Weaving Healing by Lorena Saavedra Smith

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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June 2025

Facing My Old Demons with Wild Love

🔥🗣️ The truth I almost didn’t share…

Jun 24, 2025 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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May 2025

🌱 Rooted, Replanted, and Rising

A sacred pause, a deeper purpose, and a new path

May 8, 2025 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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January 2024

3 Steps to Release Workplace Stress

🪴 Chill out and water your plants

Jan 31, 2024 • Lorena Saavedra Smith

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