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Episode Synopsis
Our favorite season is beckoning, and we’re talking about the slow-down of the year. As we get excited about tea, sweaters, golden light, and liminal spaces, we also dig into the ways that social media can create a false sense of urgency, preventing us from integrating our experiences in deeper ways. Of course, no episode of Hearth & Heather is complete without a lot of laughing, so we also talk about our squash preferences, and a book that was so good we got mad. Bonus Download: Along with this episode, we’re posting a PDF of a Winter Solstice Spell Jar ritual that we mentioned in Episode 5.Mentioned in episode:The Art of Simple Food by Alice WatersHow to Cook Everything by Mark BittmanAcorn Squash Lasagna by Martha StewartHow to do Nothing by Jenny OdellLalah Delia and sacred experiences“on being off social media,” Emily McDowell’s newsletter“Take a step back: Notes from a social media break,” Lisa Olivera’s newsletterWe Were Made for These Times by Kaira Jewel LingoSacred Harp SingingCocaine and Rhinestones podcastMirrors in the Earth by Asia SulerPatton Oswalt, The Birthday Clown From HellDigital Minimalism by Cal NewportHow a photo and video-sharing social networking service gave me my best friends, true love, a beautiful career, and made me want to die by Marlee GraceDigital Wellbeing app for AndroidA Deadly Education by Naomi NovikWinter Solstice candle ritual (PDF), by Shanalee Hampton
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