New newsletter - who dis?
Hi there! I’m Adrianne.
Some days, I don’t really know who I am. And I’d like to think I’m always in a state of meeting myself in tiny moments of each day.
What I know of who I am is…
I’m a chicken-raising, hobby farm building, sarcastic, slow living wannabe, home-cooking, forest dwelling lady. (The yellow lab is Oberon from Oberon’s Acres, our lil family farm business we’re trying to build.)
My favorite feeling is when I’m standing on my property (literally, a forest) and hear the wind whip through the trees, whispering secrets and comfort into my ears. Reminding me that we live on a giant floating rock in space so most of my worries should really fall in the “no worries” column.
Wait, what’s happening right now?
I write about my life and experiences. What I’ve learned and how I’m growing. It could be about work-life, home-life, past-life or hopes for my future life.
I’ve struggled with self-doubt and that inner critic that tells me I’m being selfish or too _______ and shouldn’t be telling my stories to the world. I’m not a certified expert in anything and I don’t have any post high school education. (#CollegeDropout) What good will putting my voice into the interweb ether be?
I listened to a podcast a few years ago with the author, David Kessler and had a revelation. He was discussing his book; Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief and I knew that my voice, my story, my life was entering that sixth stage.
I wouldn’t say I’m a grief expert by any means, and my writings are not always about grief. My revelation that day was that I find meaning in using my story, my grief to help other people feel seen.
I often write about what I’ve been working on or working through for myself.
I don’t share my writings, stories (heart and soul) because I think I’m better than anyone else or have ‘earned’ my way to this place.
I share my stories because I know the power of being seen and validated.
How often will I be writing?
Monthly with a possibility of weekly. I’m contemplating making my weekly LinkedIn post (Weekly Serotonin Boost) a bit longer and adding them here instead.
Is it a journal?
Insert shrug emoji here. It might be! I work really hard to find the right wording for the stories that bubble up within me to be consumable AND authentic. So sometimes, there will be really raw, deep-felt posts that seem more like a journal.
How can I support you?
Well, if you’ve read this far, you’re already doing it! If you’re intrigued and want to hear more of what I write, please subscribe! If you read something you know someone else may benefit from reading - please, please, please - share it with them. Not for me to have a new reader, but so my writing can serve it’s purpose and meet someone else where they are at, when they need it most.
What comes next?
Let’s find out together, shall we?
Thanks for hanging out and reading Forest Whispers today.