Starving Artist Ink.

moons ago, i reached out to this woman that lives just a few hours south of me… in search of women’s circles in ireland- almost impossible to find. knowing that, like birth communities- they are rooted and tangled and hidden underneath.. but once found-a whole new world is discovered and opened up. spoken in hushed voices from woman to woman- cherishing and keeping our worlds sacred and hidden – invited in, initiation, trust, truths.

so, in a moment of desperation- i wrote to lucy… introducing myself, my wishes of finding like minded women here in ireland.. of finding other mamas to connect with. after years of living here- finally finding my voice, and the push to really find my tribe in the flesh. she received my e-mail while she was heavily gestating her first book, Moon Time- which came out in perfect harmony for my first blood spilling after birth.

i wrote about that blood… how sacred it felt. how mysterious and familiar.. how i wanted to play in it, discover and honour it fully.. how whole i felt in my body.

this month, this little blue book slipped through the blue door…

and i devoured it completely. i opened it during the day and let my fingers dance across the words typed. i read some while rocking claire to nap.. and later, i climbed into bed and nursed claire to sleep reading.. the moon peeking in my window the entire time- making the entire night sky glow white.

i couldn’t help but smile.. like it all came together so perfectly. i felt, while reading- that i was surrounded by sisters all over the world. connected by our innate truths, by our bodies, by our blood, by the stories and emotions we travel through our cycles that are all so similar, yet uniquely different.

what i loved about lucy’s book- is that it puts a name to these epiphanies during your cycle. reconnecting you again with nature, with the women before us, with the women around us.. calling out to women to be more gentle with themselves, encouraging them to look deeper into what their body is telling them. a way to honour these gifts that women are blessed with- that we live with for all the days of our lives. our innate wisdom and creativity, our wildness and our nurturing.  a book that gives permission to fully feel alive and honour what makes us a woman.

it’d be a beautiful guide to give to all girls and women- an initiation into the red tent. taking away the shame of our blood and reinstating the wisdom and trust of our bodies.

i am blessed to be connected with so many inspiring, beautiful, talented women in my life.
thank you, lucy – for gifting our sisters and daughters with your wisdom and wild way