This is the second post in the Dark Goddess Series- where we explore the facets of the Dark Goddess and Her themes such as pain, shadow work, death, trauma, aging, healing and rebirth. You may wish to explore the first and third posts in this series as well. I often...
Goddess Sekhmet by Hrana Janto As we have now entered Leo season, we have shifted from the emotional, cleansing element of Water into the empowering element of Fire. Leo is ruled by the Sun. Leo is the Queen, the Creatrix, our inner Radiance, and the Self. While all...
The following practices are from my ebook- Wombcraft- download it for free at the bottom of this post! “Nature does not hurry, but everything is accomplished” Lao Tzu Spending time in nature is a proven way to slow one’s heart rate, lower blood pressure and ease...
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...
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...
WORDS FROM THE WOMB… Welcome to my blog, Endo the Patriarchy! Here, I explore and unravel the effects of patriarchy on womxn’s mind-body & spirit, inspired by my experience living with endometriosis. It is a compilation of personal experience,...
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.