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Honoring Milestones: Trusting the Body’s Wisdom

Sixteen years ago, I gave birth to my daughter at home—a milestone that still lives vividly in my memory. It was one of the first moments I truly leaned into trusting my body’s innate wisdom. After two hospital births interrupted by routines and policies, I longed for an experience that honored the natural rhythm of birth. That home birth was everything I hoped for: powerful, grounding, and a profound lesson in the mind/body connection. Back then, I didn’t know much about how our thoughts, emotions, and bodies are linked. But in that moment, I surrendered and discovered a wellspring of trust I hadn’t known before.

Today, with sixteen more years of experience and learning, I see how essential it is to nurture the relationship between mind and body. I love supporting others as they discover this connection—especially when restless feelings or inner tugs make it hard to find calm. Sometimes, our bodies send signals that don’t make sense right away, but with gentle curiosity, we can learn to tend to these feelings and offer ourselves the compassion we deserve.

Tending to Restlessness: Free Video Resource

In our last Tending Together session, we explored the landscape of restlessness—those moments when we feel pulled in many directions or caught between urges to move and stay still. If you find yourself feeling unsettled, I invite you to watch the Tending To Restlessness video below. It’s a gentle practice to help you pause, notice, and tend to what’s stirring inside.

New Additions to the Garden of Parts

Recently, I’ve been reflecting on the “garden” of inner parts that each of us carries. Analogies help me make sense of the inner landscape, and gardening imagery has become a favorite. I’ve added two new archetypes to my Inner Parts Guide: the Over-Achieving Scarecrow and the Boundary-Setting Fence. These parts often show up when we’re striving or protecting ourselves, and learning to recognize and tend to them can bring so much clarity.

• Download the updated Inner Parts Guide
• Take the Inner Parts Quiz (now with new parts!)

Upcoming Events & Community Offerings

FREE Tending Together Community Circle: Gentle, 30-minute Zoom circles to ground and reset. Join the Tending Together community

• May 7 – Tending To Rhythms Of Life (4pm PDT | 5pm MDT | 6pm CDT | 7pm EDT)
• May 19 – Tending To The Garden of Self (8am PDT | 9am MDT | 10am CDT | 11am EDT)

Unbound Women’s Group (in person): May 12th, 6pm at the Old Central School in Grand Rapids, MN. This is a free event open to all women. In connection with Mental Health Awareness I will be pulling back the curtain on how to stop “fixing” your inner parts and start tending to them with the wisdom of a gardener. I’d love to see you there as we explore how to move past the internal conflict of wanting to grow versus wanting to hide, so we can finally reclaim our authenticity.

Being Who I Want To Be (in person): May 19th, 6pm – A workshop to help you identify barriers and move toward the life you truly want. 

Get a taste of what going deeper can look in my Befriend Your Story offering

Intro To Befriend Your Story: Thur, May 21 – 9am PDT, 10am MDT, 11am CDT, 12pm EDT. Hope On The Horizon – This is a popular topic, so we're going to do it again! Each session is unique because of the people who join, so if you attended before, there is still an opportunity to learn more by attending again!. Recording included with purchase.

Let’s Stay Connected

If your heart is longing for a space to be seen and supported, or if you have questions about any of these offerings, I warmly invite you to reply to this email. Your journey matters, and I am honored to walk alongside you.

With warmth and gratitude,

~ Kimberly Erickson
Growing Harmony Within

P.S. For more reflections, resources, and the latest offerings, visit the Growing Harmony Within website. I always welcome your stories and questions—just reply to this email if you’d like to share what’s on your mind or heart.