Mother Tree Journal
Nature-Based Maternal Mental Health
Talking Maternal Ecodistress and Matrescence with Dr. Kat on Mom and Mind Podcast
Hi friends,
Colder nights are here in Santa Fe, which brings out some of my favorite things about this city: kiva fireplaces roaring with cedar, farolitas rising on our flat roofs, and warm posole with Christmas tamales. I will be honest that the lack of snow so far this year also brings up my ec...
Nov 19, 2025
Mother Juniper and the beginnings of ecoawakening
Hello friends,
The first time I encountered the tree I would later call Mother Juniper, I was holding my infant daughter in one arm and the silence of exhaustion in the other. The juniper stood on a wind-scoured ridge—weathered, twisted, rooted in rock. She did not speak or soothe, but her pre...
Oct 06, 2025
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