6 Ways to Mother Ourselves in Challenging Times
In its purest sense, mothering is a combination of fierceness and gentleness required to protect and nurture life. Regardless of whether we have children or not, we engage the Mother/Nurturer anytime we create or sustain life. ‘Mothering’ can be a loaded...Summer Solstice Circle: Cultivating our Inner Mother/Nurturer
summer solstice circle Friday, June 26th, 2020 from 7pm-10pm Cultivating our Inner Mother/Nurturer “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love”- Brene Brown Join us Friday, June 26th from 7-10pm The Earth is blossoming with life, and the Sun...Reflections on Allyship
The past couple of weeks have shone a light onto the glaring issue of the deeply embedded racism and white supremacy that define our systems. Those of us complicit in this system can no longer run, turn a blind eye or hide from it. Our ability to hide is the...Using Our Creativity to Navigate Chaos
The Mother Archetype now reigns- helping us use our creativity to thrive. We are in a cauldron of transformation and rebirth at the moment- one that is going to continue bubbling for a while until a new reality slowly begins to take form, most likely around the end of...ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Serena. I am founder of Willowroot Healing Arts, where I help people find relief from pelvic pain and womb trauma and help ease transitions through pregnancy, post-partum and menopause. I am the lucky mother of an amazing daughter and partner to a wonderful man. I have endometriosis and adenomyosis (endo’s lovely cousin). My purpose with this blog is to share my experiences about living with and learning from this disease and how it has awakened my fierce passion for reclaiming my body, my power and shedding light on the dark side of being a woman in a female body in a patriarchal world. It is also an ongoing log of my mind-body healing journey from a holistic perspective.