by Julia Hartsell | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog, Death, Featured
As we enjoyed our first wild blackberry feast on the Solstice, I smiled remembering how our beloved Pablo loved eating them with me, straight off the vines. Never mind those briars: dig your face right on in. A huge heart housed in sheer force, Pablo had resonance... 
by Julia Hartsell | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog, Featured
By Julia Hartsell nWhen I was five, my first cousin Kimberly died. She was just a few weeks old. While I didn’t have much time to bond with her, I was very close with my aunt and uncle whose lives were forever altered. Thus the energetic impacts on the entire... 
by Julia Hartsell | Oct 19, 2021 | Blog, Death, Featured, No FI
As Jaroslav Róna’s sculpture above suggests, having the ancestors at our backs can be quite a weight to bear. Acknowledge them or not, they impact us nonetheless. Whether this image represents burden or support, there’s a gravitas here worthy of... 
by Julia Hartsell | Aug 6, 2020 | Blog, Featured
As of May, we’ve become stewards of 36 acres of traditional Shakori-Saponi lands in Silk Hope, NC (Haw River watershed). Having a home base for Heartward Sanctuary is a huge blessing, and blessings don’t often come without growing pains: we face a whole new set of...