Nov 10, 2020 · Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat.

Feb 6, 2020 · Wintering alternates travel and research, and mind and body. Cold-water swimming becomes the author’s primary strategy for invigorating a winter-fogged brain and frozen limbs.

Nov 10, 2020 · Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, by Katherine May. As we head into what looks to be a cold, hard winter exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, British writer...

Dec 15, 2024 · Wintering is about thriving during life’s quieter, slower seasons—whether those seasons show up in your calendar or your soul. It’s the ultimate act of self-care and self-awareness, where you pause, adapt, and recharge instead of pushing through like a frozen robot.

Jan 1, 2020 · Wintering brings about some of the most profound and insightful moments of our human experience, and wisdom resides in those who have wintered.

Feb 6, 2020 · Wintering, the dormant periods in our lives, the dark moments we endure – which can be brought about through myriad of ways; from the death of a loved one to a sudden change in circumstances or mental health issues – can be lonely, damaging and catch us off guard.

What is “wintering” and how did you come to coin the term? Wintering is the way I describe the times in life when we feel ‘out in the cold’—those moments when we fall through the cracks and are unable to get a foothold back in everyday life.

Jan 28, 2022 · Wintering is a time of withdrawing from the world, maximizing scant resources, carrying out acts of brutal efficiency and vanishing from sight; but that’s where the transformation occurs.

Wintering is the act of withdrawing from the world to focus on one’s inner world; active acceptance of dark and cold times; a form of calm resilience.

Wintering is a season in the cold. It is a fallow period in life when you’re cut off from the world, feeling rejected, sidelined, blocked from progress, or cast into the role of an outsider.