#234 Summer Intentions: Planning a Gentle Season When You Live Slowly

In this episode, I talk about how to approach the summer season with intention, especially if you’re living with grief or chronic illness. Winter often gives us permission to slow down and rest. Summer asks something different of us. So how do we create a summer that feels nourishing rather than demanding? I explore practical rituals for seasonal transition, from organizing your home and wardrobe to curating your summer reading list. We also talk about calendar planning, protecting your energy, and checking in with the people you love about what you all need this season. This episode is an invitation to design a summer that honours your body and your capacity.

What we cover:

  • The practice of intentional seasonal transitions

  • Home rituals: organizing wardrobes, rotating seasonal items, stocking essentials

  • Curating your summer reading list and letting go of books that aren’t serving you

  • Calendar planning as a form of self-care

  • Checking in with your community about summer hopes and needs

  • Permission to do summer differently

Here is the link to the free Creative Grief Club, which includes monthly Zoom sessions and the book group on Fable: https://griefmagic.com/free/

Thanks for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

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The Creative Grief Club is a free, gentle space for people who are learning to live beautifully alongside loss. Join us for monthly Spark Sessions on Zoom, a slow book club on the Fable app, seasonal reflections, and a newsletter sent with love. No pressure, no performance. Just quiet companionship and a place to come back to.

Hi, I’m Yarrow

I’m a writer, grief companion and tarot reader living on the East coast of Scotland. 

I facilitate creative projects and gentle rituals for seasons of loss, make handmade textile magic and host the Grief Glimmers podcast. My wish is to change the culture around grief and death so that we can explore these experiences as gateways into a softer, more embodied life.