https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-10 https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/depression-hauntology-and-lost-futures-welcome-to-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/a44e858f-4bfc-4e9c-92b9-8972a4904c46/IMG_1858-crop.jpg blog - It's not aging, it's the slow cancellation of the future - Make it stand out Me at the farm in SE Washington State, Nov 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/d3ffcd14-2e8b-4f6e-b081-55c4d524167d/Ghosts+of+My+Life-+Writings+on+Depression%2C+Hauntology+and+Lost+Futures+maxresdefault.jpg blog - It's not aging, it's the slow cancellation of the future - Make it stand out Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures, by Mark Fisher (Zero Books, 2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/5abe5482-65ea-4689-8013-9147747c7e6b/411236.jpeg blog - It's not aging, it's the slow cancellation of the future - Make it stand out Junglist, by Eddie Otchere (AnOther Mag, July 27, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/a435b6fa-3653-4fa0-8016-dc6b15f28f87/mark-fisher-capitalist-realism.jpg blog - It's not aging, it's the slow cancellation of the future - Make it stand out Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?, by Mark Fisher (Zero Books, 2009) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/0897ca91-54c5-4ca1-85bb-9a630a2174a5/old-school-desk.jpg blog - It's not aging, it's the slow cancellation of the future - Make it stand out These fucking things… https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/96s9km8twokmyfhfiq15k3ly3iergt monthly 0.5 2023-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/0c338511-0474-40d2-8479-006e3ea9ecf5/Alexithymia-Emoji-1920x720.png blog - Behind My Chronic Professional Burnout: Alexithymia - Make it stand out Alexithymia: ἀ- (a-, "not") + λέξις (léxis, "speaking") + θυμός (thumós, "heart") = "no words for emotions" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/25b93ec3-ea7e-4cce-a446-3888eda6991f/Emotion-Wheel-II-rev.jpg blog - Behind My Chronic Professional Burnout: Alexithymia - Make it stand out An emotion wheel for identifying your emotions can be extremely helpful in building your own emotion map. From Human Systems (https://humansystems.co/emotionwheels) https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/reassembling-oneself-after-loss monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/e156bd4b-e38e-4b7b-a444-7d98bbd1cd30/Screen+Shot+2022-04-03+at+8.07.36+PM.jpg blog - Reassembling oneself after loss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/pace-layers-of-the-self monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/7eeb4c33-45f1-4243-a085-9d4ef09bb919/IMG_20220323_184546_855.jpeg blog - Pace Layers of the self - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/agile-as-a-path-to-your-life-dreams monthly 0.5 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609646047689-5BEVP9629ZHBVJJWX00W/Basic+Agile+methodology blog - Agile as a path to your life dreams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609646151804-N0QI97C6ZJAMSGV4QCCH/Magic+Agile blog - Agile as a path to your life dreams This is a draft of my Agile/Wheel of the Year combined model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1610141262350-VVCRUZ48VBEFD5NKOYV2/Prioritizing+Using+the+Moscow+Method blog - Agile as a path to your life dreams Priortizing tasks using sprint planning and the MoSCoW Method https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/story-mapping monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609644960115-JTDTI5U7J2SNI7VNGQ6Z/Context-free+mulch blog - Story mapping instead of to-do lists https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609645007480-T2A9EYVC61QLOMY5BW0P/Story+Mapping+a+goal blog - Story mapping instead of to-do lists My initial sketch of story mapping for one of my own goals. This map would eventually have many more detailed subtasks as I got into each “sprint.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609645240512-G7TTO7AG1MLORGIU7HFW/Story+Maps blog - Story mapping instead of to-do lists https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/design-thinking monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609639652869-NHJX4DH8XEL31ID6ZZRP/DT-3-How_it_feels.png blog - Design Thinking How the journey of a project feels. IDEO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609639560296-435T3X88ZOYS0EN4ZRK3/The+intersection+where+design+thinking+lives blog - Design Thinking The intersection where design thinking lives. IDEO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609639746266-GXUZYJ2605RFYHKQJ4ZW/The+3+core+activities+of+design+thinking blog - Design Thinking The 3 core activities of design thinking. IDEO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1609639881187-9T88J9JPUAKBKKNXVCOQ/Divergent+and+convergent+thinking blog - Design Thinking Divergent and convergent thinking. IDEO https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/2016-mongol-rally monthly 0.5 2020-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606113640268-D5JDAYCR7UP397FRUEVH/2016+Mongol+Rally+Finish+Line blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY The finish line of the 2016 Mongol Rally, north of Mongolia in Ulan Ude (Siberia), with our convoy: Team #WeLive, The 101 Damnations, So Good it Yurts, plus some other randos who hopped into the frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606113125914-8VQH6795MP5MH7C9N67D/image-asset.png blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY Team #WeLive: The Route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606113812028-6V947UZXF9EUDWGB0I61/Team+%23WeLive blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY Team #WeLive: The Ladies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606113850356-7HNF864JUJOW2SZFDB50/Team+%23WeLive+cars blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY Team #WeLive: The Cars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606114059265-EGA1IPM2H9GPOWDM4NRL/Team+%23WeLive%3A+the+spreadsheet blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY Team #WeLive: The Spreadsheet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606114177351-HGYFZBK557STE69AHOZC/The+Door+to+Hell%2C+Turkmenistan blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY The Door To Hell, Turkmenistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606114216000-AGWNPBV3J9SST5CRPO3J/Uzbek+Shock+Absorber+Replacement blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY Fixing Fordnando’s suspension, Bukhara, Uzbekistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606114269219-NF4F5G0TMEGJG5Q33Q9T/Mongol+Rally+Auto+Service%2C+Govi-Altai%2C+Mongolia blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY Mongol Rally Auto Service, Khovd, Mongolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606114322888-EUX4DE3MBJEXY2V3CD2D/Roadside+in+Central+Russia blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY Roadside Directions, somewhere in Kazakhstan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606114371283-Y9YAXA80AUH3WIQDOU4Y/The+863-Mile+Tow blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY The 863-Mile Tow… with a tent strap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606114429920-FXQALMRBW65D9LY6AHJ9/FB_IMG_1472818654368.jpg blog - 2016 MONGOL RALLY Team #WeLive: THE FINISH LINE https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/the-hardest-part-about-the-mongol-rally-isnt-the-physical-distance monthly 0.5 2020-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606111862676-OW7LIVJQKIZHB8049LR5/A+river+in+Mongolia+on+the+Mongol+Rally+route%2C+2015 blog - The hardest part about the Mongol Rally isn’t the physical distance Team Nomad in a river in Mongolia. There are mostly no roads there. Image from The Adventurists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606111983664-GDVNFI7RTX6I0C9Q6Y6X/The+Nerdventurists+on+the+Mongol+Rally%2C+2015 blog - The hardest part about the Mongol Rally isn’t the physical distance The Nerdventurists with Team Hop, Skip, & a Jump, on the 2015 Mongol Rally. Photo by TRAVELSTACHE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606112065637-2Q628JP5TYH42Z1OUVRY/Mongol+Rally+Team+%23WeLive%2C+2016 blog - The hardest part about the Mongol Rally isn’t the physical distance Bri, Tabitha, Megan, and me. This was the team by the end of 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606112309732-ZEL74F2A2F9484YOY6IJ/Final+Mongol+Rally+Team+%23WeLive+line-up%2C+2016 blog - The hardest part about the Mongol Rally isn’t the physical distance Me, Bri, Tabitha, Megan, and Alice. Team #WeLive, Mongol Rally 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606112154231-IWBOGIKMDV1B86DUW820/Mongol+Rally+Team+%23WeLive+route+map+2016 blog - The hardest part about the Mongol Rally isn’t the physical distance The route for Team #WeLive, Mongol Rally 2016 https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/small-goals monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606111693491-W0Z89GOVIQZRG30I7JGM/DSC03019-Penmon-Point-Anglesey.jpg blog - Small goals https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/neuron-tangles monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606111486718-TWYNYK87YDT67LGFMW6S/Anthony+Mattox%E2%80%99s+series+Neuron+Fractal blog - Neuron tangles Image credit: Anthony Mattox’s series Neuron Fractal, made with computer script https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/how-to-go-the-distance-stay-motivated-and-reach-towards-happiness monthly 0.5 2020-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606099814020-9NGOKV9TZE0UOENQOPK7/action-blur-car-child-386009-sm.jpg blog - How to go the distance, stay motivated, and reach towards happiness https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/blog/pieces-of-my-heart monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606100009310-9XX21EJ3DK1D9N5OPVL2/1_5Vc9kwVrQOoLM05WtqmrBA.jpeg blog - Pieces of my heart https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/bcb28482-8b24-4284-ac3d-10f0d74f3478/Mary+Kalhor_Paule%CC%81+Portrait+Session+_W21__27.jpeg Home I am Paulé Wood, Professional Wayfinder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606086736468-18X8F8NDAFQOTOWBLUSG/You+didn%27t+come+this+far+to+only+come+this+far. Home - you are possible We all deserve the chance to create a rich and rewarding life story, and we are all capable of great change. In our journeys - literal and metaphorical - we must reach beyond our comfort in order to grow, but guides and tools can support us along the way. I believe that we all have the wisdom necessary to do this, but it’s been conditioned out of us. I am committed to offering a practice that moves beyond shame and guilt. One of my favorite words in the world is “and.” As a trans nonbinary person, my life practice is to see beyond the binary in every way. I will help you see and curiously inquire into the places in your life where there seems to be only either/or, black & white. I will ask you to address your fears and blocks as part of the process, and to move at the speed with which your body and your emotions can move. We move at your speed, but also with a framework that makes the impossible possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606094237835-TBMR9QPCYLUJPWI46B5N/2019-04-19_Bwdcc24lR_C.jpg Home - working with me There are three main portals into your being: mind, body, and spirit. No matter which one we enter, we touch all three. Mind: We live in a world dominated by linear time and capitalism. Let’s collaborate on ways to find your whole self. Take a sabbatical Pursue a meaningful career change Discover how to make lasting change Adjust your life to care for a loved one without losing yourself in the process Use practical steps towards realizing your dreams Body: Your body is a record of your memories. What does your body need to say to you or to express? Receive dearmouring (external only) Have a conversation with your chronic pain or a medical diagnosis, such as cancer (I experienced potentially deadly ocular melanoma in 2017 and did journey work and ceremony as part of becoming cancer-free) Spirit: We need ceremony to mark time and rites of passage. Yet most modern culture doesn’t recognize this. Design your personal Rite of Passage Blessing ceremonies Ceremony for the passing of a pet We work together: you have the knowledge of where you want to go, and I am the experienced guide. Together, we’ll map the territory and make some beautiful discoveries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/d7a8c045-5ab7-4157-b10a-6ed5bf37a75c/Paul%C3%A9+Wood%2C+Coach Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/260f50af-d645-41af-aff2-61fab4d16571/Ampersand+sign+%3D+AND%21 Home https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/what-i-do daily 0.75 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606100647545-J2Q17ORDTJ80N80OW3NY/IMG_20170222_000815_306.jpg what i do - personal journeys Are you unsure of where you want to go next with your life, or the best way to get there? Do you want to find a way forward, but don’t quite know where to begin? Using a series of practical tools, I can help you get a handle on where you are now, articulate and uncover where you want to go, and make a concrete plan for how to move forward. We might look at the ways you spend your time, explore how the life you want to live feels, and identify the biggest obstacles standing in your way. As part of this, we work together to re-write the stories that you are telling yourself about your life. Expect sticky notes and self-reflection; bring your determination and sense of humor. Once we’ve figured out goals and plans, we can work on accountability. I’ll work with you to adjust your plans as they make contact with reality. We will adapt and persist to keep you on your path towards living the life story that you choose. Ask me about: How to take a sabbatical Pursuing meaningful career change Finding and creating meaning in your life Adjust your life to care for a loved one without losing yourself in the process Use practical steps towards realizing your dreams and making lasting change in your life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/4ae15ea0-eb2a-44de-be6b-272b261fef59/PXL_20200928_220213010.jpg what i do - Downsizing, organizing, and moving Are you drowning in stuff and don’t know where to begin to lighten your load? I use animism and compassion to help you navigate rehoming accumulated objects, shedding outdated items, and recycling or otherwise disposing of excess stuff in the most ethical way possible. Downsizing and moving can be intense emotional experiences. I’ve helped clients pack up a beloved house full of objects in preparation for a big move, and freeze up when they open a drawer full of memorabilia or the door to a room that has been the catch-all for seldom-used items. I compassionately guide them through the process, and help them keep perspective that what they’re doing is hard work! I love systems and enjoy collaborating with clients on how to make systems work for them. No one solution fits everybody. For example, if your counter is cluttered with mail, perhaps a solution is to find a way that works for that space, not try to create a whole new system or location. Organization systems are about ease and working with each person’s flow and space, not about reinvention. Who needs more work these days!?! I maintain a sense of non-judgement about people and their things: no shaming or criticism! Ask me about: Mindfully downsizing and packing for a big move Clearing out anything from a small closet to a whole house Creating organization systems of relative order and clarity (no one is perfect) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606100797854-F1ICGMNA2ZC4O4ZP2MPJ/20160522_143405.jpg what i do - career pathfinding Trying to figure out the next step in your career - forwards, backwards, or sideways? Feel like you should be running in a different direction entirely? Do you want to find work that better aligns with your values, passions, and strengths? I can help you chart a career path that fits you, and work with you to uncover the story of how the work you have done up until now sets you on that path. I’ve advanced, uprooted, restarted, and adjusted my career path numerous times in my life, and helped others do the same. During my time in corporate management, I loved helping my direct reports get where they wanted to go in their careers - even when that meant them leaving the org and going in an entirely new direction. Working together, we can find your way to a career that sustains you in the ways that you value most. Once we determine your direction, I will help you with the concrete next steps - whether that’s overhauling your resume and online presence, finding ways to gain the experience you need, or figuring out how to best tailor the story of your experience to the organizations you are applying to. You can change careers… it’s a matter of the story you tell to future employers or clients! Ask me about: How to say “no” productively, without repercussion Finding work in the intersection of your values and motivation Negotiating what you’re worth (the real fun is in non-monetary compensation) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/f7dc3539-53aa-438e-b5e1-c8a621c8bd38/PXL_20220404_002618220.jpeg what i do - dearmouring Find home in your body. Dearmouring is a hands-on healing modality that has an effect on every level of our being: physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual. I act as a mediator for your body, listening to the subtle cues and use physical touch to gently create space and openings in the places where trauma and life’s experiences get stored away. It is a slow modality; I ask questions and prompt you for reflections as I go. As we work, you can become open to feelings and inner wisdom, free of stuck emotions, unhealthy patterns, and old pain. Dearmouring reconnects us with the beauty and joy of life on all levels. We connect with our true selves and with our deeper purpose. We become authentic, empowered, and fully expressed human beings. I completed my training with Dearmouring Arts in 2019 (I suspended sessions during the pandemic). I also have extensive practitioner training in Northern European magic, 200 hours of yoga teacher training, 150 hours of circulatory massage, and multiple anatomy classes. My dearmouring work synthesizes these trainings, and is informed by my own experience with chronic pain, trauma, and cancer. This practice can be done externally and internally. At this time, I only offer external, clothed dearmouring work. Ask me about: Having a conversation with your gender experience, chronic pain, or medical diagnosis Mediation with the being of cancer belly-whispering :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/40911773-827a-4e7e-91d4-bdaf3a11a5e9/MagicalAgile-20201123.png what i do - personal ritual My practice is based in Northern European magic, the Celtic Wheel of the Year, and Seiðr mediumistic journeying. I studied ritual facilitation for self and others Ylva Mara Radziszewski, and I am fluent in invoking and holding ceremonial space, divinatory skills (not an exact science!), cleansing and blessing work, sacred witnessing, working with non-self energies, soul tending, elemental balancing, and offering council. Rites of Passage rituals included birth, coming of age, leaving home, sacred union, transition, and death. The ceremony of the Wheel of the Year, is not only the seasons, it’s the seasons of life. Following these rhythms can help you know what to plant, tend, and harvest for a richer, more connected life. It’s a way to notice time more fully and be more connected to place. Lately, I have been playing with layering Agile onto the Wheel of the Year to bring earth-based natural cycles into “square-world” pursuits I am a middle-world witch, and I love bringing magic and ceremony into everyday life. We are so often disconnected from the earth and the larger rhythms of our world. Anchoring to the land you stand on and understanding where you are, why you are there, and who walked there before you is one of the most healing practices I’ve found. I can help you design and hold ceremonies that will help you find your place on the earth and on the Wheel, and I can support you in finding everyday magic in your own life. I can also act as intercessor for you and places or processes that feel opaque, congested, or in need of cleaning or blessing. Ask me about: Designing your personal Rite of Passage How to approach bigger ceremonies like “sitting out” for extended periods in nature and dark retreats Blessing ceremonies for homes, buildings, and land Ceremony for gender shifts Transition ceremony for the passing of a pet https://www.professionalwayfinding.com/who-i-am daily 0.75 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/92361bc8-735b-4fc1-9b61-9855f23944fe/Mary+Kalhor_Paule%CC%81+Portrait+Session+_W21__30+crop.png who i am - my professions Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606094017271-2B4WM64UPF0QUZDZRVIA/2019-05-06_BxIQwSTlV94.jpg who i am - my focus I find myself returning again and again to the power of storytelling. The stories we tell ourselves and one another shape us and guide us through our lives, for good or for ill. Journeys - physical, emotional, and spiritual - are a powerful and ancient practice and metaphor that can give shape to the stories we tell ourselves. When our obstacles become parts of our journey, we can see them as teachers, companions, and even allies. In my own life, I have journeyed through addiction, abuse, and poverty, and am now experiencing increasing chronic disability. These experiences have given me empathy for others from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences. If you are struggling to transcend difficult things in your past or roadblocks in your present, I can help you turn your eye toward the future and find a path toward what calls to you most. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606093620715-3FN26D2QJXBUQZ1FMOJW/2016-08-28_BJpKoc7hnTC.jpg who i am - my journeys I am a lifelong traveler, starting from my first solitary 5-month trip to the Netherlands, England, and Scotland when I was nineteen years old. Highlights include driving 10,000 miles across Europe and along the Silk Road through the Middle East and Asia as team captain on the 2016 Mongol Rally, followed by an additional driving jaunt to the Arctic Circle. Recently, I traveled for 16 months, going over 100,000 miles through 18 countries across three continents. I attended trainings and workshops, getting certified in things as varied as wilderness first responder training to de-armouring. With seven years of training as a practitioner of Northern European earth-based practices, I am an animist comfortable in both practical and spiritual realms, and I love to weave both into a holistic experience. During my magical training, I found people in my life increasingly coming to me for advice, and felt myself drawn to and rewarded by helping them as a mediator and collaborator in discovery and working to move towards their life dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606102429887-OZ13X4DSXASSE4RX2O5L/my-life-through-a-lens-bq31L0jQAjU-unsplash-sm.jpg who i am - collaboration I am interested in meeting and connecting with people who are interested in collaborating in areas including: Anti-racism and pro-transgender work Storytelling as a transformational tool for individuals and organizations Living in community and the development of more resilient social networks in living spaces Pragmatic approaches to social change If you are interested, contact me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbae7dfecdaaf427152f78b/1606111095048-0IG4O7I9FT5K7UKSR0SL/mycelium who i am - networking Over decades of professional work and world travel, I have developed a diverse and far-flung network. 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