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Things that help with overwhelm:🌲Getting to t

Things that help with overwhelm:🌲Getting to the woods
🌱 Plant friends
🥦 Heathy food
🚶🏽‍♀️Going for a walk
🗽 Arcing toward justiceI got my myself a decent dose of Vitamin N yesterday, and even scratched my itch to find new places to go.I posted a ton of pictures and videos in my stories and highlights. I hope you’ll check them out and get and a dose of calm from them.All of this works for me as a CNS reset – desperately necessary in these trying times.I am hosting a discussion about tools for overwhelm on clubhouse this morning (11am PST).Nothing formal, no medical advice, just an opportunity for us to talk, share ideas and support each other. Details are in my stories.I hope you’ll join me. But either way, look into some of these ideas for supporting overwhelm. Because I know we’re all feeling it.Stay well, body, mind and spirit. Please reach out if I can help.
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— Dr. Orna

Heading out to find me some of this.#WildCascadi

Heading out to find me some of this.#WildCascadia #OptOutside #WalkingWithOrna #NatureFix #NatureCures #Cascadia #PNWLiving #radgirlslife #vitaminN #CNSreset #MindsetReset #OregonExplored #PNWExplored #GetOutofTheHouse #WalkWithADoc #DrippyWoods #LookingForANewTrail #SenseOfWonder #Cascadia #MondayInCascadia #Gardenmedicine @gardenmedicine

An old friend used to say Oregon’s state motto s

An old friend used to say Oregon’s state motto should be “wild clouds.“I think of that every time I see a sky like this.#WalkingWithOrna #OptOutside #GoForAWalk #NatureCures #NatureFix #WildClouds #BestOfPortland #BestOfOregon #PNWLife #PNWLiving #radgirlslife #vitaminN #cascadia #WinterSkies #BlueSky

Winter light.1/13/21#WalkingWithOrna #OptOuts

Winter light.1/13/21#WalkingWithOrna #OptOutside #GoForAWalk #NatureCures #NatureFix #WildClouds #BestOfPortland #BestOfOregon #PNWLife #PNWLiving #radgirlslife #vitaminN #cascadia #WinterSkies #BlueSky

The thing I find most distressing about all the va

The thing I find most distressing about all the vaccine selfies is the ubiquity of boring Band-Aids.When it’s my turn, I will bring my own.And a lollipop.#healthbling #beyondbasic #needlephobia #doitanyway #prevention

These pictures are old, taken a month or two ago b

These pictures are old, taken a month or two ago before this conifer lost its needles.Yes, this is larch (sometimes called tamarack) and it’s a conifer that is not an evergreen.As you can see, the needles turn a brilliant gold in the fall. And then they fall off.Larch is pretty amazing. Its wood contains compounds uniquely supportive of the immune system (arabinogalactan), in addition to the regular old vitamin C you get from the needles. [PMID: 23339578]As a flower essence it’s one of the most important I use. It helps address deep insecurity and imposter syndrome. As you can imagine, I use it a fair bit in practice.After the crazy day yesterday, and with no assurances that today will be less so, I wanted to post something that was at least beautiful.I’m also going to refer to it in the third video in my plant ID series. So hit save on this one so you can find it in a few days when that video drops.I’m so happy to live among the larches, the needle-dropping (deciduous) pine.

Forward!I forgot that this was supposed to be my

Forward!I forgot that this was supposed to be my first image of the new year. You know, because it’s clearly about stepping forward. (And that light!)I went on a walk instead.🤷🏽‍♀️
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But it is the first week beyond the holiday. We’ve had some time to see if resolutions do or don’t work, and some time to redirect accordingly.I feel a little more woken up this week than I did around the holiday. Yesterday was a great one for starting to get things done.On today’s plate are some things both purposeful and mundane. Like finishing my end-of-year inventory. Like writing up proposals to speak at professional conferences.In 2021 I’ll be talking a lot more about my work with mental wellness and the specific tools I use.Because we’re still in survival mode.Because old issues are arising for many of us.Because recovering – when we finally get to recover – will bring its own set of emotional challenges.i’m working on a new name for this process, too, since the old one is both confusing and not very evocative.But I’m super excited about it right now.Yesterday I had a great session with a client, where we started following threads to her key underlying patterns.She’s picking up her first formula today. We have the direction laid out for going forward, clearing the internal obstacles between her and her joy, passion and purpose.Today I am applying to teach about this at one of my national professional conferences. Because this work is so important, so powerful and so fun. And because there need to be more of us doing it.This is supposed to be the people’s medicine, but it’s gotten lost. I hope to fix that, or, at least, help.So how is your forward feeling these days? Can you see your road? Are you starting to walk it?

A small dose of end-of-the-year calm for you.#Na

A small dose of end-of-the-year calm for you.#NatureFix #NatureCures #StressRelief #OptOutside #GoForAWalk #WalkingWithOrna #Confluence #Cascadia #PNWLove #PNWLife #PNWLiving #BestOfPortland #HerbalistDoctor #radgirlslife #RememberToBreathe #EndOf2020 #EndOfTheYear #NewYearsEve

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