Kindred Tree Healing Center

01/13/2026

We’re shining a spotlight on our latest Kindred Tree’ple Book Club read- Women Who Run With The Wolves by: Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In these turbulent and heavy times that we face in our country and across the world, KTHC chooses books to read as a team that help support our clinical staff in engaging in soul-deep work for ourselves and alongside the clients we serve. Here’s more about our latest read:

“In Women Who Run with the Wolves, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories, many from her own traditions, in order to help women reconnect with the fierce, healthy, visionary attributes of this instinctual nature. Through the stories and commentaries in this remarkable book, we retrieve, examine, love, and understand the Wild Woman, and hold her against our deep psyches as one who is both magic and medicine.” -

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01/13/2026

🤩Exciting Kindred Announcements: Vanessa is featured in the latest issue of Frederick Lifestyle Magazine! We are so lucky to have her wisdom published, you don’t want to miss reading this.

🙌🏾 In “Reclaiming Joy: How To Consciously Move Forward After A Difficult Year” she writes on the importance of reclaiming joy to authentically move through the most difficult times. Vanessa emphasizes that forcing positivity does not a joyful person make, and offers a step-by-step process with practical tips for finding joy in meaningful ways.

Read the whole article in print or online here:

https://citylifestyle.com/articles/reclaiming-joy

01/09/2026

Twelve months is a long time. It may not feel that way. Indeed, society has us all in a hurry to make sure we get everything done right away! 🗓️🌀🤲🏽

Many of us are still recovering from 2025, still resolving last year’s issues or hurts. When we approach a planning process, we do ourselves no favors by trying to get it all done at once, nor do we make any progress if we get stuck, which can happen to anyone. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Our nervous systems enjoy the dopamine created when we complete a task; this does NOT look like:

a)Overwhelming ourselves with too much work
b) Procrastinating so hard that we shame ourselves into collapse

Celebrate your slow, measured progress, and your brain will thank you for it! 🧠🐢🤲🏽🩵🌳

01/08/2026

January isn’t the ideal time to start anew. In the Northern Hemisphere, we are still wintering, and that means we need to place the most importance on: REST, WARMTH, HEARTH & HOME, REFLECTION, and the deep, slow INNER-GROWTH we might do in SOLITUDE. 🥱❄️🏡

That being said- there’s no rules against tuning into your intuition, noticing your dreams, and recovering from the busy holiday season! So long as you are engaging in this kind of reflection without shaming past, present, or future versions of yourself. Only then can we meet the Spring season of rebirth and renewal ready to transition into doing more and embracing change! 🌀🤲🏽🌳

01/07/2026

People who have followed us for a long time know that as a holistic psychotherapy practice, we share the wisdom of seasonal living passionately and often- in the work we do with our clients, and on social media! Human beings are in relationship with all aspects of Nature- even if our society isn’t set up that way. 🗓️🤲🏽🌳

Our culture prioritizes action, celebrates overworking, and shames those who ‘can’t keep up.’ This narrow way of thinking can become toxic quickly. We encourage everyone to lean into a different kind of discomfort, the kind that happens just outside of our comfort zone- living in alignment with the winter season values instead of shaming yourself into setting unrealistic goals or trying to live up to unreasonable expectations. ❄️😌🌲

01/02/2026

One thing about trees- they KNOW how to be in community with others! Humankind has long been attuned to the wisdom that trees possess about saving and preserving life on earth. Trees are an exquisite model of what safety can look and feel like– deeply rooted to their place within this world. 🌳🌲🪾

Check out our website for more information about how our clinical director, Vanessa Durrant, LCSW-C, was inspired to name KTHC. And go to (source:) https://www.americanforests.org/article/people-and-trees-an-intimate-connection/ for more interesting information about how trees and humans are connected, and how you can contribute to American Forest’s mission to support tree growth all around the country. 🌳🌲🪾 #

12/31/2025

Trees have long been tied to human spirituality- so many religions and spiritual practices have recognized the significance of trees to humankind’s overall well-being. Spirituality is one aspect of well-being that many people tend to neglect; no matter what religious, cultural, or spiritual practice you may follow, we invite you to get curious about how it incorporates trees and nature.
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Check out our website for more information about how our clinical director, Vanessa Durrant, LCSW-C, was inspired to name KTHC. 🌳🌲🪾

And go to (source:) https://www.americanforests.org/article/people-and-trees-an-intimate-connection/ for more interesting information about how trees and humans are connected, and how you can contribute to American Forest’s mission to support tree growth all around the country. 🌳🌲🪾

12/30/2025

At the end of this calendar year, we’re reflecting on our humanness, and it’s wondrous connection to nature, namely, trees. It’s no surprise that our psychotherapy practice name, Kindred Tree Healing Center, is inspired by how all human beings are kin to trees, and all the beauty of nature. 🌳🌲🪾

Check out our website for more information about how our clinical director, Vanessa Durrant, LCSW-C, was inspired to name KTHC. And go to (source:) https://www.americanforests.org/article/people-and-trees-an-intimate-connection/ for more interesting information about how trees and humans are connected, and how you can contribute to American Forest’s mission to support tree growth all around the country. 🌳🌲🪾

12/19/2025

The darkest nights of the year and the start of winter is nearly here, Kindreds! ❄️🌚🕯️🌞

We’re inviting everyone to build yourself a cozy nest with your particular nervous system in mind: what physical items or inner mindset might you surround yourself with if you could take time each day to hunker down and enjoy your surroundings? 🪹🤲🏽🥰

There’s a few essentials most people can agree on: soft blankets, perhaps a warm mug of tea or other non-caffeinated drink, soft lighting…some may enjoy a good book, a furry companion, a coloring book or other creative task. Others might like a board game with friends, a comfort movie, or soft music playing. Whatever sounds just right to you to create a cozy scene, we invite you to slow down, and spend time in your nest!

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12/17/2025

❄️ At the beginning of winter, societal expectations demand that we rush through the solstice and the days that follow to overextend our energies and create more output than we take in input. Instead, we encourage everyone to turn inward, reflect, and receive. 🤲🏽

🎄 Rather than race to prepare for the holidays and collapse once we manage to get through it all, consider what it might be like to just be with one’s self, even for just an hour per day (and it doesn’t have to be a full hour- try breaking it up in smaller increments of time throughout the day). We invite everyone to use the time to rest (no screens), journal, light a candle and meditate upon the end of the darkest nights of the year. Join us as we prepare to go within, and notice what you might need in these moments. 🕯️

12/15/2025

Winter isn’t officially here yet, kindreds, but brrrr! ❄️ It sure feels like the winter season is here in the Northern Hemisphere! 🥶 With this in mind, remember that humans are animals, too, and we need to engage in our own kind of hibernation, even when society tells us to stay busy! Consider the wisdom in gathering your resources, going inward, taking a long rest, and then emerging only once Spring has invited us into renewal. The calendar new year and the seasonal new year are very different- there are so many benefits to living in rhythm with nature! 🌲🩵🤲🏽

12/14/2025

The Kindred Tree’ple podcast has a whole new season coming out very soon! But if you’re wanting some poignant winter wisdom find this old episode- it will help support you this winter!❄️

It’s time for another episode of the Kindred Tree’ple Podcast! Episode 6: Winter Survival Wisdom!
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This week our host and Kindred Tree Healing Center owner, Vanessa Durrant, shares all about living intentionally in the Winter season! She takes us “back to the basics” of how our ancestors lived in relationship to nature, and how this helped them cope with the natural difficulties of the coldest season.
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