Archive - Forager Field Notes

Following the thread

How creative practice, curiosity, and sustained attention shape a life.

Jun 12 • Michelle Dowd

There’s a deeper layer waiting.

Jun 5 • Michelle Dowd

May 2026

Let them be uncomfortable

You’re not here to make yourself easier to swallow

May 29 • Michelle Dowd

Straight roads don't take you there

On becoming something older, wilder, and harder to extinguish

May 22 • Michelle Dowd

What have your family stories taught you? And what are you choosing to keep?

May 15 • Michelle Dowd

You are the medicine.

And you can tend to what ails you.

May 8 • Michelle Dowd

There is no future.

So maybe it's time to find some secret gardens.

May 1 • Michelle Dowd

April 2026

Are you waiting for permission?

on horses that don't need you, and the cost of being tamed

Apr 24 • Michelle Dowd

Here. Drink some water.

The ways we learn to stay with each other

Apr 17 • Michelle Dowd

What do you need?

The voice that screams. The risk of listening.

Apr 10 • Michelle Dowd

What are you looking at?

A seven-day ritual for recovering your voice and your trust in what you see

Apr 3 • Michelle Dowd

March 2026

I lost my temper.

What if anger isn’t a problem, but a signal? A deeply personal reflection on emotional expression, self-trust, and the courage to be seen. Includes a…

Mar 27 • Michelle Dowd