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton Christmas at River Cottage by Lucy Brazier Send us a text