Martina

Shall we dance? — Martina Rutledge “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” — Alan Watts As Alan Watts reminds us, change asks us to move with it, not resist it. And as cultur...

After years of grief & caregiving, I’m remembering how to move again — one mile, one memory, one song at a time.

Maybe change is the music that teaches us to dance again.

🖤 Shall We Dance? → www.martinarutledge.com/blog/shall-w...

#GriefAndGrowth #reMemberingProject

Hey Bluesky...haven't been in much for a bit because Ive been cutting down on social media to keep anxiety in check, but what's up with you? What good are you creating?

You are not too late to bloom again.

Even in grief, the Sun Child waits.

New episode: The re:Membering Podcast
🎧 “The Sun Child Within” coming Monday, 7/12!

#caregiver #aftercaregiving

You woman in a white dress standing alone in a beautiful garden framed by pink roses.

You’d think after years of caregiving, I’d be done with solitude—but I still crave it.

Do you?

That deep breath. The feeling of returning to yourself.

Solitude isn’t loneliness but restoration.

You’re not broken for needing space. You’re remembering who you are.

#solitude #rest #remembering

✨ Something new is coming…

A new beginning for the tender-hearted, the soul-weary, the ones who have walked through fire & wonder if joy is possible again.

🎙 The re:Membering Podcast debuts May 26 — a new moon, a new beginning.

#rememberingpodcast #startingover #griefjourney #femininewisdom

On this Beltane, I offer this blessing:

May you remember your wildness.
May you remember your sacredness.
May you remember that new beginnings are holy.

#reMembering #Beltane #NewBeginnings"

Happy Beltane!!!

"It’s time. 🌸

re:Membering is now live — a sacred space for journeying back to your own wild, true self.

Come visit. Come breathe. Come begin again.

www.martinarutledge.com/blog

#reMembering #NewBeginnings

YouTube video by India.Arie - Topic I Am Light

re:Membering was born from the sacred, messy magic of finding my way back to myself after caregiving, grief, & change.

It's about breathing again.

It's about loss, love, wild joy, deep sorrow, soul stories, & the magic both you & I were born with.

May 1. 🌿✨ #remembering

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Long ago, when the earth sang its spring songs, people gathered to honor the turning of the wheel.

This Beltane, a new beginning blooms.

Watch this space. 🌸 #reMembering #ComingHome

Happy Easter to those who celebrate and Happy Sunday to those who don't.

Thank you!!!

Thabks so much! Any particular books or sites you recommend?

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So excited today.

I've been hovering within 10 lbs of my goal what feels like FOREVER, but as of this morning I have lost 102 lbs!!

So many thoughts on the doing of it, bullshit advice, health, the difference in how people treat you, etc.

But today I'm just celebrating. :)

#100lbs #weightloss

Those are great suggestions. I've been eating a lot of brown rice with veggies, beans, and salsa (breakfast too), but need to build out my rotación or find some different sauces so I don't get tired of it. I appreciate the help. Thank you :)

Thank you! I'm using an app from my doctor's office that track nutrition, but wiIll check it out. I will check out Simnett! I appreciate the tips!

It needs a total rehaul, but after taking a year & a half off from my own work to be a paranormal podcaster, my personal website is coming back on Beltane. I'm really excited about that. It's about rebuilding after a Tower moment. Story, archetype, loss, the magic of starting over & more.

I had planned to start my new way of eating Monday so I could use up some groceries, but have been eating that way today & am on track with my carb/fat/protein ratio for the first time since I started my new health program a few weeks ago and that is exciting! Yay for seeing a nutritionist & yay me!

What are your best tips for implementing a big dietary change? (Plant based whole foods). I was eating a lot of (but not always exclusively) plant based stuff already, but it's about to get stricter. (No dairy, low fat.) #nutrition #plant-based #wholefoods

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Today I have an appointment with a nutritionist named Dr. Gobble. It's like he was named to step into his profession and I am totally here for it. :)

I saw that. I worry about elders who wont have access to their meds. It's pretty terrifying as someone with chronic conditions, but I can't let myself freak out about the many things that are scaring me, so I joke about chocolate (which I don't eat often and really shouldn't be eating anyway). :/

My favorite treat has gone up from $9 (which was already WAY too much compared to what it sells for in Germany) to $13-14. Guess I'll have to celebrate all this tarriff induced winning without chocolate.

Can we please just stop accusing everyone older person whose policies we don't like of having dementia? Some people are just assholes and I can assure you that armchair diagnoses are not effective. There is no reason to give people who are knowingly causing harm a free pass.

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How did I miss Bunheads and why do I always find things a decade after they're over and enjoy the weird, quirky things that get abruptly canceled after a season or two?

Thanks, Grady! I've been working on a lot of writing & other projects that got put on the back burner while we were doing Wandering Spirits. Having a birthday a couple weeks ago has motivated me to work on the things I want to do...especially health, so I have the energy to do them. How've you been?

After months of feeling crappy more of the time than not, I'm seeing doctors, getting labs done, cleaning up my diet, and buying fitbits.

The world outside may be a total shit show right now, but personal spring is all about self-care and happiness.

True love of country is not turning a blind eye to its flaws. It's seeing them and loving your country enough despite them to take action to make things better.

I am 80% creative-chaotic, but have just enough organizational nerd in me to be totally excited at having finally figured out how to make Smartsheet charts and dashboards today.

Thank you for speaking up. As a former caregiver who cared for my mom at home for the duration of her journey with frontotemporal lobe dementia, I barely survived. Taking support away from caregivers & people w/ dementia is just cruel. People need Keep fighting & inspiring. You are needed!