Selected Writing
Terrain Magazine
“Visiting La Ceiba is like stepping back in time,” Encar Vila, founder of the Jaguar Rescue Center (JRC), tells me. “It’s the womb of Mother Earth where everything starts; an irreplaceable ecosystem we cannot lose.” A sliver of the vast Mesoamerican Biological Corridor which contains an incredible 7 percent of the world’s biodiversity, the privately owned La Ceiba Natural Reserve is primary forest, untouched by humans for millennia.
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Psyche Magazine
“We are raised by people, but we are also raised by the Earth – here’s what that means for our emotional development
In the 1950s, at a research clinic in London, the psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth began to study the impact that human relationships have on the emotional development of children. What they discovered during the following decades radically altered the direction of Western psychology.”
Project Coyote
“We humans are a storytelling species, drawn to tales that illuminate worlds beyond our own. As children, we devour books like Charlotte’s Web, Winnie The Pooh, The Velveteen Rabbit, and Horton Hatches the Egg where animals are individuals with rich emotional lives. These books can awaken a deep empathy for other creatures, fostering a sense of kinship with the natural world. However, the stories we encounter aren’t always kind.
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Atlas Obscura
The wild is calling, and writing offers a powerful tool for reconnection. By taking the time to observe and reflect on our outdoor experiences, we begin to notice intricate details we might have otherwise missed: the delicate veins of a violet flower, the cool embrace beneath a linden tree in summer, or the haunting melody of a wood thrush. Through keen observation and evocative language, we can translate this wild beauty onto the page while fostering a deeper connection with our environment. The practice of nature writing can awaken our sense of wonder and a new appreciation for the living world around us.
Selected Publications
Saving La Ceiba, Terrain Magazine
Feeling at Home in Your Earthly Body, Next Big Idea Book Club Magazine
Rewilding Through Boxing, Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe
Beyond Settler Ecologies, Yes Magazine
Rewilding Attachment Theory, Psyche Magazine
Creating Corridors: How Storytelling Fosters Empathy for Wild Kin, Project Coyote
How to Reconnect With Nature Through Writing Atlas Obscura
Wild Rituals, Weeds, Wolves & Wild Women
What Are You Hungry For? (Beyond Gratitude Lists) Oprah Daily
Rethinking Weeds Harvard Divinity Bulletin
Chaga & Birch: A Meditation on Relationship Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation