There is a world, a timeline, that has died. Maybe you feel it—the pain of others, alongside your own. The history repeating. The injustice metastasizing.
There is a profound grief, and numbness, that is easy to feel right now, about the state of things.
If you look at your phone, plug in your earbuds, the world is literally on fire—environmentally, politically, spiritually—and you’re supposed to just... keep going to work? Keep scrolling? Keep pretending that individual self-care is enough when everything is clearly, completely, collectively broken?
And then there’s you. Your life. The things that aren’t quite right. The reality that isn’t quite yours. The path that is so wrong, but at this point, you’ve been on it so long that “what’s next” is just murky, at best.
The loneliness. Even with people who are supposed to feel familiar. The feeling that no one really cares about what you care about. The anti-climax of having studied or done the “right thing” for a world where it won’t matter. The desperation of wanting to quit or leave but being trapped by your own insufferable responsibility and care and fear. The wanting. The needing change. The waking up into another day when it doesn’t come.
The truth: To be young, right now, is spiritually violent. Not just scary or hard—but our spirits are being asked to survive in conditions they weren't meant for.
Everyone talks about anxiety and burnout, young adulthood and quarter-life crisis, but what about the deeper thing? The way you might walk around with this cosmic homesickness for a world, a life, that might not have ever existed but that very well could have, in different circumstances?
The truth is, that is the place asking to be born. That is the version of your life begging to be made real. And it requires living differently. It requires uprooting from the brokenness of what is, and rerooting in something different. Something deeper. Something new, and something real.
And that thing, that real, embodied, transformative thing, is in living. Not just any living, but rooted living. Achieved not with another online space to perform in, but actually being in a room, breathing the same air. With moments of reflection, and tears. Moments of sitting in silence because there are no words for this particular flavor of grief and longing. Moments of epiphany.
In a space that gives you permission to feel the full weight of this moment without having to immediately set it aside with gratitude or manifestation or "high vibes" and light. Without having to smile or perform or lie…
But also, and this is important: a space that gently pushes you to change. To think differently. To care differently. To do differently.
A space that doesn’t just give you whatever you want, but helps you discover something missing you may need. A space that’s not about information, but elevation.
What if the most honest thing you could do right now is admit that it’s dark? Admit that what’s broken isn’t you, but the world around you, and the life and ideas you’re trapped in?
Because the truth is, personal transformation and collective liberation aren't separate things. They are completely and wholly interwoven. They are both deeply uncomfortable, and unfamiliar.
And that’s why we remember those people and movements who dared to do so. Who held in reverence the reality that the spiritual and the political and the deeply personal are fundamentally a part of the same body. This is a moment where that whole body needs attention. Change.
We resist change because on the other side is the unknown. But it’s only unknown because it’s easier to relinquish agency. And we relinquish agency because we refuse to let go of the things that are safe, and comfortable, and known to us.
What if your deepest life, your truest, most meaningful life—the one that matters—was on the other side of letting go of this one?
Because the world asking to be born won’t be, without people willing to live differently. Without—not just small changes—but a complete transformation in how you might see and move through this life. Without reaching for the depths, releasing the illusions, and refusing the empty answers born of the systems that lit the world on fire in the first place.
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And that’s why I want to invite you to something different.
Alongside poet, herbalist, and certified women’s health educator Sabrina Rose, the past few years have been spent building online spaces that add just a little touch of what matters to your life.
But, for reasons that require no explanation, this moment calls for more depth, more change, and less digital escapism. So, I’m excited to share this October 10-12 (Friday-Sunday), we’ll be gathering a small group for The Grove Sessions, a weekend intensive in Washington, D.C., focused on exactly this.
You'll stay somewhere nearby (you arrange), and we'll all meet for deep practice, real meaning, and to spark a shift in perspective you can take home with you.
Structure-wise, think: intimate talks, a museum, and deep reflection. Guided practices and personal exploration. On one of the evenings, a moon circle led by Sabrina, whose work explicitly focuses on helping young women attune to their physical, emotional, and spiritual cycles.
On a large scale, afternoons exploring how culture and history shape life, and evenings reflecting on what’s ending and what could be birthed in those ashes.
On a more intimate scale, exploring who you’ve been and how your life has gone so far, what’s asking to change or transform, and how to start that process—even when your options are limited.
Now, we still live in the world we live in. It's ok to say (or not say) whatever you need, if you need, to describe it to others. As long as you know this is deeper. That this isn't another program or community or spiritual exploration.
This is about addressing the reality, the heart, of what’s ending, and the truths underneath it:
- That modern life is built on something broken
- That you can choose differently
- That transformation happens through daily practice
Not someday. Starting now.
This is a space to explore, grow, and transform. Because what’s wrong with the world isn’t just physical. It’s spiritual. Your life is more than just a job or a major. It’s a living history. You aren’t trapped. There is another way waiting to be built.
This weekend intensive is about this life and this world: the one you’re stuck in, and the one waiting on the other side. Come messy, come uncertain. Come sure of what you want to change, or unsure of how. But if this speaks to something in you—come.
Apply here.
We're keeping it small, intimate, real. Invite-only, limited to up to 4 spots maximum for those who actually get and want this.
The application itself is a series of questions—there’s nothing you need to prepare or link.
The ticket for the weekend is $275. Tickets make the weekend possible and ensure mutual investment in the experience. However, ticket cost won’t be a barrier: generous scholarships are available for the most resonant applications because this is for the right people, regardless of financial circumstances.
Applications are reviewed as they come in, and close at midnight ET on the night of Monday, September 1st (two weeks from tomorrow). Admitted applicants will hear back by Sept. 8th.
If admitted, you will receive comprehensive logistics including recommended lodging, what to bring, and daily rhythm. There are no plans to do this again—but for those who come this time, and resonate with it most, it will be the start of something important, with continued, smaller sessions.
This year is exhausting, and lonely, and difficult. But it’s also a chance to start small on doing something big.
Apply here. See you this fall.
