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Grow Free with Emma B Nature-based, Embodied Trauma-Healing, Education & Community | Creative Facilitator for Wellbeing

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Hello everyone 🌑We’re currently moving through Moon 2 of the 13 Moon cycle: the Lunar Moon of Challenge.It’s where the d...
08/09/2026

Hello everyone 🌑
We’re currently moving through Moon 2 of the 13 Moon cycle: the Lunar Moon of Challenge.
It’s where the dream meets life:
What we want and what we don’t want.
The possibility and the practical reality.
Our needs and the needs of others.

It can feel as though what we don’t want is being held and shaken up right in front of us.

The tension’s here to help us test the dream not tell us we’re doing it all wrong – to help us clarify what matters and find a more intelligent way forward.

In other words, this part of the cycle is designed to be (in)tense.

Does that ring any bells for you? Is a dream or possibility meeting the more messy reality in your life just now?

It’s within this context, I’m offering our regular free NEW MOON MEET UP & SANCTUARY this week.

Wednesday 9 September
7:30–8:30pm
Free and open to everyone

You don’t need to know anything about astrology or the 13 Moons. Simply bring yourself and whatever is alive for you.

REGISTER ON ZOOM:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vaoM4thcS12U6NE__wDSFw
Meeting ID: 824 2260 2951
Passcode: GrowFree

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And if this meeting between dreams, tension and old stories feels familiar, our Growfree Community NEXT LEVEL FREEDOM: Storying for Safety webinar on 15th September will explore how to feel safe with tension and not get defined by or trapped by it.

Find out more:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1010698771931739
Book directly:
https://donate.stripe.com/28E9ASfnQeP6dSkgyy3AY0q

06/09/2026

Was it too late to pick Mugwort?

Apparently not. Which feels rather appropriate this week. 🌿

Mugwort is a bitter nervine. That sounds like she's a cruel villain, huh? But in herbal terms, those are two of the qualities that make her such an interesting ally if you show her respect.
Bitter, aromatic, powerful and traditionally used to move stagnant matter and energy through the body, she also supports the nervous system while doing so.

And here she is, still offering herself even though I was storying myself into being “too late” to harvest her this year.
For me, there's a lesson in that. And a reminder that we are never really too late for anything.

So much of what I'm calling Storying for Safety is noticing stories like 'I've missed it. I'm behind. It's too late. I should have done this by now' — and discovering what becomes possible when our nervous system is supported to feel safe enough not to have to keep living inside them.

Mugwort has long been associated with dreams, thresholds and transitions too, which makes her feel like a rather wonderful plant ally for moving into our NEXT LEVEL FREEDOM. 🌿

Jon, Heidi and I are exploring how our stories shape and are shaped by our nervous systems in NEXT LEVEL FREEDOM: Storying for Safety on 15th September.
✨ 1.5 hours | By donation
✨ Recording available
👇 BOOKING LINK
https://donate.stripe.com/28E9ASfnQeP6dSkgyy3AY0q

FB Event link:
https://facebook.com/events/s/next-level-freedom-webinar-sto/1010698771931739/

There is NO story worth holding onto that does not help set us free.

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If you're local to Aberdeenshire you can also join Heidi and I for Meet the Plants at the Grow Free site on Sunday 27th September 1.30-3.30pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2833986433624291

04/09/2026

Something I’ve learned to ask myself is:

Is this actually true — or is this the story my nervous system is telling me right now?
Because when I’m in fight, flight or freeze, the story can feel completely true.
I don’t need to push it away. I can feel what’s underneath it, find my way back towards safety — and then see what else becomes possible from there.

Jon, Heidi and I are exploring how our stories shape and are shaped by our nervous systems in NEXT LEVEL FREEDOM: Storying for Safety on 15th September.
✨ 1.5 hours | By donation
✨ Recording available
👇 Booking link
https://donate.stripe.com/28E9ASfnQeP6dSkgyy3AY0q

There is NO story worth holding onto that does not help set us free.

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This webinar is also a little taste of what we’ll be exploring much more deeply and experientially in Together in Nature this October — working with story, somatics, archetype and the natural world to deepen our capacity to hold ourselves and others.

Together in Nature — Next dates
2-Day Learning Retreat: Stories, Archetypes & the Nervous System
Friday 30th – Saturday 31st October
www.grow-free.com/TinNature

02/09/2026

There is NO story worth holding onto that does not help set us free.

And on 15th September, Jon Cree, Heidi Neal and I are going to explore it together in our NEXT LEVEL FREEDOM WEBINAR: Storying for Safety.

It’s 1.5 hours, by donation, and there’ll be a recording if you can’t make it live.

👇 Booking link:
https://donate.stripe.com/28E9ASfnQeP6dSkgyy3AY0q

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This webinar is also a little taste of what we’ll be exploring much more deeply and experientially in Together in Nature this October — working with story, somatics, archetype and the natural world to deepen our capacity to hold ourselves and others.

Together in Nature — Next dates
2-Day Learning Retreat: Stories, Archetypes & the Nervous System
Friday 30th – Saturday 31st October
www.grow-free.com/TinNature

Storying for SafetyA 1.5-hour Together in Nature webinarThe stories we tell ourselves — about what is happening, what mi...
30/08/2026

Storying for Safety

A 1.5-hour Together in Nature webinar
The stories we tell ourselves — about what is happening, what might happen, and what we need to do about it — are felt in our bodies.

When we’re facing personal difficulty or wider collective crises, it can be easy to slip into emergency talking: language that amplifies urgency, threat and helplessness. While this may come from a very real desire to respond, keeping ourselves in a state of alarm doesn’t necessarily help us meet what is happening wisely or effectively.
Storying for Safety explores another possibility.

In this 1.5-hour webinar Jon Cree, Heidi Neal and I will explore how and why we can begin to notice the stories our nervous systems are living inside, and gently reshape them into ones that support greater safety, capacity and choice — without denying the reality of the challenges we face.

We’ll explore why allowing ourselves to feel safe can itself be a wise and purposeful response, and how nature, sensory experience and nature-based metaphor can help us find different ways of understanding and relating to what is happening.

You’ll leave with insight into the relationship between story, body and nervous system, alongside simple ways to begin storying yourself towards greater safety in everyday life.

https://fb.me/e/4X8gyKvvN

👇🏻 BOOK ON BY DONATION
https://donate.stripe.com/28E9ASfnQeP6dSkgyy3AY0q
You'll also find it at the landing page below because it's a little taste of what we’ll be exploring much more deeply and experientially in Together in Nature this October — working with story, somatics, archetype and the natural world to deepen our capacity to hold ourselves and others.

Together in Nature — Next dates
2 Day Learning Retreat: Stories, Archetypes & the Nervous System
Friday October 30th – Saturday 31st
www.grow-free.com/TinNature

27/08/2026

A small Family Baxter Tribute to Dolly Parton. 🤍

26/08/2026

Today, I recorded this lying on the grass, after giving myself permission to leave the to-do list, take my daughter sailing, have a brilliant time and rest.

A few days ago, my nervous system was telling me I was behind, there was too much to do, I needed to work harder… and things were starting to feel like a bit of an emergency.

Nothing dramatic changed in my circumstances. But something changed in the story my body was living inside.

I listened to what was underneath the urgency, recognised an old survival story, and began reminding myself of the wider truth of now: I have support. I have choices. I don’t have to do everything at once. I’m allowed to enjoy my life while I build the things that matter to me.

I storied myself towards safety — and my body responded.
This relationship between story and the nervous system is what we’ll be exploring in our BY DONATION online webinar, Storying for Safety.

You can sign up now.
🌿 By Donation Storying for Safety Online Webinar
Tuesday 15th September, 7-8.30pm
https://donate.stripe.com/28E9ASfnQeP6dSkgyy3AY0q

It’s also a little taste of the territory we’ll be exploring much more deeply and experientially in Together in Nature this October — working with story, somatics, archetype and the natural world to deepen our capacity to hold ourselves and others.

🍂 Together in Nature — Next dates
2 Day Learning Retreat: Stories, Archetypes & the Nervous System
Friday October 30th – Saturday 31st
https://www.grow-free.com/TinNature

Sometimes the next thing on the to-do list really can wait. ⛵🌱

🌙 A New 13 Moon Year — a beautiful time to joinOn 26 July we entered a new 13 Moon year: Year of the Red Galactic Moon.T...
19/08/2026

🌙 A New 13 Moon Year — a beautiful time to join

On 26 July we entered a new 13 Moon year: Year of the Red Galactic Moon.

The year we just completed, the Yellow Resonant Seed, was one of realising more potential — listening deeply, noticing what wanted to grow, letting old patterns fall away and discovering what feels more genuinely ours.

This new year shifts the emphasis:

What happens when we actually live what we've discovered?

Rather than continually searching for the right path, the Red Galactic Moon invites us to become that path — bringing what we've learned into our bodies, choices, relationships, work, creativity and everyday lives.

The 13 Moon cycle gives us a way of noticing the rhythms of creation rather than being swept along by them.

Right now, we're moving from Moon 1: the Magnetic Moon of Purpose into Moon 2: the Lunar Moon of Challenge.

Moon 1 is about gathering ourselves, becoming coherent and receptive, noticing where we're drawn.

Now tension enters the picture.

Things that don't quite fit may become more visible. Resistance, questions or uncertainty may arise as our emerging purpose meets the reality of how we're actually living.

Rather than seeing this as something going wrong, we can recognise it as part of the creative process — something that helps us refine, adjust and grow.

You don't need to have started on the first day of a Moon, or have "done" Moon 1 perfectly.

The Moons aren't another thing to keep up with. They're an invitation to feel the pulse, notice what is happening, and participate more consciously in the living rhythm of time.

And this particular moment feels like a beautiful time to step in. 🌱

Inside the 13 Moon Membership, each Moon brings you a written orientation, guided practice and deep sound transmission — brought to you by Emma B, Hazel McLaren and Madeleine Besson.

We're exploring what happens when we stop treating time as something we're constantly running out of — and remember it as something living that we participate in.

If you're curious to reclaim more freedom & presence through a different relationship with time, the 13 Moon Journey is for you.

https://community.grow-free.com/plans/1989904

16/08/2026

🌿 Part 2 of The Pilgrimage: At Wild & Rooted Gathering 🌟
As we journeyed along the motorway, our hearts were open to the magic that awaited us. At Wild & Rooted, we didn’t just find a gathering—we discovered kindred spirits who, like us, are weaving the fabric of a new reality.

In that moment of singing together under the Wild & Rooted banner, we felt the power of connection—not just across miles, but across intentions. This emerging community opened doors to greater insights, igniting ideas and connections for what we’re building here.

We approached this gathering not merely as visitors, but as explorers—seeking deeper ways of living and being alongside each other. We’re not just connecting; we’re weaving a tapestry of community, one that spans the country, and perhaps even the world.

It’s profoundly beautiful and magical to immerse ourselves in a realm beyond the 3D visual reality. This is about more than just community; it’s about indigenous wisdom, cooperative ways of being, and a deep reverence for our planetary existence.

As we become aware of the game, we reclaim our agency. We no longer get played—we choose the game board, and we’re creating it from the remnants of the past. Together, we’re crafting a new narrative, one that reflects our values and our vision.

Join us as we continue to unfold this journey of connection, inspiration, and transformation.

✨ What new game are you choosing to play?





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