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The Divine Messiness of Motherhood
The Divine Messiness of Motherhood

Apr 28, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

The pitter-patter of little feet is one of life’s most beautiful blessings, but motherhood has always been a challenging role.

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Earth Day 2023
Earth Day 2023: Investing In Our Planet

Mar 31, 2023 ● By Sandra Yeyati

This year’s Earth Day theme—Invest in Our Planet—reminds us that it is not enough to merely celebrate our ancestral home for one day. Find online events to participate here.

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The Earth as a Muse
The Earth as Muse: Inspiration Meets Conservation

Mar 31, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

The Earth is both our mother and our muse, sustaining our lives and blessing us with beauty when we make time to notice her perpetual creative forces.

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The Cellular Magic of Compassion
The Cellular Magic of Compassion

Feb 27, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

According to sources cited by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, neurotransmitters stimulated by compassion have a stronger influence on health and longevity than exercise and other positive lifestyle factors.

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Musings of the Heart

Jan 31, 2023 ● By John Diamond, M.D.

As a holistic healer for almost fifty years who practice in home, Dr. John Diamond said he wanted to try to make his home a hearth, where the life energy, the heart flame, the flame of love and life of the sufferer may be rekindled to blaze anew.

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KnoWEwell Natural Awakenings New Chapter
A New Chapter: Nexus for Consciousness, Healing and Hope

Jan 31, 2023 ● By Brooke Goode

Last December, KnoWEwell acquired Natural Awakenings; together, they are set to be the solution for consciousness, healing and hope.

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Welcoming the Unknown

Dec 30, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

Instead of feeling anxious or fearful about the unknown, embrace the excitement of the possibilities change can bring.

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Transforming Our World: Working Together for Meaningful Change

Nov 30, 2022 ● By Linda Sechrist

In these turbulent times when all the old boundaries are unravelling and all the old certainties are dissolving, there is a possibility for creative transformation if we work together.

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A Feast of Light

Nov 30, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

When we fill our souls with everyday magic, we become more inclined to feel blessed and pass blessings along to others, creating a feast of light during all seasons.

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Gratitude is Good Medicine

Oct 31, 2022 ● By Madiha Saeed

Practicing gratitude daily can lower inflammatory markers, influence epigenetics, improve the immune system and even help the heart, adding years to life.

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Inviting in the Wild

Sep 30, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

Having an indoor space touched with nature’s balm takes the edge off on stressful days. Here are ways to bring the outdoors in, helping to create a natural sanctuary.

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What ‘Living Inspired’ Means to Everyday Living

Aug 31, 2022 ● By Susan Curry

Inspired living is a mode of operation that creates with extraordinary quality the lifestyle of our desire, one action at a time, with rejoicing and resetting in-between.

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Living Life in Full Color

Aug 31, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

Too often, we are barely aware of our lives stuck in grayscale, but if we look deep inside, we long to be the brave red rose in a black-and-white world.

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Letterboard sign that reads "Don't call it a dream call it a plan" next to plant in water
Change Your Words Change Your Life

Jul 29, 2022 ● By Christy Whitman

When we change the way we speak about our life, we reclaim the power to change its trajectory.

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The Art of Doing Nothing

Jun 30, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

Somewhere along the line, someone planted a seed in our brains that programmed us to believe that we must earn our existence.

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Aureal Ojeda, founder of Outwoken Tea sitting outside on a river rock bed.
Milwaukee-based Outwoken Tea Empowers Family-Owned, Sustainable Tea Farms

May 31, 2022 ● By Lottie Sass

Ojeda sources unique teas such as Tumio Purple Tea, from Kenya, and African White Pearl, which is hand rolled by women in Malawi, a landlocked country in East Africa. Outwoken Tea’s African White Pearls tea is produced on a family-operated estate that is one of the remaining few not bought out by a large corporation.

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The Gift of an Imperfect Father

May 31, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

We inherit a lot from our wounded fathers, including an energetic opportunity to change the familial emotional code, and it can be beautiful.

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Mothering the World

Apr 29, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

Tending to what we love can yield great things, but we must not forget our own needs.

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Spring is a State of Mind

Mar 31, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

Spring, in all her punctual glory, teaches us the vital necessity to court our passions, and there is no better time than now.

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Journaling to Access Inner Wisdom

Feb 28, 2022 ● By Nadine Kenney Johnstone

When we’re feeling overwhelmed or anxious, we can find the inner wisdom we need with these simple journaling steps.

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Juy 2026 Issue - Good Vibes, Great Outdoors

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Natural Awakenings Chicago July 2026 magazine cover featuring fresh strawberries with the headline “Good Vibes, Great Outdoors” and stories on outdoor wellness, pickleball fitness, vibrant summer salads, sustainable backyard water features and exploring Indiana Dunes.
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