The Gathering Place

Why Tea Has Become a Ritual Around the World
Why Tea Has Become a Ritual Around the World
Long before tea became trendy, it was simply part of life. From warming ginger teas in Traditional Chinese Medicine to cedar and Labrador tea in Indigenous traditions, cultures around the... Read more...
Beyond Painkillers: 5 Products Women Are Using for Natural Period Pain Relief
Beyond Painkillers: 5 Products Women Are Using for Natural Period Pain Relief
Period pain relief doesn't have to mean reaching for the medicine cabinet. From time-tested heating pads to herbal teas rooted in Indigenous and global traditions, women are building their own... Read more...
Is Cycle Syncing Anti-Feminist? Why More Women Are Learning Their Cycles
Is Cycle Syncing Anti-Feminist? Why More Women Are Learning Their Cycles
Women have spent decades fighting for bodily autonomy. So why is learning about your own cycle suddenly controversial? This piece explores the tension between body literacy and modern medicine and... Read more...
Dried herbs and loose leaf tea ingredients for menstrual cramp relief
The Top 5 Herbs for Period Cramps, According to Research
Both medicinal and common culinary herbs have all attracted scientific attention for menstrual pain relief. Here's what the research says and what traditional herbal wisdom has known for generations. Read more...
7 Old-Fashioned Habits Women Are Quietly Bringing Back
7 Old-Fashioned Habits Women Are Quietly Bringing Back
From sourdough to herbal tea, young women are quietly reclaiming old-fashioned habits rooted in slower, intentional living. Here are seven timeless practices making a comeback. Read more...
What We Lost When the Stories Stopped
What We Lost When the Stories Stopped
What happened to the knowledge grandmothers once carried and the relationships that allowed it to move between generations? A reflection on Anishinaabe knowledge systems, the disruptions of colonization, and what... Read more...
Women Have More Health Information Than Ever. So Why Are So Many of Us Still Confused?
Women Have More Health Information Than Ever. So Why Are So Many of Us Still Confused?
Hormone podcasts, cycle tracking apps, cortisol advice, and more... women have never had more health information. So why do so many of us still feel confused? The answer might be... Read more...
Rest Isn't Something You Have to Earn
Rest Isn't Something You Have to Earn
Women are remarkably good at feeling guilty about rest. But rest isn't laziness, and needing it isn't a personal failing. Here's why body literacy starts with giving yourself permission to... Read more...
Red raspberry plant with green leaves growing in the wild, representing traditional Indigenous herbal wisdom
The Wisdom Hidden in Ordinary Plants: A Love Letter to Raspberry Leaf
Raspberry leaf isn't trendy and that's exactly the point. Explore the quiet, enduring history of this plant across Indigenous and traditional herbal practices, and why its story still matters today. Read more...
Person resting peacefully, representing menstrual cycle awareness and body literacy
Your Menstrual Cycle Is More Than a Calendar
Most of us learn the basics of menstruation, but very little about the broader rhythms that shape our energy, mood, and well-being. Body literacy changes that: helping you tune into... Read more...