In this episode I'm reflecting on my relationship with screens, rest, and the quiet ritual of reading. I open with an honest look at my own winter screen habits and what it felt like to step back from Netflix and return to books. From there I explore why reading matters so much right now, and why fiction, romance, and healing stories in particular are having such a significant cultural moment.

What I cover:

• Why audiovisual media can be dysregulating for sensitive and neurodivergent people, and what reading offers as a gentler alternative

• The beauty of reading spaces, pink bookshelves, and healing fiction as nourishment for the grieving body

• Four reasons fiction is so powerful right now: narrative repair, imaginative justice, emotional rehearsal, and representation as regulation

• Practical ideas for building a gentle, sustainable reading practice including the Fable app, Libby, and why one page always counts

• Why romance is one of the fastest growing publishing genres globally and what that tells us about what we collectively need right now

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

In this episode, I am in conversation with boundary coach and author Kami Orange, whose book Say the Thing offers practical scripts and phrases for communicating clearly and setting boundaries with kindness.

We talk about what it really means to advocate for yourself and others, especially in moments when words feel hard to find. Kami shares how her work began, how her background shaped her relationship to boundaries, and why having language ready can be so powerful in everyday life.

This conversation is both practical and deeply reflective. We explore how boundaries intersect with grief, people pleasing, relationships, and the stories we carry from the past.

Kami Orange (she/her) is a boundary coach, author of Say The Thing, and a fat, queer, autistic, white, cis woman with over 19 years of experience helping people to set boundaries, speak up in defense of others, and say the things that need to be said. An international keynote speaker featured on BuzzFeed, Upworthy, CNN Health, television, radio, and various podcasts, she can also be found on TikTok @kami_orange, Instagram @kamiorange, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kamiorangeboundarycoach, YouTube @kami_orange, and kamiorange.com.

You can join Yarrow free Soft Grief Club over here: https://griefmagic.com/free/

Thank you for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

In this solo episode, I share ten things I have bought or invested in to support myself through grief and chronic illness.

For a long time, I hesitated to make recommendations because what we need is so personal, and we all have different budgets. This podcast is also ad free, and I want to keep it that way. But over the past few years, I have become more intentional about what I bring into my home and I have noticed a real shift in my comfort, my nervous system, and how I relate to daily life.

I hope some of these hacks and ideas feel supportive to you too!

You can join the Soft Grief Club over here: https://griefmagic.com/free/

Love,

Yarrow