Katherine May on winter's transformative power

Some people love crisp winter mornings and bracing ocean swims — one of those people is author Katherine May, who says there are winter periods in life too. In her book Wintering, Katherine writes about her own cold and fallow seasons, and says we shouldn't run from our winters because they contain seeds of transformation.

Guest

Katherine May is an internationally renowned writer and podcaster based in Kent, in the south east of England. Her work covers nature, spirituality, slow living and neurodivergence. Her bestselling books include Wintering: the power of rest and retreat in difficult times and Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age.

Katherine is on Instagram and Substack. Her podcast is called The Clearing.

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