Hi! I'm Jess
I share about Forest and Nature Therapy, nature-based wellness, creative practices, and holistic well-being.
🌬️ A shift in the air (and a seed in your pocket)
Hi Reader! Happy September! It’s still mostly green out there, but change is quietly creeping in. I've been noticing the cypress trees are starting to trade their lush summer green for a hint of rust, and the evenings have settled into that perfect, open-window kind of cool. It feels like the season is taking a long exhale 😮💨 inviting us to pause and notice the small, steady turn toward fall. I've also noticed the goldenrod beginning to peek through, and the seed pods are starting to show up...
🍂 Your Autumn Forest Bathing Events Are Live!
Hi Reader! I know it’s a bit earlier in the week than usual for me to land in your inbox, but I couldn’t wait to share… 🍂 Autumn is definitely making an entrance. If you’re here in the Midwest, you’ve probably felt it too! The cooler mornings, that golden light slanting just so, a little whisper in the trees. I’ve been walking around like a woman possessed… by fall fever. (Send help or cider! But hold the pumpkin spice for now 😅.) So before the season sweeps in fully: Your Autumn Forest...
🌻 Your August rhythm reset starts here
Hey Reader, Before I say anything else, I just want to name this: the world feels big right now. The weather is extreme. The headlines are relentless. The pressure is real and seems to hit you in all areas of life - mentally, physically, emotionally, financially, relationally... And whether you’re showing up everyday out of commitment, care, necessity, or a mix of all three, it makes complete sense if you’re feeling a little lost (or even 'checked out') in the storm of it all. I’ve been...
🪭 When it’s too hot to go outside…
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Late June Greetings Reader, Whew. It’s hot out there. 🪭🪭☀️ Here in St. Louis, the sun feels like it’s sitting right on our shoulders.By midday, the sidewalks are giving that oil-slick heat wave thing, the air is heavy and oppressive, and let’s be honest, no one is voluntarily heading outside. But when the heat turns up, our bodies know what to do: slow down, seek shade, and soften. So this week’s nature connection invitation is a little different....
☀️ A Solstice Invitation for You
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Happy Summer ☀️ Solstice Reader, This is it! Today marks the official start of the summer season, and it’s definitely full on now.It also happens to be the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.A time to revel in the long light and soak up the season while it’s here. For me, that looks like long nights at the pool for my son’s swim meets 🌊 🏊♂️, getting outside early 🌅 before the heat rolls in, carving out time for weekend hikes 🥾🌲,...
☀️ Pause Before the Solstice: A Walk, a Breath, a Reset
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hello Reader, We’re in the thick of it now, peak season for nature walks, community events, and saying yes to way too much on the calendar. This time of year is always my busiest as a guide. Still, I’m grateful. Even when I’m “working,” these walks are healing for me too. There’s something about being one foot in and one foot out, holding space while also being held by nature. It brings me back to myself every single time. And I always try to plan...
🌳 Forest Bathing + Free Talk TOMORROW!
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Happy Friday Reader, I’ve been busy this week, refining my talk for the Green Living Festival tomorrow! As I've been working on it - it hit me hard that, while it’s technically about slowing down to take action in support of the Earth, it really applies to so much of what we are all experiencing. Because the truth is, many of us are walking around wired and tired. Pushing ourselves just a little too hard. Often, tuning out signals from our bodies...
🐞 This tiny practice might change your summer
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hey there Reader, I hope you had a nice Memorial Day weekend! I was lucky to get away for an impromptu camping trip that I didn't even know how badly I needed. It was so nice to be outside and away from everyday life. We even found a place that was suitable for our reactive dog. 💗 Here are a few snaps from the trip. With Memorial day behind us, how are you feeling about June Reader? I can’t believe it but here we are. June always feels like it...
🐢 This week calls for slowness, presence, and a little gratitude
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hi Reader, It’s been a heavy week here in the St. Louis region. After the tornadoes and severe storms swept through, many in our community are still assessing damage, processing loss, or simply sitting with a deeper sense of unease. Even if you weren’t directly impacted, there’s something unsettling about witnessing nature in such a powerful, destructive form. And in times like these, it can feel strange to carry on with “normal” rhythms. But I...
🍉 Before summer rushes in, read this.
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hey Reader, 👋 It’s happening. The light is longer, the trees are fully leafed out, and yep, I’m this close to turning on the AC. 😅 As I write this, it seems like everyone on my block is mowing their lawn. I’ve got lawn mowers in stereo. Earlier this week, I swear I heard an ice cream truck rolling down the street, and suddenly I was 9 years old again… barefoot, chasing after it with a crumpled dollar in hand. 🍦☀️ There’s something about this...
I share about Forest and Nature Therapy, nature-based wellness, creative practices, and holistic well-being.