Relatively Stable

Think Like a Raindrop:

On fires, healing, and reimagining what the land — and we — are capable of

What does it mean to trust the land again after fire, flood, and collapse? What shifts when we stop fo…

THE WORLD'S ON FIRE : Let's build fairy houses

In this bonus episode from Stable Roots, I'm sharing a personal essay that intertwines fire, folklore, and the search for meaning when the world feels li…

Roots and Reckoning: Always Forward, Never Back

The horses and the humans, each making their way in a world designed for machines.

This week’s recording from my weekly writings on Stable Roots is about…

Riding Toward Higher Ground: What is inherited and what is learned

In this solo episode, Kim reflects on the complex road of legacy, learning, and questions of horses and life. She shares story about …

From Loyola law school to Hurricane Katrina to a cartel scheme in Mexico, Jason Chambers was brought back to life to give us his words through poetry that brings us into a deeper connection with the …

The Day of Liberation: What Breaks, What Holds, and Why It Still Matters

If you’ve been here a while, you know that every week, I share a VoiceOver on this feed that is a narration from Stable Roots, …

In this episode of Relatively Stable, I sit down with US Eventing Team equestrian, mentor, coach, and clinician Kim Walnes for a conversation that goes beyond riding.

At its core, this podcast is abou…

What Waits Beneath the Surface: Matilda, Mystery, and the Art of Listening

In this week's reading of Stable Roots on Relatively Stable, I share the story of Matilda—a big draft mare with an even bigge…

THE DAY OF HEARTS AND FLOWERS 💘🌿

Bear with me through the historical destruction as we make our way to love.

What does Captain Cook’s ill-fated final voyage have to do with love? Not much, actually, bu…

The Magic of Waiting: What a sleeping mare teaches me about patience, connection, and the unseen

Magic never makes a sound.

Not when we hauled her home in a trailer that jerked and jolted like some kin…

In this episode of Relatively Stable, I sit down with my beautiful friend Jane Pike —a writer, artist, creative mentor, and horsewoman from New Zealand—for a conversation that moves beyond her well-k…

Horse Wisdom: Remembering us back into nature's silence

Humans are nesting dolls of possibilities.

There’s a rhythm beneath language, a pulse that moves through the world while we sleep, while we fill …

Making Peace With the Trees:

When the weather reveals the human animal

Snowstorms, hurricanes, and the unpredictable forces of nature have a way of reminding us who we are at our core. In this episode…

This week on Stable Roots at Relatively Stable, I bring you a series of prose poems—a departure from my usual long-form essays and an exploration of art, awe, and rediscovering creativity.

In this Voi…

Instinct vs. ReasonThe Intersection of Faith and Science, as Told to Me by a Horse

Kim takes us on a journey through the turbulence of 2024, sharing insights from her farm, her work with horses, and h…

The Ghost of Christmas Present

Finding richness in the unseen

You can find the full text of this week's blog along with photos and more information at Stable Roots.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

In this week’s blog…

Podcasts are, by their essence, containers of stories so these announcements are a fitting share for the theme of my writings this week:

It was a week of deep conversations and connections, sitting do…

The risk of living an ungenerous life is far greater than the risk of being scammed.

Tamar Reno

With an academic background in Native American Studies focusing on language revitalization, Tamar has tau…

It’s the season of giving, so there’s no better time to talk about generosity — our drives, our judgements, our stories, and everything in between.

This week I will dive into what happens in our brai…

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Christopher and I arrived…