Weaving Healing by Lorena Saavedra Smith

What We Forgot When We Learned to Live by the Calendar

An equinox reflection on Pacha philosophy, Nature, and remembering how to locate ourselves within time

Sep 22 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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Hispanic Heritage Month Should Not Begin in September

What late invitations reveal about when Latino voices enter the conversation.

Sep 17 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

The Replanted Woman

What Adaptation Changes and What It Should Not Erase

Sep 3 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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August 2026

What It Means to Be a Good Relative

Every August, the Día de la Pachamama returns me to a question that matters far beyond a single day:

Aug 3 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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July 2026

When the Earth Starts to Shake

A reflection on the earthquakes in Venezuela, and what trauma, nature, and compassion reveal about our shared humanity.

Jul 2 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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June 2026

There Was a Time I Wanted to Disappear

A reflection on mental health, ancestral care, and the wider circle that returns us to balance

Jun 6 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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April 2026

Poetry as Medicine for Belonging

A language for what we’ve been carrying without explanation

Apr 5 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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March 2026

The Kind of Strength We Inherited

On Women, Collective Memory, and the Work of Belonging

Mar 1 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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February 2026

Calling You Amiga Is Not Casual

When Softness Wasn’t Safe to Receive

Feb 1 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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January 2026

No New Year Resolutions, Just the Courage to Celebrate a New Cycle

A reflection on endings, autonomy, and the quiet work of honoring where we actually are

Jan 1 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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December 2025

Cycles of Belonging: A Migrant Story for Our Time

Reflections on dignity, fear, and our shared humanity

Dec 16, 2025 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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November 2025

Why The Holidays Awaken Cultural Grief & How To Find Your Way Back To Belonging

A tender look at why December stirs what we thought we left behind, and how small acts of remembrance can guide us back to ourselves.

Nov 30, 2025 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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