Joanie MadsenJul 21, 20232 min readBurying the Fig Tree ~ Molly SenecalPhoto by Mark Kassinos Last summer I read The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, and was captivated by the story of a fig tree that...
Joanie MadsenJul 16, 20231 min readA Beautiful Offering From Tosha Silver I have been a long time member of Tosha's Living Outrageous Openness Forum and consider her weekly forum calls to be another profoundly...
Joanie MadsenJul 12, 20232 min readParachutes and AirI have woven a parachute out of everything broken.” ~William Stafford Maggie Smith, the author, describes being a student of her own...
Joanie MadsenJul 5, 20232 min readPlanet BelovedMy favorite moment in Cheryl Strayed's Dear Sugar book, Tiny Beautiful Things is when she responds to someone who doesn’t understand how,...
Joanie MadsenJun 29, 20232 min readHALTHALT, the acronym that is often associated with 12-step programs is one I heard in a podcast recently that I did not recall from my...
Joanie MadsenJun 23, 20232 min readTraversing the EdgesThere exists a portal that is felt deeply within the cells of a bereaved mother. An ache for what she once carried in her womb, her...