My plant-medicine business, Botanically Curious, is striving to create third space opportunities for people through wellness workshops and private gatherings. What are third spaces? Well, you have work, you have home and then there is the third space. This space is an anchor of...
Relating is at the core of every belief system
Human existence is about relationships – relationships with self, earth, nature, spirit, things, people, animals, circumstances, jobs, professions, health, and more. Your entire life on this earth is about relationships. We’re also genetically designed to survive...
Finding, healing, rediscovering, and celebrating
“Hi, my name is Niki. “It’s nice to meet you.”
I remember how awkward it was to introduce myself by a name other than Nichole, but I was determined that my start in recovery was going to leave “addict Nichole’’ behind...
Openness, honesty and willingness to be vulnerable
My friend was having a really hard time. I wanted to show up for her, but at that point in my drinking, I was completely out of touch about what that meant. I decided to drop off a...
Substance use disorder has often been called the lonely person’s disease. At the end of our individual stories, and at the beginning of a new chapter, we were two people with very different paths finding ourselves in a similar place: isolated, disconnected, and frighteningly...
A Medicinal Spin on Sipping
Maine’s very own Botanically Curious invites us to embrace nature in the most delightful, accessible, and affordable manner.
You may have heard of mocktails – those non-alcoholic mixed beverages that are becoming a fun trend. A trend that’s not simply about...
